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Margaret E. (Wolfe) Berry Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-00-00-102
Contents of the Collection The Margaret E. (Wolfe) Berry Collection largely documents Margaret Berry's volunteer work with three aircraft restoration projects during the 1980s-1990s with visual and textual components. A small amount of material is personal in nature. The collection is arranged into two series: Aircraft Restoration materials and Personal materials.Series I: Aircraft Restoration materials makes up the bulk of the collection and has been further divided into three...
Dates: 1942, 1985-2006; Majority of material found within 1985-2006

August G. Blume World War I Eastern Front Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-07-25
Overview

August G. Blume (1927-1993) was an author and historian focused on the Eastern Theater of World War I. This collection consists of his writing, correspondence but most notably a large number of photographic images of the Eastern Front during World War I that Blume attained during his research. The materials span the early 1900s to 2000.

Dates: 1894-2008

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

Wilhelm Böing letters

 Collection — Box: Assorted rare collections, Box 1, Folder: 1-6
Identifier: 2018-00-00-154
Contents of the Collection

The collection contains six handwritten letters ranging from February 26, 1869 to April 18, 1883 between William E. Boeing, Sr. (WEB) and his father, Wilhelm Böing. It is not always clear who is writing to whom in the letters, since father and son shared the same name. Additionally, not all of the letters have accompanying envelopes which could provide clarification based on the address. The letters are in German and have not been translated.

Dates: 1869-1883

Clarence A. Borley U.S. Naval Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-07-20
Abstract

Clarence A. Borley (1924-2019) was a U.S. Navy fighter pilot and ace. The collection documents Borley's 36-year military career as a pilot and fighter ace in the U.S. Navy and consists of textual, visual and audiovisual materials and primarily dates from 1942 to 1968, with some later dates and a small amount of personal materials.

Dates: 1942-1999, 2015; Majority of material found within 1942-1968

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

Peter M. Bowers Photograph Collection and Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-03-31
Overview

Peter M. Bowers (1918-2003) was an aeronautical engineer at The Boeing Company for 36 years but was more noted as an aviation historian who wrote several dozen books and close to 900 articles on aircraft. This collection is notable for the approximately 150,000 photographic images he amassed during his career, as well as his writing and research files. The materials span the early 1900s to 2003.

Dates: circa 1900s-2003

Minnie M. Boyd Collection on The Ninety-Nines

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-03-28
Abstract

Minnie M. Boyd (1910-1998) was born in Four Lakes, Washington and was an avid aviator. This collection contains correspondence, organizational records, membership directories, photographs, clippings, printed materials, and ephemera related to the Ninety-Nines, Inc.,and gathered by Minnie M. Boyd during her time as a member.

Dates: circa 1920s-1998 (bulk dates 1950s-1990s); Majority of material found within 1950 - 1998

James O. Brewer World War II Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2012-06-04
Contents of the Collection The James O. Brewer World War II Collection documents Brewer’s service as a pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The collection consists of both photographic and textual material, primarily dating from 1942-1949.Photographs are in color and black-and-white and appear to show military personnel, reunions, and personal candids, though most of the photographs are not dated or annotated. A significant number of photographs were taken in Australia and prominently feature...
Dates: 1943-1997

Frank D. Browning World War II Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2021-05-04
Contents of the Collection The Frank D. Browning World War II Collection pertains to Browning's service as a navigator and bombardier with the 490th Bomb Squadron in the China India Burma Theater during World War II. Most of the items are dated 1942-1947, with some later dates. Materials include military records, including Browning's military business cards and a conduct guidelines sheet; a partially filled notebook, maps of China and select United States cities, photocopies of clippings and printed ephemera likely...
Dates: 1942-1947, 1952-1953, 1983, 1994-1999

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Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 4
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 4
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 4
Douglas Aircraft Company 4
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Project Apollo (U.S.) 4
Showalter, N.D. (Noah David), 1925-2012 4
Trans World Airlines 4
United Airlines 4
United States. Army 4
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 4
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 3
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930 3
Douglas, Donald Wills, Sr., 1892-1981 3
Flying Tiger Line 3
Great Britain. Royal Air Force 3
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 3
Museum of Flight (Seattle, Wash.) 3
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Northwest Airlines Corporation 3
Pangborn, Clyde Edward, approximately 1893-1958 3
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Townsend, Guy M., 1920-2011 3
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 5th 3
Wells, Edward C., 1910-1986 3
14th Air Force Association (U.S.). Flying Tigers 2
Aero Club of America 2
Alaska Airlines 2
All-Woman Transcontinental Air Race, Inc. 2
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 2
American Fighter Aces Association 2
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Archibald, Norman S., 1894-1975 2
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 2
Boeing, Bertha Marie (Potter Paschall), 1891-1977 2
Boeing, Bill, Jr., 1922-2015 2
Bong, Richard Ira, 1920-1945 2
Braniff Airways 2
Böing, Wilhelm, 1846–1890 2
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 2
Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-2003 2
China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group 2
Cochran, Jacqueline, 1906-1980 2
Curtiss 2
Dallas Love Field 2
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Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "New Orleans" (#4) 2
Draper, Hazel Archibald, 1891-1973 2
Experimental Aircraft Association 2
Fornasero, John B., 1904-1967 2
Hennings, Tandy Cook 2
Horizon Air 2
Hubbard, Edward, 1889-1928 2
Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976 2
John F. Kennedy Space Center 2
Kelly Field (Tex.) 2
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King County International Airport 2
Lockheed 2
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Rankin School of Flying 2
Rankin, John Gilbert "Tex", 1894-1947 2
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 2
Ryan NYP "Spirit of St Louis" 2
Slayton, Donald K., 1924-1993 2
Stearman (1927) 2
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