printed ephemera
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Printed works that are created to meet an array of immediate needs, usually transitory in nature not intended to be saved. Examples could be broadsides, posters, leaflets, pamphlets, programs, postcards, tradecards, labels, tickets, handbills, sale notices, and valentines.
Found in 163 Collections and/or Records:
Terence R. Mitchell Collection of Aviation Trading Cards
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2015-12-01-A
Contents of the Collection
The Terence R. Mitchell Collection of Aviation Trading Cards is comprised of nearly 1,000 1910-1960s-era trading and cigarette cards, collected by Mitchell from the 1970s-2015. The cards are mainly from the United States, but some were produced in Australia, Great Britain, and New Zealand. Images on the cards in this collection are primarily aviation-related and feature aircraft. Aircraft depicted range widely from early aviation to jets. Also included to a lesser degree are other forms of...
Dates:
1910s-1960s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Norman B. Moerbe World War II Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2018-11-07
Overview
Norman Bernhard Moerbe was a bombardier in the 12th Air Force, 340th bomb group, who flew in campaigns over Italy during World War II. This collection contains military records, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera documenting his military service, primarily dating from 1943-1945.
Dates:
circa 1890s, 1939-1968; Majority of material found within 1943-1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Dorie Moore Flight Attendant Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2013-09-17-A
Contents of the Collection
The Dorie Moore Flight Attendant Collection is comprised of primarily textual materials with two DVDs related to Dorie Moore's career as a flight attendant and purser with Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines, 2001-2012. The collection has been sorted into two series; Series I: Northwest Airlines and Series II: Delta Air Lines.The bulk of the material is in Series I and documents Moore's work with Northwest Airlines. It includes a flight attendant manual; blank employee forms,...
Dates:
2001-2012
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Revilo Joe and Bernice Morse Boeing Scrapbook
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2023-07-11
Contents of the Collection
The Revilo Joe and Bernice Morse Boeing Scrapbook is primarily comprised of clippings from various newspapers, but also includes a small amount of printed ephemera, Boeing Company employee memos and policies, and photographs, circa 1939-1945. Topics are mostly war-related, with some pertaining to Boeing Company in general. Of interest are documents that relate to women workers at Boeing, including one on childcare options and one on appearance and uniforms. The scrapbook was compiled by...
Dates:
circa 1940-1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
P.J. Muller Collection of Pan Am Menus
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2008-04-24
Content Description
The P.J. Muller Collection of Pan Am Menus is a small collection consisting of four Pan Am Special Business Class dinner menu cards with commemorative illustrations of historic flights of Pam Am Clippers on the covers. The menus were acquired between 1984-1985 aboard Pan Am 747 flights between JFK (New York) and Heathrow (London) airports. The historic flights depicted include a Sikorsky S-38 Amphibian piloted by Charles Lindbergh delivering air mail to the Canal Zone from Miami,...
Dates:
1984-1985
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Solomon Mullin World War II Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2023-09-12
Overview
Solomon Mullin served as a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombardier and instructor in the 385th Bomb Group for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. The collection is comprised of textual and photographic materials related to his military service. The documents date from 1942 to 1999, although the bulk of the collection dates from 1942-1945.
Dates:
1942-1945, 1999; Majority of material found within 1942-1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
The Museum of Flight Biographical Information Files
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARTIFICIAL-BIO
Abstract
The Biographical Files are an artifical collection with textual and photographic files on more than 1600 prominent people and groups in the space and aviation industries.
Dates:
20th Century
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Robert H. Neale Flying Tigers Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2008-08-29
Contents of the Collection
The Robert H. Neale Flying Tigers Collection primarily relates to Robert H. Neale's 1941-1942 service as an ace fighter pilot with the American Volunteer Group (AVG), also known as the Flying Tigers, in Burma during World War II. The collection is comprised of visual and textual materials, including approximately 470 photographic prints and 61 negatives, military orders and documents, personal documents, and assorted clippings and ephemera. It also includes a significant amount of post-war...
Dates:
1937-2004; Majority of material found within 1941-1943
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Carroll H. Nevermann World War II Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2004-07-31
Contents of the Collection
The Carroll H. Nevermann World War II Collection is comprised of textual materials relating to the 1941-1945 military service of 2nd Lieutentant Nevermann, a pilot in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. It includes Nevermann's "Pilot Qualifications Log," 1941-1945; military records, such as Nevermann's flight records for 1944-1945, training reports and certifications, and checklists; and printed ephemera, including paper money from China and customs declaration...
Dates:
1941-1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Robert Newman Soviet Pressure Helmet Documentation
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-04-19-A
Content Description
The Robert Newman Soviet Pressure Helmet Documentation collection is a small collection consisting of a few documents related to a Soviet Air Force Gsh-6 A pressurized helmet. The archival collection includes a humidity indicator document in Russian; a booklet titled "Certificate for Soviet Air Force Gsh-6 A pressurized helmet;" a booklet titled "Certificate for K-66 exhale valve;" and a map of Kandahar, Afghanistan, dated 1982 at 1:100,000 scale.
Dates:
1981-1982
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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