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correspondence

 Subject

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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:

Gordon Highfill U.S. Naval Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2004-04-17
Abstract

Gordon Highfill served as a pilot for the United States Navy during World War II and in the Naval Reserves during the 1950s-1960s. The collection contains military records, a Naval Reservist newsletter, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain check list, and three (3) pilot log books from his service.

Dates: 1943-1962
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Subjects:  correspondence

David O. Hill Seaboard World Airlines Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-12-20
Abstract

David O. Hill (1939-) was a pilot for Seaboard World Airlines (SWA). Hill was also SWA's archivist and historian. The collection relates to the company history, personnel, and operations of Seaboard World Airlines (SWA), from its establishment in 1946 to 1980 when it merged with Flying Tigers Line and is comprised primarily of textual materials, the bulk of which are scrapbooks; but also includes photographic materials, including prints, slides, and negatives; and a single DVD.

Dates: 1946-2003; Majority of material found within 1946-1980
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Notes:  correspondence and memos, stock certificates, labor agreements, employee identity cards, and business records and
Found in Subjects:  correspondence

John R. Hiltenbrand Military Aviation Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2025-01-27
Contents of the Collection The John R. Hiltenbrand Military Aviation Collection holds textual, visual, and audiovisual materials from the United States Air Force career of John Robert "Bob" Hiltenbrand from World War II through the 1960s. The bulk and strength of the collection is textual materials related to Hiltenbrand's World War II-era flight training. Included are 1941-1943 flight logs as well as a number of instructional and training materials. The documents, with accompanying notes taken by...
Dates: 1941-1989; Majority of material found within 1941-1969
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Subjects:  correspondence

Walter F. Hiltner Aviation and Space Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1991-06-18-A
Contents of the Collection The Walter F. Hiltner Aviation and Space Collection consists of textual and visual materials from Dr. Walter F. Hiltner's time at the Boeing Company as an aerospace scientist. The materials primarily relate to lunar and space exploration research and programs, circa 1950s-1960s. The collection has been divided alphabetically into four series, Aircraft and missiles, Lunar exploration, Space exploration, and General. Within each...
Dates: 1952-1962
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Subjects:  correspondence

Sally (Harris) Hodgson Flight Attendant Collection

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 004764]
Identifier: 2019-10-27
Content Description The Sally (Harris) Hodgson Flight Attendant Collection is a small collection documenting Hodgson's career as a flight attendant in the mid-twentieth century in the United Kingdom. Materials include her log book from 1957-1960 with flights primarily in Europe; five black-and-white photographs of various sizes of Hodgson in her uniforms from Air Kruise, Silver City Airways, and British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC); undated clippings with pictures of her and colleagues; a letter...
Dates: 1957-1964
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Subjects:  correspondence

James H. Howard Fighter Ace Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2021-10-01
Contents of the Collection The James H. Howard Fighter Ace Collection contains textual, photographic, and audiovisual materials in support of James H. Howard's Medal of Honor awarded in June 1944. Materials include military records, clippings, and photographs, among others. Due to the collection's small size, it has been arranged alphabetically. Howard was awarded the Medal of Honor in June 1944 for actions taken on January 11, 1944, the only fighter pilot in the European Theater to earn the distinction....
Dates: 1944-1994; Majority of material found in 1944
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Subjects:  correspondence

Milton M. Howell Charles Lindbergh Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-00-00-99
Contents of the Collection The Milton M. Howell Charles Lindbergh Collection is comprised of textual materials that provide insight into the relationship between Dr. Howell and the Lindberghs as well as Charles Lindbergh's death. Most materials date between 1968 and 1974 and have been arranged chronologically. The collection is largely focused on Lindbergh's death in August 1974 which is documented through a large amount of correspondence to Howell and obituaries, both loose and collected in a scrapbook....
Dates: 1952-1990
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Notes:  correspondence to Howell and obituaries, both loose and collected in a scrapbook. The majority of the condolence
Found in Subjects:  correspondence

S. E. Hutton Collection of Caproni Materials

 Collection
Identifier: 1998-11-12
Abstract

Sergeant Sol E. Hutton served with the U.S. Army Air Service in Italy during World War I, where he worked with Caproni on aircraft construction. The collection contains items related to the U.S. Air Service program to build Caproni Ca.44 (Military Ca.5, Ca.600) aircraft at the end of the war.

Dates: 1918-1919
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Subjects:  correspondence

J. V. and Harley Hyde Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1985-08-15-A
Abstract Jules Verne (J. V.) Hyde (1889-1953) and Harley Hyde (1892-1919) were brothers who served in World War I as flight instructors. The collection contains documents, clippings, and photographs relating to J. V. Hyde's military service during World War I, his post-war work as the first manager of Boeing Field, and later work at Boeing as an inspector. The collection also includes documents, clippings, and photographs about his brother Harley's World War I service and death due to an airplane...
Dates: circa 1910s-1950
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Subjects:  correspondence

Donald H. Irwin Jimmie Allen Flying Club Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1986-06-05
Abstract

Roy Buckley was a member of the Jimmie Allen Flying Club during the 1930s. The collection contains Jimmie Allen Flying Club materials owned by Buckley, including a membership card, photomechanical prints, correspondence, newsletters, and assorted ephemera.

Dates: circa 1930s to 1940s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Notes:  , correspondence, newsletters, and assorted ephemera.
Found in Subjects:  correspondence

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