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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)

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

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

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

Robert L. Simons Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1998-05-05-B
Overview

Robert Lewis Simons was a military and commercial pilot in the mid-twentieth century. The Collection is comprised of materials relating to Simons’ career , including log books, military records, photographs, and films.

Dates: 1925-1972; Majority of material found within 1938-1948

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World War, 1939-1945 4
military records 4
printed ephemera 4
Air pilots, Military 3
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California 3
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correspondence 3
8mm (photographic film size) 2
Aircraft accidents 2
Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress 2
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 2
Curtiss C-46 Commando Family 2
Douglas B-18 Family 2
Douglas C-54 Skymaster 2
Douglas DC-2 Family 2
Douglas DC-3 Family 2
Douglas DC-4 Experimental (DC-4E) 2
Douglas Dolphin Family 2
Hawaii 2
Hong Kong (China) 2
Japan 2
Los Angeles (Calif.) 2
Northrop A-17 (8A) Nomad 2
Okinawa Island (Japan) 2
V-J Day, 1945 2
Women in aeronautics 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 2
airline maps 2
16mm (photographic film size) 1
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy 1
Aeronautics, Commercial 1
Aichi B7A Ryusei (Shooting Star) Grace (Navy Exp. 16-Shi Carrier Attack Bomber) 1
Air pilots 1
Air shows 1
Aircraft cabins 1
Airdrop 1
Airlines 1
Airplane engines 1
Airplane occupants 1
Airplane racing 1
Airplanes -- Cockpits 1
Airplanes -- Design and construction 1
Airplanes -- Flight testing 1
Airplanes -- Formation flying 1
Airports 1
Airships 1
Alaska 1
Aviation ground crews 1
Azores 1
Bangkok (Thailand) 1
Barnstorming 1
Beech 17R Staggerwing 1
Boats and boating 1
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 1
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 1
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 1
Boeing B-47 Stratojet Family (Model 450) 1
Boeing Model 247D 1
Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser Family 1
Boeing XB-15 (Model 294, XBLR-1) 1
Boeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress (Model 299B, YB-17, B-17) 1
Bowlus (Hawley) XCG-7 1
Buildings -- War damage 1
Burma 1
Bush flying 1
Bush pilots 1
Calcutta (India) 1
Casablanca (Morocco) 1
Cemeteries 1
Commuter aircraft 1
Consolidated PBY Catalina Family 1
Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina 1
Curtiss P-36 Hawk Family 1
Denali, Mount (Alaska) 1
Douglas 7B 1
Douglas A-20 Havoc 1
Douglas A-20A Havoc 1
Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark 1
Douglas A3D-1 (A-3A) Skywarrior 1
Douglas A4D-1 (A-4A) Skyhawk 1
Douglas AD (A-1, BT2D) Skyraider Family 1
Douglas B-23 Dragon 1
Douglas BT-1 (Modified O-2K) 1
Douglas BT-2B 1
Douglas BTD-1 Destroyer 1
Douglas C-124 Globemaster II Family 1
Douglas C-133 Cargomaster Family 1
Douglas C-133A Cargomaster 1
Douglas C-1C 1
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family 1
Douglas C-74 Globemaster I 1
Douglas Cloudster I 1
Douglas Cloudster II 1
Douglas Commuter 1
Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak 1
Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket 1
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United States. Air Force 4
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 2
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 2
North American 2
United States. Army Air Forces 2
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Aero Industries Corporation 1
Airservices Company Ltd. 1
Allied Engineering Corporation 1
Allied International Company 1
Boeing 1
Bristol Aeronautics Corporation 1
Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-2003 1
China Airmotive Company Fed. Inc. 1
China National Aviation Corporation 1
Consolidated Aircraft Corp 1
Consolidated Trading Company, Limited 1
Davis, David R., -1972 1
Douglas Aircraft Company 1
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "New Orleans" (#4) 1
Douglas, Donald Wills, Sr., 1892-1981 1
Douglas, Donald, Jr. 1
Douglas, William 1
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 1
Eurasia Aviation Corporation 1
Fiji Airways 1
General Airplanes Corporation 1
Graf Zeppelin (Airship) 1
Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps 1
Griffin, James D. 1
Hawks, Frank, 1897-1938 1
Hinneman, Earl 1
Howard, Benjamin Odell 1
Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976 1
KLM (Airline) 1
McDonnell Douglas Corp 1
Michaud, Desiree "Jerry" Clifford, 1924-1982 1
Michaud, Thelma Irene (McGraw), 1920-1996 1
Mukden (Prisoner of war camp) 1
National Championship Air Races 1
Nehru, Jawaharlal, 1889-1964 1
Northrop 1
Northrop, John Knudsen, 1895-1981 1
Northwest Airlines Corporation 1
Orthman, William G., 1911-1990 1
Pan American World Airways, Inc 1
Patterson, Alan Lonsdale, 1900-1991 1
Pius XII, Pope, 1876-1958 1
Red Aerea Mexicana, S.A. 1
Republic of China Air Force 1
Ryan Aeronautical Company 1
Ryan NYP "Spirit of St Louis" 1
Saud, Faisal bin Salman 1
Seversky 1
Shamshuipo (Concentration camp) 1
Simons, Robert L., 1905-1973 1
Sirikit, Queen, consort of Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand, 1932- 1
Spaatz, Carl, 1891-1974 1
Springer, Eric 1
Stratemeyer, George E., 1890-1969 1
Thorne, Henry G. (Henry Garfield), 1913- 1
Trans World Airlines 1
United Aircraft Corporation 1
United Airlines 1
United States. Air Force. Air Control Group, 513th 1
United States. Air Force. Air Force, 14th 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 20th 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Service Group, 381st 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Army Airways Communications System 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Band, 681st 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Replacement Training Unit, 430th 1
United States. Army. Air Corps 1
United States. Army. Air Corps. Air Force, 10th 1
United States. Army. Air Service 1
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 1
United States. Army. Women's Army Corps 1
United States. Marine Corps 1
Waco Aircraft Company 1
Waterhouse, W. J. 1
Western Air Express Corporation 1
Wilmington-Catalina Airlines 1
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