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Fern B. Lenox Evans Pilot Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2024-07-22-A

Contents of the Collection

The Fern B. Lenox Evans Pilot Collection is a small collection that pertains to the pilot career of Fern B. Evans, circa 1940s-1950s. It includes identification cards, such as Evans' pilot licenses as well as medical certificates; a Commercial Pilot examination kit; and assorted maps and charts. There are also four modern digital reprint black-and-white photographs: two portraits of Evans with an aircraft, one portrait of Evans without an aircraft, and a 1951 group portrait of the Radar Mechanic Airborne.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1940s-1950s

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research but has not been fully processed. Access to the collection may be limited or may require additional processing time. For more information 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

.2 Cubic Feet (1 letter size file folder)

Language

English

Accruals

No further accruals are expected.

Separated Materials

The following items were separated from the archival component and are kept in Objects storage:

  • Acrylic pendant with plane charm
  • United States Air Force tie tack
  • Leather pilot's map case
  • License case
  • Plotter
  • Weems navigational computer
  • Dead reckoning computer in leather case

Title
Guide to the Fern B. Lenox Evans Pilot Collection
Author
Jenn Parent
Date
2024 November
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Edition statement
1st Edition

Repository Details

Part of the The Museum of Flight Archives Repository

Contact:
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-7874


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