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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Scope Note: Lists of dishes to be served or available for meals.

Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:

Commercial Airlines Collection (Part 9, T-Z, Assorted airlines, Airports)

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-23-9
Abstract

The Commercial Airlines Collection is an artificial collection comprised of textual, visual, and audiovisual materials of commercial airlines from around the world, 1910s-2020s.

Dates: circa 1910s-2020s; Majority of material found within 1950s-1990s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Notes:  ; promotional brochures, booklets, and fliers; menus and in-flight entertainment guides, including duty-free
Found in Subjects:  menus

Lorraine L. (Coccio) Ditsworth Western Airlines Flight Attendant Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2009-02-20
Contents of the Collection The Lorraine L. (Coccio) Ditsworth Western Airlines Flight Attendant Collection is comprised of textual materials and photographs collected by Ditsworth during her 1953-1956 service as a Western Airlines (WA) flight attendant.The textual materials include three logs which contain notes about Ditsworth's flights, 1953-1956; several "Orchid letters" (complimentary letters) about Ditsworth and her service to passengers; assorted documents related to her employment with...
Dates: 1951-1956
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Subjects:  menus

Jules Graff World War II Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2004-02-12
Contents of the Collection

The Jules Graff World War II Collection contains materials related to the World War II experience of Jules Graff, who served in the Army Air Forces. It includes 11 photographs that depict gun emplacements near San Francisco, California during World War II; a color slide of Jules Graff, taken at Attu Island; and correspondence and assorted ephemera, such as air mail stamps and a Thanksgiving Day menu for the 916th Army Air Force Base in Orlando, Florida.

Dates: circa 1940s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Subjects:  menus

Doris M. (Jensen) Hanson Flight Attendant Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-06-25-A
Content Description The Doris M. (Jensen) Hanson Flight Attendant Collection is a small collection consisting of visual and textual materials related to Hanson's career as a flight attendant. She worked in Communications for Pan Am in 1954 and then as a flight attendant for Western Airlines from 1956-1959, but other airlines are represented in the collection as well. Materials related Hanson's work with Western Airlines include: "The Californian Champagne Flights" menu used as postcard,...
Dates: 1957-1974
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Subjects:  menus

Earl J. Heroux Pan American Airlines Collection

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 004823]
Identifier: 2023-10-19-A
Contents of the Collection The Earl J. Heroux Pan American Airlines Collection contains visual and textual materials collected by Earl J. Heroux on a trip via Pan Am Clipper to Alaska. Although the materials were collected in 1940, materials are dated between 1927 and 1940. The collection primarily consists of 24 black-and-white photographs and 10 photographic postcards. Photographs depict aircraft; including in flight, in harbor, and on the ground. Additional images show aerial views, various town...
Dates: 1927-1940
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Subjects:  menus

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 Subjects:  menus

Sybille Holder Pan American Airways Flight Attendant Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2008-11-14
Contents of the Collection The Sybille Holder Pan American Airways Flight Attendant Collection is comprised of textual materials that relate to Pan American World Airways (PAA) flight attendants, 1964-1991. The material was likely collected by Holder during her time as a flight attendant, although only one piece is noted as previously belonging to Holder. The collection contains a Pan Am "Employee Circles" binder, which holds meeting minutes and employee documentation. The materials have been removed from...
Dates: 1964-1991
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Subjects:  menus

Arlene E. Johnsen Trans World Airlines Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-08-05
Contents of the Collection The Arlene E. Johnsen Trans World Airlines Collection consists of textual materials collected by Arlene E. Johnson during her 36-year career as a flight attendant for Trans World Airlines (TWA), from 1960-1996. It also includes a small amount of materials related to the crash that claimed her life, collected by her twin sister, Marlene. Original order has been maintained and the collection is arranged into two series: Series I: Arlene Johnsen TWA materials and Series II: TWA Flight 800...
Dates: 1961-2003
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Notes:  labor disputes between flight attendants and TWA in the 1960s and 1980s. Ephemera such as menus, safety
Found in Subjects:  menus

Alda Jane Lewis Flight Attendant Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-03-19
Abstract

Alda Jane Lewis (1923-2012) was born in Ohio and worked as a United Airlines flight attendant. The collection contains photographs, manuscripts, reports, maps, personnel records, and brochures collected during her career.

Dates: 1939-1984
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Notes:  memos and newsletters, flight menus, route maps, and UAL brochures about the Mainliner. Additional
Found in Subjects:  menus

Charles Lindbergh Transatlantic flight celebration menu

 Collection — Box Assorted Rare Collections Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: 2004-03-26-A
Contents of the Collection The collection is comprised of a single 6-page booklet related to Charles Lindbergh's stop in Seattle, Washington during his around-the-US tour after his transatlantic flight, September 13, 1926. The cover title is "Business Men's Dinner in Honor of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh." The event was held at the Spanish Ball Room of the Olympic Hotel in Seattle. The booklet includes the evening's menu and program as well as a list of speaker and attendee names, including then-Mayor Bertha Knight...
Dates: 1926 September 9
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Subjects:  menus

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