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The University of Washington Venturi Wind Tunnel Reports

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2012-07-30
Content Description

The University of Washington Venturi Wind Tunnel Reports document experiments by the University’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics to study the “Venturi Effect,” the effect of a fluid’s velocity as it passes through a constricted space. The collection contains memos and notations about calibrating and using the wind tunnel and reports by students describing the findings of their experiments ranging from the construction of the wind tunnel in 1930 to 1993.

Dates: 1930-1993

Varney Airlines Stearman M-2 Speedmail photograph

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2019-00-00-87
Content Description

The collection consists of one photograph depicting a Stearman M-2 Speedmail in Varney Airlines livery. Below the Varney logo, the plane is marked "U.S. Air Mail." The tail number is 9051. The plane is parked in a field of snow. Stamp on verso: "Credit photo by Johnson & Son, 319 to 322 Sonna Bldg, Boise - Idaho."

Dates: circa 1926-1934

Peggy L. (Eckert) Verger United Airlines Flight Attendant Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2008-07-30
Contents of the Collection The Peggy L. (Eckert) Verger United Airlines Flight Attendant Collection is comprised of photographs and textual materials gathered by Verger during her 36-year flight attendant career with United Airlines (UAL), 1966-2003.The bulk of the collection is textual materials including Verger's UAL service record (1966-1977); financial records, such as paystubs and receipts; employee recognication letters; Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) labor agreements and membership cards; and...
Dates: 1965-2003

Donald D. Viele Lunar Orbiter Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-11-06
Abstract

Donald Viele was a Systems Engingeer with Boeing who worked with NASA on the Lunar Orbiter Program (1964-1967). This collection contains documents and photographs collected and authored by Viele during his time on the Lunar Orbiter team.

There is also some documentation relating to Viele's work with the Minuteman Missile program.

Dates: 1950-2016; Majority of material found within 1960-1970

Merwin W. Vining World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1996-07-12
Abstract

Merwin W. Vining was a United States Air Force pilot with the 381st Bombardment Group during World War II. The collection includes two (2) photographs, a yearbook and graduation announcement, and a pilot's log primarily related to Vining's time as a cadet, although the log book covers Vining's 1944-1945 service in the European theater.

Dates: circa 1939 to 1945

Lindell and Dianne Vinson Commercial Airline Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-09-20
Abstract Lindell Ray Vinson (1938-2005) was a United States Naval aviator and a commercial airline pilot. Dianne (Shannon) Vinson (1940-2006) worked for Braniff Airways, likely as a flight attendant. The collection primarily contains textual materials, six (6) photographs, and one (1) videocassette related to the specific airlines that the Vinsons worked for over their careers, including US Airways, Piedmont Airlines, and Braniff Airways. The bulk of the material is from 1984-1998, though...
Dates: circa 1960-1998; Majority of material found within 1984-1998

Virginia Wagner Commercial Airlines Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 1991-02-20
Contents of the Collection

This small collection is comprised of brochures, boarding passes, promotions, and motion sickness bags collected from Northwest Airlines and United Airlines flights between 1969 and 1991.

Dates: 1969-1991

Margaret Walker United Airlines Flight Attendant Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2008-08-02-A
Contents of the Collection

The Margaret Walker United Airlines (UAL) Flight Attendant Collection is quite small being comprised of just four (4) items, likely collected by Walker during her time as a flight attendant for UAL, 1980-2001.

The collection contains a 1993 UAL Flight Attendant Appearance and Uniform Standards booklet, an April 1980 Union Update newsletter, a 2001 UAL Business Class dinner menu, and an undated UAL "Special Meals" program guide booklet.

Dates: 1980-2001

Kenneth D. Wallace World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-03-29
Overview

The Kenneth D. Wallace World War II Collection is comprised of textual and photographic materials primarily relating to Kenneth D. Wallace's military career as a pilot during World War II circa 1940s.

Dates: circa 1940-1945, 2010

Samuel Lewis "Lew" Wallick Boeing Test Pilot Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2024-05-08
Overview The Samuel Lewis "Lew" Wallick Boeing Test Pilot Collection documents the career and personal life of test pilot Lew Wallick. The collection contains both visual and textual materials that date from 1928 to 2018, with the bulk from 1954 to 1984. These documents bring to light Wallick’s work testing and demonstrating aircraft for the Boeing Company, with an emphasis on his contributions to Boeing's Model 700 commercial jetliner series. Also present are records on his involvement in the P-12...
Dates: 1928-2018

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photographic prints 484
clippings (information artifacts) 210
World War, 1939-1945 201
printed ephemera 188
correspondence 185
certificates 122
logs (records) 112
Air pilots, Military 109
Air pilots 94
photocopies 89
Airlines 86
World War, 1914-1918 82
Airplanes, Military 81
military records 80
booklets 79
negatives (photographs) 79
Flight attendants 67
postcards 65
scrapbooks 65
slides (photographs) 63
brochures 62
Boeing Company -- Employees 59
photograph albums 59
Soldiers 58
aerial photographs 56
Aircraft accidents 55
identity cards 54
Women in aeronautics 52
Washington (State) 51
maps (documents) 51
notes (documents) 49
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 47
Seattle (Wash.) 47
memorandums 46
business cards 45
lithographs 45
menus 44
decals 43
France 42
orders (military records) 41
posters 41
photographic postcards 40
Airplanes -- Design and construction 39
technical drawings 39
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 38
technical reports 38
articles 37
notebooks 36
digital prints 35
Boeing Model 747 Family 34
newsletters 34
signatures (names) 34
programs (documents) 32
Fighter pilots 31
Seaplanes 31
Airships 30
Alaska 30
personnel records 29
Flight training 28
Northwest, Pacific 28
Japan 27
Women air pilots 27
airline maps 26
drawings (visual works) 26
instructional materials 26
stationery 26
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 25
Germany 25
transportation timetables 25
Aeronautics, Commercial 24
Airplanes -- Flight testing 24
Boeing Model 707 Family 24
California 24
advertisements 24
audiocassettes 23
16mm (photographic film size) 22
Air mail service 22
Bombing, Aerial 22
Biplanes 21
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 21
China 21
blueprints (reprographic copies) 21
TMOF Aircraft 20
manuals (instructional materials) 20
Air shows 19
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 19
Boeing Model 727 Family 19
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny 19
England 19
Hawaii 19
admission tickets 19
luggage tags 19
manuscripts (documents) 19
Aces (Fighter pilots) 18
Airports 18
Douglas DC-3 Family 18
Test pilots 18
Airplanes 17
Astronauts 17
DVDs 17
Names
United States. Navy 85
United States. Air Force 69
United States. Army Air Forces 60
Boeing 58
Boeing Company 57
United Airlines 48
Pan American World Airways, Inc. 41
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 29
Northwest Airlines, Inc. 28
United States. Army. Air Corps 28
Trans World Airlines 24
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 21
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces 21
United States. Army. Air Service 19
Western Airlines 19
United States. Army 18
King County International Airport 17
Project Apollo (U.S.) 17
United States. Marine Corps 15
North American 14
Great Britain. Royal Air Force 13
American Airlines 12
Boeing, William Edward, 1881-1956 12
Douglas 12
Museum of Flight (Seattle, Wash.) 12
Lockheed 11
United States. Naval Reserve 11
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) 11
Alaska Airlines 10
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation 10
Douglas Aircraft Company 10
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th 10
Air Line Pilots Association 9
Braniff Airways 9
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 9
Eastern Air Lines 9
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 9
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration 9
Lunar Orbiter (Artificial satellite) 8
Quiet Birdmen 8
Ryan NYP "Spirit of St Louis" 8
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) 7
Boeing Air Transport 7
Continental Airlines 7
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930 7
Delta Air Lines 7
Flying Tiger Line 7
Hughes Airwest 7
Northrop 7
Pearson Field (Vancouver, Wash.) 7
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport 7
Slayton, Donald K., 1924-1993 7
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 7
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 6
Boeing School of Aeronautics (Oakland, Calif.) 6
Boeing, Bertha Marie (Potter Paschall), 1891-1977 6
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 6
Consolidated Aircraft Corp 6
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 6
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 6
Fokker 6
John F. Kennedy Space Center 6
Merrill, A. Elliott (Albert), 1901-1992 6
National Championship Air Races 6
Pacific Air Transport 6
United States. Army. European Theater of Operations 6
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 6
United States. Army. Signal Corps 6
United States. Federal Aviation Administration 6
Varney Air Lines 6
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 6
Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 5
American Fighter Aces Association 5
Apollo 13 (Spacecraft) 5
Apollo Soyuz Test Project 5
Boeing Airplane Company 5
British Airways 5
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 5
China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group 5
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Boston" (#3) 5
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Chicago" (#2) 5
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "New Orleans" (#4) 5
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) "Seattle" (#1) 5
Essex (Aircraft carrier) 5
Fairchild 5
Germany. Luftwaffe 5
Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps 5
Johnston, A.M. (Alvin M.) 5
KLM (Airline) 5
Kelly Field (Tex.) 5
Lear, William P. (William Powell), 1902-1978 5
McDonnell Douglas Corp 5
National Airlines 5
Post, Wiley, 1898-1935 5
Scandinavian Airlines System 5
Scott, Clayton, 1905-2006 5
Showalter, N.D. (Noah David), 1925-2012 5
Stearman (1927) 5
Stenzel, Dorothy (Hester), 1910-1991 5
Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970 5

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