This small collection is comprised of a program for an Air Memorial Day that took place at DeMille Field in Hollywood, California on May 18, 1919. The event honored American servicemen who died in World War I and was organized by the Los Angeles Branch of the National Aeronautic Committee. The event included a number of races and flight demonstrations by World War I aircraft.
Dates
- 1919 May 18
Creator
- National Aeronautic Committee, Los Angeles Branch (Organization)
Language of Materials
All materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research and is accessible in the Dahlberg Research Center by appointment. For more informaiton contact us.
Conditions Governing Use
The Museum of Flight (TMOF) Archives is the owner of the physical materials in the archives and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from TMOF archives before any publication use. TMOF does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners. Consult repository for more details.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 legal size folder)
Abstract
The collection contains a program for an air show honoring servicemen who died during World War I.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Existence and Location of Copies
Materials from this collection have been digitized and are available at The Museum of Flight Digital Collections.
- Air shows
- Curtiss JN-6HG-1 Jenny
- DeMille Field (Hollywood, Calif.)
- Fokker D.VII (V.18)
- LePère 11 (C-11, C II)
- Loughead Model S-1 Sport Biplane
- Memorial service
- National Aeronautic Committee, Los Angeles Branch
- Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5
- SPAD XIII (S.13)
- Thomas-Morse S-4 Family
- World War, 1914-1918
- de Havilland (Airco) D.H.4
- programs (documents)
Creator
- National Aeronautic Committee, Los Angeles Branch (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Air Memorial Day Program
- Status
- Completed - Level 4
- Author
- A. Demeter
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Sponsor
- Processing, cataloging, and digitization of this collection was made possible by a Council on Libraries and Information Resources (CLIR) "Digitizing Hidden Special Collections And Archives" grant.
- Edition statement
- 1st edition
Revision Statements
- November 2018: Finding aid migrated to ArchivesSpace.
Repository Details
Part of the The Museum of Flight Archives Repository
Contact:
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-7874
curator@museumofflight.org
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-7874
curator@museumofflight.org