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E.L. Leak Aviation Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1999-04-25
Contents of the Collection The E.L. Leak Aviation Collection is a small collection comprised of photographs and certificates collected during E.L. Leak’s service in the United States Navy in World War II and as a career pilot. Ten black-and-white photographs feature a group photo of VF Squadron 1B; a carrier landing accident; the USS Lexington (CV-2) under way; squadrons of Curtiss F6C-2 and Boeing F3B aircraft on deck of unidentified carrier; a Boeing F2B squadron on deck of unidentified ship with other destroyers in...
Dates: Majority of material found within circa 1940s

William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Correspondence and Journal

 Collection
Identifier: 2023-12-06-4
Abstract

The William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Correspondence and Journal consists primarily of personal letters and one journal that document the early relationship between inventor and entrepreneur William "Bill" P. Lear and Moya Olsen Lear. The bulk of the material dates from 1939 to 1942, the years leading up to their marriage on January 5, 1942.

Dates: 1939-1993, undated; Majority of material found within 1939-1942

William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2021-10-29
Abstract The William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Family Collection contains textual materials and photographs primarily related to the personal lives of William "Bill" and Moya Olsen Lear as well as John Sigvard "Ole" Olsen, Moya's father. A small amount of material pertains to extended Lear family members, including the Lear children and Lillian (Clem) Olsen, Moya's mother. The bulk and strength of the collection is personal correspondence that provides insight to Lear family and social life and events....
Dates: 1911-2013

William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2000-06-20
Abstract William P. “Bill” Lear was a prolific inventor with dozens of patents for a variety of machines to his name but is most famous for his work in the aviation field. Moya Marie Olsen Lear was a philanthropist, businesswoman, and the wife of aviation pioneer Bill Lear. The collection documents Bill Lear's inventions and career in the fields of radio navigation, aircraft design, the 8-track player, and his efforts at a steam-powered turbine. Materials are predominantly affiliated with Lear’s many...
Dates: 1838-2001, undated; Majority of material found within 1939-1986

Lee and Betty Piester Centuri Model Rocketry Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2016-05-06
Content Description The Lee and Betty Piester Centuri Model Rocketry Collection documents the early model rockets designed and sold by Centuri Engineering Company with visual and textual materials primarily from the late 1960s and early 1970s. The Collection has been divided into three series: I. Lee Piester, II. Centuri Engineering Company, and III. Model Rocketry.Series I. Lee Piester is a small series with a few items pertaining personally to Piester. Textual...
Dates: circa 1950s-1980s

Harry G. Leech Boeing 747 Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2020-10-08
Content Description

The Harry G. Leech Boeing 747 Collection is comprised of color photographs, diagrams, and notes related to the Boeing 747. Included in the collection are 103 8x10 inch photographs of aircraft cabin interior design and images related to the Saudi Executive Airplane 747-SP. In addition, there are 34 3x5 inch photographs of an emergency landing in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Materials range from circa 1959 to 1986.

Dates: circa 1959 to 1986

Frank C. Leigh World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-02-09
Overview

The collection contains items relating to Frank C. Leigh's time serving with the United States Navy as a signalman, specifically on the USS Chenango during World War II.

Dates: 1942-1946

Ellis Levin Boeing Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2023-10-30
Overview

The Ellis Levin Boeing Papers documents Ellis Levin's 54-year career with the Boeing Company through textual documents and photographic materials dating from 1932-2021. The materials in the collection are related to Levin’s engineering career, most notably his work in the Vibration Unit and Physical Research Unit, as well as his position as the Systems Growth Manager on the X-20 Dyna-Soar Program, and then as the Systems Engineering Manager for the Lunar Orbiter Program.

Dates: 1937-1983

Alda Jane Lewis Flight Attendant Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-03-19
Abstract

Alda Jane Lewis (1923-2012) was born in Ohio and worked as a United Airlines flight attendant. The collection contains photographs, manuscripts, reports, maps, personnel records, and brochures collected during her career.

Dates: 1939-1984

Carol (Nicholson) Lewis WASP Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-05-07
Abstract

Carol (Nicholson) Lewis (1923-1987) joined the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) in 1943 and was assigned to Moore Air Base (Texas), Class 44-W-7. The collection includes official documents, photographs, correspondence, clippings, and ephemera related to Lewis' 1943-1945 WASP service. A small amount of correspondence and ephemera concerning her marriage is also included in the collection.

Dates: 1941-1946

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photographic prints 481
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photocopies 88
Airlines 85
Airplanes, Military 81
World War, 1914-1918 81
military records 79
negatives (photographs) 79
booklets 78
Flight attendants 67
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scrapbooks 65
brochures 62
slides (photographs) 62
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photograph albums 59
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aerial photographs 56
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identity cards 54
Women in aeronautics 52
Washington (State) 51
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notes (documents) 48
Seattle (Wash.) 47
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 46
business cards 45
lithographs 45
memorandums 45
decals 43
menus 43
France 41
posters 41
orders (military records) 40
photographic postcards 40
Airplanes -- Design and construction 39
technical drawings 39
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 38
technical reports 37
articles 36
notebooks 36
digital prints 35
Boeing Model 747 Family 34
newsletters 34
signatures (names) 33
programs (documents) 32
Seaplanes 31
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Alaska 30
Fighter pilots 30
Northwest, Pacific 28
personnel records 28
Flight training 27
Japan 27
Women air pilots 27
airline maps 26
drawings (visual works) 26
instructional materials 26
stationery 26
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 25
transportation timetables 25
Airplanes -- Flight testing 24
Boeing Model 707 Family 24
California 24
Germany 24
advertisements 24
Aeronautics, Commercial 23
16mm (photographic film size) 22
Air mail service 22
audiocassettes 22
Biplanes 21
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 21
Bombing, Aerial 21
China 21
blueprints (reprographic copies) 21
TMOF Aircraft 20
manuals (instructional materials) 20
Air shows 19
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 19
Boeing Model 727 Family 19
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny 19
England 19
Hawaii 19
admission tickets 19
luggage tags 19
manuscripts (documents) 19
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Douglas DC-3 Family 18
Test pilots 18
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Airplanes 17
Astronauts 17
DVDs 17
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United States. Navy 85
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United States. Army Air Forces 59
Boeing 58
Boeing Company 57
United Airlines 48
Pan American World Airways, Inc. 41
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 29
United States. Army. Air Corps 28
Northwest Airlines, Inc. 27
Trans World Airlines 24
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 21
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces 21
United States. Army. Air Service 19
Western Airlines 19
King County International Airport 17
Project Apollo (U.S.) 17
United States. Army 17
United States. Marine Corps 15
North American 14
Great Britain. Royal Air Force 13
American Airlines 12
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 12
Douglas 12
Museum of Flight (Seattle, Wash.) 12
Lockheed 11
United States. Naval Reserve 11
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) 11
Alaska Airlines 10
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation 10
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th 10
Air Line Pilots Association 9
Braniff Airways 9
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 9
Douglas Aircraft Company 9
Eastern Air Lines 9
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 9
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration 9
Lunar Orbiter (Artificial satellite) 8
Quiet Birdmen 8
Ryan NYP "Spirit of St Louis" 8
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) 7
Boeing Air Transport 7
Continental Airlines 7
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930 7
Delta Air Lines 7
Flying Tiger Line 7
Hughes Airwest 7
Northrop 7
Pearson Field (Vancouver, Wash.) 7
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport 7
Slayton, Donald K., 1924-1993 7
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 7
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 6
Boeing School of Aeronautics (Oakland, Calif.) 6
Boeing, Bertha Marie (Potter Paschall), 1891-1977 6
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 6
Consolidated Aircraft Corp 6
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 6
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 6
Fokker 6
John F. Kennedy Space Center 6
Merrill, A. Elliott (Albert), 1901-1992 6
National Championship Air Races 6
Pacific Air Transport 6
United States. Army. European Theater of Operations 6
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 6
United States. Army. Signal Corps 6
United States. Federal Aviation Administration 6
Varney Air Lines 6
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 6
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 5
American Fighter Aces Association 5
Apollo 13 (Spacecraft) 5
Apollo Soyuz Test Project 5
Boeing Airplane Company 5
British Airways 5
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 5
China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group 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
Essex (Aircraft carrier) 5
Fairchild 5
Germany. Luftwaffe 5
Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps 5
Johnston, A.M. (Alvin M.) 5
KLM (Airline) 5
Kelly Field (Tex.) 5
Lear, William P. (William Powell), 1902-1978 5
McDonnell Douglas Corp 5
National Airlines 5
Post, Wiley, 1898-1935 5
Scandinavian Airlines System 5
Scott, Clayton, 1905-2006 5
Showalter, N.D. (Noah David), 1925-2012 5
Stearman (1927) 5
Stenzel, Dorothy (Hester), 1910-1991 5
Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970 5

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