Trans World Airlines
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1930 - 2001
Historical Note
Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a major American airline from 1930 until 2001. It was originally formed as Transcontinental & Western Air as the result of the merger of Transcontinental Air Transport (T-A-T) and Western Air Express. The airline ceased operations when it was acquired by American Airlines.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Commercial Airlines Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-23
Abstract
The Commercial Airlines Collection is an artificial collection comprised of textual, visual, and audiovisual materials of commercial airlines from around the world, 1910s-2020s.
Dates:
1910s-2020s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Arlene E. Johnsen Trans World Airlines Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2010-08-05
Contents of the Collection
The Arlene E. Johnsen Trans World Airlines Collection consists of textual materials collected by Arlene E. Johnson during her 36-year career as a flight attendant for Trans World Airlines (TWA), from 1960-1996. It also includes a small amount of materials related to the crash that claimed her life, collected by her twin sister, Marlene. Original order has been maintained and the collection is arranged into two series: Series I: Arlene Johnsen TWA materials and Series II: TWA Flight 800...
Dates:
1961-2003
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Nancy and Klaus Meyn Trans World Airlines Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1990-09-24-A
Contents of the Collection
This small collection is comprised of Trans World Airlines (TWA) stationery and a magazine advertisement, circa 1950s-1960s. The stationery includes four notecards with small color lithographs of TWA promotional posters featuring motifs representing Philadelphia, Hawaii, and San Francisco, as well as one featuring the Boeing 707 as the "World's Fastest Jetliner." Letterhead on TWA stationery features company images and a route map. Magazine advertisement promotes winter travel on TWA...
Dates:
Circa 1950-1960s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Bruce Whitman Aviation Art Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2021-04-16-A
Overview
The Bruce Whitman Aviation Art Collection is a collection of artwork including a drawing, posters, lithographs, photographs, and advertisements primarily related to American military aviation from about 1917 to the early 1950s.
Dates:
circa 1917-1953
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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