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 188 Collections and/or Records:
Clayton Scott Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2024-06-05
Overview
The Clayton Scott Papers documents the career and personal life of pilot Clayton Scott. The collection contains visual, audiovisual, and textual materials that date from 1911 to 2006. These documents bring to light CLS’s pioneering work in the field of aviation throughout the Pacific Northwest region, beginning in the 1920s to the 1990s. The materials illustrate his work with aviation entrepreneur Vern Gorst, his work as a private pilot of William E. Boeing, his position with the Boeing...
Dates:
1911-2006
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Nancy W. (Biddle) Seidel Trans World Airlines Flight Attendant Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2015-04-03
Contents of the Collection
The Nancy W. (Biddle) Seidel Trans World Airlines Flight Attendant Collection consists of textual materials that document Seidel's 1946-1947 service as an air hostess with Trans World Airlines (TWA). The materials were collected by Seidel and include her 1946-1947 flight log, which includes date, flight and airplane numbers, crew names, destination and origin locations, arrival and departure times, and other notes, such as altitude. Not every entry includes the same information....
Dates:
circa 1940-1947
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Seiler Family Aviation Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2024-03-12
Contents of the Collection
The Seiler Family Aviation Collections holds textual, visual, and audiovisual materials from the military and commercial aviation careers of members of the Seiler family. Materials are dated from the 1950s through the 2010s, although the bulk of material fall within the 1980s-1990s. It has been arranged alphabetically by family member with each family member's materials in chronological order. The first series, Gretchen (Seiler) Haskins, is primarily...
Dates:
circa 1950s-2010s; Majority of material found within 1980s-1990s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Lee M. Shelton and George W. French World War II Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2003-07-25
Contents of the Collection
The collection contains materials related to Lee M. Shelton and George W. French. Both men served during World War II, though in different military branches. Shelton was part of the Army Air Forces and his materials include photographs of military personnel and activities, such as inspections and navigational procedures; correspondence
and a graduation announcement for Blythville Army Air Field. French served with the Navy and his materials include photographs of naval ships, including the...
Dates:
1939-1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Floyd W. Shepard Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2008-10-29-C
Abstract
Floyd W. Shepard (approx. 1890-1966) served as a pilot with the U.S. Army Air Service late in World War I and in the postwar occupation. The collection contains materials relating to his training in the United States and his service overseas.
Dates:
circa 1917-1919
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Charles Ashby Shoop World War II Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2008-04-22
Contents of the Collection
The Charles Ashby Shoop World War II Collection contains textual and visual materials related to the World War II and post-war military service of Charles Ashby Shoop, a liaison pilot with the United States Army 104th Infantry Division. The bulk of the textual materials is Shoop’s 1942-1945 World War II and 1946-1960 post-war Reserve military service records, which include orders and assignments, promotion recommendations, memorandums and correspondence, and receipts and shipping...
Dates:
1942-1960
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Robert Short Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1991-01-07
Abstract
Robert McCawley Short (1904-1932) was born in Steilacoom, Washington and worked in China as chief instructor at China's School for Military Air Tactics from 1931-1932. The collection contains licenses, financial documents, correspondence, photographs, ephemera, biographical materials, and clippings related to Short's brief time in China. Additionally, the collection has photographs, ephemera, and correspondence related to the identification and preservation of his memorial.
Dates:
1932-1987
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Anne and Dottie Simpson Collection
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 000349]
Identifier: 2016-08-24
Content Description
This small collection consists of materials related to Dorothy "Dottie" Lewis Simpson's flying career and some commercial airline ephemera. It is unclear if Dottie or her daughter Anne collected the ephemera. Material documenting Dottie Simpson includes her U.S. Army Air Corps wallet with her private pilot's license, medical certificate, and CAA identity card. Her pilot's flight log is also included and primarily covers 1944-1946 but has notations dating as late as 1997. The commercial...
Dates:
1944-1997
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Howard E. Smith World War II Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2020-02-25
Contents of the Collection
The Howard E. Smith World War II Photograph Collection is comprised largely of photographic and audiovisual material, including 2,116 prints, 83 negatives, and 5 film reels. The images were taken or collected by Howard E. Smith, a United States Army Air Corps Public Relations Officer and base photographer, primarily while he was stationed at Smoky Hill Army Air Field (SHAAF) in Salina, Kansas. There is also a very small amount of textual documents. Most materials date from 1942-1943, with...
Dates:
1941-1949, 1969, undated
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Walt Sobol Photographs and Negatives
Collection
Identifier: 2018-10-02
Content Description
The Walt Sobol Photographs and Negatives is a collection comprised of 2,169 black-and-white photographic prints and 1,193 photographic negatives taken by Sobol during his career in aircraft manufacturing in China, Burma, India and the U.S. from the late 1920s through 1950s. The photographs are a mix of personal images, scenes of daily life in the various places he traveled, and documentation of the aircraft manufacturing industry in Missouri, China and India.The photographs are...
Dates:
1926-1959
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives