Dates
Historical Note
United Airlines, Inc., commonly referred to as United, is a major United States airline headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. United was established by the joining of several airlines in the late 1920s, the oldest of these being Varney Air Lines, which was founded in 1926. A short time later, in 1931, the airline began operations as United Air Lines. The airline merged with Continental Airlines in 2010, making it one of the world's largest airlines with hundreds of domestic and international destinations.
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Collection
Identifier: 2023-10-24-A
Contents of the Collection
The George Leslie Boyd Pilot Collection is comprised of Boyd’s personal pilot logbooks, assorted certifications and licenses, notes, as well as photographs related to Boyd’s time as a pilot with the United States Army Air Corps as well as United Airlines. The collection materials date from 1927 to 1967.The largest segment of materials in the collection are Boyd’s fifteen pilot logbooks. The logbooks begin in 1927 when Boyd first began his training as a pilot at the U.S. Air...
Dates:
1927-1983
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2023-11-03
Contents of the Collection
The Dave M. Carver Pilot Collection is a small collection consisting of textual materials related to Carver's career as a pilot with United Airlines. Included are a business card for him from his time as a United Captain and a program from his memorial service in 2018.
Dates:
circa 1960s-1980s, 2018
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 1982-02-11-A
Content Description
The Ethyl Y. Dale Airman's World Annotated Book is a small collection consisting of one book that Dale used as a travel diary from 1932-1969. The book is a copy of Airman's World published by William Morrow in New York in 1933. Dale recorded all the flights she took throughout the pages of the book. She noted in the page margins the origins and destinations of her flights, occasionally recorded the date, and had...
Dates:
1932-1969
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2010-01-20
Contents of the Collection
The Floyd R. Daniel Boeing Collection is comprised of materials relating to Daniel’s 26-year career as photographer and videographer at the Boeing Company. The collection primarily consists of photographic materials and assorted documents relating to Daniel’s career, as well as seven films, all ranging from the late 1920s to early 1960s.The photographs, which are comprised of 95 black-and-white prints, nine color prints, 22 negatives, and three transparencies, consist of official...
Dates:
1920s-1960s
Collection
Identifier: 1996-11-26
Abstract
The Elrey B. Jeppesen Papers documents the career and personal life of aviator and aerial navigation pioneer Elrey B. Jeppesen. This collection is comprised of textual, visual, and audiovisual materials created and collected by EBJ and his wife and business partner, Nadine Audrey (Liscomb) Jeppesen. The documents date from 1843-1996, with the bulk of the material dating from 1940-1979.
Dates:
1843-1996 ; Majority of material found within 1940-1979
Collection
Identifier: 2016-11-01
Abstract
Jerry Michaud (1924-1982) Michaud served in the United States Navy during World War II as a Naval pilot in the Pacific Theater. Thelma McGraw (1920-1996) She worked as a stewardess with United Airlines (UAL). The collection contains textual materials, black-and-white photographs, and ephemera associated with their 1942-1952 naval and commercial airline careers, respectively.
Dates:
1938-1980; Majority of material found within 1940s
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1987-09-22-B
Contents of the Collection
The Claud V. O'Callaghan Early Airmail Collection is a relatively small collection that contains textual and photographic materials relevant to the early days of airmail via Varney Air Lines (VAL) and Contract Air Mail (CAM) Route 5 with the bulk of materials dating from 1924-1929. Textual materials include early advertisements for the airmail service, VAL traffic reports; correspondence; printed ephemera, including decals, airmail postage, forms, and posters; and samples of...
Dates:
1924-1962; Majority of material found within 1924-1930
Collection
Identifier: 2000-01-20
Abstract
The collection contains a signed black-and-white portrait of World War I pilot and ace Eddie Rickenbacker and a certificate celebrating the 50th anniversary of United Airlines.
Dates:
circa 1917-1919, 1976; 1976
Collection
Identifier: 1990-10-26
Contents of the Collection
The Robert W. Radoll Early Aviation Collection documents the professional and personal life of early aviator and airmail pilot Robert W. Radoll from circa 1920 to 1933. The collection consists of textual material, such as correspondence, clippings, and logbooks, as well as a total of 138 photographs. It is divided into two main series: Professional and Personal.The Professional series has been further divided into subseries: Barnstorming, Northwest...
Dates:
1920-1933
Collection
Identifier: 1986-03-25
Abstract
Steve A. Stimpson was a manager for Boeing Air Transport in the 1920s-1930s. The collection contains one hundred and fifty-two (152) black-and-white photographs in an unbound photograph album documenting early United Airlines history.
Dates:
circa 1920s-1930s
