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The Becvar Family Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1992-07-24
Abstract

George Becvar (1909-1990) was born in Denver, Colorado and with his brothers Lou (1908-1984) and Chuck (1904-1986) started Kent Flying Service which ran from approximately 1927-1930 in Kent, Washington. The collection consists of the pilot logbook for George Becvar and a scrapbook that primarily covers George Becvar's 1927-1931 flying career.

Dates: 1927-1990

Elrey B. Jeppesen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1996-11-26
Abstract

The Elrey B. Jeppesen Papers documents the career and personal life of aviator and aerial navigation pioneer Elrey B. Jeppesen. This collection is comprised of textual, visual, and audiovisual materials created and collected by EBJ and his wife and business partner, Nadine Audrey (Liscomb) Jeppesen. The documents date from 1843-1996, with the bulk of the material dating from 1940-1979.

Dates: 1843-1996 ; Majority of material found within 1940-1979

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

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Jeppesen, Elrey B. (Elrey Borge), 1907-1996 2
Stenzel, Dorothy (Hester), 1910-1991 2
Atcherley, Richard Llewellyn Roger 1
Attilio Orazio de Bernardi, Mario Bernardo, 1893-1959 1
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Becvar, Chuck, Jr., 1904-1986 1
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Bohrer, Walt 1
Butler Aircraft Company 1
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Denver International Airport 1
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 1
Drummond-Hay, Grace Marguerite 1
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 1
Elder, Ruth, 1902-1977 1
Foltz, Edith, 1902-1956 1
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 1
Fuchs, Alice S., 1917-2012 1
Hester, Helen 1
Hing, Leah, 1907-2001 1
Hofer, Robert D. 1
Jeppesen, Nadine A. (Liscomb), 1914-1996 1
Kent Flying Service 1
Kubita, Alois 1
LeBoutillier, Oliver C. 1
Lear, William P. (William Powell), 1902-1978 1
Lee, Hazel Ah Ying, 1912-1944 1
Lewis, Harold Turner "Slim" 1
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 1
Marsalis, Frances Harrell, d. 1934 1
Munter Field (Kent, Wash.) 1
National Championship Air Races 1
Nichols, Ruth, 1901-1960 1
OX-5 Aviation Pioneers (Organization) 1
Orlinski, Boleslaw 1
Ox-5 Club of America 1
Pacific Air Transport 1
Pangborn, Clyde Edward, approximately 1893-1958 1
Patterson, William A. (William Allan), 1899-1980 1
Post, Wiley, 1898-1935 1
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Riddle, Mary, 1902-1981 1
Ryan NYP "Spirit of St Louis" 1
Smith, Joan (Merriam), 1937-1965 1
Stimpson, Steve A. 1
Trout, Evelyn, 1906-2003 1
Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970 1
Udet, Ernst 1
United Airlines 1
United States. Air Force 1
United States. Army Air Forces 1
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration 1
United States. Navy 1
Varney Air Lines 1
Waco (OH) 1
Whitman, Bruce 1
Williams, Alford J. 1
Wong, Virginia 1
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