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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 161 Collections and/or Records:

Seymour Rutberg World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-06-16
Abstract

Seymour Rutberg (1919-2009) was a Jewish American World War II pilot. The collection documents Seymour Rutberg's World War II service as a pilot as well as his post-war service and veteran activities. A smaller amount of material is personal in nature. Most items are dated 1941-1952 and types of material include military records, flying logs, clippings, correspondence, reports and photographs.

Dates: 1929-2009; Majority of material found within 1941-1952
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Kenneth E. Schultz Western Airlines Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1995-06-28
Overview

Kenneth E. Schultz was a Douglas DC-6B aircraft flight engineer for Western Airlines from the 1950s to 1960s. This small collection is comprised of materials related to the Western Airlines Chapter of Flight Engineers’ International Association and Shultz’s labor disputes with Western Airlines while he was employed with the company as a flight engineer.

Dates: 1948-1989
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Nancy W. (Biddle) Seidel Trans World Airlines Flight Attendant Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2015-04-03
Contents of the Collection The Nancy W. (Biddle) Seidel Trans World Airlines Flight Attendant Collection consists of textual materials that document Seidel's 1946-1947 service as an air hostess with Trans World Airlines (TWA). The materials were collected by Seidel and include her 1946-1947 flight log, which includes date, flight and airplane numbers, crew names, destination and origin locations, arrival and departure times, and other notes, such as altitude. Not every entry includes the same information....
Dates: circa 1940-1947
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Charles E. Selge Pilot Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2021-12-06-A
Overview

The Charles E. Selge Pilot Collection is a small collection of textual and photographic materials dating from 1932-2021. The materials are related to Selge’s pilot career, most notably his time as an early aerobatic pilot with the Art (Arthur) Davis School of Aviation, Lansing, Michigan. In addition, there are a small number of documents illustrating Selge's continued intrest in planes and his aircraft restoration projets.

Dates: 1932-2021
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

SHANNON Engineering, Inc. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1995-09-07
Content Description The SHANNON Engineering, Inc. Collection is comprised predominantly of textual documents and a small number of visual materials that describe the work of Jack Shannon, the founder of the company, and his business’s engineering designs and aircraft manuals from 1970-1992. The textual materials are made up of company reports, hand-drawn technical designs, aircraft manual drafts, charts, certificates, correspondence, hand-written notes, clippings, and articles. The visual materials consist of...
Dates: 1970-1992
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Lee M. Shelton and George W. French World War II Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2003-07-25
Contents of the Collection The collection contains materials related to Lee M. Shelton and George W. French. Both men served during World War II, though in different military branches. Shelton was part of the Army Air Forces and his materials include photographs of military personnel and activities, such as inspections and navigational procedures; correspondence and a graduation announcement for Blythville Army Air Field. French served with the Navy and his materials include photographs of naval ships, including the...
Dates: 1939-1945
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Robert Short Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1991-01-07
Abstract

Robert McCawley Short (1904-1932) was born in Steilacoom, Washington and worked in China as chief instructor at China's School for Military Air Tactics from 1931-1932. The collection contains licenses, financial documents, correspondence, photographs, ephemera, biographical materials, and clippings related to Short's brief time in China. Additionally, the collection has photographs, ephemera, and correspondence related to the identification and preservation of his memorial.

Dates: 1932-1987
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Noah D. Showalter Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-02-25-A
Content Description The Noah D. Showalter Collection consists of textual, visual and audiovisual materials related to the career of N.D. Showalter, from his military service during World War II, to his time as a Boeing test pilot, and later work in military aircaft development.Showalter's military service as a bomber pilot during World War II is documented with a few military records but primarily with materials related to his involvement with the 483rd Bomb Group Association. Included are letters...
Dates: 1945-2012
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Deke Slayton Notebooks and Letter

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2008-04-12-4
Content Description The Deke Slayton Notebooks and Letter is a small collection consisting of planning notebooks used by Slayton ranging in date from 1963 to 1992 and letter that he received in 1959. The notebooks are primarily pocket-sized planners recording Slayton's activities from 1963-1976 and from 1991-1992. There are 181 notebooks in total, most of which cover one month of a year, arranged in small boxes each covering one calendar year with twelve notebooks per box. One notebook, not housed...
Dates: 1959-1976, 1991-1992
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Nikolai Smirnov Resurs 500 Space Capsule Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1993-10-05-B
Abstract

The collection contains booklets, books, correspondence, a newspaper, and a packing list of the contents of the Resurs 500 Space Capsule which was launched in 1992.

Dates: 1988-1992
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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