Gott, Edgar, 1887-1947

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1887 - 1947
Usage: 1887 - 1947

Biographical Note

Edgar Nathaniel Gott (May 2, 1887 – July 17, 1947) was an early American aviation industry executive. A co-founder and first president of The Boeing Company, Gott was a senior executive of several aircraft companies, including Fokker and Consolidated Aircraft.

Citation:

Wikipedia. "Edgar Gott." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Gott

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

William E. Boeing Sr. Papers

Collection

Identifier: 2005-10-06-B

Abstract

William E. Boeing, Sr. (1881-1956) was an aviation pioneer and founded The Boeing Company in 1916. The collection holds textual materials, such as correspondence, philately, business-related materials, clippings, and ephemera, as well as photographs and illustrations related to his personal and business life, circa 1783-2008. Major areas of interest include family photographs and extensive personal and business-related correspondence.

Dates: circa 1783-2008; Majority of material found within 1900s-1930s

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Peter M. Wood Boeing Family Film Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2004-07-28

Overview

William E. Boeing was an aviation pioneer who founded The Boeing Company in 1916. The Peter M. Wood Boeing Family Film Collection contains six films, primarily home movies of Boeing family members, from about 1930-1940.

Dates: circa 1930s-1940s

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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