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Collection
Identifier: 2016-11-02
Abstract
Hans (Johann) Eibl (1895-1975) served with the German Army during World War I and later worked as a university professor. The collection contains materials related to Eibl's World War I service, post-war life, and the genealogical history of the Eibl family.
Dates:
1876-1975
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2021-05-11
Content Description
The Charlotte Eising Boeing 80-A Crash Collection is a small collection of materials relating to the crash of a Boeing 80-A (tail number NC225M) in June 1930 in Wyoming. The collection includes five photographs of the crash. The 3x5.5" black-and-white prints are mounted on black paper and are significantly discolored. There is also a letter to M. Catharine Holby from A.G. Kinsman of Boeing Air Transport, Inc. regarding items lost in the crash; a business card for Kinsman; and a small...
Dates:
1930 June
Collection
Identifier: 2007-08-08
Abstract
Lee R. Embree (1915-2008) was born in Iowa, enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1936, and was assigned to the 38th Reconnaisance Squadron as an aerial photographer during World War II. Embree was at Hickam Field, Hawaii during the 1941 Pearl Harbor bombing and took several photographs. The collection contains photographs, textual materials, audiovisual materials, and a scrapbook that relate to Embree's military service and photography as well as his post-war photography activities.
Dates:
1918-2005 (bulk dates 1939-1945)
Collection
Identifier: 1989-02-16
Abstract
The collection contains materials relating to Halden H. Emrick's personal life and varied aviation career as a pilot's instructor during World War I, chief pilot for Curtiss-Wright and other aircraft companies, and a stunt pilot during the heyday of barnstorming in the 1920s and 1930s.
Dates:
circa 1914-1975; Majority of material found within 1920-1949
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2012-05-10
Contents of the Collection
The Melvin A. Erickson World War II Collection is a small collection relating to the World War II service of Melvin A. Erickson, a B-17 pilot. It includes a pilot's logbook; military records, such as Erickson's war record, identity card, and discharge; aerial photographs of targets; and a photograph album which holds training and mission photographs.
Dates:
circa 1940s
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2024-06-06
Contents of the Collection
The Ron and Ed Erickson Friendship One Collection is a small collection of materials collected by Ron Erickson and his father Ed who were passengers on the Friendship One around-the-world flight in January 1988. The collection primarily consists of textual materials that were given to passengers on the record-setting flight. Included are: a Friendship One information packet in folder; a first flight cover; a Friendship Foundation invitation; Friendship One stickers; a Friendship...
Dates:
1988 January, 1989
Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-113
Contents of the Collection
The John Espy Pilot Collection pertains to pilot John Espy, including World War II and post-war materials. It includes pilot log books, 1941-1955; a "short snorter" dated October 23, 1942, and other foreign currency; membership certificates, and American Airline employment records for Espy. Also included is a CAA airman identify card for Margaret Louise Rowe, whose name appears in one of Espy's pilot logs though the exact connection between the two is unknown. Additional materials include...
Dates:
1941-1969
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...
Dates:
circa 1940s-1950s
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2021-04-01
Content Description
The F-1 Heated Flight Suit Photograph is a small collection consisting of a single black-and-white photograph. The photograph depicts two men, one identified as Bud Cook, wearing F-1 heated flight suits (familiarly known as "blue bunny suits") standing in front of a tent. The men possibly served with the 98th Bombardment Group, but this is not verified.
Dates:
circa 1940-1945
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2000-08-31
Contents of the Collection
This small collection is comprised of textual materials related to aircraft maintenance and systems, 1961-1966. It includes handwritten notes, photocopied clippings, and technical diagrams that are apparently related to general aircraft systems and maintenance. There are also a series of Western Airlines checklists and documents related to the Boeing Model 720B. It is unknown how Philip G. Feeley gathered the materials or if they were his original materials. His name never appears on any of...
Dates:
1961-1966
