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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

Edmond B. Abbott Pan Am Airways Clipper Photograph Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 1991-09-23-A
Contents of the Collection

The Edmond B. Abbott Pan Am Airways Clipper Photograph Collection is a small collection that consists of correspondence from Edmund Abbott to Aggie and John Diebold in 1984 along with two black-and-white 7x9" photographs of Pan American's amphibious Clipper aircraft, taken in Florida, 1937. One photograph features a Pan Am Airways Sikorsky S-42 on a runway. The other photograph features a Pan Am Airways Sikorsky S-40 docked with passengers boarding.

Dates: 1937, 1984

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  • Names: Pan American World Airways, Inc X
  • Subject: Sikorsky S-40 Clipper Family X

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Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 1
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Cook, William Hough, Jr., 1913-2012 1

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