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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 110 Collections and/or Records:

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

Thomas B. Davis Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1997-04-18
Content Description The Thomas B. Davis Collection documents Davis’s career with the U.S. Navy and Pacific Northern Airlines with textual and visual materials primarily from 1940s-1960s. A small amount of materials, including log books and photographs, document Davis’s service during World War II. The bulk of the collection relates to Davis’s career as a commercial airline pilot with Pacific Northern Airlines, including certificates, manuals, and training materials. Another man, Frank L....
Dates: Majority of material found within 1940s to 1980s

Stanley J. Dec Naval Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-06-02
Abstract

Stanley Joseph Dec (1920-) was born in Raymond, Washington. After attending flight school in Iowa, Dec joined the military and served as a pilot for the U.S. Navy during World War II. The collection contains documents, logs, and publications documenting the training and military career of World War II U. S. Navy Ensign Stanley J. Dec.

Dates: 1942-1953

Robert R. and Canadette Dickson Museum of Flight Scrapbook

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2023-00-00-54
Contents of the Collection

The Robert R. and and Canadette Museum of Flight Scrapbook is a single-item collection, created by Robert R. and Canadette Dickson and documents their involvement with The Museum of Flight and related restoration projects from 1978-1987. The scrapbook includes clippings, printed ephemera, and photographs. Topics include the Boeing Model 80A restoration, Pathfinder Awards, and Red Barn. Some pages and materials are quite loose and/or fragile.

Dates: 1978-1987

Charles W. Drew World War I Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-02-17
Abstract

Charles Wallace Drew (1896-1979) served as a pilot with the U.S. Army Air Service during World War I, and later worked as an airport engineer. The collection contains correspondence, photographs, clippings, and other materials relating to Drew's wartime experience.

Dates: 1902-1979; Majority of material found within 1917-1925

Charles M. Duffy Continental Airlines Flight Attendant Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2024-04-15
Contents of the Collection The Charles M. Duffy Continental Airlines Flight Attendant Collection contains textual materials collected and used by Charles M. Duffy during his service as a flight attendant for Continental Airlines, 1977-1980. Materials include Duffy's flight crew logs for hours flown from 1977-1979; training materials; employee documents such as blank forms, company policy memos, schedules and seniority lists; a one-year of service certificate; and Duffy's membership cards for the Union of Flight...
Dates: 1976-1981

John Espy Pilot Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-113
Contents of the Collection The John Espy Pilot Collection pertains to pilot John Espy, including World War II and post-war materials. It includes pilot log books, 1941-1955; a "short snorter" dated October 23, 1942, and other foreign currency; membership certificates, and American Airline employment records for Espy. Also included is a CAA airman identify card for Margaret Louise Rowe, whose name appears in one of Espy's pilot logs though the exact connection between the two is unknown. Additional materials include...
Dates: 1941-1969

First International Space Docking Certificate

 Collection — Box Assorted rare collections, Box 1: [Barcode: One], Folder: 2011-06-06 folder 1
Identifier: 2011-06-06-1
Content Description This collection consists of a single item, the "First International Space Docking Certificate," also known as the Space Magna Carta. The document, which is in both English and Russian and is dated July 17, 1975, commemorates the first international crewed space mission when an American Apollo module docked with a Soviet Soyuz capsule. This official government document was signed in space by the two entire crews, including Thomas P. Stafford, D. K. Slayton, Vance Brand, Alexei Leonov, and...
Dates: 1975 July 17

Flying Tigers Association Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2001-04-27-A
Contents of the Collection

The Flying Tigers Association Collection consists of textual and visual materials related to the First American Volunteer Group (AVG), also known as the "Flying Tigers," from World War II. Materials from various members include logs, correspondence, identity cards, and photographic prints. Most of the material is from dates of active service, 1941-1942, but some items are commemorative, primarily lithographs and reunion materials, circa 1990s.

Dates: circa 1939 to 1945, 1990s

John Fornasero Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2011-06-24
Abstract:

The John Fornasero Papers are comprised of documents, photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera pertaining to the life and work of flight instructor, aviation inspector, and test pilot John B. Fornasero. A significant portion of this collection is made up of photographs. Major topics include the Ryan School of Aeronautics, the Civil Aeronautics Administration, Fairchild Aircraft Company, and Boeing Aircraft Company.

Dates: 1904-2006

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