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Elsie Anderson Boeing Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1997-04-17-A
Abstract

Elsie Anderson worked at Boeing Company as a Public Relations representative, circa 1940s-1950s. The collection includes negatives, films, photographic prints, and a small amount of textual materials related to Boeing aircraft and test flights occurring during the 1940s-1950s.

Dates: circa 1940s-1950s

Julius A. Barr Clippings

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-3
Abstract

Julius A. Barr (1905-1939) was born in Normal, Illinois and spent time as a personal pilot to Chinese military figures in the mid-1930s as well as worked as a Boeing test pilot from 1938-1939. The collection contains four clippings related to Barr's time at Boeing and his death.

Dates: 1938-1939

Bell Rocket Belt photograph and correspondence

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2019-00-00-104
Contents of the Collection This small collection consists of two items: a black-and-white photograph and a printed copy of e-mail correspondence related to the photograph. The 4x5" photograph depicts Bell test pilot Robert Courter wearing the Bell Rocket Belt with a child's doll on the back of it during a tethered test flight inside a hangar, circa late December 1964. It is stamped on the back: "Bell Aerosystems Company." The e-mail, dated October 2019, provides context for the image provided by William P. Suitor,...
Dates: 1964 December; 2019 October

The Boeing Company Posters Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-00-00-131
Abstract

The Boeing Company Posters Collection is an artificial collection comprised of visual materials produced by The Boeing Company that showcase its aircraft, corporate history, facilities, and other subjects related to the company, ranging from approximately 1930s-2010s.

Dates: circa 1930s to 2010s

John O. Bull Boeing Escape Systems Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2024-05-10
Content Description The John O. Bull Boeing Escape Systems Collection is a small collection consisting of visual and audiovisual materials related to Boeing Escape Systems, collected by John Bull during his career at the Boeing Company in the 1960s-1970s.Two 16mm films depict seat testing: "No. 601-6-F Tough Sledding" and "Selected Portions of an Assortment of Tests involving the Boeing-Wichita Staff." There are also six photographic prints related to ejection seat testing. Additionally, there is...
Dates: circa 1960s

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

DarkStar, Boeing Robotic Air Vehicle (BRAVE 200), and B-17 Photographs

 Collection — Box: Assorted Oversize Photo Box 4, oversize: folder
Identifier: 1999-04-29
Contents of the Collection

The DarkStar, Boeing Robotic Air Vehicle (BRAVE 200), and B-17 Photographs is a small collection comprised of assorted oversize color photographs depicting the Lockheed Martin RQ-3 Darkstar, Boeing Robotic Air Vehicle (BRAVE 200) in flight, and one black-and-white photograph of Boeing B-17 (Tail #485819) with the caption "Pilotless Aircraft...August 6, 1946."

Dates: 1946, circa 1990s

Reginald D. Grantham Boeing Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2025-09-03-A
Contents of the Collection The Reginald D. Grantham Boeing Collection is a small collection of photographs and textual material gathered by Reginald D. Grantham during his 35-year career at the Boeing Company as a flight engineer, circa 1960s-1980s. Due to the collections's small size, it has been arranged chronologically.The bulk and strength of the collection is 62 photographs, most of which depict Boeing Models 707, 757, 767 and the YC-14. The photographs were likely taken during certification and...
Dates: circa 1960s-1980s

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)

Tandy C. Hennings Collection of E. Scott Osler Materials

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-07-08
Abstract:

The Tandy C. Hennings Collection of E. Scott Osler Materials are comprised of photographs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence collected by Hennings concerning commercial pilot, flight engineer, and test pilot E. Scott Osler. Also included is the biography of Osler that Hennings wrote using these materials.

Dates: 1918-2015

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Boeing Company -- Employees 13
photographic prints 13
clippings (information artifacts) 9
Aircraft accidents 8
Test pilots 8
logs (records) 8
correspondence 7
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 6
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 6
Airplanes -- Design and construction 5
Boeing B-17 Model 299 Flying Fortress ("XB-17") 5
Boeing B-47 Stratojet Family (Model 450) 5
Air pilots 4
Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress 4
Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser Family 4
Boeing Model 707 Family 4
Boeing Model 727 Family 4
Boeing Model 747 Family 4
Boeing XB-29 Superfortress 4
Douglas DC-3 Family 4
Seattle (Wash.) 4
aerial photographs 4
certificates 4
negatives (photographs) 4
printed ephemera 4
scrapbooks 4
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 3
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Family (Model 464) 3
Boeing Model 737 Family 3
Boeing Model 767 Family 3
Boeing XB-47 Stratojet 3
World War, 1939-1945 3
brochures 3
memorandums 3
photocopies 3
16mm (photographic film size) 2
8mm (photographic film size) 2
Air pilots, Military 2
Aircraft cabins 2
Airplanes -- Cockpits 2
Airplanes, Military 2
Boeing B & W (Boeing & Westervelt) (Model 1) 2
Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress 2
Boeing B-47B Stratojet 2
Boeing B-50A 2
Boeing C-75 Stratoliner (Model 307) 2
Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter Family (Model 367) 2
Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner Family 2
Boeing Model 314 Clipper Family 2
Boeing Model 367-80 (707 Prototype) 2
Boeing Model 720 Family 2
Boeing Model 757 Family 2
Boeing YC-14 2
Curtiss C-46 Commando Family 2
Douglas Cloudster I 2
Douglas DC-1 2
Douglas DC-2 Family 2
Engineers 2
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Family 2
Moses Lake (Wash.) 2
North American F-86 Sabre Family 2
Northrop Beta 3 2
Northwest, Pacific 2
Parachutes 2
Pathfinder Award 2
Pilot ejection seats 2
Washington (State) 2
Wichita (Kan.) 2
Women in aeronautics 2
articles 2
awards 2
booklets 2
manuscripts (documents) 2
military records 2
newsletters 2
obituaries 2
personnel records 2
photograph albums 2
programs (documents) 2
speeches (documents) 2
technical drawings 2
technical reports 2
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy 1
Aerodynamics 1
Aeronautics -- Flights 1
Aeronautics -- Safety measures 1
Aeronautics, Commercial 1
Aeronca 50 Chief (Pre-War) 1
Aerospace engineering 1
Aerospace industries 1
Air pilots--Licenses 1
Air shows 1
Airlift, Military 1
Airlines 1
Airplane factories 1
Airplanes -- Air refueling 1
Airplanes -- Conservation and restoration 1
Airplanes -- Models 1
Airplanes -- Painting 1
Names
Boeing Company 10
Boeing 5
United States. Air Force 5
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 4
United States. Navy 4
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 3
Fornasero, John B., 1904-1967 3
Lamson, Robert T., 1914-2011 3
Merrill, A. Elliott (Albert), 1901-1992 3
Pan American World Airways, Inc. 3
Reed, A.C. 3
Robbins, Robert M. 3
Showalter, N.D. (Noah David), 1925-2012 3
Wells, Edward C., 1910-1986 3
Allen, William M., 1900-1985 2
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 2
Fraser, James A. 2
Hennings, Tandy Cook 2
King County International Airport 2
Luplow, Kenneth B., 1919- 2
North American 2
Northrop 2
Osler, Edward Scott, 1918-1949 2
Townsend, Guy M., 1920-2011 2
United Airlines 2
West, Harry 2
Wilson, T. A. (Thornton Arnold), 1921-1999 2
Aer Lingus 1
Aircraft Industries 1
Althaus, J. K. von 1
American Airlines 1
American Railway Express Agency 1
Anderson, Elsie 1
Antietam (Aircraft carrier) 1
Argentina. Armada 1
Armstrong, John H. 1
Barr, Julius A., 1905-1939 1
Bell 1
Blaine, Charles E., 1916-1943 1
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 1
Bowers, Peter M., 1918-2003 1
Brackin, Harl V. 1
Brazil. Fôrça Aérea Brasileira 1
British West Indian Airways 1
Bull, John O., 1924-2014 1
Burcham, Milo, 1903-1944 1
Classic Aircraft Ltd. 1
Cook, Priscilla Osler 1
Cook, William Hough, Jr., 1913-2012 1
Courter, Robert F. , Jr., 1925-2013 1
Cuba. Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias 1
Dallas Love Field 1
Davis, David R., -1972 1
Delta Air Lines 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
Edmonds, Tom, 1928-2018 1
Feist, Uwe, 1937- 1
Ferguson, Earl A., -1939 1
Gaylord, Arthur 1
Goodmanson, Lloyd 1
Graf Zeppelin (Airship) 1
Griffin, James D. 1
Grumman (Bethpage, NY) 1
Hamilton Field (Calif.) 1
Hawks, Frank, 1897-1938 1
Hinneman, Earl 1
Howard, Benjamin Odell 1
Hyde, Harley Clifton 1
Hyde, Jules Verne 1
Johnson, Philip G. (Philip Gustav), 1894-1944 1
Johnston Atoll Airport (United States Minor Outlying Islands) 1
Johnston, A.M. (Alvin M.) 1
KLM (Airline) 1
Knoll 1
Levy, David "Deed" 1
Lockheed 1
Loesch, Richards L. 1
Légion d'honneur (France) 1
Marsalis, Frances Harrell, d. 1934 1
Martin, George C., 1910-2003 1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1
McDonnell Douglas Corp 1
McMurray, Henry S., 1921-2021 1
Milliken, William F., 1911-2012 1
Minshall, Robert J. 1
Museum of Flight (Seattle, Wash.) 1
Northrop, John Knudsen, 1895-1981 1
Patterson, Alissia 1
Patterson, Joseph Medill, 1879-1946 1
Petrich, Ruth K. (Pellinen), 1919-2022 1
Piedmont Airlines 1
Project Apollo (U.S.) 1
Quiet Birdmen 1
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 1
Russell, John H. 1
Schaefer, Julius E. 1

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