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correspondence

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Any forms of addressed and written communication sent and received, including letters, postcards, memorandums, notes, telegrams, or cables.

Found in 171 Collections and/or Records:

Diane K. Abbott Delta Airlines Flight Attendant Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2024-10-14
Contents of the Collection The Diane K. Abbott Delta Airlines Flight Attendant Collection primarily contains textual materials, such as training documents, policies and procedures, and internal correspondence that pertain to Abbott's 1987-2014 service as a flight attendant with Delta Air Lines. The collection has been divided into two series, Personal and Professional, and is arranged chronologically. The Personal series is quite small and includes a daily planner and a...
Dates: 1983-2018
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

George E. Adams Jr. World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-03-15
Abstract

Collection of materials related to the military service of Second Lieutenant George E. Adams Jr., who served as a reconnaissance pilot in World War II.

Dates: circa 1943 to 1945
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

William H. Anderson Pilot Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2025-04-14-1
Contents of the Collection The William H. Anderson Pilot Collection holds textual and visual materials related to the military service and post-war test pilot career of William H. Anderson from 1942-2023. The collection has been divided into two series: Military materials and Professional materials with items filed chronologically in each series. Military materials contains primarily textual items from Anderson's...
Dates: 1942-2023; Majority of material found within 1942-1966
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Norman "Jim" S. Archibald Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1986-10-10-A
Abstract

Norman "Jim" Silas Archibald (1894-1975) of Seattle, Washington served in the U.S. Army Air Service, 95th Aero Squadron during World War I, and later published a bestselling book on his experience. He served again in the Air Force during World War II at home in Seattle. The collection contains correspondence, military documents, photographs, and other materials relating to Archibald's life and military service.

Dates: 1917-1946
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Abraham J. Artig World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-09-11
Overview

The A.J. Artig World War II Collection relates to A.J. Artig's service in the Army Air Corps as a B-26 Marauder pilot.

Dates: 1943-2010
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Avro Lancaster technical report and letter

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 1986-08-12-A
Content Description The Avro Lancaster technical report and letter is a small collection of textual materials about the Avro Lancaster from 1942. The collection includes one bound volume with information about the Avro Lancaster bomber including a general description, information on the Merlin and Hercules engines, technical data, plans and elevation drawings, and proposed bomb placement diagrams. The plans and elevation drawings are folded into the volume but unfold to dimensions of about 29x39 inches. A...
Dates: 1942
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

John L. Bailey Boeing Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2023-10-02
Contents of the Collection The John L. Bailey Boeing Collection contains textual and visual materials that primarily pertain to John L. Bailey's work as an engineer at the Boeing Company in Seattle, Washington. Most materials date from 1948 to 1982. The collection has been divided into two series: Military materials and Professional materials. Military materials is the first and smallest series. It touches upon Bailey's United States Air Force service during World War II. His...
Dates: 1939-1982
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Clarence Bale United States Navy Collection

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 1989-11-01
Contents of the Collection The Clarence Bale United States Navy Collection is quite small and holds several textual items and small objects related to Navy airships and battleships from 1933 to 1944, collected by Clarence Bale. The collection documents two Navy airships, the USS Macon and the USSAkron. Two February 12, 1935 dispatches from the Macon describe its destructive crash. The USS...
Dates: 1933-1944, undated
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

William Frederick Barns U.S. Air Force Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-04-13
Abstract

William Frederick "Bill" Barns (1920-1995) joined the United States Air Force in 1942 and flew in the European Theater during World War II. After the war, Barns served in the USAF in several capacities until his retirement in 1966 when he went to work in the private sector, including for Garrett Corporation. The collection contains a broad array of textual materials as well as photographs and digital images related to his military and professional careers.

Dates: 1941 to 1990s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Julius A. Barr Correspondence and Clippings

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-08-26-A
Content Description The Julius A. Barr Correspondence and Clippings is a small collection consisting primarily of textual materials documenting Barr's professional and personal life from the late 1920s until his death in 1939. The bulk of the collection consists of letters written by Barr, as well as a few written by his wife Hortense, to his parents residing in Pittsburg, Kansas, from 1926 until 1939. The letters shed light on his military training; his work importing and demonstrating aircraft for...
Dates: 1926-1939, 1941
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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