United Airlines
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1931-
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 4 Collections and/or Records:
Commercial Airlines Collection (Part 9, T-Z, Assorted)
Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-23-9
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:
circa 1910s-2020s; Majority of material found within 1950s-1990s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Esther (Hutchings) Hebrew Western Airlines Flight Attendant Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2021-12-10
Contents of the Collection
The Esther (Hutchings) Hebrew Western Airlines Flight Attendant Collection consists of textual and visual materials gathered by Hebrew during her career as a stewardess for Western Airlines (WAL) in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The materials illuminate the work and life of flight attendants in the mid-twentieth century. The collection is organized in two series: Western Airlines career-related materials and other airlines. There are several files of textual materials related...
Dates:
1945-1951, undated
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Mary Ann Odenthal Flight Attendant Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2007-02-15
Contents of the Collection
The Mary Ann Odenthal Flight Attendant Collection is comprised of a small amount of textual materials and six color photographs. The material was collected by Odenthal during her service as a Horizon Air flight attendant (1988-1991) and United Airlines (UAL) flight attendant (1991-2006).The photographs range in size from 4x5 to 8x10 inches and are a mix of candid snapshots and publicity shots. Three feature airliners, including one from Horizon Air. The remaining three prints...
Dates:
1990s - 2002
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Patricia Steele-Emerson United Airlines Flight Attendant Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2008-05-08
Contents of the Collection
The Patricia Steele-Emerson United Airlines Flight Attendant Collection is comprised of materials relating to Steele-Emerson's thirty-three year career as a flight attendant with United Airlines (UAL), 1970-2003. The bulk of the collection is textual materials with a small amount of photographs, four videocassettes and one audiocassette. The collection contains assorted UAL documents, including employee records for Steele-Emerson; instructional, informational, and policy booklets,...
Dates:
1969-2003
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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