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Charles B. D. Collyer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-00-00-84
Abstract

Charles B. D. Collyer (1896-1928) enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps during World War I. After the war Collyer broke the record for circumnavigation of the globe. On the return trip, Collyer died attempting to break his own record. The collection contains correspondence about naming an airfield in his honor as well as a photograph and drawing of Collyer.

Dates: 1924-1941

Commercial Airlines Collection (Part 1, A-F)

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-23-1
Abstract

The Commercial Airlines Collection is an artificial collection comprised of textual, visual, and audiovisual materials of commercial airlines from around the world, 1910s-2020s.

Dates: 1910s-2020s

Commercial Airlines Collection (Part 2, G-M)

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-23-2
Abstract

The Commercial Airlines Collection is an artificial collection comprised of textual, visual, and audiovisual materials of commercial airlines from around the world, 1910s-2020s.

Dates: circa 1910s-2010s

Commercial Airlines Collection (Part 3, N-S)

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-23-3
Abstract

The Commercial Airlines Collection is an artificial collection comprised of textual, visual, and audiovisual materials of commercial airlines from around the world, 1910s-2020s.

Dates: circa 1910s-2010s

Commercial Airlines Collection (Part 4, T-Z)

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-23-4
Abstract

The Commercial Airlines Collection is an artificial collection comprised of textual, visual, and audiovisual materials of commercial airlines from around the world, 1910s-2020s.

Dates: circa 1910s-2010s

Dave Comstock Collection of Airline Decals

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 1979-10-05
Contents of the Collection The collection is comprised of two (2) color decals of United States west coast-based airlines, circa 1920s - 1930s. Decals include: a red, white, black, yellow and blue oval-shaped 5x3.5" decal by West Coast Air Transport Company that features the names and travel times of four cities at the top, a tri-motored super air pullman at center, and fields for passenger contact information; a red and white wing-shaped 4.75x2.125" decal by Pickwick Latino Americana. with text, "Servicios...
Dates: circa 1920s-1930s

John Cook Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-07-31
Abstract Born in Scotland, John Cook (1899-) was a mechanic who worked on the engines that powered the Douglas World Cruisers that completed the first circumnavigation of the globe by air. Cook also served in the military for thirty-six years and later was a Quality Control Inspector for the Air Force Aircraft program at Boeing. The collection contains photographs, slides, and textual materials primarily related to his time at Boeing as well as some photographs and documents related to his...
Dates: 1920-1986

William Hough "Bill" Cook Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-10-26
Abstract

The William Hough “Bill” Cook, Jr. Papers are comprised of documents, photographs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia pertaining to the life and work of Bill Cook, Jr. A significant portion of this collection is made up of correspondence, both personal and professional. Major topics include the Boeing high speed wind tunnel, the B-29, B-47, and B-17 bombers, the development of the YC-14 short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft, and research on supersonic transport.

Dates: 1925-2012; Majority of material found within 1938-1974

Hamilton Coolidge World War I Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2000-10-16-101
Abstract

Hamilton "Ham" Coolidge (1895-1918) was one of many young men from wealthy New England families who enlisted during World War I. The collection contains materials related to Captain Coolidge's service a pilot with the U.S. Army Air Service 94th Aero Squadron. Coolidge achieved Ace status, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, and was killed in action.

Dates: circa 1917-1925

Merle M. Coons Fighter Ace Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-02-13-1136
Abstract

Colonel Merle Coons (1921-1997) was a United States Air Force fighter pilot, earning ace status during World War II. The collection is a subset of the American Fighter Aces Collection and includes primarily textual materials, such as military orders and records, flight records and a log book, and a scrapbook, as well as a photograph album and a small amount of loose photographs.

Dates: 1942-1997

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photographic prints 413
World War, 1939-1945 176
clippings (information artifacts) 172
printed ephemera 162
correspondence 148
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Air pilots, Military 104
logs (records) 95
certificates 94
World War, 1914-1918 75
Airplanes, Military 69
Airlines 68
military records 68
booklets 67
photocopies 65
Air pilots 64
negatives (photographs) 58
scrapbooks 56
postcards 55
Soldiers 54
photograph albums 54
Flight attendants 53
Aircraft accidents 51
aerial photographs 51
brochures 51
identity cards 50
Boeing Company -- Employees 47
Washington (State) 45
slides (photographs) 44
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 42
Women in aeronautics 41
maps (documents) 40
Seattle (Wash.) 39
menus 38
France 37
memorandums 37
orders (military records) 37
decals 36
notes (documents) 36
lithographs 35
newsletters 32
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 31
Fighter pilots 30
programs (documents) 29
technical drawings 29
technical reports 29
Airplanes -- Design and construction 28
Airships 28
articles 28
business cards 28
notebooks 28
photographic postcards 28
Alaska 27
Boeing Model 747 Family 27
posters 27
Northwest, Pacific 26
Japan 25
digital prints 25
Seaplanes 24
Women air pilots 24
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 23
Flight training 23
Germany 23
drawings (visual works) 23
signatures (names) 23
California 21
Air mail service 20
Biplanes 20
Bombing, Aerial 20
airline maps 20
transportation timetables 20
China 19
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny 19
blueprints (reprographic copies) 19
instructional materials 19
manuals (instructional materials) 19
personnel records 19
stationery 19
16mm (photographic film size) 18
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 18
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family 17
England 17
TMOF Aircraft 17
audiocassettes 17
diplomas 17
Aces (Fighter pilots) 16
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 16
Hawaii 16
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Family 16
admission tickets 16
de Havilland (Airco) D.H.4 16
Airplanes -- Flight testing 15
Armed Forces -- Officers 15
Astronauts 15
Boeing B-17 Model 299 Flying Fortress ("XB-17") 15
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Family (Model 464) 15
Boeing Model 707 Family 15
Douglas DC-3 Family 15
Military education 15
North American B-25 Mitchell Family 15
manuscripts (documents) 15
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Language
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French 20
German 13
Chinese 10
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United States. Navy 72
United States. Air Force 58
Boeing 57
United States. Army Air Forces 55
Boeing Company 41
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United Airlines 40
Pan American World Airways, Inc 39
United States. Army. Air Corps 26
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 25
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces 21
Northwest Airlines Corporation 20
Trans World Airlines 19
United States. Army. Air Service 19
Project Apollo (U.S.) 16
Western Airlines 16
United States. Army 15
King County International Airport 14
United States. Marine Corps 14
Douglas 12
Great Britain. Royal Air Force 12
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 12
North American 11
Northwest Airlines, Inc. 11
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 10
Lockheed 10
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th 10
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) 10
American Airlines 9
Curtiss 9
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration 9
Alaska Airlines 8
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 8
Douglas Aircraft Company 8
United States. Naval Reserve 8
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 8
Air Line Pilots Association 7
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) 7
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930 7
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 7
Slayton, Donald K., 1924-1993 7
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 7
Boeing Air Transport 6
Boeing School of Aeronautics (Oakland, Calif.) 6
Braniff Airways 6
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 6
Consolidated Aircraft Corp 6
Continental Airlines 6
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 6
Eastern Air Lines 6
Hughes Airwest 6
John F. Kennedy Space Center 6
Lunar Orbiter (Artificial satellite) 6
National Championship Air Races 6
Northrop 6
United States. Army. European Theater of Operations 6
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 6
American Fighter Aces Association 5
Apollo 13 (Spacecraft) 5
Apollo Soyuz Test Project 5
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 5
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 5
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Boston" (#3) 5
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Chicago" (#2) 5
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "New Orleans" (#4) 5
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Seattle" (#1) 5
Flying Tiger Line 5
Germany. Luftwaffe 5
Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps 5
Kelly Field (Tex.) 5
McDonnell Douglas Corp 5
Merrill, A. Elliott (Albert), 1901-1992 5
Pearson Field (Vancouver, Wash.) 5
Post, Wiley, 1898-1935 5
Ryan NYP "Spirit of St Louis" 5
Showalter, N.D. (Noah David), 1925-2012 5
Stenzel, Dorothy (Hester), 1910-1991 5
United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 95th 5
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces. Services of Supply 5
Varney Air Lines 5
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 4
Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012 4
Barr, Julius A., 1905-1939 4
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 4
Boeing, Bertha Marie (Potter Paschall), 1891-1977 4
British Airways 4
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 4
China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group 4
Delta Air Lines 4
Douglas, Donald Wills, Sr., 1892-1981 4
Fairchild 4
Fokker 4
Fornasero, John B., 1904-1967 4
Graf Zeppelin (Airship) 4
Grumman (Bethpage, NY) 4
Haise, Fred, 1933- 4
Horizon Air 4
KLM (Airline) 4
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 4
Langley Field (Va.) 4
Lear, William P. (William Powell), 1902-1978 4
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