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Deke Slayton Notebooks and Letter

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2008-04-12-4
Content Description The Deke Slayton Notebooks and Letter is a small collection consisting of planning notebooks used by Slayton ranging in date from 1963 to 1992 and letter that he received in 1959. The notebooks are primarily pocket-sized planners recording Slayton's activities from 1963-1976 and from 1991-1992. There are 181 notebooks in total, most of which cover one month of a year, arranged in small boxes each covering one calendar year with twelve notebooks per box. One notebook, not housed...
Dates: 1959-1976, 1991-1992
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Nikolai Smirnov Resurs 500 Space Capsule Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1993-10-05-B
Abstract

The collection contains booklets, books, correspondence, a newspaper, and a packing list of the contents of the Resurs 500 Space Capsule which was launched in 1992.

Dates: 1988-1992
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Walt Sobol Photographs and Negatives

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-10-02
Content Description The Walt Sobol Photographs and Negatives is a collection comprised of 2,169 black-and-white photographic prints and 1,193 photographic negatives taken by Sobol during his career in aircraft manufacturing in China, Burma, India and the U.S. from the late 1920s through 1950s. The photographs are a mix of personal images, scenes of daily life in the various places he traveled, and documentation of the aircraft manufacturing industry in Missouri, China and India.The photographs are...
Dates: 1926-1959
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Charles H. Sorensen World War II U.S. Naval Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2025-04-16
Contents of the Collection The Charles H. Sorensen World War II U.S. Naval Aviation Collection contains textual and photographic materials related to the World War II Pacific Theater naval service of pilot Charles H. Sorensen, who served aboard the U.S.S. Essex. Most materials are dated between 1941-1944, although some items pertain to post-war dates and Sorensen's reserve service. Due to its small size, the collection has been organized alphabetically. The bulk of the...
Dates: 1941-1969
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Lyle Speelman Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2006-10-18
Content Description

The Lyle Speelman Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Collection is a small collection comprised of correspondence, newsletters, minutes, bulletins, and related materials of the AOPA Seattle Unit, dated 1956-1957.

Original order, as recieved by donor, has been maintained.

Dates: 1956-1957
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Dorothy (Hester) Stenzel Pilot Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1992-09-26
Abstract

Dorothy (Hester) Stenzel (1910-1991) was born in Ardenwald, Oregon and learned to fly in the late 1920s. Stenzel then gained fame for stunt flying and broke several records through the mid-1930s. The collection contains seven scrapbooks and assorted textual materials and photographs that document Stenzel's career as one of the first female stunt pilots.

Dates: circa 1928-1991
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

G. Harry Stine Space History and Model Rocketry Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-09-17
Overview

The G. Harry Stine Space History and Model Rocketry Collection encompasses the professional work of G. Harry Stine, the founder of model rocketry in the United States. The collection includes material related to his work in the National Association of Rocketry, drafts of his writings, rocket designs, materials affiliated with model rocketry corporations, his aeronautical research files, and his work in commercial space flight.

Dates: 1874-2008; Majority of material found within 1956-1997
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Blake V. Stoltey Vietnam War Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2023-08-09
Overview

Blake V. Stoltey served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War from 1966-1969. This small collection is comprised of textual and photographic materials related to his military service. The documents date from 1965 to 1971.

Dates: 1965-1971
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Norman G. Stromer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-09-19
Overview Major Norman George Stromer (1922-2019) was an Army Air Corps pilot who participated in bombing campaigns in the South West Pacific during World War II, served as part of the Military Air Transport Service (MATS), and worked as a fight inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This collection contains photographs, military records, certificates, and other textual materials documenting his military service, post-military career, and personal life, primarily dating from...
Dates: 1922-2017; Majority of material found within 1940-1960
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Lilian Verneil (Gregory) Taylor Aerocar Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2024-12-23
Overview

Lilian Verneil (Gregory) Taylor was the wife of Molt Taylor, an inventor and aviation enthusiast best known for inventing the Aerocar. The Lilian Verneil (Gregory) Taylor Aerocar Collection is a collection of textual and visual materials documenting "Neil" and Molt Taylor as well as his professional endeavors, spanning the 1940s-1990s.

Dates: 1919-2002
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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articles 17
business cards 17
Boeing Company -- Employees 16
notes (documents) 16
programs (documents) 16
slides (photographs) 16
Airlines 14
Fighter pilots 14
aerial photographs 14
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personnel records 14
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instructional materials 13
China 12
Seattle (Wash.) 12
decals 12
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 11
awards 11
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posters 11
France 10
Washington (State) 10
Women in aeronautics 10
cartoons (humorous images) 10
drawings (visual works) 10
lithographs 10
obituaries 10
photographic postcards 10
Boeing Model 747 Family 9
California 9
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny 9
Flight training 9
audiocassettes 9
panoramic photographs 9
receipts (financial records) 9
yearbooks 9
Alaska 8
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 8
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Germany 8
Military education 8
blueprints (reprographic copies) 8
business records 8
diaries 8
diplomas 8
manuals (instructional materials) 8
menus 8
press releases 8
stationery 8
16mm (photographic film size) 7
Aces (Fighter pilots) 7
Air mail service 7
Air pilots -- Licenses -- United States 7
Airplanes -- Cockpits 7
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Barnstorming 7
Boeing Model 707 Family 7
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family 7
Military training camps 7
Nieuport 28 C1 7
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airmail covers 7
compact discs 7
greeting cards 7
navigation charts 7
poetry 7
telegrams 7
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Air pilots--Licenses 6
Armed Forces -- Officers 6
Names
United States. Army Air Forces 23
United States. Navy 21
United States. Air Force 18
Boeing Company 16
Boeing 13
Pan American World Airways, Inc. 9
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces 9
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 8
Western Airlines 8
Air Line Pilots Association 7
United Airlines 7
Museum of Flight (Seattle, Wash.) 6
Northwest Airlines, Inc. 6
Quiet Birdmen 6
United States. Army. Air Corps 6
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration 6
United States. Naval Reserve 6
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 5
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 5
North American 5
Trans World Airlines 5
United States. Army. Air Service 5
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 4
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 4
Douglas Aircraft Company 4
Lear, William P. (William Powell), 1902-1978 4
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 4
Lunar Orbiter (Artificial satellite) 4
Project Apollo (U.S.) 4
Showalter, N.D. (Noah David), 1925-2012 4
Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970 4
United States. Army 4
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 4
United States. Federal Aviation Administration 4
Alaska Airlines 3
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 3
Braniff Airways 3
China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group 3
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930 3
Dallas Love Field 3
Delta Air Lines 3
Douglas, Donald Wills, Sr., 1892-1981 3
Flying Tiger Line 3
Gates Learjet Corporation (1969-1987) 3
Great Britain. Royal Air Force 3
Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976 3
Lear, Moya Olsen, 1915-2001 3
Lockheed 3
Ninety-Nines (Organization) 3
Pangborn, Clyde Edward, approximately 1893-1958 3
Rankin School of Flying 3
Rankin, John Gilbert "Tex", 1894-1947 3
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 3
Townsend, Guy M., 1920-2011 3
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 5th 3
Wells, Edward C., 1910-1986 3
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 3
14th Air Force Association (U.S.). Flying Tigers 2
Aero Club of America 2
All-Woman Transcontinental Air Race, Inc. 2
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 2
Allen, William M., 1900-1985 2
American Airlines 2
American Fighter Aces Association 2
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 2
Apollo 1 (Spacecraft) 2
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) 2
Apollo 12 (Spacecraft) 2
Apollo 13 (Spacecraft) 2
Apollo 14 (Spacecraft) 2
Apollo 15 (Spacecraft) 2
Apollo 16 (Spacecraft) 2
Apollo 17 (Spacecraft) 2
Archibald, Norman S., 1894-1975 2
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 2
Boeing Air Transport 2
Boeing, Bertha Marie (Potter Paschall), 1891-1977 2
Boeing, Bill, Jr., 1922-2015 2
Bong, Richard Ira, 1920-1945 2
Bowers, Peter M., 1918-2003 2
Böing, Wilhelm, 1846–1890 2
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 2
Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-2003 2
China National Aviation Corporation 2
Cochran, Jacqueline, 1906-1980 2
Curtiss 2
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Boston" (#3) 2
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Chicago" (#2) 2
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "New Orleans" (#4) 2
Draper, Hazel Archibald, 1891-1973 2
Experimental Aircraft Association 2
Fornasero, John B., 1904-1967 2
Garrett AiResearch 2
Hennings, Tandy Cook 2
Horizon Air 2
Howard, James H. (James Howell), 1913-1995 2
Hubbard, Edward, 1889-1928 2
Jeppesen, Elrey B. (Elrey Borge), 1907-1996 2
John F. Kennedy Space Center 2
Johnston, A.M. (Alvin M.) 2

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