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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

William H. Anderson Pilot Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2025-04-14-1
Contents of the Collection The William H. Anderson Pilot Collection holds textual and visual materials related to the military service and post-war test pilot career of William H. Anderson from 1942-2023. The collection has been divided into two series: Military materials and Professional materials with items filed chronologically in each series. Military materials contains primarily textual items from Anderson's...
Dates: 1942-2023; Majority of material found within 1942-1966

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

Lloyd E. Frisbee Aeronautical Engineering Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2025-10-21
Overview

The Lloyd E. Frisbee Aeronautical Engineering Collection documents the career of aeronautical engineer Lloyd E. Frisbee. The collection dates from 1938 to 2012 and chronicles Frisbee's career achievements as an engineer starting with the Boeing Company, followed by Northrop Corporation, and lastly his time with the Lockheed Company. The materials emphasize his work on the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar aircraft.

Dates: 1938-2012

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

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photographic prints 17
Boeing Company -- Employees 16
clippings (information artifacts) 14
Test pilots 11
correspondence 11
logs (records) 11
Aircraft accidents 9
certificates 9
Airplanes -- Design and construction 8
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 8
Air pilots 7
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 7
photocopies 7
Boeing Model 707 Family 6
Boeing Model 727 Family 6
Seattle (Wash.) 6
negatives (photographs) 6
printed ephemera 6
Boeing B-17 Model 299 Flying Fortress ("XB-17") 5
Boeing B-47 Stratojet Family (Model 450) 5
Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser Family 5
Boeing Model 747 Family 5
Boeing XB-29 Superfortress 5
aerial photographs 5
technical drawings 5
Boeing B & W (Boeing & Westervelt) (Model 1) 4
Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress 4
Boeing Model 737 Family 4
Douglas DC-3 Family 4
Washington (State) 4
World War, 1939-1945 4
awards 4
brochures 4
cartoons (humorous images) 4
membership cards 4
memorandums 4
newsletters 4
notes (documents) 4
scrapbooks 4
8mm (photographic film size) 3
Air pilots--Licenses 3
Airplanes -- Conservation and restoration 3
Airplanes, Military 3
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 3
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Family (Model 464) 3
Boeing Model 367-80 (707 Prototype) 3
Boeing Model 767 Family 3
Boeing XB-47 Stratojet 3
Douglas DC-5 3
Douglas Dolphin Family 3
Moses Lake (Wash.) 3
Pathfinder Award 3
Puget Sound (Wash.) 3
Renton (Wash.) 3
Transport planes 3
articles 3
business cards 3
financial statements 3
military records 3
notebooks 3
photograph albums 3
postcards 3
receipts (financial records) 3
slides (photographs) 3
technical reports 3
16mm (photographic film size) 2
Aermacchi AL-60 2
Aerodynamics 2
Air pilots, Military 2
Air shows 2
Aircraft cabins 2
Airlines 2
Airplanes -- Cockpits 2
Alaska 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 KC-135A Stratotanker 2
Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner Family 2
Boeing Model 314 Clipper Family 2
Boeing Model 720 Family 2
Boeing Model 757 Family 2
Boeing YC-14 2
British Columbia 2
Bush pilots 2
California 2
Canada 2
Cessna 195 Family 2
Commuter aircraft 2
Cordova (Alaska) 2
Cordova Bay (Alaska) 2
Curtiss C-46 Commando Family 2
Dornier Do 27 Family 2
Dornier Do 28 Family 2
Douglas Cloudster I 2
Douglas DC-1 2
Douglas DC-2 Family 2
Names
Boeing Company 14
United States. Air Force 7
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 5
Boeing 5
United States. Navy 5
United Airlines 4
Allen, William M., 1900-1985 3
Boeing Airplane Company 3
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 3
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 3
Fornasero, John B., 1904-1967 3
Johnston, A.M. (Alvin M.) 3
King County International Airport 3
Knutson, Don 3
Lamson, Robert T., 1914-2011 3
Merrill, A. Elliott (Albert), 1901-1992 3
Museum of Flight (Seattle, Wash.) 3
North American 3
Northrop 3
Pan American World Airways, Inc. 3
Quiet Birdmen 3
Reed, A.C. 3
Robbins, Robert M. 3
Showalter, N.D. (Noah David), 1925-2012 3
Society of Experimental Test Pilots 3
Wells, Edward C., 1910-1986 3
Wilson, T. A. (Thornton Arnold), 1921-1999 3
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 2
Boeing, Bertha Marie (Potter Paschall), 1891-1977 2
Cessna Aircraft Company 2
Douglas Aircraft Company 2
Edmonds, Tom, 1928-2018 2
Fraser, James A. 2
Gorst Air Transport 2
Gorst, Vern C., 1876-1953 2
Hennings, Tandy Cook 2
Jobmaster Company 2
Lockheed 2
Loesch, Richards L., 1918-2007 2
Luplow, Kenneth B., 1919- 2
Osler, Edward Scott, 1918-1949 2
Pacific Air Transport 2
Pearson Field (Vancouver, Wash.) 2
Schulenberger, Marvin 2
Scott, Clayton, 1905-2006 2
Taylor, Richard W., 1921-2015 2
Townsend, Guy M., 1920-2011 2
United States. Federal Aviation Administration 2
Wallick, S. L., 1924-2009 2
Washington Seaplane Pilots Association 2
West, Harry 2
Wygle, Brien S., 1924-2020 2
Aer Lingus 1
Aircraft Industries 1
Althaus, J. K. von 1
American Airlines 1
American Railway Express Agency 1
Anderson, Elsie 1
Anderson, William Hill, 1923-2024 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
Bowers, Peter M., 1918-2003 1
Brackin, Harl V. 1
Brazil. Fôrça Aérea Brasileira 1
British Airways 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
Cunningham, Russell 1
Dallas Love Field 1
Davis, David R., -1972 1
Delta Air Lines 1
Discovery (Spacecraft) 1
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "New Orleans" (#4) 1
Douglas, Donald Wills, Sr., 1892-1981 1
Douglas, Donald, Jr. 1
Douglas, William 1
Eastern Air Lines 1
Essex (Aircraft carrier) 1
Feist, Uwe, 1937- 1
Ferguson, Earl A., -1939 1
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 1
Gannett, James R., 1923-2006 1
Gaylord, Arthur 1
Godfrey, Arthur, 1903-1983 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

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