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Frederick Nelson Atwood Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-10-13
Overview

The collection consists of one ledger book created by Frederick Nelson Atwood, circa 1862-1880, with his handwritten notes and illustrations. The ledger primarily consists of notes related to Atwood's career as an artist. Of particular interest note are his illustrations and notes on airships and balloons.

Dates: circa 1862-1880

Lewis Paul Bowers World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-08-09
Contents of the Collection The Lewis Paul Bowers World War II Collection is comprised of photographs and various textual materials, including military records, orrders, certificates, and correspondence, primarily related to the World War II experience of Lewis Paul Bowers, a flight navigator on a Consolidated B-24 Liberator ("Rude Nude") of the 307th Bombardment Group, 13th Air Force. There are also some items related to post-war activities as well as personal and family materials. The bulk of the collection...
Dates: 1932-2012; Majority of material found within 1942-1946

Ethyl Y. Dale Airman's World Annotated Book

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 1982-02-11-A
Content Description The Ethyl Y. Dale Airman's World Annotated Book is a small collection consisting of one book that Dale used as a travel diary from 1932-1969. The book is a copy of Airman's World published by William Morrow in New York in 1933. Dale recorded all the flights she took throughout the pages of the book. She noted in the page margins the origins and destinations of her flights, occasionally recorded the date, and had...
Dates: 1932-1969

Stanley J. Dec Naval Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-06-02
Abstract

Stanley Joseph Dec (1920-) was born in Raymond, Washington. After attending flight school in Iowa, Dec joined the military and served as a pilot for the U.S. Navy during World War II. The collection contains documents, logs, and publications documenting the training and military career of World War II U. S. Navy Ensign Stanley J. Dec.

Dates: 1942-1953

Brian E. and Larry E. Doughty War Ration books

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-181
Contents of the Collection The Brian E. and Larry E. Doughty War Ration books include two World War II ration booklets with ration coupons. The booklets are dated 1943 and were issued by the United States Office of Price Administration. Both booklets are named as "War Ration Book No. 3." One booklet is numbered 463117 and issued to Brian E. Doughty, age 2 years, and the second booklet is numbered 4463116 and issued to Larry E. Doughty, age 5 years, of Seattle, Washington. Both books appear to have been partially used,...
Dates: 1943

The Douglas Aircraft Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: 1995-06-23-15
Abstract

The Douglas Aircraft Company was a pioneer in early aviation and is best known for its DC-3 transport aircraft. The Douglas Aircraft Company Records contain administrative, financial, and legal records relating to the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1921-1945.

Dates: 1921-1945

John Fornasero Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2011-06-24
Abstract:

The John Fornasero Papers are comprised of documents, photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera pertaining to the life and work of flight instructor, aviation inspector, and test pilot John B. Fornasero. A significant portion of this collection is made up of photographs. Major topics include the Ryan School of Aeronautics, the Civil Aeronautics Administration, Fairchild Aircraft Company, and Boeing Aircraft Company.

Dates: 1904-2006

Ray M. and Leonard H. Grimshaw World War I Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-01-24
Abstract

Ray (1894-1969) and Leonard (1888-1971) Grimshaw were brothers who served as mechanics during World War I. The collection contains correspondence, military documents, photographs, clippings, newspapers, a diary, and booklets primarily relating to the military service of Ray M. Grimshaw but also includes a small selection of correspondence from his brother, Leonard.

Dates: circa 1917-1969; Majority of material found within 1917-1922

Harold K. and Charlene B. Hartell World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2021-12-08
Overview

The Harold K. and Charlene B. Hartell World War II Collection documents the personal careers of the Hartells during the war, primarily from 1942 to 1945. The collection documents Harold’s training and service as a bombardier in the United States Air Corps and Charlene’s training and work for North American Aviation building B-25 bombers.

Dates: 1942-1946, 1998-2007

David R. Hellyer Pan Am Clipper Club Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2024-00-00-32
Content Description The David R. Hellyer Pan Am Clipper Club Collection is a small collection consisting of materials collected by Hellyer as a child traveling between Tacoma, Washington and Asia in the early 1950s. The materials demonstrate how air travel, especially aboard Pan Am Clippers, captured his imagination as a child. Included are drawings by Hellyer of airplanes, a photograph of his Kindergarten class in Tacoma which had a child's drawing of an airplane on view, and an air-travel themed...
Dates: 1951-1953, 1969

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Ryan S-T Family 1
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San Marcos Army Air Field (Tex.) 1
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Air Line Stewards and Stewardesses Association 1
Army Air Forces Navigation School (San Marcos Army Air Field, Tex.) 1
Atwood, Frederick Nelson, 1844-1900 1
Boeing Company 1
Bowers, Barry Austin, 1943-2017 1
Bowers, Claradee 1
Bowers, Harold E., 1918-1942 1
Bowers, Lewis Paul, 1922- 1
Bowers, Mary C. (Weidner), 1922-2010 1
Bowers, Ora E. 1
California. National Guard 1
Civilian Pilot Training Program (U.S.) 1
Cochran, Jacqueline, 1906-1980 1
Continental Airlines 1
Dale, Ethyl Y. 1
Davis, David R., -1972 1
Dec, Stanley J. , 1920-1954 1
Doughty, Brian E. 1
Doughty, Larry E. 1
Douglas Aircraft Company 1
Douglas Aircraft Company. Santa Monica Division 1
Douglas, Donald Wills, Sr., 1892-1981 1
Eastern Air Lines 1
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 1
Era Aviation 1
Fairchild Aircraft Company (Hagerstown, Md.) 1
Fornasero, Elouise D. 1
Fornasero, John B., 1904-1967 1
Frazier, Jim 1
Gadbois, Robert William 1
Great Lakes (1929) 1
Grimshaw, Leonard H. 1
Grimshaw, Ray M. 1
Hancock, H. M. 1
Hartell, Charlene (Bradley), 1920-2015 1
Hartell, Harold K., 1921-2014 1
Hooten, Max C., 1921-1978 1
Horizon Air 1
Houston, Betty 1
Houston, Frank L., -2002 1
Johnston, A.M. (Alvin M.) 1
Kelly Field (Tex.) 1
Lamson, Robert T., 1914-2011 1
Martin, Ed 1
Merrill, A. Elliott (Albert), 1901-1992 1
Michael, Marvin 1
Mid-West Airlines, Inc 1
Mullin, Solomon, 1917-2015 1
North, Mary (Finley) 1
Northwest Airlines, Inc. 1
Osler, Edward Scott, 1918-1949 1
Rheem Manufacturing Company 1
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 1
Ritter, Theodore J. 1
Ryan School of Aeronautics 1
Ryan, Tubal Claude, 1898-1982 1
Scandinavian Airlines System 1
Schultz, Ken (Kenneth E.) 1
Showalter, N.D. (Noah David), 1925-2012 1
Smirnov, Nikolai 1
Taylor, George 1
Townsend, Guy M., 1920-2011 1
Trans World Airlines 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 13th 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Bomb Group, 490th 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group (H), 385th 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group, 307th 1
United States. Army. Air Corps 1
United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 95th 1
United States. Marine Corps 1
United States. Naval Reserve 1
United States. Navy 1
United States. Office of Price Administration 1
United States. Veterans Administration 1
Western Airlines 1
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