correspondence
Subject
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 142 Collections and/or Records:
The Museum of Flight Biographical Information Files
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARTIFICIAL-BIO
Abstract
The Biographical Files are an artifical collection with textual and photographic files on more than 1600 prominent people and groups in the space and aviation industries.
Dates:
20th Century
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Robert H. Neale Flying Tigers Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2008-08-29
Contents of the Collection
The Robert H. Neale Flying Tigers Collection primarily relates to Robert H. Neale's 1941-1942 service as an ace fighter pilot with the American Volunteer Group (AVG), also known as the Flying Tigers, in Burma during World War II. The collection is comprised of visual and textual materials, including approximately 470 photographic prints and 61 negatives, military orders and documents, personal documents, and assorted clippings and ephemera. It also includes a significant amount of post-war...
Dates:
1937-2004; Majority of material found within 1941-1943
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Hermann Oberth Letter to Rudolf Nebel
Collection — Box Assorted rare collections, Box 1: [Barcode: One], Folder: 1
Identifier: 2011-12-15
Contents of the Collection
The collection is comprised of a single five-page typed letter to Rudolf Nebel from Hermann Oberth regarding rocketry work, November 1, 1930. No envelope accomanies the letter. It is from "Prof. Oberth, Medias, Romania" to "Herr Nebel" and includes a signature of "H. Oberth" in pencil on the final page. The letter is written in German and has not been translated or transcribed.
Additional information as provided by the auction house (see Immediate...
Dates:
1930 November 1
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Remi Charles O’Connor Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2019-03-19
Contents of the Collection
The Remi Charles O'Connor Collection primarily relates to the 1941-1956 military service of O'Connor, a Naval Aviator in World War II and the Korean War. The collection is comprised of textual materials such as logs, correspondence, and clippings, as well as 10 photographic prints and one 8mm film reel.The bulk of the collection consists of O'Connor's flight logs, including two from his student pilot training in 1941 and five that cover his flying career from 1941-1964. The logs...
Dates:
1941-1999; Majority of material found within 1941-1956
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Mary Ann Odenthal United Airlines Flight Attendant Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2007-02-15
Contents of the Collection
The Mary Ann Odenthal United Airlines Flight Attendant Collection is comprised of a small amount of textual materials and six color photographs. The material was collected by Odenthal during her service as a Horizon Air flight attendant (1988-1991) and United Airlines (UAL) flight attendant (1991-2006).The photographs range in size from 4x5 to 8x10 inches and are a mix of candid snapshots and publicity shots. Three feature airliners, including one from Horizon Air. The remaining...
Dates:
1990s - 2002
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Norah O'Neill Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2006-03-03
Abstract
Norah Ellen O'Neill (1949-2017), from Seattle, Washington, was a commercial pilot and an aviation pioneer. The collection contains a scrapbook, book reviews, newsletters and serials, photographs, pilot log books, and correspondence related to her flight career and personal life.
Dates:
1973-2017
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
William Orthman World War II Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1991-07-17-A
Abstract
William Orthman (1911-1990) was drafted into the United States Army in 1942. He served in the China-Burma-India Theater as Public Relations Officer. The collection is comprised of 340 photographs and a small amount of textual materials from his 1945-1946 service.
Dates:
1945-1946
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Clyde Pangborn Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2005-12-27
Abstract
Clyde Edward Pangborn (circa 1890s-1958) was born in Bridgeport, Washington and was a military pilot and barnstormer. The collection contains photographs and illustrations, correspondence, advertisements, newspaper clippings, a date book, military service records, and ephemera related to the Pangborn's personal life, military service, and barnstorming career from approximately 1912 to 1981.
Dates:
1912-1981
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Alan Lonsdale Patterson Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2021-08-03-A
Overview
Alan Lonsdale Patterson worked extensively in the field of aviation from the 1920s to the 1980s. Throughout his career he worked as a barnstormer, pilot and established multiple companies that facilitated the sale of aircraft and aeronautical equipment, predominately between companies based in the United States and China. The collection represents both his professional and personal life through correspondence, photographs, business records, clippings and audiovisual materials, as well as...
Dates:
1876-2021; Majority of material found within 1920-1981
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Arnold C. Pearson Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2023-10-03
Contents of the Collection
The Arnold C. Pearson Collection consists of textual and visual materials created by Pearson during his education at the Aeronautical College in Chicago, Illinois and career as an aeronautical engineer and draftsman for the Boeing Company from the 1930s to the 1970s. Within the collection is a photograph album containing approximately 160 black-and-white photographs depicting Pearson’s friends and family, as well as his travels. The images are all from the 1930s and include...
Dates:
1930-1975
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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