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 192 Collections and/or Records:
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
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Notes:
ticket, correspondence, price lists, flight logs, engine logbooks, financial records, certification lists
Found in Subjects:
correspondence
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
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Notes:
and Fishing with Friends
Found in Subjects:
correspondence
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
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Notes:
directions; clippings, and correspondence. There is also a 1961 audiocassette labeled as "Training tape: the
Found in Subjects:
correspondence
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
Found in Notes:
kept in original order. The bulk of the scrapbook is business correspondence with a few clippings and
Found in Subjects:
correspondence
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
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Notes:
, including 2012 correspondence regarding joining the British Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators and an
Found in Subjects:
correspondence
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 and his military service.
Dates:
1932-2021
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Notes:
textual documents describe other aspects of Selge’s career through employment summaries, correspondence
Found in Subjects:
correspondence
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
Found in Notes:
, correspondence, hand-written notes, clippings, and articles. The visual materials consist of 14 photographs, 172
Found in Subjects:
correspondence
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
Found in Notes:
navigational procedures; correspondence
and a graduation announcement for Blythville Army Air Field. French
Found in Subjects:
correspondence
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
Found in Notes:
, financial documents, correspondence, photographs, ephemera, biographical materials, and clippings related to
Found in Subjects:
correspondence
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
Found in Notes:
clippings and some correspondence relate to other Boeing bombers including the B-17, B-29, and B-47. The B
Found in Subjects:
correspondence