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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 167 Collections and/or Records:

Julianne Kumasaka International Taketombo Association Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2025-06-06
Content Description The Julianne Kumasaka International Taketombo Association Scrapbook is a small collection consisting of one scrapbook created and compiled by Association organizer Julianne Kumasaka with visual and textual materials documenting the activities of the Seattle chapter of the International Taketombo Association in the early 1990s. An exhibit of taketombos and related events at the Museum of Flight are especially well documented by the materials.The scrapbook was a 3-ring...
Dates: 1990-1992

Marc A. Lagen World War I Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1996-11-18
Abstract

Marc Aloysius Lagen (1882-1946), originally from Dubuque, Iowa, was a theatrical manager who served as Captain in the Balloon Section of the U.S. Army Air Service during World War I. The collection contains documents, photographs, correspondence, and ephemera relating to his World War I career.

Dates: 1914-1948; Majority of material found within 1918-1919

Clarence H. Lamping World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-10-27
Contents of the Collection The Clarence H. Lamping World War II Collection contains textual materials and a small amount of photographic prints relating to the World War II service of Lieutenant Colonel Clarence H. Lamping. Some of the material is retrospective. Most of the material was collected by Lamping during and after his service, although some items were collected by his son, John. The bulk of the collection is textual materials, most of which are post-war. Materials include Lamping's U.S Army Air...
Dates: 1939-2000; Majority of material found within 1939-1945

Charles J. Langmack Pilot Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2001-04-05
Abstract

The Charles Langmack Pilot Collection contains textual materials, scrapbooks, and photographs concerning the life and military career of Charles Langmack (1907-1999). Langmack was an early Oregon aviator, and this collection equally documents both his civilian and military aviation careers.

Dates: 1920-2002

William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Correspondence and Journal

 Collection
Identifier: 2023-12-06-4
Abstract

The William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Correspondence and Journal consists primarily of personal letters and one journal that document the early relationship between inventor and entrepreneur William "Bill" P. Lear and Moya Olsen Lear. The bulk of the material dates from 1939 to 1942, the years leading up to their marriage on January 5, 1942.

Dates: 1939-1993, undated; Majority of material found within 1939-1942

William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2021-10-29
Abstract The William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Family Collection contains textual materials and photographs primarily related to the personal lives of William "Bill" and Moya Olsen Lear as well as John Sigvard "Ole" Olsen, Moya's father. A small amount of material pertains to extended Lear family members, including the Lear children and Lillian (Clem) Olsen, Moya's mother. The bulk and strength of the collection is personal correspondence that provides insight to Lear family and social life and events....
Dates: 1911-2013

William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2000-06-20
Abstract William P. “Bill” Lear was a prolific inventor with dozens of patents for a variety of machines to his name but is most famous for his work in the aviation field. Moya Marie Olsen Lear was a philanthropist, businesswoman, and the wife of aviation pioneer Bill Lear. The collection documents Bill Lear's inventions and career in the fields of radio navigation, aircraft design, the 8-track player, and his efforts at a steam-powered turbine. Materials are predominantly affiliated with Lear’s many...
Dates: 1838-2001, undated; Majority of material found within 1939-1986

Frank C. Leigh World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-02-09
Overview

The collection contains items relating to Frank C. Leigh's time serving with the United States Navy as a signalman, specifically on the USS Chenango during World War II.

Dates: 1942-1946

Ellis Levin Boeing Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2023-10-30
Overview

The Ellis Levin Boeing Papers documents Ellis Levin's 54-year career with the Boeing Company through textual documents and photographic materials dating from 1932-2021. The materials in the collection are related to Levin’s engineering career, most notably his work in the Vibration Unit and Physical Research Unit, as well as his position as the Systems Growth Manager on the X-20 Dyna-Soar Program, and then as the Systems Engineering Manager for the Lunar Orbiter Program.

Dates: 1937-1983

William S. Luckey Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-09-24
Abstract

William S. Luckey was an acclaimed Curtiss Flying Team pilot best known as the winner of The New York Times race around Manhattan Island on Oct. 13, 1913. The William S. Luckey Aviation Collection consists of visual and textual materials related to Luckey's aviation career and to his wife, Laura Luckey.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1913-1915; 1898-1959

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