Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Organization
Historical Note
Also known as: M.I.T.; MIT; Instituto Tecnológico de Massachusetts; Institute of Technology; Boston Tech
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
William Hough "Bill" Cook Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2017-10-26
Abstract
The William Hough “Bill” Cook, Jr. Papers are comprised of documents, photographs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia pertaining to the life and work of Bill Cook, Jr. A significant portion of this collection is made up of correspondence, both personal and professional. Major topics include the Boeing high speed wind tunnel, the B-29, B-47, and B-17 bombers, the development of the YC-14 short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft, and research on supersonic transport.
Dates:
1925-2012; Majority of material found within 1938 - 1974
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Series I. Model Rocketry, 1957-2008
Series
Scope and Contents
There are six subseries that make up the Model Rocketry Series: Subseries A. National Association of Rocketry, 1957-2007; Subseries B. International Model Rocketry, 1959-1981; Subseries C. Safety Codes and Regulations, 1958-1997; Subseries D. Corporations, 1957-2008; Subseries E. Designs, 1957-1989; Subseries F. Assorted Materials, 1957-1990.This series represents the bulk of Stine’s professional work in model rocketry and the development of the hobby beginning with the foundation...
Dates:
1957-2008
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- Type
- Archival Record 1
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Aerodynamics 1
- Aeronautics -- Competitions 1
- Aerospace engineering 1
- Airplanes -- Design and construction 1
- Airplanes -- Flight testing 1
- Airplanes -- Models 1
- Automatic pilot (Airplanes) 1
- Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 1
- Boeing B-17 Model 299 Flying Fortress ("XB-17") 1
- Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress 1
- Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress 1
- Boeing B-29 Superfortress 1
- Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 1
- Boeing B-47 Stratojet Family (Model 450) 1
- Boeing B-47B Stratojet 1
- Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Family (Model 464) 1
- Boeing CIM-10 Bomarc 1
- Boeing Company -- Employees 1
- Boeing Model 247 1
- Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner Family 1
- Boeing Model 314 Clipper Family 1
- Boeing Model 367-80 (707 Prototype) 1
- Boeing Model 707 Family 1
- Boeing Model 727 Family 1
- Boeing Model 747 Family 1
- Boeing XB-29 Superfortress 1
- Boeing XB-47 Stratojet 1
- Boeing YC-14 1
- Czechoslovakia 1
- Douglas DC-3 1
- Elmer A. Sperry Award 1
- Engineers 1
- Explosives--Law and legislation--United States 1
- Gliders (Aeronautics) 1
- Gotha G. Family 1
- Grumman G-44 (Widgeon) Family 1
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Family 1
- Model Rocketeer 1
- Models and modelmaking 1
- Pan Am Clipper Club 1
- Pathfinder Award 1
- Poland 1
- Rockets (Aeronautics)--Models--Design and construction 1
- Scale models 1
- Sikorsky S-40 Clipper Family 1
- Slovakia 1
- Supersonic transport planes 1
- Sylvanus Albert Reed Award 1
- Wind tunnels 1
- aerial photographs 1
- awards 1
- booklets 1
- brochures 1
- calendars (documents by form) 1
- certificates 1
- clippings (information artifacts) 1
- correspondence 1
- diplomas 1
- logs (records) 1
- manuscripts (documents) 1
- memorandums 1
- negatives (photographs) 1
- notes (documents) 1
- obituaries 1
- patents 1
- printed ephemera 1
- programs (documents) 1
- scrapbooks 1
- technical drawings 1
- technical reports 1
- yearbooks 1 + ∧ less
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