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Elaine P. Austin Northwest Orient Airlines Flight Attendant Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2013-05-07
Contents of the Collection The Elaine P. Austin Northwest Orient Airlines (NWA) Flight Attendant Collection is relatively small and comprised of primarily textual materials with some photographs. The bulk of the material was collected by Austin during her flight attendant career with Northwest Orient Airlines from 1960-1965.Textual materials include a large amount of stewardess training materials, including instructions for various safety procedures, aircraft layouts, and assorted work sheets from stewardess...
Dates: 1922-1961; Majority of material found within 1959-1961

Julius A. Barr Correspondence and Clippings

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-08-26-A
Content Description The Julius A. Barr Correspondence and Clippings is a small collection consisting primarily of textual materials documenting Barr's professional and personal life from the late 1920s until his death in 1939. The bulk of the collection consists of letters written by Barr, as well as a few written by his wife Hortense, to his parents residing in Pittsburg, Kansas, from 1926 until 1939. The letters shed light on his military training; his work importing and demonstrating aircraft for...
Dates: 1926-1939, 1941

Cynthia P. Bayne Calbraith Perry Rodgers Vin Fiz Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2023-08-14
Overview

The Cynthia P. Bayne Calbraith Perry Rodgers Vin Fiz Collection is a small collection of visual and textual materials related to the first North American transcontinental flight in 1911 successfully completed by Calbraith Perry Rodgers in his Vin Fiz Flyer.

Dates: 1911-2011

John and Alan Blum Northwest Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-09-04
Abstract

The John and Alan Blum Northwest Aviation Collection consists of visual and textual materials related to the lives and careers of John and Alan Blum. John founded the Northwest Air Service Company and Alan served as President after his brother died in a plane crash in 1931.

Dates: 1921-1945

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

The Boeing Story Exhibit Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-00-00-17
Content Description The Boeing Story Exhibit Collection consists of archival items acquired by the Museum of Flight for use in the "The Boeing Story: 1916-1958" exhibit, on permanent display in the Museum's Red Barn. This collection only represents archival items purchased for use in the exhibit; the exhibit also includes artifacts and library materials as well as archival items from other accessions which are not included in this collection.The collection is organized by theme following the layout...
Dates: 1901-1937

Joseph A. Bossi Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1988-03-03-A
Abstract

The Joseph A. Bossi served as a sergeant in the 162nd Aero Squadron during World War I. The collection contains an event program and postcard relating to Bossi's service in Europe.

Dates: circa 1918

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

Emile Chourré and Chourré Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-06-17
Abstract

The Emile Chourré and Chourré Family Papers is comprised of documents and scrapbooks, photographic prints and photograph albums, and assorted ephemera primarily pertaining to the life and military career of Lieutenant Commander Emile Chourré (1894-1938). Major topics include Chourré's military service, especially while stationed in Coco Solo, Panama; his service as a U.S. Naval announcer for the 1929-1931 and 1933-1934 National Air Races; and family (immediate and extended) photographs.

Dates: 1889-1988; Majority of material found within 1920s-1950s

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Women in aeronautics 17
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transportation timetables 13
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boarding passes 12
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poetry 7
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airmail covers 6
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compact discs 6
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Pan American World Airways, Inc. 12
United States. Navy 9
United States. Air Force 8
United Airlines 7
Boeing Company 6
Northwest Airlines, Inc. 6
United States. Army Air Forces 6
Pearson Field (Vancouver, Wash.) 5
Quiet Birdmen 5
Trans World Airlines 5
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 4
Douglas Aircraft Company 4
King County International Airport 4
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 4
North American 4
Pacific Alaska Airways 4
Western Airlines 4
Alaska Airlines 3
American Airlines 3
Boeing, Bertha Marie (Potter Paschall), 1891-1977 3
China National Aviation Corporation 3
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 3
Flying Tiger Line 3
Gorst, Vern C., 1876-1953 3
Great Britain. Royal Air Force 3
Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps 3
Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976 3
Johnston, A.M. (Alvin M.) 3
Kelly Field (Tex.) 3
Knutson, Don 3
Museum of Flight (Seattle, Wash.) 3
Ox-5 Club of America 3
Pacific Air Transport 3
Piedmont Airlines 3
Society of Experimental Test Pilots 3
Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970 3
United States. Army 3
United States. Army. Air Service 3
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces 3
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 3
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 3
Aer Lingus 2
Alaska-Washington Airways 2
Allen, William M., 1900-1985 2
American Fighter Aces Association 2
Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.) 2
Baidukov, G. (Georgii), 1907-1994 2
Boeing 2
Boeing Air Transport 2
Boeing Airplane Company 2
Bohrer, Walt 2
Braniff Airways 2
British Airways 2
British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines 2
Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force 2
Central Airlines (Texas) 2
Cessna Aircraft Company 2
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 2
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 2
China Airlines 2
China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group 2
Chkalov, Valerii Pavlovich, 1904-1938 2
Continental Airlines 2
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930 2
Danilin, Sergei 2
Delta Air Lines 2
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 2
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Boston" (#3) 2
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Chicago" (#2) 2
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "New Orleans" (#4) 2
Douglas, Donald Wills, Sr., 1892-1981 2
Eastern Air Lines 2
Edmonds, Tom, 1928-2018 2
Gorst Air Transport 2
Great Britain. Women's Auxiliary Air Force 2
Gromov, M. (Mikhail), 1899-1985 2
Hapag-Lloyd Flug 2
Horizon Air 2
Jobmaster Company 2
Lear, William P. (William Powell), 1902-1978 2
Lewis, Slim, 1894-1965 2
Loesch, Richards L., 1918-2007 2
Mexicana (Airline company) 2
Mirow Air Service 2
Modern Air Transport (Airline) 2
Munter, Herbert, 1894-1970 2
National Aeronautic Association (U.S.) 2
National Airlines 2
National Parks Airways 2
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 2
OX-5 Aviation Pioneers (Organization) 2
Post, Wiley, 1898-1935 2
Rankin, John Gilbert "Tex", 1894-1947 2
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 2
Rogers, Will, 1879-1935 2
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 2
Ryan NYP "Spirit of St Louis" 2
Schulenberger, Marvin 2
Schultz, Ken (Kenneth E.) 2
Scott, Clayton, 1905-2006 2

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