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Alaska Airlines

 Organization

Staff Only

Dates

  • Existence: 1944-

Historical Note

Alaska Airlines traces its start back to several smaller regional airline, beginning with McGee Airways which was established in Anchorage, Alaska in 1932. The airline was sold to Star Air Service in 1934, In 1937 SAS bought Alaska Interior Airlines and changed their name to Star Air Lines.

In 1941 the airline was bought by businessman Raymond Marshall. He also purchased Lavery Air Service, Mirow Air Service, and Pollack Flying Service and rebranded to Alaska Star Airlines. The airline became known as Alaska Airlines (AA) on May 2, 1944. Additional smaller airlines became part of AA over the years, including Collins Air Service, Al Jones Airways, Alaska Coastal Airways, and Cordova Airlines.

Alaska Airlines continues as an active airline.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Clarke C. Cole Alaska Airlines Pilot Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2023-10-24
Content Description The Clarke C. Cole Alaska Airlines Pilot Collection is a small collection of materials related to Cole’s personal family life, service in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, and his career as a pilot with Alaska Airlines from 1947-1971. The materials date from 1903-1966 and are predominantly comprised of photographs, with a small amount of textual materials. The textual component of the collection includes clippings, correspondence from Cole to his wife, Blanche K. Cole,...
Dates: 1903-1966
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Commercial Airlines Collection (Part 1, A)

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-23-1
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; 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

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