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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

William Preston Mayfield Wright Brothers Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-10-01-C
Abstract

Personal album of aviation photographer William Preston Mayfield wtih 50 silver gelatin prints relating to Wilbur and Orville Wright.

Dates: 1909-circa 1930

Ralph A. Newcomb Early California Aviation Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2023-08-30
Overview

Ralph A. Newcomb worked as an aviator and mechanic in the early 1900s, during the pioneering days of aviation in California. The collection dates from 1910 to 2006 and is predominantly comprised of photographic materials and a small number of textual documents collected by Newcomb during his time in the field of aviation.

Dates: 1910-1919, 2005-2006; Majority of material found within 1911-1919

Robert W. Radoll Early Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1990-10-26
Contents of the Collection The Robert W. Radoll Early Aviation Collection documents the professional and personal life of early aviator and airmail pilot Robert W. Radoll from circa 1920 to 1933. The collection consists of textual material, such as correspondence, clippings, and logbooks, as well as a total of 138 photographs. It is divided into two main series: Professional and Personal.The Professional series has been further divided into subseries: Barnstorming, Northwest...
Dates: 1920-1933

Orville Wright Letter

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-10-01-D
Abstract

4-page typed letter signed on Wright Company letterhead, dated April 7, 1915, to Frederick Eppelsheimer of the New York Herald, discussing the possibility of using a pendulum to stabilize aircraft, mentioning the death of his brother Wilbur, and referencing fellow aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss. Accompanied by a small matte-finish portrait of Eppelsheimer, dated 1918.

Dates: 1915 April 7

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Browne, Nathan C., 1895-1979 1
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Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948 1
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Mayfield, William Preston, 1896-1974 1
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Radoll, Robert W. (1900-1933) 1
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 1
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Smith, Art, 1890-1926 1
Smith, J. Floyd, 1884-1956 1
Smith, Wesley L. 1
Suzzallo, Henry, 1875-1933 1
Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970 1
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Westervelt, George Conrad, 1879-1956 1
Wightman, Ruth, 1897-1939 1
Wong, Tsoo, 1893-1965 1
Woodhouse, Henry, 1884-1970 1
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Yang, Chao-Chen, 1910-1969 1
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