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 144 Collections and/or Records:
George H. E. Welford Battle of Britain Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2011-02-18
Contents of the Collection
The George H. E. Welford Battle of Britain Collection is comprised of textual and visual material, including log books, a photograph, scrapbooks, and photocopied documents, relating to Welford's service as a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot during World War II and in the Battle of Britain. Materials are dated 1938-1945, 1990-1996 with the bulk of the materials being 1938-1945. The collection contains two pilot's log books used by Welford, 1938-1945. Entries typically include...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1938-1945; 1938-1945, 1990-1996
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Howard Wellman Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2012-03-07
Contents of the Collection
The Howard Wellman Collection pertains to the military and commercial airline pilot career of Howard Eugene "Brick" Wellman. The collection contains materials gathered and collected by Wellman over his nearly 40-year aviation career, twenty-nine years of which were completed overseas serving as a pilot for Iran Air and Pacific Overseas Airlines. The collection includes photographs, certificates, correspondence, personnel records, an illustration of Wellman, airline ephemera and textual...
Dates:
1930-1995
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Edward C. Wells Boeing Model 299 logbook and letter
Collection
Identifier: 2010-06-17
Contents of the Collection
The collection contains two items: the original logbook for flight tests of the Boeing Model 299, and a letter from Boeing engineer Edward C. Wells to his father, Edward L. Wells. The logbook, "Log of Plane. Mod - 299. MFG - 1963," includes the license number (13372) and one page of test flight information for eighteen flights, starting on July 28, 1935 and ending on October 24, 1935. The logbook includes the date, length of flight, origination and destination, and purpose, such...
Dates:
1935
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
G. C. Westervelt letter to P. N. Jansen
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2014-12-17
Contents of the Collection
The collection contains a single-page typed letter from G. C. Westervelt to P. N. Jansen of the Curtiss Engineering Corporation, dated June 3, 1919. The letter to "My Dear Jansen" expresses gratitude for Jansen's "oversight of the construction of NC Flying boats" and offers congratulations on the "success of the [Curtiss] NC-4." It is signed by G. C. Westervelt, Commander, United States Navy.
Dates:
June 3, 1919
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Samuel E. White Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2014-02-15
Abstract
Samuel Elbert White served in various balloon companies of the U.S. Army Air Service during World War I. The collection documents his training in the United States and his service overseas.
Dates:
circa 1918-1919
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Wayne Wiesner Helicopter Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2010-06-24
Contents of the Collection
The Wayne Wiesner Helicopter Collection primarily contains materials related to Wiesner's 1960-1990 engineering career with the Boeing Company. It contains textual and visual materials mostly focused on Wiesner's work with helicopters, although a small amount of photographs are representative of his time in Boeing Vertol's wind turbine program. Due to its small size, it has been arranged alphabetically by subject. The collection includes documents related to Wiesner's membership...
Dates:
1940-1991; Majority of material found within 1980-1985
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
Orville Wright Letter
Collection
Identifier: 2018-10-01-D
Abstract
4-page typed letter signed on Wright Company letterhead, dated April 7, 1915, to Frederick Eppelsheimer of the New York Herald, discussing the possibility of using a pendulum to stabilize aircraft, mentioning the death of his brother Wilbur, and referencing fellow aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss. Accompanied by a small matte-finish portrait of Eppelsheimer, dated 1918.
Dates:
1915 April 7
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Brien S. Wygle Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2020-09-17
Contents of the Collection
The Brien S. Wygle Collection is a small collection primarily consisting of logbooks and certificates, licenses, and awards documenting Wygle's service in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II through his career at the Boeing Company as a test pilot. The logbooks span 1943 to 2008 and document his military service, his time flying as a commercial pilot with Queen Charlotte Airlines in 1950, and his Boeing career beginning in May 1951. There is a gap in the logs from...
Dates:
1939-1990
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Frank R. Yager Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2018-07-24
Content Description
The Frank R. Yager collection consists of items documenting Yager's career as an airmail pilot. Included are three logbooks, his pilot's licenses and certificates, and 14 photographs. The photographs consist of both snapshots and formal group portraits as well as some views of airmail planes. There are few identifications with the photographs, but also depicted are Lee Patterson, Jack Knight, and C.F. Egge. Additionally, there are photocopies of other images. There is one folder of...
Dates:
1918-1946, 1994
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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