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William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2000-06-20
Abstract William P. “Bill” Lear was a prolific inventor with dozens of patents for a variety of machines to his name but is most famous for his work in the aviation field. Moya Marie Olsen Lear was a philanthropist, businesswoman, and the wife of aviation pioneer Bill Lear. The collection documents Bill Lear's inventions and career in the fields of radio navigation, aircraft design, the 8-track player, and his efforts at a steam-powered turbine. Materials are predominantly affiliated with Lear’s many...
Dates: 1838-2001, undated; Majority of material found within 1939-1986

Alda Jane Lewis Flight Attendant Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-03-19
Abstract

Alda Jane Lewis (1923-2012) was born in Ohio and worked as a United Airlines flight attendant. The collection contains photographs, manuscripts, reports, maps, personnel records, and brochures collected during her career.

Dates: 1939-1984

Ralph J. Moore Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1996-07-15
Abstract

Ralph James Moore (1909-1963) graduated from the Boeing School of Aeronautics in 1931, was a member of the Army Air Corps during the 1930s, and worked with the Civil Aeronautics Board through the 1930s and 1940s. The collection consists of manuscripts, maps, photographs, and clippings collected by Moore during his career in the Army Air Forces. The majority of the collection is comprised of Aircraft Accident Reports from the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA).

Dates: circa 1930s to 1940s

Albert Fulton Moorehead World War II Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2004-03-03
Contents of the Collection The Albert Fulton Moorehead World War II Collection primarily relates to the World War II service of pilot Albert Fulton Moorehead, who served with the United States Naval Reserve Patrol Bombing Squadron 136. The collection contains approximately 130 photographs depicting locations in Alaska during the war, military personnel, activities, and aircraft. Additional materials include a pilot's log book, a typed "Personal History of VPB-136" by Robert R. Larson, military records...
Dates: 1941-1945

Robert F. Patterson Pilot Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2024-10-28
Contents of the Collection The Robert F. Patterson Pilot Collection consists of textual and visual materials primarily relating to the career of Trans World Airlines (TWA) pilot Robert F. Patterson, 1965-1982. The bulk of the collection is textual materials and includes TWA correspondence, memos, and bulletins. It also includes his 1977 pilot license, medical certificates, flight condition reports, customs forms, TWA employee benefit materials, a notebook, and reference materials issued by TWA. There are...
Dates: 1953-1982; Majority of material found within 1965-1982

Dan Perkins Collection of B-17F Training Materials

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2018-00-00-130
Content Description The Dan Perkins Collection of B-17F Training Materials consists of documents and training materials related to B-17s. It includes: a travel itinerary for a Boeing Company engineer dated August 31, 1943; Boeing Aircraft Company internal memo from Chief Engineer W. E. Beall asking for donations for War Chest Drive, October 10, 1942; copies of Boeing Aircraft Company letterhead; and B-17F Training materials from the Boeing Flying Fortress School, version dated April 20, 1943.The...
Dates: 1942-1943

Robert W. Radoll Early Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1990-10-26
Contents of the Collection The Robert W. Radoll Early Aviation Collection documents the professional and personal life of early aviator and airmail pilot Robert W. Radoll from circa 1920 to 1933. The collection consists of textual material, such as correspondence, clippings, and logbooks, as well as a total of 138 photographs. It is divided into two main series: Professional and Personal.The Professional series has been further divided into subseries: Barnstorming, Northwest...
Dates: 1920-1933

Seymour Rutberg World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-06-16
Abstract

Seymour Rutberg (1919-2009) was a Jewish American World War II pilot. The collection documents Seymour Rutberg's World War II service as a pilot as well as his post-war service and veteran activities. A smaller amount of material is personal in nature. Most items are dated 1941-1952 and types of material include military records, flying logs, clippings, correspondence, reports and photographs.

Dates: 1929-2009; Majority of material found within 1941-1952

Kenneth E. Schultz Western Airlines Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1995-06-28
Overview

Kenneth E. Schultz was a Douglas DC-6B aircraft flight engineer for Western Airlines from the 1950s to 1960s. This small collection is comprised of materials related to the Western Airlines Chapter of Flight Engineers’ International Association and Shultz’s labor disputes with Western Airlines while he was employed with the company as a flight engineer.

Dates: 1948-1989

Floyd W. Shepard Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-10-29-C
Abstract

Floyd W. Shepard (approx. 1890-1966) served as a pilot with the U.S. Army Air Service late in World War I and in the postwar occupation. The collection contains materials relating to his training in the United States and his service overseas.

Dates: circa 1917-1919

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United States. Army. Air Corps 3
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 3
American Airlines 2
Braniff Airways 2
Lear, William P. (William Powell), 1902-1978 2
Lunar Orbiter (Artificial satellite) 2
Patterson, William A. (William Allan), 1899-1980 2
Quiet Birdmen 2
Trans World Airlines 2
Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970 2
United States. Air Force 2
United States. Air Force Reserve 2
United States. Army. Air Corps. Reserves 2
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration 2
Varney Air Lines 2
Western Airlines 2
Air France 1
Air Kruise 1
Air Line Stewards and Stewardesses Association 1
Alaska Airlines 1
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 1
Apollo 1 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 12 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 13 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 14 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 15 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 16 (Spacecraft) 1
Apollo 17 (Spacecraft) 1
Archibald, Norman S., 1894-1975 1
Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics (Orlando, Fla.) 1
Artig, Abraham J., 1922-2010 1
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 1
Bellevue College (Bellevue, Wash.) 1
Boeing 1
Boeing Air Transport 1
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 1
Boeing Flying Fortress School 1
Boeing School of Aeronautics (Oakland, Calif.) 1
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 1
Bohrer, Walt 1
British Overseas Airways Corporation 1
Broome, G. Calvin 1
Brummer, E.A. 1
Bundick, W.T. 1
Burnham, Walter E. (Walter Elwood), 1897-1976 1
Butler Aircraft Company 1
Butler National Corporation 1
Butler, Sherwood 1
Caniff, Milton, 1907-1988 1
Chun, Bea 1
Coandă, Henri, 1886-1972 1
Coats, Robert Charles, 1918-2011 1
Cook, William Hough, Jr., 1913-2012 1
Couden, Elliott N. (1911-2004) 1
Davis, David R., -1972 1
Davis, Thomas B. 1
Denver International Airport 1
Donlan, Charles J. 1
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 1
Douglas Aircraft Company 1
Douglas Aircraft Company. Santa Monica Division 1
Douglas, Donald Wills, Sr., 1892-1981 1
Draper, Eben Sumner, Jr. (1893-1959) 1
Draper, Hazel Archibald, 1891-1973 1
Eimer, Manfred 1
Elder, Theodore H. 1
Eldrenkamp, L.B. 1
Englund, Ed 1
Flight Engineers' International Association 1
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 1
France. Armée. Aéronautique militaire 1
Frontier Airlines (1994-) 1
Fuchs, Alice S., 1917-2012 1
Gapcynski, John P. 1
Goldberg, Arthur J., 1908-1990 1
Goldfish Club 1
Goodmanson, Lloyd 1
Green, C.H. 1
Haderli, Adilene (Pogliano), 1911-2008 1
Hage, George Hampton 1
Hage, Gregg 1
Hebrew, Esther (Hutchings), 1922-2010 1
Helberg, Robert J. 1
Hennings, Tandy Cook 1
Hodgson, Sally (Harris), 1936- 1
Holder, Len 1
Hooten, Max C., 1921-1978 1
Houston, Frank L., -2002 1
Irwin, Clare Rupert 1
James, J.N. 1
Jeppesen, Elrey B. (Elrey Borge), 1907-1996 1
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