clippings (information artifacts)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Illustrations, pages, articles, or columns of text removed from books, newspapers, journals, or other printed sources and kept for their informational content.
Found in 174 Collections and/or Records:
Clarke C. Cole Alaska Airlines Pilot Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2023-10-24
Content Description
The Clarke C. Cole Alaska Airlines Pilot Collection is a small collection of materials related to Cole’s personal family life, service in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, and his career as a pilot with Alaska Airlines from 1947-1971. The materials date from 1903-1966 and are predominantly comprised of photographs, with a small amount of textual materials. The textual component of the collection includes clippings, correspondence from Cole to his wife, Blanche K. Cole,...
Dates:
1903-1966
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
John Cook Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2013-07-31
Abstract
Born in Scotland, John Cook (1899-) was a mechanic who worked on the engines that powered the Douglas World Cruisers that completed the first circumnavigation of the globe by air. Cook also served in the military for thirty-six years and later was a Quality Control Inspector for the Air Force Aircraft program at Boeing. The collection contains photographs, slides, and textual materials primarily related to his time at Boeing as well as some photographs and documents related to his...
Dates:
1920-1986
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
William Hough "Bill" Cook Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2017-10-26
Abstract
The William Hough “Bill” Cook, Jr. Papers are comprised of documents, photographs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia pertaining to the life and work of Bill Cook, Jr. A significant portion of this collection is made up of correspondence, both personal and professional. Major topics include the Boeing high speed wind tunnel, the B-29, B-47, and B-17 bombers, the development of the YC-14 short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft, and research on supersonic transport.
Dates:
1925-2012; Majority of material found within 1938-1974
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Hamilton Coolidge World War I Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2000-10-16-101
Abstract
Hamilton "Ham" Coolidge (1895-1918) was one of many young men from wealthy New England families who enlisted during World War I. The collection contains materials related to Captain Coolidge's service a pilot with the U.S. Army Air Service 94th Aero Squadron. Coolidge achieved Ace status, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, and was killed in action.
Dates:
circa 1917-1925
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Merle M. Coons Fighter Ace Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2002-02-13-1136
Abstract
Colonel Merle Coons (1921-1997) was a United States Air Force fighter pilot, earning ace status during World War II. The collection is a subset of the American Fighter Aces Collection and includes primarily textual materials, such as military orders and records, flight records and a log book, and a scrapbook, as well as a photograph album and a small amount of loose photographs.
Dates:
1942-1997
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Elliott N. Couden Airmail Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1983-11-18-A
Contents of the Collection
The Elliott N. Couden Airmail Collection is a relatively small collection that pertains to the early days of airmail via Pacific Air Transport (PAT), United Air Lines (UAL), and Varney Air Lines (VAL). It includes textual and photographic materials, dating from 1929-1944. Textual materials include both original and photocopies of clippings related to airmail pilots of the 1930s-1940s, including some of their crashes and deaths; and airmail service, including news about routes....
Dates:
1926-1948
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
David L. Davidson Jr. Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2022-07-11
Abstract
David L. Davidson was an electrical engineer at The Boeing Company and worked on the Saturn V Rocket and the Lunar Rover projects. He served in the U.S. Marines from 1942-1946 and in the U.S. Army Reserves Engineer Corps from 1957-1962. This collection, which dates from 1941 to his retirement from Boeing in 1988, consists of textual materials, photographs, and one digital audio recording. It includes administrative records, notes, Boeing managerial training materials, photographs that depict...
Dates:
circa 1937-1988
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Dodge H. Dean World War II Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2018-00-00-138
Content Description
The Dodge H. Dean World War II Collection consists primarily of training materials from Dean's service with both the Royal Canadian Air Force and the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. Training materials from Dean's time with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) from about 1937-1942 make up the bulk of the collection. Included are printed lecture outlines and printed notes on a variety of topics such as airframes; airmanship; airways regulations; armament; engines;...
Dates:
1937-1950
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Marilyn (Chittick) Deel Pan Am Flight Attendant Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2012-08-02
Contents of the Collection
The collection is comprised of materials, including scrapbook pages and loose photographs as well as two clippings, related to Marilyn (Chittick) Deel and her time as a flight attendant and purser for Pan American World Airways (Pan Am), 1959-1961. The bulk of the collection are the scrapbook pages. The pages are black paper and primarily hold photographs using photo corners, tape, and/or glue. It also holds a few pieces of ephemera in the form of correspondence and clippings....
Dates:
1959-1961
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Victoria M. DeVines Douglas Aircraft Photograph and Lithograph Collection
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 1989-01-15
Contents of the Collection
This small collection contains photographs and lithographs of Douglas Aircraft, 1933-1958. There are seven 8x10" black-and-white photographs of the Douglas DC series. Each of the aircraft are depicted in flight and several images include Douglas Aircraft Co. stamps on the reverse. There are also twenty 8x10" black-and-white lithographs of assorted Douglas aircraft. The lithographs feature an image on the front and a three-view of the same aircraft on the reverse. Also...
Dates:
1933-1958
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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