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William E. Boeing Sr. Papers

Collection

Identifier: 2005-10-06-B

Abstract

William E. Boeing, Sr. (1881-1956) was an aviation pioneer and founded The Boeing Company in 1916. The collection holds textual materials, such as correspondence, philately, business-related materials, clippings, and ephemera, as well as photographs and illustrations related to his personal and business life, circa 1783-2008. Major areas of interest include family photographs and extensive personal and business-related correspondence.

Dates: circa 1783-2008; Majority of material found within 1900s-1930s

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Victoria M. DeVines Douglas Aircraft Photograph and Lithograph Collection

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 1989-01-15

Contents of the Collection This small collection contains photographs and lithographs of Douglas Aircraft, 1933-1958. There are seven 8x10" black-and-white photographs of the Douglas DC series. Each of the aircraft are depicted in flight and several images include Douglas Aircraft Co. stamps on the reverse. There are also twenty 8x10" black-and-white lithographs of assorted Douglas aircraft. The lithographs feature an image on the front and a three-view of the same aircraft on the reverse. Also...

Dates: 1933-1958

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

The Douglas Aircraft Company Records

Collection

Identifier: 1995-06-23-15

Abstract

The Douglas Aircraft Company was a pioneer in early aviation and is best known for its DC-3 transport aircraft. The Douglas Aircraft Company Records contain administrative, financial, and legal records relating to the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1921-1945.

Dates: 1921-1945

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Founders of American Aerospace Exhibit Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2022-00-00-16

Content Description The Founders of American Aerospace Exhibit Collection consists of archival items dating from 1910-1965 that were acquired by the Museum of Flight for use in the "Founders of American Aerospace" exhibit, formerly on display in the Museum's Red Barn from about 2005-2022. The collection is organized by theme following the layout of the exhibit. Materials include printed ephemera, postcards, correspondence, and sheet music. The items represents early American aircraft manufacturing...

Dates: 1910-1965

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Alfred Goldberg Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2007-06-11

Contents of the Collection The Alfred Goldberg Photograph Collection contains photographs and a small number of textual materials that mostly pertain to aircraft construction and maintenance in the 1940s-1950s. It is likely the photographs were collected by Goldberg during his career at Bedek Aviation Company in an unknown position and as Superintendent of Maintenance at Flying Tiger Line. The collection has been broken down into two series: Photographs and Textual materials, which are both arranged alphabetically....

Dates: 1929-1992, undated; Majority of material found within 1940-1959

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

James D. Griffin Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2015-08-25

Abstract

James D. Griffin was an engineer for McDonnell Douglas Corporation. The collection contains five hundred and ninety-six (596) photographs, likely collected and notated by Griffin, featuring primarily Douglas Aircraft Company airplanes manufactured during the 1910s-1970s but also, to a lesser extent, other manufacturer models; including Aero Spacelines, Boeing, Consolidated, and Northrop. There is also a small amount of clippings, newsletters, and articles.

Dates: circa 1910s-1970s; Majority of material found within ( dates 1920s-1950s)

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Lynn H. Morrison DC-8 rollout slides

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2019-03-16

Content Description

The Lynn H. Morrison DC-8 rollout slides consist of 10 color 35mm slides depicting the rollout of the DC-8 circa 1958. The aircraft is painted with Douglas livery rather than for any particular airline. The plane is on a tarmac outside a hangar with crowds of people around it.

Dates: 1958

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Lawrence P. Tanguay Aviation Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2024-04-02-2

Content Description The Lawrence P. Tanguay Aviation Collection is a small collection of documents and photographs collected by Paul Alan Roales related to Tanguay's aviation career, and especially his 1942-1943 civilian service during World War II in Eritrea with Douglas Aircraft Company's Project 19.Textual materials in the collection document realte specifically to Tanguay's participation in Project 19 and document the operations of the program and actions on specific aircraft. Materials include...

Dates: circa 1942-1943

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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William E. Boeing Sr. Papers

Victoria M. DeVines Douglas Aircraft Photograph and Lithograph Collection

The Douglas Aircraft Company Records

Founders of American Aerospace Exhibit Collection

Alfred Goldberg Photograph Collection

James D. Griffin Photograph Collection

Lynn H. Morrison DC-8 rollout slides

Lawrence P. Tanguay Aviation Collection

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