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 23 Collections and/or Records:
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; Majority of material found within 1940s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Eric G. Peter Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2010-10-18
Abstract
The collection consists of photographs, military personnel documents, and wartime ephemera related to the Royal Air Force career of Eric G. Peter during and after World War I.
Dates:
circa 1912-1962; Majority of material found within 1918-1919
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Ray Poindexter Model Drawings Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2008-08-07
Contents of the Collection
The Ray Poindexter Model Drawings Collection is comprised of materials relating to Poindexter's model-building of World War II Japanese and American ships during and after his World War II United States Army service. It includes three original drawings of World War II ships, an identification manual, and a post-war hand-made display sign about the models.Poindexter drew all three drawings in pencil on oddly-shaped pieces of paper; one is of a submarine and the other two are ships....
Dates:
1941-1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Lyden H. Rien Boeing Flying Fortress School Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-01-31
Content Description
The Lyden H. Rien Boeing Flying Fortress School Collection consists of materials related to Rien's military service during World War II as a B-17 mechanic. The bulk of the collection consists of U.S. Army Air Corps Technical School training materials from the Boeing Flying Fortress School, part of the Boeing School of Aeronautics, from when Rien trained as a B-17 mechanic in 1942. The materials include a two-volume training manual that is interspersed with handwritten notes and...
Dates:
1941-1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Deke Slayton ASTP Joint Operations Checklist
Collection — Box Slayton Collections Box 1, Folder: 2021-11-18
Identifier: 2021-11-18-1
Content Description
The Deke Slayton ASTP Joint Operations Checklist consists of a single item: Slayton's personal copy of the "ASTP Reference Joint Operations Checklist," published by NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, March 31, 1975. The checklist is an 80-page document with guidelines for docking and undocking the Apollo spacecraft with the Soyuz capsule during the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. It also covers such topics as photo, television and movie ops; waste management; a fungi experiment; a microbial...
Dates:
1975 March 31
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Alfred G. Thompson World War II Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2003-12-03
Contents of the Collection
The collection contains textual materials related to the military service of Alfred G. Thompson, who served as a B-25 pilot during World War II. Materials include training documents and worksheets, military orders and ephemera, such as an enlisted men's pass and pay envelope, and aircraft arrival reports. There are a photograph album, miltary personnel files, many loose photographs and correspondences. Also included are pilot logs for Thompson as well as a Pilot Rating Book for Clare Rupert...
Dates:
1941-1944
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Roy and Margaret Thrush Commercial Airlines Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2019-09-10
Contents of the Collection
The Roy and Margaret Thrush Commercial Aviation Collection is a small collection that focuses mainly on Roy Thrush's 20-year career as a commercial pilot for TWA with a much smaller focus on his brief time at Lufthansa. The bulk of the collection is textual documents, including pilot logs; employee documents, including correspondence, memos, and schedules; membership cards; and a partial TWA pilot's manual. There are also 16 photographs, most of which depict aircraft. Identified aircraft...
Dates:
1937-1970; Majority of material found within 1940s-1950s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Peggy Eckert Verger United Airlines Flight Attendant Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2008-07-30
Contents of the Collection
The Peggy 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 UAL...
Dates:
1965-2003
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Joseph F. Wehner Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2000-10-16-431
Abstract
The collection contains photographs and documents related to the life and World War I service of German-American Joseph Fritz Wehner (1895-1918). Wehner achieved Ace status and received the Distinguished Service Cross for his service in the 27th Aero Squadron before being killed in action.
Dates:
circa 1913-1979
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Series I. Lear Developments, 1907-1944, 1979, undated
Series
Scope and Contents: Series I: Lear Developments
Series I: Lear Developments provides insight into one of WPL’s earliest companies, Lear Developments, whose main focus was aircraft radio development and production. The company was established in 1931 and continued through 1939, when it changed its name to Lear Avia Inc. The series includes materials from the lifespan of the company as well as collected items dating earlier and some items dated later due to the restructure.The series is broken down...
Dates:
1907-1944, 1979, undated
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