legal documents
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents having legal relevance in general. For documents that give expression to a legal act or agreement for the purpose of creating, securing, modifying, or terminating a right, or for the purpose of furnishing evidence of a right, use "legal instruments."
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Raymond L. Bouas Braniff Airways Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2024-01-08
Contents of the Collection
The Raymond L. Bouas Braniff Airways Collection contains primarily textual materials relevant to the career of Raymond L. Bouas, a pilot with Braniff Airways from 1957 to 1989. The collection has been divided into two series: Military and reserve service and Professional career. Due to its size, Professional career has been further divided into subseries. Materials are arranged chronologically within series with undated materials at the end.The first series, ...
Dates:
1947-2014
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
The Douglas Aircraft Company Records
Collection
Identifier: 1995-06-23-15
Abstract
The Douglas Aircraft Company was a pioneer in early aviation and is best known for its DC-3 transport aircraft. The Douglas Aircraft Company Records contain administrative, financial, and legal records relating to the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1921-1945.
Dates:
1921-1945
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
Bruce R. McCaw Aviation Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2014-01-15
Abstract
The Bruce R. McCaw Aviation Collection contains textual materials related to McCaw's work with Horizon Air during the early development of the regional airline carrier from 1980 through 1987, as well as assorted material from 1970 to 1997 from McCaw’s professional and personal experience as a pilot.
Dates:
1978-1999
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
David Wortman Lear Fan Slides and Technical Reports
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 000094]
Identifier: 2025-02-18
Contents of the Collection
The David Wortman Lear Fan Slides and Technical Reports primarily contains annotated technical documents as well as 16 slides created and used by David Wortman during his engineering work on the Lear Fan 2100 at Lear Fan Limited from 1982 to 1985. The technical documents form the bulk of the collection and include the following documents:
Engineering Report: R45327 Lear Fan 2100 Main Landing Gear Inboard Door Static Test Proposal-D. Wortman (with...
Dates:
1969-1985
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Series II. Simplex Automobile Company, 1912-1918
Series
Scope and Contents
Series II. Simplex Automobile Company contains only a small amount of materials. Because of the small size of the series and because the original files, which were kept intact, contain a mix of administrative, financial and legal documents, this series was not divided into subseries. Instead the files were arranged alphabetically by file name. The files in the series are comprised of various documents including: correspondence relating to purchase and transfer of stock; notices for...
Dates:
1912-1918
Series IV. Wright-Martin Aircraft Corporation, 1916-1917, 1965
Series
Scope and Contents
Series IV. Wright-Martin Aircraft Corporation consists entirely of legal documents reflecting the company’s incorporation and merger as successor to the Wright Company. The primary document of incorporation is an oversized sheet covered in tax-stamps accompanied by legal documents detailing shares of stock, signed by stockholders. The certificates of merger record the acquisition of all Wright Company stock by the Wright-Martin Company.
Dates:
1916-1917, 1965
Series V. Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, 1910-1933
Series
Scope and Contents
Series V. Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company is comprised of material dating from 1910 to 1933 and is divided into three subseries: Administrative records, Legal records, and Financial records. The Administrative records subseries includes a bound volume of board meeting minutes which includes related documents such as correspondence and legal files. A few loose pieces of correspondence and assorted documents are also in the subseries. The...
Dates:
1910-1933
Series VI. Wright Aeronautical Corporation, 1915-1929
Series
Scope and Contents
Series VI. Wright Aeronautical Corporation, with records spanning 1915-1929, is divided into two subseries: legal and financial records. The legal subseries consists entirely of property-related documents, such as Abstracts of Title, for properties owned by the company in Paterson, New Jersey. The financial records are composed of some correspondence with accompanying reports. No ledgers or balance sheets are present....
Dates:
1915-1929
Series VII. Curtiss-Wright Corporation, 1928-1965
Series
Scope and Contents
The Curtiss-Wright Corporation series, with records spanning 1928-1965, is divided into five subseries: Administrative records, Legal records, Financial records, Aircraft documentation, and Airport documentation. The series largely documents real property owned by the company.The Administrative records subseries has little documentation of day-to-day operations but rather includes blank forms, narrative histories of the company and of some of its...
Dates:
1928-1965