Chicago (Ill.)
Subject
Subject Source: Naf
Scope Note: Geographic location
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Air Show and Air Race Collection
Collection — Box One
Identifier: 2018-00-00-137
Contents of the Collection
The Air Show and Air Race Collection is a small collection pertaining to assorted historic air events. This is an artificial collection with materials gathered from a variety of sources.
The collection is primarily comprised of newspaper clippings and printed ephemera. Events documented include the Chicago International Air Show in Grant Park in 1911 and Rudolph's Flying Circus from 1984.
Dates:
1911, 1984
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Emile Chourré and Chourré Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2015-06-17
Abstract
The Emile Chourré and Chourré Family Papers is comprised of documents and scrapbooks, photographic prints and photograph albums, and assorted ephemera primarily pertaining to the life and military career of Lieutenant Commander Emile Chourré (1894-1938). Major topics include Chourré's military service, especially while stationed in Coco Solo, Panama; his service as a U.S. Naval announcer for the 1929-1931 and 1933-1934 National Air Races; and family (immediate and extended) photographs.
Dates:
1889-1988; Majority of material found within 1920s-1950s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Peter A. Klover World War I Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2019-04-04-A
Scope and Contents
The Peter A. Klover World War I Collection is a small collection consisting of documents and photographs from approximately 1917-1935 related to Klover's service in World War I as an aviation mechanic in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. The documents in the collection include an undated clipping from later in his life detailing his military service and post-war work; an undated form from the U.S. Civil Service Commission for temporary appointment, transfer, reinstatement, or...
Dates:
Majority of material found within circa 1917-1935
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Charles J. Langmack Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2001-04-05
Abstract
The Charles Langmack Papers 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
Orville M. MacLaren Logbooks
Collection — Box One
Identifier: 2003-12-30
Content Description
The Orville M. MacLeran Logbooks is a small collection consisting of six logbooks maintained by MacLeran and documenting his career as a flight instructor and commercial pilot from 1937-1963. Four of the logbooks are "pilot's flight logs" and document MacLeran's flights primarily to and from Seattle and Everett, Washington from 1937-1940. The books indicated that MacLeran held commercial and transport licenses with flight instructor ratings. A variety of aircraft are documented...
Dates:
1937-1963
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Catherine Wingfield Flight Attendant Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1988-06-01-A
Contents of the Collection
The Catherine Wingfield Flight Attendant Collection is a small collection comprised of materials relating to Wingfield’s career as a flight attendant for American Airlines in the late 1930s. The collection includes one photographic portrait (a later reprint of a colorized photograph) of Wingfield in uniform; two logbooks from her routes as a flight attendant, dated 1936-1937 and 1939-1940; and four films. The privately shot films are from 1939 and the early 1940s and contain scenes of...
Dates:
1936-1940s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Jeanette R. (Rogowski) Witzkowski World War II Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2013-11-27
Contents of the Collection
The Jeanette R. (Rogowski) Witzkowski World War II Collection relates to the World War II-era experience of Jeanette Witzkowski, who served as a pilot and air traffic controller during World War II. It includes primarily textual materials and a small amount of photographic prints, with the bulk of the material falling within 1935-1947. Textual materials include Civial Aeronuatics Administration (CAA) air traffic control instructional documents and aircraft clearance forms and...
Dates:
1935-1948,1983; Majority of material found within 1935-1948
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Kimm, Joseph E. -- oral history interview, 2013 May 31
File
Interview Summary
Pilot Joseph E. Kimm is interviewed about his decade-spanning aviation career. He discusses his early experiences as a flight steward on Ford Trimotor aircraft, and his time as a copilot and pilot for Northwest Airways (later Northwest Airlines), spanning the 1930s to the 1970s. He also touches on his military service during World War II with Air Transport Command, U.S. Army Air Corps. Other topics discussed include his work building aircraft models, his experiences with various aircraft,...
Dates:
2013 May 31
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
Stockard, Betty Riley -- oral history interview, 2014 March 19
File
Interview Summary
Retired stewardess Betty R. Stockard is interviewed about her career with United Airlines. She discusses her experiences in the airline industry during the 1940s, such as the interview and training process, memorable encounters with passengers, and her flights along the West Coast and to Hawaii. She also recounts a story in which she served as a wartime courier for an important package. Other topics discussed include her childhood and college years in Montana; her thoughts on the Douglas...
Dates:
2014 March 19
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