The Arnold C. Pearson Collection consists of textual and visual materials created by Pearson during his education at the Aeronautical College in Chicago, Illinois and career as an aeronautical engineer and draftsman for the Boeing Company from the 1930s to the 1970s.

Within the collection is a photograph album containing approximately 160 black-and-white photographs depicting Pearson’s friends and family, as well as his travels. The images are all from the 1930s and include captions.

In addition to the photograph album, there is a grouping of assorted documents related to Pearson’s early years of his career ranging from 1930 to 1938. There are blueprints and drawings completed by Pearson. Most of the illustrations focus on his scale model designs and are accompanied by technical summaries and correspondence. There are also copies of his publication from the December 1934 Popular Aviation regarding model design. Part of the grouping contains Pearson’s employment application with the Boeing Company and correspondence regarding job applications to other aeronautical manufacturing companies he applied to regarding his applications. There are also a small number of black-and-white photographs of his early years in Seattle, including the Lenfesty Boarding House, Boeing Engineer Building, and the Boeing Engineering Department Plant 1.

The last component of the collection is a Boeing Camera Club Print Book 1974-1975 that contains 13 black-and-white photographs taken by Boeing employees, including one by Pearson.