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 189 Collections and/or Records:
Norah O'Neill Pilot Collection
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
Found in Notes:
correspondence, organizational records, membership directories, photographs, clippings, printed materials, and
Found in Subjects:
correspondence
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
Found in Notes:
correspondence from Orthman to his wife detailing life in Shanghai, China at the end of the war, some of which
Found in Subjects:
correspondence
Clyde Pangborn Pilot 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
Found in Notes:
pilot and barnstormer. The collection contains photographs and illustrations, correspondence
Found in Subjects:
correspondence
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
Found in Notes:
Asia (1876-2021, inclusive; 1920-1981, bulk). Materials include correspondence, business records
Found in Subjects:
correspondence
Robert F. Patterson Pilot Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2024-10-28
Contents of the Collection
The Robert F. Patterson Pilot Collection consists of textual and visual materials primarily relating to the career of Trans World Airlines (TWA) pilot Robert F. Patterson, 1965-1982. The bulk of the collection is textual materials and includes TWA correspondence, memos, and bulletins. It also includes his 1977 pilot license, medical certificates, flight condition reports, customs forms, TWA employee benefit materials, a notebook, and reference materials issued by TWA. There are...
Dates:
1953-1982; Majority of material found within 1965-1982
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Notes:
the collection is textual materials and includes TWA correspondence, memos, and bulletins. It also
Found in Subjects:
correspondence
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
Found in Notes:
correspondence. There are also copies of his publication from the December 1934 Popular
Found in Subjects:
correspondence
Richard Pemberton Northwest Orient Airlines Collection
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 004950]
Identifier: 2013-10-03
Contents of the Collection
The Richard Pemberton Northewest Orient Airlines Collection is a small collection comprised of materials compiled by Richard Pemberton, a flight dispatcher for Northwest Orient Airlines (NWA), during his career. The material includes textual materials and photographs.The textual materials include flight dispatcher seniority lists, 1947-1984; navigational charts; records of aircraft dispatchers flight tours, 1976-1986; photocopies of flight planning tables; a NWA News newsletter,...
Dates:
1940s-1980s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Subjects:
correspondence
Dan Perkins Collection of B-17F Training Materials
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 000477]
Identifier: 2018-00-00-130
Content Description
The Dan Perkins Collection of B-17F Training Materials consists of documents and training materials related to B-17s. It includes: a travel itinerary for a Boeing Company engineer dated August 31, 1943; Boeing Aircraft Company internal memo from Chief Engineer W. E. Beall asking for donations for War Chest Drive, October 10, 1942; copies of Boeing Aircraft Company letterhead; and B-17F Training materials from the Boeing Flying Fortress School, version dated April 20, 1943.The...
Dates:
1942-1943
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Subjects:
correspondence
Earl H. M. Phillips RAF Glider Pilot Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2016-01-28
Content Description
The Earl H. M. Phillips RAF Glider Pilot Collection contains textual materials, 18 photographic prints, and 1 DVD related to the 1944-1946 World War II military service of Royal Air Force (RAF) glider pilot Earl H.M. Phillips. The collection has been arranged as three series: World War II-era materials, Post-war and commemorative materials, and personal materials. The bulk of the collection is Series I: World War II-era materials, 1944-1947 and is...
Dates:
1937-1992; Majority of material found within 1944-1946
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Subjects:
correspondence
Meindert Pillie Boeing Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2025-11-11-A
Contents of the Collection
The Meindert Pillie Boeing Collection is comprised of textual and visual materials collected and used by Meindert Pillie over the course of his 40-year career as a Mechanic and Hydraulic Mockup Technician with the Boeing Company. The collection has been divided into two series: Professional materials and Aircraft documentation. Both series have been arranged chronologically. The first series, ...
Dates:
1934-1972
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Notes:
, correspondence, and two notebooks that focus on the Boeing B-52.
Additional materials related to Pillie's time
Additional materials related to Pillie's time
Found in Subjects:
correspondence