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manuals (instructional materials)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Books or treatises, often compendious, containing rules or instructions needed to perform tasks, operations, processes, occupations, arts, or studies, and intended to be used as reference while the task or study is performed.

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

Gene M. Allred Air-Navigation Workbook

 Collection — Box Small Collections Oversize 2019-
Identifier: 2022-00-00-105
Content Description The Gene M. Allred Air-Navigation Workbook is a small collection consisting of a single item: the Air-navigation workbook: pre-flight--primary training manual used by Allred at the U.S. Navy Pre-Flight School, at St. May's College in California in 1943. The workbook was published by the Aviation Training Division, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air) U.S. Navy and consists of position plotting sheets, sheets of graph paper, logs, and a star finder and...
Dates: 1943
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Norman "Jim" S. Archibald Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1986-10-10A
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

Elaine P. Austin Northwest Orient Airlines Flight Attendant Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2013-05-07
Contents of the Collection The Elaine P. Austin Northwest Orient Airlines (NWA) Flight Attendant Collection is relatively small and comprised of primarily textual materials with some photographs. The bulk of the material was collected by Austin during her flight attendant career with Northwest Orient Airlines from 1960-1965.Textual materials include a large amount of stewardess training materials, including instructions for various safety procedures, aircraft layouts, and assorted work sheets from stewardess...
Dates: 1922-1961; Majority of material found within 1959-1961
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Hamilton Coolidge World War I Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2000-10-16-101
Abstract

Hamilton "Ham" Coolidge (1895-1918) was one of many young men from wealthy New England families who enlisted during World War I. The collection contains materials related to Captain Coolidge's service a pilot with the U.S. Army Air Service 94th Aero Squadron. Coolidge achieved Ace status, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, and was killed in action.

Dates: circa 1917-1925
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Melvin A. Erickson World War II Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2012-05-10
Contents of the Collection

The Melvin A. Erickson World War II Collection is a small collection relating to the World War II service of Melvin A. Erickson, a B-17 pilot. It includes a pilot's logbook; military records, such as Erickson's war record, identity card, and discharge; aerial photographs of targets; and a photograph album which holds training and mission photographs.

Dates: circa 1940s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Jim Goodall Collection of Aircraft Drawings, Photographs, and Slides

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2010-02-16
Contents of the Collection The Jim Goodall Collection of Aircraft Drawings, Photographs, and Slides is comprised of approximately 1,000 photographs, 52 slides, and assorted aircraft technical drawings. The collection also includes textual materials, primarily in the form of photocopied documents, related to the "Have Doughnut," "Have Drill," and "Have Ferry" programs. The photographs and slides were both taken and collected by Goodall and feature the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, including detail shots;...
Dates: circa 1960s-1980s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Jules Graff World War II Collection

 Collection — Box One
Identifier: 2004-02-12
Contents of the Collection

The collection contains materials related to the World War II experience of Jules Graff, who served in the Army Air Forces. It includes 11 photographs that depict gun emplacements near San Francisco, California during World War II; a color slide of Jules Graff, taken at Attu Island; and correspondence and assorted ephemera, such as air mail stamps and a Thanksgiving Day menu for the 916th Army Air Force Base in Orlando, Florida.

Dates: circa 1940s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

J. V. and Harley Hyde Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1985-08-15-A
Abstract Jules Verne (J. V.) Hyde (1889-1953) and Harley Hyde (1892-1919) were brothers who served in World War I as flight instructors. The collection contains documents, clippings, and photographs relating to J. V. Hyde's military service during World War I, his post-war work as the first manager of Boeing Field, and later work at Boeing as an inspector. The collection also includes documents, clippings, and photographs about his brother Harley's World War I service and death due to an airplane...
Dates: circa 1910s-1950
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Georgia Griffin McDonald Flight Attendant Collection

 Collection — Box One
Identifier: 2008-08-03-A
Contents of the Collection The Georgia Griffin McDonald Flight Attendant Collection is comprised of textual materials collected during McDonald's nearly 20 year career as a flight attendant with several airlines, from 1966-1984. Materials include stewardess' manuals for West Coast Airlines (1966) and Republic Airlines (1984), which also include sections focused on uniform regulations and professional appearance; labor agreements from Hughes AirWest, Republic Airlines, and West Coast Airlines (circa...
Dates: 1966-1984
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Desiree "Jerry" Clifford Michaud and Thelma Irene McGraw Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2016-11-01
Abstract

Jerry Michaud (1924-1982) Michaud served in the United States Navy during World War II as a Naval pilot in the Pacific Theater. Thelma McGraw (1920-1996) She worked as a stewardess with United Airlines (UAL). The collection contains textual materials, black-and-white photographs, and ephemera associated with their 1942-1952 naval and commercial airline careers, respectively.

Dates: 1938-1980 (bulk dates 1940s); Majority of material found within 1940 - 1949
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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