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certificates

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents giving authoritative recognition of a fact, qualification, or promise.

Found in 114 Collections and/or Records:

Charles H. Sorensen World War II U.S. Naval Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2025-04-16
Contents of the Collection The Charles H. Sorensen World War II U.S. Naval Aviation Collection contains textual and photographic materials related to the World War II Pacific Theater naval service of pilot Charles H. Sorensen, who served aboard the U.S.S. Essex. Most materials are dated between 1941-1944, although some items pertain to post-war dates and Sorensen's reserve service. Due to its small size, the collection has been organized alphabetically. The bulk of the...
Dates: 1941-1969

Lyle F. Stayner Boeing Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2024-10-03
Content Description The Lyle F. Stayner Boeing Collection is a small collection consisting of textual and visual materials collected by Lyle Stayner during his career at The Boeing Company in the 1950s and 1960s. Materials include photographs and certificates related to milestones in Stayner's career; identification cards and passes for Stayner; business cards from Stayner's contacts, including ones at China Airlines; a first flight cover for the Boeing 720; and a first flight cover and eight color...
Dates: circa 1950s-1975

G. Harry Stine Space History and Model Rocketry Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-09-17
Overview

The G. Harry Stine Space History and Model Rocketry Collection encompasses the professional work of G. Harry Stine, the founder of model rocketry in the United States. The collection includes material related to his work in the National Association of Rocketry, drafts of his writings, rocket designs, materials affiliated with model rocketry corporations, his aeronautical research files, and his work in commercial space flight.

Dates: 1874-2008; Majority of material found within 1956-1997

Glenn K. Stinson Stinson Aircraft Corporation Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2026-03-09
Content Description The Glenn K. Stinson Stinson Aircraft Corporation Collection is a small collection of printed ephemera produced by the Stinson Aircraft Corporation circa the 1930s. The materials were collected by Glenn K. Stinson; he had no relation to the Stinson company or family.The bulk of the collection consists of a variety of advertisements and brochures promoting various Stinson aircaft. They include technical characterists, descriptions, images, and sometimes sales prices. Other...
Dates: circa 1930s

Norman G. Stromer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-09-19
Overview Major Norman George Stromer (1922-2019) was an Army Air Corps pilot who participated in bombing campaigns in the South West Pacific during World War II, served as part of the Military Air Transport Service (MATS), and worked as a fight inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This collection contains photographs, military records, certificates, and other textual materials documenting his military service, post-military career, and personal life, primarily dating from...
Dates: 1922-2017; Majority of material found within 1940-1960

Tami Dias Commercial Airlines Collection

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2024-07-05
Contents of the Collection The Tami Dias Commercial Airlines Collection is a small collection of textual materials primarily related to Sabena and Trans World Airlines (TWA), 1978-1982. It includes a 1978 certificate for Sabena's inaugural flight between Atlanta and Brussels, Sabena instructional documents, "Terms and Definitions Relative to the Jet," and "Station Training for the Boeing 707-131," and a 1982 TWA interoffice correspondence about the first meeting of the Clerical Task Force. Also present is a JFK...
Dates: 1978-1982

Fred Thibodeaux Flying Fortress School Training Certificate

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2012-06-20
Content Description

The Fred Thibodeaux Flying Fortress School Training Certificate is a small collection consisting of the certification of completion of technical aircraft training at the Boeing Flying Fortress School by Sgt. Fred Thibodeaux dated September 17, 1943. The certificate is accompanied by a grade report and an envelope with Thibodeaux's name inscribed in calligraphy.

Dates: 1943

Alfred G. Thompson World War II Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2003-12-03
Contents of the Collection The collection contains textual materials related to the military service of Alfred G. Thompson, who served as a B-25 pilot during World War II. Materials include training documents and worksheets, military orders and ephemera, such as an enlisted men's pass and pay envelope, and aircraft arrival reports. There are a photograph album, miltary personnel files, many loose photographs and correspondences. Also included are pilot logs for Thompson as well as a Pilot Rating Book for Clare Rupert...
Dates: 1941-1944

Roy and Margaret Thrush Commercial Airlines Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-09-10
Contents of the Collection The Roy and Margaret Thrush Commercial Aviation Collection is a small collection that focuses mainly on Roy Thrush's 20-year career as a commercial pilot for TWA with a much smaller focus on his brief time at Lufthansa. The bulk of the collection is textual documents, including pilot logs; employee documents, including correspondence, memos, and schedules; membership cards; and a partial TWA pilot's manual. There are also 16 photographs, most of which depict aircraft. Identified aircraft...
Dates: 1937-1970; Majority of material found within 1940s-1950s

George Prior Townsend Jr. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2016-05-17
Contents of the Collection This small collection holds two appoinment certificates for George Prior Townsend Jr., reflecting his engineering career. One certificate is for Townsend's appointment to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Lubrication and Wear Subcommittee. Dated January 1, 1952, it is signed by Chairman J.C. Hunsaker and Executive Secretary John F. Victory. It included a label on the verso of its original frame, "BECK ART SHOP, House of Cards, Denver 2 Colo,.," as well as...
Dates: 1952, 1959

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