notes (documents)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Brief statements of a fact or experience, written down for review, or as an aid to memory, or to inform someone else; also includes short, informal letters.Found in 49 Collections and/or Records:
John R. Hiltenbrand Military Aviation Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2025-01-27
Contents of the Collection
The John R. Hiltenbrand Military Aviation Collection holds textual, visual, and audiovisual materials from the United States Air Force career of John Robert "Bob" Hiltenbrand from World War II through the 1960s. The bulk and strength of the collection is textual materials related to Hiltenbrand's World War II-era flight training. Included are 1941-1943 flight logs as well as a number of instructional and training materials. The documents, with accompanying notes taken by...
Dates:
1941-1989; Majority of material found within 1941-1969
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Walter F. Hiltner Aviation and Space Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1991-06-18-A
Contents of the Collection
The Walter F. Hiltner Aviation and Space Collection consists of textual and visual materials from Dr. Walter F. Hiltner's time at the Boeing Company as an aerospace scientist. The materials primarily relate to lunar and space exploration research and programs, circa 1950s-1960s. The collection has been divided alphabetically into four series, Aircraft and missiles, Lunar exploration, Space exploration, and General. Within each...
Dates:
1952-1962
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Milton M. Howell Charles Lindbergh Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2008-00-00-99
Contents of the Collection
The Milton M. Howell Charles Lindbergh Collection is comprised of textual materials that provide insight into the relationship between Dr. Howell and the Lindberghs as well as Charles Lindbergh's death. Most materials date between 1968 and 1974 and have been arranged chronologically. The collection is largely focused on Lindbergh's death in August 1974 which is documented through a large amount of correspondence to Howell and obituaries, both loose and collected in a scrapbook....
Dates:
1952-1990
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
James A. Klotz World War II Collection
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 004665]
Identifier: 1999-09-29
Contents of the Collection
The James A. Klotz World War II Collection is a small collection comprised of documents and photographs from Klotz's time in the Marines during and after World War II. The items gathered are primarily related to aircraft maintenance, including handwritten notes, aviation machinist training materials, aviation circulars, and checklists for aircraft maintenance for the St. Louis Lambert Naval Air Station. Nine black-and-white photographs feature Marines standing at attention and a Vought F7U...
Dates:
circa 1940s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Fred Koch Fairchild F27 and Convair CV-240 Notebooks
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 004481]
Identifier: 1990-07-25
Contents of the Collection
The Fred Koch Fairchild F27 and Convair CV 240 Notebooks is a small collection of four (4) spiral-bound notebooks of handwritten notes related to these aircraft, circa 1940s-1966. Three (3) notebooks are about the F-27/F-227, which all have Fred Koch's name written on the outside, and one (1) is about the Convair 240. The Convair notebook does not have Koch's name so it is uncertain that it was his, though likely based on the handwriting.
Dates:
circa 1940s-1966
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
John W. Lambert Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2011-06-25
Scope of the Collection
The John W. Lambert Photograph Collection consists of 9,687 black-and-white and color photographs, 2,048 black-and-white and color negatives and nine photographic slides, as well as a small amount of textual material primarily documenting air operations during World War II. The strength of the collection is that it includes visual documentation of Army Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Allied aircraft in combat around the world. There are photographs of aircraft on operations...
Dates:
circa 1930s-1955
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Charles J. Langmack Pilot Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2001-04-05
Abstract
The Charles Langmack Pilot Collection contains textual materials, scrapbooks, and photographs concerning the life and military career of Charles Langmack (1907-1999). Langmack was an early Oregon aviator, and this collection equally documents both his civilian and military aviation careers.
Dates:
1920-2002
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2021-10-29
Abstract
The William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Family Collection contains textual materials and photographs primarily related to the personal lives of William "Bill" and Moya Olsen Lear as well as John Sigvard "Ole" Olsen, Moya's father. A small amount of material pertains to extended Lear family members, including the Lear children and Lillian (Clem) Olsen, Moya's mother. The bulk and strength of the collection is personal correspondence that provides insight to Lear family and social life and events....
Dates:
1911-2013
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives