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Charles Lindbergh Letter to Robert Goddard

Collection — Box: Assorted rare collections, Box 1, Folder: 2011-06-06 folder 2

Identifier: 2011-06-06-2

Contents of the Collection This collection consists of a single item: a two-page typed letter written by Charles Lindbergh to Dr. Robert Goddard, dated December 15, 1938. In the letter Lindbergh makes the first suggestion for the military uses of the rocket. He states: "When the opportunity arises, I shall take this matter up with our own military people because I believe we should explore the military possibilities of the rocket. As you say, it is often difficult to start interest in such a radical development in its...

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G. W. Charters Notebooks

Collection

Identifier: 2007-06-27-A

Abstract The G. W. Charters Notebooks are comprised of three notebooks containing training notes of a World War I Army pilot.

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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.

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Henry B. Christensen World War II Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2008-09-04-A

Contents of the Collection The Henry B. Christensen World War II Collection is comprised of items primarily related to the World War II military service of United States Navy pilot Henry B. Christensen. The collection contains military records, personnel documents, a pilot's log book and a small amount of black-and-white photographs.There are various identification cards and licenses, including a Naval Aviation Pilot license with a portrait of Christensen, several officer's mess cards, a ribbon authorization...

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Mary Christensen Commercial Airlines Collection

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2000-09-13

Contents of the Collection The collection includes route maps, schedules, and brochures by Northwest Airlines and Western Air Lines, circa 1940s. Materials from both airlines feature the Douglas DC-4 and DC-3 aircraft in their promotional art. Also included is a Souvenir Air Log by Northwest Airlines, which unfolds to a reversible map that features domestic and international routes along with trivia about the science of air travel.

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Dean E. Christianson World War II and Korean War Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2022-09-01-A

Contents of the Collection The Dean E. Christianson World War II and Korean War Collection consists primarily of textal materials and a few visual materials from Dean's service as a navigator in the U.S. Army Transportion Corps. Included in the collection are correspondence files, personnel documents, military orders, charts, maps, navigator’s logs and flight plans, as well as a small amount of travel ephemera. The materials which range from 1941 to 1958, are organized in three series: Series I....

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Roy T. Church Vietnam War Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2017-09-29

Abstract Roy T. Church (b. 1944) was born in Great Falls, Montana and served in Vietnam with the U.S. Marines as a bombadier and navigator from 1968-1969. The collection contains slides, photographs and a map related to his military service.

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Charles B. D. Collyer Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2014-00-00-84

Abstract Charles B. D. Collyer (1896-1928) enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps during World War I. After the war Collyer broke the record for circumnavigation of the globe. On the return trip, Collyer died attempting to break his own record. The collection contains correspondence about naming an airfield in his honor as well as a photograph and drawing of Collyer.

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Dave Comstock Collection of Airline Decals

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 1979-10-05

Contents of the Collection The collection is comprised of two (2) color decals of United States west coast-based airlines, circa 1920s - 1930s. Decals include: a red, white, black, yellow and blue oval-shaped 5x3.5" decal by West Coast Air Transport Company that features the names and travel times of four cities at the top, a tri-motored super air pullman at center, and fields for passenger contact information; a red and white wing-shaped 4.75x2.125" decal by Pickwick Latino Americana. with text, "Servicios Aereos."

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John Cook Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2013-07-31

Abstract Born in Scotland, John Cook (1899-) was a mechanic who worked on the engines that powered the Douglas World Cruisers that completed the first circumnavigation of the globe by air. Cook also served in the military for thirty-six years and later was a Quality Control Inspector for the Air Force Aircraft program at Boeing. The collection contains photographs, slides, and textual materials primarily related to his time at Boeing as well as some photographs and documents related to his contribution...

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Charles Lindbergh Letter to Robert Goddard

G. W. Charters Notebooks

Emile Chourré and Chourré Family Papers

Henry B. Christensen World War II Collection

Mary Christensen Commercial Airlines Collection

Dean E. Christianson World War II and Korean War Collection

Roy T. Church Vietnam War Photograph Collection

Charles B. D. Collyer Collection

Dave Comstock Collection of Airline Decals

John Cook Collection

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