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Julius Christian Harland Knauss Collection

Collection

Identifier: 1987-03-30-B

Abstract

Julius Christian Harland Knauss (1898-1986) served in the U.S. Navy during World War I at the Seattle (Wash.) Naval Training Camp. The collection contains material relating to the camp.

Dates: circa 1918-1959; Majority of material found within 1918

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Elvin L. Lindsay World War II Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2007-09-14

Abstract

Elvin L. Lindsay (1920-1999) was born in Potlach, Idaho and served as a pilot in the U.S. Navy during World War II, earning Ace status in 1944. The collection contains four (4) log books, a scrapbook, a small amount of ephemera, and photographs documenting Lindsay's wartime career.

Dates: 1939-1947, 1978

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Paul J. Madden World War II Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2023-08-10-A

Contents of the Collection The Paul J. Madden World War II Photograph Collection contains primarily visual materials and a small number of textual documents created or acquired by Madden during his time as a Navy photographer while aboard the USS Essex during World War II. The materials date from the 1930s to 1995, but the bulk of the collection consists of photographs taken by Madden while stationed in the Pacific Theater from 1943-1945. The original organization of materials was...

Dates: 1930s-1950s, 1995; Majority of material found within 1943-1945

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Desiree "Jerry" Clifford Michaud and Thelma Irene McGraw Papers

Collection

Identifier: 2016-11-01

Abstract

Jerry Michaud (1924-1982) Michaud served in the United States Navy during World War II as a Naval pilot in the Pacific Theater. Thelma McGraw (1920-1996) She worked as a stewardess with United Airlines (UAL). The collection contains textual materials, black-and-white photographs, and ephemera associated with their 1942-1952 naval and commercial airline careers, respectively.

Dates: 1938-1980; Majority of material found within 1940s

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Jack Northcott photograph album

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 2013-07-15

Contents of the Collection The Jack Northcott photograph album contains black-and-white photographs and assorted printed ephemera related to Northcott's United States Navy service during the 1950s. The album was likely collected and put together by Northcott or a close friend or family member. The front cover of the green leather[?] album has two (2) personalizations. On the top left side is a circular seal edged in red with a blue dragon over a ship [possibly a submarine]. Along the seal on the top reads...

Dates: circa 1950s

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Remi Charles O’Connor Naval Aviation Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2019-03-19

Contents of the Collection The Remi Charles O'Connor Naval Aviation Collection primarily relates to the 1941-1956 military service of O'Connor, a Naval Aviator in World War II and the Korean War. The collection is comprised of textual materials such as logs, correspondence, and clippings, as well as 10 photographic prints and one 8mm film reel.The bulk of the collection consists of O'Connor's flight logs, including two from his student pilot training in 1941 and five that cover his flying career from...

Dates: 1941-1999; Majority of material found within 1941-1956

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

William Orthman World War II Collection

Collection

Identifier: 1991-07-17-A

Abstract

William Orthman (1911-1990) was drafted into the United States Army in 1942. He served in the China-Burma-India Theater as Public Relations Officer. The collection is comprised of 340 photographs and a small amount of textual materials from his 1945-1946 service.

Dates: 1945-1946

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Alan Lonsdale Patterson Papers

Collection

Identifier: 2021-08-03-A

Overview Alan Lonsdale Patterson worked extensively in the field of aviation from the 1920s to the 1980s. Throughout his career he worked as a barnstormer, pilot and established multiple companies that facilitated the sale of aircraft and aeronautical equipment, predominately between companies based in the United States and China. The collection represents both his professional and personal life through correspondence, photographs, business records, clippings and audiovisual materials, as well as...

Dates: 1876-2021; Majority of material found within 1920-1981

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Cyrille M. Peabody Boeing Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2020-08-29

Contents of the Collection The Cyrille M. Peabody Boeing Collection holds original artwork and reference files of Cyrille "Cy" M. Peabody, a Boeing Company employee and designer who worked in various art departments over a 31 1/2 year period in the mid-to-late 20th century. The collection is organized into two series: I. Artwork and II. Reference Files. Series I., Peabody's original art is mostly grouped together within 10 folders (2 boxes), although some individual pieces are found in subject folders. His...

Dates: circa 1950s-1980s

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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Julius Christian Harland Knauss Collection

Frank C. Leigh World War II Collection

Elvin L. Lindsay World War II Collection

Paul J. Madden World War II Photograph Collection

Desiree "Jerry" Clifford Michaud and Thelma Irene McGraw Papers

Jack Northcott photograph album

Remi Charles O’Connor Naval Aviation Collection

William Orthman World War II Collection

Alan Lonsdale Patterson Papers

Cyrille M. Peabody Boeing Collection

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