Biographical Information Files - M
Scope and Contents
Individuals whose names begin with M:
[Aeronautical designer and engineer]
"A Man for All Reasonings," California Magazine, November 1986
"The Sky's the Limit," The Country Gentleman, Spring 1982
"Masterful Tinkering of Genius," Insight, June 25, 1990
"P.B. MacCready, 81, Inventor, Dies," New York Times, August 31, 2007
[Aviation artist]
Correspondence regarding purchase of art work by MacGilchrist, 1997
"Original Aviation Art Discovery" (brochure of MacGilchrist's work)
"World War I Original Artwork by John MacGilchrist" (catalog describing art work; includes color copies of the paintings)
[Dean of world's female flyers, aviatrix]
"The Doyenne of Brazilian Skies," Americas magazine, January-February 1987
[Pilot]
Two small color photographs of Mackay and Boeing 247
[Aerobatic pilot]
"Remember....Joe Mackey and His Taper-Wing?," American Airman, undated
[Pioneer test pilot]
Folder 1:
Biographical sketch
Folder 2:
Photograph of MacReady in flight suit
[Pilot, dentist]
Obituaries, January 1978
[World War II fighter pilot, poet]
"High Flyer," Aeroplane Monthly, November 1995
Handwritten poem, "High Flight," and letter (photocopies)
Biographies
"The Pilot Poet," Airman, September 1985
Article about Magee, unidentified publication, undated
[U.S. Army pilot]
"Headline Flights," American Heritage History of Flight, undated
Photocopies of photographs of Maitland and his Curtiss R-6 Army Racer
[World War II fighter pilot]
"Greatest Fighter Pilot of WWII," unidentified publication, undated
[Pilot]
"Boeing P-26A," Tam News, 1985
[Military and commercial pilot]
Folder 1:
"Spokane, Wash., News," Airports and Airways, undated
Photocopies of correspondence from Mamer regarding operations of Mamer Flying Service, 1928-1930
"Mamer's Big Hop 25 Years Old," Spokesman-Review, August 29, 1954
"Seattle Air Liner Crashes; Nine Die," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 11, 1938
Article regarding Mamer, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 26, 1964
"The Flight of the Spokane Sun-God," Air Museum News, May-July 1983
Folder 2:
Black-and-white photograph of Mamer in front of Buhl Airsedan, 1928
Photograph of Mamer in front of airplane marked: "National Air Races Spokane Sept. 23-24"
Photocopies of numerous photographs
[Boeing director of public relations]
"Mansfield Told Boeing Saga," Boeing News, August 4, 1989
"Elect Mansfield ACCA Publicity Chairman in West," Aero Digest, May 1, 1945
[Stunt pilot]
Photocopy of letter to United Air Service, Inc. regarding organization of company (Paul Mantz, President), August 27, 1935
"Paul Mantz: Kingpin of the Hollywood Air Force! Part II," Air Classics, undated
"Death of a Stunt King," unidentified publication, undated
“Hollywood’s Plane Crasher,” Saturday Evening Post, April 14, 1956
[Pilot, author, aviatrix]
Folder 1:
"Serengeti Rescue," Air & Space, June/July 1986
"African Queen: Beryl Markham's Plane Truths," Voice Literary Supplement, June 1984
Promotional letters from North Point Press
"A Life of Adventure Rediscovered," Herald Tribune, June 16, 1983
"From Africa to Nova Scotia: Adventures of an Aviatrix," Washington Post Book World, July 24, 1983
Book reviews, numerous publications, 1983
Obituaries, 1986
Folder 2:
Seven black-and-white photographs, many from North Point Press
[Pioneer Northwest pilot]
Folder 1:
Handwritten biographical notes
Typed portions of articles about Maroney from the Seattle Times, May 1916
"Terah T. Maroney," Montana and the Sky, pages 67-71 (2 copies)
"Boeing Founder's First Flight Pilot: Terah T. Maroney," HeraldNet, July 3, 2014
Folder 2:
Photocopies of photographs of Maroney from Montana Historical Society (annotated)
Folder 3:
Photographs from Montana Historical Society (on compact disk)
Print photographs of Mahoney and airplanes (marked: Montana Historical Society)
Photographs of Mahoney (marked: Boeing Archives)
[U.S. Air Force general]
Biography of Marquez from United States Air Force, 1983
Agenda for visit of Marquez to Boeing Company and Museum of Flight, 1986
[Endurance pilot, aviatrix]
"Women Endurance Flyers," no source, August 23, 1932
[Boeing mechanical engineer]
Folder 1:
Correspondence from W.E. Boeing to Marsh regarding stock in the company, 1926, 1928
Correspondence between Marsh and the United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Foreign and Domestic, Ocean, and Air Mail Contracts, 1933-1934. The correspondence is concerns Boeing stock owned by Marsh.
Telegrams from Boeing regarding Marsh's retirement, 1946
"Marsh Retires After 28 Years Boeing Service," no source, December, 1945
"20-Year-Man-Marsh," Boeing News, May 1937
Photocopy of photograph of Monomail
Folder 2:
"Boeing Clipper Lands at Azores on First Flight to Europe," Seattle Star, March 27, 1939
Photocopies of Boeing News with articles about Marsh, April 1940, July 1941, January 1944
"Local Red Cross Report Reveals Lots of Sewing," no source, 1943
"Local Workers Make Hundreds of Needed Items," no source, undated
"Kirkland Benefactor Louis S. Marsh Dies," The Kirkland Courier, April 30-May 6, 1980
Folder 3:
Photocopies of notes and drawings regarding Louis Marsh Memorial
"Louie Marsh--Man of Metal." Typed drafts of story for Air Museum News, 1980
"Louis S. Marsh, Man of Metal," Air Museum News, January 1981
Photocopies of photographs of Marsh
Folder 4:
Photographs of Marsh
[Ten-year-old pilot]
Newspaper articles about ten-year-old pilot who set a record for cross-country flight, 1987
[British Airways executive]
"Former Avis Chief at British Airways," New York Times, January 17, 1983
[American soldier and statesman]
"Where Does General Marshall Stand on Air Power?," Flying, December 1950
Biographical sketch
[Pilot]
Black-and-white photograph of aviation cadet, 1932
[Bell Aircraft executive]
Obituary notices, 2000
[U.S. pilot who flew with the Royal Air Force in World War II]
"An American Eagle in W.W.II," Seattle Times, February 24, 1980
[Boeing Company executive]
"High-Tech Chief Strives to Keep Boeing's Lead in Aircraft Electronics," Seattle Times, April 15, 1991
[U.S. Army Commanding General who also commanded the 1924 round-the-world flight]
Short biographical note from New Century Cyclopedia of Names
[Boeing Company Vice President of Engineering]
Folder 1:
Pathfinder Award Nominees, undated
Photocopies of photographs of Martin
Folder 1:
Black-and-white photograph of Martin
[Aero designer, pioneer pilot]
Folder 1:
"Glenn L. Martin," The Aeroplane, December 9, 1955
"Glenn Luther Martin," The Aeroplane, December 23, 1955
Biographical sketch
Biography from The Glenn L. Martin Company, undated
"Glenn L. Martin, Aviation Pioneer," Parker's Gazette, undated
"Glenn Luther Martin," Pioneering in Aeronautics (Guggenheim Medal Recipients, 1929-1952)
"Glenn L. Martin," U.S. Air Services, December 1955
"Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Boats," Air Classics, February 1974
"Wings to the Orient," FAA Aviation News, June 1970
"Pioneer Pilots," Los Angeles Times, March 23, 1986
"The Daring Young Men in the Flying Machine," True magazine, November 1956
Obituaries, 1955
Newspaper article citations regarding Martin, newspaperarchive.com, 2007
Photocopies of photographs of Martin
Folder 2:
Carbon copy of manuscript by Henry Still about Martin, sent to William B. Harwood
Oversize Box 1, Folder 5:
Black-and-white photograph of Glenn Martin, August 6, 1940
[Pilot]
Two photographs of Knox and the Boeing B & W in the Red Barn, 1916.
[British test pilot]
"Total Aviation Man," Flight International, February 24, 1972
[Aviation instructor]
"Breaking News: Aviation Instructor Kurt Mason Passes Away," The Clipper, January 29, 2010
[Lockheed Corporation test pilot]
Short biographical sketch
"Sammy Mason and 'Checkers' A 450-JATO Stearman," Sport Aviation, August 1968
"Aerobatic Skill as Insurance," AOPA Pilot, January 1964
[Pilot]
Information regarding Matheson's 1946 Fairchild 24 Monoplane
[Model airplane enthusiast]
Small black-and-white photograph of Mathews holding model airplane, 1981
[Pilot]
Folder 1:
Hand-written biography (4 pages), undated
"Aeronautics; Flights & Flyers," Time, July 18, 1932
Captioned photographs of Mattern from different newspapers
Folder 2:
Black-and-white photograph of Russian floatplane that flew Mattern back from crash in Siberia, 1933
(U.S. Marine Corps pilot]
Folder 1: Photocopies of photographs of Matteson, 1924
Folder 1: Six (6) small, black-and-white photographs of Matteson and others
[Northwest aviation pioneer, aviatrix]
Folder 1:
Correspondence with Museum of Flight, 1989-1991
Typewritten biographical sketch published in A History of Aviation in Idaho, 1940-1970
Photocopies of black-and-white photographs with captions
Folder 2:
Five (5) small black-and-white photographs of Matthews and Twin Falls airport, 1940s
[World War II cartoonist]
"Our Interesting Members: Bill Mauldin," AOPA Pilot, February 1968
"My Confrontation with General Patton," by Bill Maudlin, no source, undated
[B-29 bombardier, film and television actor]
"Frank Maxwell, AFTRA Giant Dies at 87, AFTRA newsletter (?), Fall/Winter 2004-2005
[B-17 radio operator-gunner]
Photocopies of May's service records
"Amos Roy May, 1923-2013: WWII Recollections" (44-page typescript)
"Pull Up, Pull Up, Pull Up...But It Was Already Too Late....And Thus, Roy May's Story Begins." Account of his service in World War II with textual narrative, photographs, and newspaper clippings (9 pages)
[Pilot]
Black-and-white photograph of May and Earl Daugherty, 1921
[Canadian aviator]
"W.R. May, 1896-1952," no source, undated
[Pilot, aviatrix]
"She'll Try for Transport License," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 19, 1935
[British pilot and aeronautical engineer]
Obituary, Flight magazine, March 8, 1957
[Arizona aviator]
"Airplane Facotry Here," Arkansas City Daily Traveler, September 7, 1921
"Charles W. Mayse," David-Monthan Aviation Field Register, retrieved May 25, 2023
"The Man Who Lived to Fly: The Story of Charley Mayse — Arizona Pioneer Aviator," Journal of Arizona History, Winter 1974
[Aviation pioneer, pilot, flying instructor]
Folder 1:
"The History of Yakima Flight: McAllister Museum," Yakima Magazine, January/February 2015
"Charlie McAllister and Friends Museum of Flight Visit," Museum of Flight News Release, August 24, 1988
Nomination Paper for the Pathfinder Award, 1992
Obituaries from various newspapers, November 1998
Numerous newspaper articles about McAllister during his long history as an aviator, 1976-1998
Folder 2:
"Charles D. McAllister, 1903-1998, Pacific Northwest Soaring Pioneer," Towline, January 1999
Obituaries from various newspapers, November 1998
"Glider Finds a New Home," Yakima Herald Republic, September 11, 1990
Numerous newspaper articles about McAllister, 1976-1998
Folder 3:
Photograph of McAllister with Yakima Clipper
[Pilot and mechanical engineer]
Obituary, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, November 7, 2004
[Test Pilot]
"Test Pilot," by Walt Boyne, no source, undated
[U.S. Navy ace pilot]
Folder 1: "Luck of the Irish," Air Classics, undated
Folder 2: Black-and-white photograph of McCampbell in cockpit
[U.S. Astronaut]
NASA color photograph
[Chair, McCaw Cellular Communications]
"British Telecom Has Stake in McCaw," Seattle Times, January 19, 1989
"Craig McCaw's High-Risk Empire," Business Week, December 5, 1988
[First licensed female pilot in Washington, aviatrix]
Folder 1:
"Spokane Has Washington Aviatrix No. 1," Spokane newspaper, undated
Photocopy of McClaine's pilot's license, April 1, 1930
"The Maude McClaine Collection," Eagle Auction Company, 1979 (auction catalog)
Miscellaneous notes
Photocopies of photographs
Folder 2:
Autographed photograph, 1929
Photograph of McClaine in cockpit and colorized photocopy of the same image
[Pioneer airman]
Biographical sketch
Obituary, no source, 1961
"History's Forgotten Flier," Flying, August 1954
[Aeronautical engineer, Chairman of McDonnell Douglas Corporation]
Short biographical sketch
[Aviation writer]
Letter regarding McGoldrick's book on early aviation in Spokane (photocopy)
[Pilot]
Photocopy of photograph labeled: "Mickey McGuire, The Wild Irish Rose of the Sky"
[Torpedo bomber pilot]
Sketch and drawings about McInerny; on reverse is similar article about Donald Kirkpatrick, no source, undated
[Aerobatic pilot]
"At 75, Veteran Aerobatic Pilot's Spirits Are Soaring," no source, February 1984
[Docent, Museum of Flight]
Obituary, Seattle Times, June 21, 2015
[U.S. Navy pilot]
"A 1926 Bi-Plane Dream: 'Home is the Sailor, Home from the Sea,'" Whidbey News-Times, January 8, 1976
[Pilot]
Publicity photograph of McMillan and Lang Kidby advertising McMillan's book, The Greatest Flight
[Pilot, aviatrix]
"Sky Isn't the Limit for this 73-Year-Old Woman," St. Louis Globe-Democrat, August 13, 1982
[Board member, The Museum of Flight]
"Longtime Pemco Chief, 76, Beloved by Workers," Seattle Times, January 20, 1998
Letter to Museum of Flight Staff regarding McNaughton's contributions to the Museum
[Pilot]
Three (3), small black-and-white photographs of U.S. Mail truck and Northwest Airways airplane, 1930 (verso has stamp regarding North-West Airways first U.S. Air Mail Flight, Rock River Route, March 8, 1930)
[Pilot, airplane restorer]
Specifications for 1929 Stearman C-3R Biplane
"Farmer Gets Biplane Parts From Wreck in Mountains," Tri-City Herald, May 30, 1965
[Pilot, aviatrix]
"Ordeal in the Sky," AOPA Pilot, July 1973
[Pilot, airplane restorer]
Folder 1:
Specifications for 1941 Waco UPF-7
Correspondence regarding Renton Aviation Festival, 1965
Folder 2: Color photograph of his Waco biplane
[Balloon rider]
"The Early Days of Flight," by L. G. Mecklem, Air Line Pilot, January 1975
Correspondence from Bellingham Chamber of Commerce about early aviation with photocopy of photograph of balloon, 1965
"His Daredevil Aerial Feats Thrilled Seattle Residents 49 Years Ago," Seattle Times, June 23, 1957
"Everson Man Recalls Early Ballooning Days," Bellingham Herald, May 8, 1963
[Pacific Northwest pioneer]
Folder 1:
Postcard with photograph of Meeker's homestead, Puyallup, WA
Ezra Meeker: A Brief Resume of His Life and Adventures, Meeker Historical Society, 1972 (pamphlet)
"Group Seeks to Save Historic Meeker House in Puyallup," Seattle Times, September 6, 1970
Ezra Meeker - Pioneer; A Bibliographical Guide, Washington State Historical Society, 1969
Folder 2:
Three (3), small black-and-white photographs of Meeker in cockpit of mailplane, 1924
[Aviation writer]
Letter to the Museum of Flight and information sheet regarding his book, Famous Airliners
[World War II pilot]
Folder 1:
Articles regarding Merchant and other Wichita men during World War II, possibly from the Wichita Eagle, 194?-1944
Folder 2:
Portrait of Merchant
Small black-and-white photograph of crew at nose of A-20 Havoc
[Boeing test pilot and company manager]
Folder 1:
Biographical sketch for the Washington State OX5 Aviation Pioneers Hall of Fame, undated
"Air Force Honors Former Boeing Test Pilot Merrill," Boeing News, November 24, 1982
"Test Pilot Must be Scientist and Engineer, Too," Seattle Times, December 8, 1946
"Soaring with City's 'No. One Flyer,'" Beacon Hill News, March 14, 1979
"'It Had Absolutely Disintegrated!,'" Seattle Times, February 27, 1977
Brief, handwritten biographical sketch
Obituaries, April 1992
Folder 2:
"Elliott Merrill--Record-Breaking Test Pilot," Western Flyer, May 1977
"40 Years Later: Fliers Sidelined," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 16, 1966
"2 Test Pilots At Boeing's [sic] Given Honor," no source, January 23, 1946
"Elliott Merrill and General Aviation--A 50-Year Love Affair," Seattle Business, July 1978
Award of Appreciation to Merrill from the Pacific Northwest Aviation Historical Foundation, undated
"B-29s Do Nip-Ups Over Nippon, Say Returned Test Engineers," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 25, 1945
"Six Men 'Chute To Safety From Boeing Bomber," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 14, 1943
List of photographs and photocopies of a few photographs
Folder 3:
Two negatives
Photograph of Elliott and another man next to an airplane marked Washington Aircraft Transport Corp.
Photograph of Boeing XC-97 Stratofreighter with Merrill and crew
Photograph of Merrill and dignataries deplaning from Boeing XC-97 Stratofreighter, November 9, 1945
Photograph of Merrill in flight gear standing next to Zenith airplane, circa 1935
Photocopy of portrait photograph of Merrill
Photograph of Merrill and crew by B-29 (#46), August 1944
Color photograph of Merrill at desk
[Aviation pioneer]
"A.A. Merrill, Pioneer Air Expert, Dies," no source, June 3, 1952
"Wind Tunnel Dedicated in Ceremony at Caltech," Los Angeles Times, September 1, 1950
[Eastern Air Lines pilot]
"Capt. Henry T. 'Dick' Merrill, 1894-1982," Air Line Pilot, January 1983
[Pilot, aviatrix]
Folder 1:
Newspaper photograph, no source, undated
Obituary
Biographical sketch
Folder 2:
Photograph of four female pilots
[German aeronautical engineer]
Biographical sketch
"Willy Messerschmitt is Alive and Well in Arizona," Air Progress, undated
"Designer of Messerschmitt Plane Dies," no source, September 15, 1978
[Pilot]
Photocopies of pilot's log, 1940-1941
Photocopy of photograph of Boeing 247
Photocopy of identification card, 1940
[Parachutist]
Folder 1:
Handwritten notes about parachute jumping
Photocopies of photographs
Photocopies of pages from Uniforms of the Elite Forces
Folder 2:
Photographs of "First Off-Carrier Reconnaissance Parachute Jump in Naval History," U.S.S. Bennington, July 26, 1956
Photographs of airplanes
[Pilot]
"The Legendary Meyers and His Mighty Midget," Air Progress, November 1968
[Boeing engineer and experimental test pilot]
Biographical sketch and related biographical notes
Working copies of two chapters: "The Caterpillar Club" and "Eddie Allen: 'The World's Greatest Test Pilot'" written by Michael
Photocopy of title page of book by Michael, A Passion For Flying
[Soviet aircraft designer]
Photocopy of photograph
[Soviet aviation engine designer]
Photocopy of photograph
[Pilot]
Photocopies of photographs
Photocopies of Copartnership Agreement between Alexander Riaboff, Alexander Milanoski, and Konstantin Averkieff for Seattle Airways Company, 1924
[Aircraft designer]
Obituary, no source, (1999?)
[Chief pilot, Stinson-California]
"Personalities," Aero Digest, March 1932
[Pilot, aviatrix]
Photocopy of photograph
[Airport manager, Boeing Field]
Folder 1:
Standard Oil Fledgling Certificate, 1929
Correspondence, 1933
Folder 2:
Photographs and one negative of Miller and others and aircraft
Photographs of Boeing Field, 1934
Folder 3:
Copies of photographs in Folder 2
[Pilot]
Biographical sketch
[Command and balloon pilot]
Biographical sketch
[DC-9 pilots]
"Husband-Wife Pilots Handle DC-9 Cockpit Roles," no source, August 7, 1981
[U.S. Navy Corsair pilot]
"Old Times: "Ex-Pilot Reunited With Navy Plane He Rode Into the Drink," Seattle Times, August 13, 1983
"Pilot, Reunited with Old Pal, Recalls Their Wild Adventure," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 13, 1983
"Lake Yields WWII Fighter Plane After 33 Years," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 12, 1983
[Founder of Mercy Flights]
Correspondence and other documents regarding Milligan and Mercy Flights, 1961, 1985
[Early pilot and military aviator]
Biographical sketch
[Pilot?]
Photocopy of photograph
[Mechanical engineer and glider pilot]
"Kay Miner, Mechanical Engineer Who Soared as Glider Instructor," Seattle Times, July 31, 1997
Obituary notices
Memorial service program
"A Bridge Between Two Worlds," The Retired Officer, December 1988
"The Face on the Panel" by Miner (typescript)
[Early aviator]
Photocopies of newspaper articles about Minnerly and others, circa 1913-1915
Photocopies of photographs of early aviation
[Boeing engineer]
Photocopy of photograph of Boeing engineers
"New Plane is a Bird," no source, June 23, 1928 (about Boeing's Model 83)
[Pilot in Chilean Air Force, aviatrix]
Biographical note
[Boeing Lunar System Manager]
Photocopies of three press releases, circa 1964.
Photocopies of two photographs of Mitcham.
[Chief Designer, Supermarine]
"R.J. Mitchell--His Life and Work," no source, undated
"Supermarine's Super Designer R.J. Mitchell," Aviation History, September 1995
[Father of the United States Air Force]
Folder 1:
"Warrior, Prophet, Martyr," Air Force Magazine, September 1985
"The Airplane in National Defense," by Mitchell, Aero Digest, December 15, 1945
Biographical sketch
"Billy Mitchell's Overt Act," by William Sanders. In Alternate Generals, 1998
Photocopy of photograph of Mitchell in the Philippines
Folder 2:
Three (3) black-and-white photographs of Mitchell
[First woman to fly solo around the world, aviatrix]
"Honoring Jerrie Mock," General Aviation News, May 10, 2013
"A Gypsy Life for Her Since '64 Solo Feat," Seattle Times, April 16, 1984
"'It Was About Time a Woman Did It...," no source, undated
Advertisements from various magazines featuring Mock
[Builder, Museum of Flight]
Folder 1: "The Builder: Don Moen Takes Pride in '100-Year Building,'" Yakima Herald, January 14, 1990
Folder 2: Photograph of Moen
[Father of U.S. Naval Aviation]
Folder 1:
"Admiral Moffett Reappointed," no source, undated
Newspaper clipping of photograph of Beverly Moffett, Admiral's daughter
"Sailing Into the Sky," Sea Power, June 1990
Folder 2:
Black-and-white photograph of Moffett, autographed
[Early aviator]
"King of the Aviators," Air Force Magazine, August 1960
[Early aviator, aviatrix]
Photocopy of photograph of Moisant
Only includes a note to see Molitor Collection for photographs
[Scottish pioneer aviator]
"The Speed Seekers," Aeroplane Monthly, June 1991
"Mollison's Atlantic Flight," Flight, August 26, 1932
"Mollison: 'Best Since Lindbergh,'" The Literary Digest, September 3, 1932
Numerous newspaper clippings regarding Mollison and his flights, 1932-1933
[Airplane riveter]
"'Rosie the Riveter' of WWII Fame Dies at 77," Seattle Times, June 2, 1997
"Famed Riveter in War Effort, Rose Monroe, Dies at 77," New York Times, June 2, 1997
[Airplane designer and pilot]
"Kenneth Montee, Aeronautical Pioneer," Sport Flying, September 1968
[Boeing vice president and chief engineer]
Folder 1:
Boeing biography (typescript)
"Introducing...," Boeing News, October 1930
Short articles from Boeing News about Monteith
Announcement regarding May meeting of The Society of Automotive Engineers featuring Monteith, "This Airplane Business--What We Have and What We Lack," May 1936
Photocopies of Boeing photographs of Monteith and others
Sheet identifying photographs and listing articles about Monteith in Boeing News
Folder 2:
Black-and-white photograph of Monteith
[18th-century hot-air balloon inventors]
Biographical sketch
[History professor]
Correspondence with Museum of Flight curator, 2014
Information regarding paper at Turkish Symposium, circa 2011 (in Turkish)
"Friends and Informers," by Montgomery (typescript of preliminary draft)
Two-page printout of July 27, 2021 obituary appearing in the Daily Herald, Provo, Utah.
[Glider pioneer]
Biographical sketch
[Collector of aviation memorabilia]
List of Morgan's collection after his death, 2005
[Pilot]
Folder 1:
"Memphis Belle Pilot Survived the War, But Romance Didn't," no source, 1991?
Folder 2:
Two (2) color photographs of Morgan, pilot of The Memphis Belle
[Boeing aerodynamicist, pilot, aviatrix]
Short biographical notes
[Army Air Service pilot]
Folder 1: [oversize]
Correspondence with Museum of Flight regarding materials, 1998
Obituary of Jay Morrison, Boeing executive and brother of Edward
Detailed log of first dawn-to-dusk flight, Los Angeles to Seattle, July 1923 (photocopy)
Folder 2:
Black-and-white photograph of Morrison
[First woman pilot to fly around the world, aviatrix]
Section regarding Morrow-Tait's flight in Around-the-World Flights by Patrick Stinson (pages185-187)
[Fighter pilot and aviation executive]
Folder 1:
"Where Do We Go From Here?," by C.C. Mosley, Aero Digest, June 15, 1945
Folder 2:
Black-and-white photograph of Mosley with Billy Mitchell
[Aerobatic pilot]
"Tacoman Hurt in Plane Crash," Seattle Times, August 14, 1966
Captioned photographs of Moss' aerobatic accident, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 16, 1966
[World War II fighter pilot]
"Another Tiger Down," Flight Journal, December 2004
[British naval commander]
"Mountbatten's Visit to the Pacific Fleet, 22-30 September 1941," The Hook, Spring 1995
[Russian aircraft designer]
Photocopy of photograph of Mozshaiskiy
[Record-setting pilot]
"Around the World with Mucklestone," The Circuit Rider, undated
Photocopies of photographs of Boeing Model 100 with pilot and other people
"Gray Flannel Adventure," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 18, 1978
"A Solo Aim--The World in A Week," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 18, 1978
"Globe Trotter Aviator Soars Past the Record," Seattle Times, May 27, 1978
"World-Circling Record Set," Seattle Times, September 4, 1975
Additional newspaper clippings from Seattle Times regarding 1975 flight
[Airport owner]
Folder 1:
Photocopies of photographs of the Tacoma Flying Service, Rudy Mueller, and car races
Documents and correspondence relating to the Mueller-Harkins Airport Corporation, Tacoma, 1922-1929
"Flying Over The Two-By-Fours...Of Tacoma's Board Speedway," The Olympian, May 25, 1975
"Tacoma's Flying Start," Tacoma News Tribune, December 7, 1980
Folder 2:
Documents and correspondence relating to Mueller-Harkins Airport and Washington Air College, 1931-1938
"It Wasn't Easy Landing Airport," Tacoma News Tribune, undated
"'Learn to Fly' Program Sent Tacoma Collegians Skyward," no source, undated
Photocopies of photographs of Washington Air College, Mueller-Harkins Airport, airplanes, pilots
Folder 3:
Newspaper articles and correspondence regarding Mueller-Harkins Airport, 1940-1947
Brochure about Bell Airacobra (photocopy)
[Model airplane builder]
"A Plastic Air Force All His Own," Journal American, April 12, 1982
[pilot, Women Airforce Service Pilots]
“She Flew With Women Warbirds,” complete third section from the March 28, 1969, Seattle Post-Intelligencer with a two-column article on her WASP service and her family.
[Pilot, founder of Kenmore Air Harbor]
Obituary, Seattle Times, November 1, 2000
[Pioneering pilot in Pacific Northwest]
Folder 1:
Biographical sketch
Memorandum regarding Munter nomination for flying award, undated
"Munter's Field at Kent," Seattle Times, undated (typescript of article)
Text of telegram regarding Munter flying B&W, February 16, 1917
Letter from Manufacturers Aircraft Association to Boeing Airplane Company requesting Munter's account of his flight over Mt. Rainier, October 27, 1920
"'Daring Young Man' First Boeing Pilot," Seattle Times, July 27, 1941
"Up in His Flying Machine; Seattle Flier Began His Career 25 Years Ago," no source, April 17, 1936
"First Air Trip Over Mt. Rainier Full of Thrills," Seattle Daily Times, July 30, 1920
"Seattle Men Flying to Portland," The Star, December 9, 1916
Notices and advertisements regarding appearances by Munter at public events
Folder 2:
"Pioneer Pilot," Seattle Times, October 13, 1946
"H.A. Munter, Eminent Birdman...Has Sensational Race with Jim Parsons, Automobile Speeder, At Tacoma," no source, undated
Notes from interview with Munter's daughter, 1989
Numerous newspaper articles, 1936-1941
Page from pilot's log, undated (photocopy)
"Air Age Comes to Okanogan County," Late Frontier, 1990
"The First Airplane I Ever Saw Fly" (hand-written notes on yellow pad with newspaper pictures attached)
"Munter's 'Contraption'...'We Built the Seat First,'" Boeing News, November 1937
Photocopies of faded thermofax copies of newspaper articles from 1960s
Folder 3:
Numerous photocopies of photographs
Folder 4:
Photograph of Munter Field, Kent, Washington, 1920
Photograph of Munter in Model C-11
Two (2) photographs of Munter in pusher biplane
Photograph of Munter sitting in plane at Oregan State Fair
Additional photographs of Munter
[Pilot]
"Our Interesting Members: Marcellus M. Murdock," The AOPA Pilot, May 1969
[Stunt pilot and aviator]
"Personalities," Aero Digest, November 1937
[U.S. Navy pilot and commander]
"Commander Task Force: Rear Admiral George D. Murray," no source, undated
[Aviation pioneer]
1989 Pathfinder nomination and supporting articles
[Pilot of China Clipper]
"Vapek Exhibit Recalls Pam Am China Clipper Era, Pilot Musick's Heroics," (news release), undated
Program for Trophy Dinner for The Musick Memorial Award, 1940
[Luftwaffe pilot]
Information regarding emergency landing of a Me262 by Mutke, 1945
[Civilian test pilot]
"John Myers, Civilian Test Pilot, Dies at 96," New York Times, February 10, 2008
"John W. Myers, 96: WWII Test Pilot," Los Angeles Times, February 2, 2008
Dates
- Creation: 20th Century
Conditiona Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 36 Cubic Feet (Three four-drawer lateral file cabinets)
Language
English
Subject
- MacGilchrist, John (Person)
- Machado, Anesia Pinheiro, 1904- (Person)
- Macready, John A. (Person)
- Mamer, Nick B. (Person)
- Mantz, Paul, 1903-1965 (Person)
- Maroney, Terah T., 1880-1929 (Person)
- Marsalis, Frances Harrell, d. 1934 (Person)
- Marsh, Louis S., 1892-1980 (Person)
- Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959 (Person)
- Martin, Glenn L. (Glenn Luther), 1886-1955 (Person)
- Martin, William Knox, -1927 (Person)
- Mattern, Jimmie (Person)
- May, Amos Roy, 1923-2013 (Person)
- May, Wesley (Person)
- McAusland, Sandy, 1928-2004 (Person)
- McCandless, Bruce, II, 1937-2017 (Person)
- McCampbell, David, 1910-1996 (Person)
- McCaw, Bruce R., 1946- (Person)
- McClaine, Maude, 1894-1980 (Person)
- McCurdy, John A. D., 1886-1961 (Person)
- McWhorter, Richard J., 1921-2007 (Person)
- Merrill, A. Elliott (Albert), 1901-1992 (Person)
- Merrill, Mildred E. (Filz), 1898-1980 (Person)
- Michael, Marvin (Person)
- Minshall, Robert J. (Person)
- Miranda Cottenie, Karina (Person)
- Mitcham, Grady L. (Person)
- Mitchell, William (Billy) (Person)
- Molitor, George (Person)
- Montgomery, David C., 1940-2021 (Person)
- Munter, Herbert, 1894-1970 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the The Museum of Flight Archives Repository
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-7874
curator@museumofflight.org