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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 186 Collections and/or Records:

Russian Transpolar Flight Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-12-23
Abstract

The Russian Transpolar Flight Collection primarily documents the June 1937 transpolar flight by Russian aviators Valery Chkalov, Georgii Baidukov, and V. Belydakov with photographs, clippings, audio-visual materials, and various textual materials. It also features a small amount of material about the July 1937 transpolar flight by Russian aviators M. Gromov, Sergei Danilin, and Andrei Yumashev, as well as general Russia-related research materials.

Dates: 1937-2012

Michael T. Russo World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-08-25
Abstract

Michael T. Russo (1920-2006) was born in Cleveland, Ohio and joined the U. S. Army Air Corps in 1941 as a fighter pilot. Russo attained Ace status while fighting in the European and Mediterranean Theaters of Operation. The collection contains photographs, textual materials and ephemera related to the World War II experience of American Fighter Ace Michael T. Russo.

Dates: 1943-1945

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

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

Clayton Scott Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-05-01
Abstract The Clayton Scott Aviation Collection documents the career and personal life of pilot Clayton Scott (CLS). The collection contains both visual and textual materials that date from 1904 to 2006. These documents bring to light CLS’s pioneering work in the field of aviation throughout the Pacific Northwest region, beginning in the 1920s until the early 2000s. The materials illustrate his work with aviation entrepreneur Vern Gorst, his work as a private pilot of William E. Boeing, his position...
Dates: 1904-2006

Clayton Scott Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2024-06-05
Overview The Clayton Scott Papers documents the career and personal life of pilot Clayton Scott. The collection contains visual, audiovisual, and textual materials that date from 1911 to 2006. These documents bring to light CLS’s pioneering work in the field of aviation throughout the Pacific Northwest region, beginning in the 1920s to the 1990s. The materials illustrate his work with aviation entrepreneur Vern Gorst, his work as a private pilot of William E. Boeing, his position with the Boeing...
Dates: 1911-2006

Seattle Air Route Traffic Control Center Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1988-07-08-C
Contents of the Collection The Seattle Air Route Traffic Control Center Collection is comprised of textual, photographic, and audiovisual materials that relate to the operations of the Seattle Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC). Materials are dated from 1959 to 1986 with bulk dates in the 1980s. The collection mostly focuses on training materials, including technical diagrams and drawings of the "Dysim," a simulator used for controller training; diagrams of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...
Dates: 1959-1986; Majority of material found within 1980s

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

Seiler Family Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2024-03-12
Contents of the Collection The Seiler Family Aviation Collections holds textual, visual, and audiovisual materials from the military and commercial aviation careers of members of the Seiler family. Materials are dated from the 1950s through the 2010s, although the bulk of material fall within the 1980s-1990s. It has been arranged alphabetically by family member with each family member's materials in chronological order. The first series, Gretchen (Seiler) Haskins, is primarily...
Dates: circa 1950s-2010s; Majority of material found within 1980s-1990s

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

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