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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 189 Collections and/or Records:

Elrey B. Jeppesen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1996-11-26
Abstract

The Elrey B. Jeppesen Papers documents the career and personal life of aviator and aerial navigation pioneer Elrey B. Jeppesen. This collection is comprised of textual, visual, and audiovisual materials created and collected by EBJ and his wife and business partner, Nadine Audrey (Liscomb) Jeppesen. The documents date from 1843-1996, with the bulk of the material dating from 1940-1979.

Dates: 1843-1996 ; Majority of material found within 1940-1979

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

Rebecca (Blodgett) Knight Western Airlines Flight Attendant Collection

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 000731]
Identifier: 2009-03-19
Contents of the Collection

The Rebecca (Blodgett) Knight Western Airlines Flight Attendant Collection is comprised of four (4) items collected by Knight during her 1970s career. There are two (2) color photographs; Knight is depicted in both. One also includes a partial view of a Western Airlines aircraft. There are no captions. Additional material includes a "Fly! Western Airlines" decal and a business card for "B. Blodgett."

Dates: circa 1970s

Julianne Kumasaka International Taketombo Association Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2025-06-06
Content Description The Julianne Kumasaka International Taketombo Association Scrapbook is a small collection consisting of one scrapbook created and compiled by Association organizer Julianne Kumasaka with visual and textual materials documenting the activities of the Seattle chapter of the International Taketombo Association in the early 1990s. An exhibit of taketombos and related events at the Museum of Flight are especially well documented by the materials.The scrapbook was a 3-ring...
Dates: 1990-1992

L'Aéronautique Page with Signatures

 Collection — Box Assorted oversize box 13, oversize: folders 1
Identifier: 2024-00-00-29
Content Description The L'Aéronautique Page with Signatures is a small collection consisting of a single item: the half-title page taken from the 1922 book L'Aéronautique by Charles Dollfus that has been signed by various aviators. Some signatures include notes and a few are dated 1953 but most are simply autographs. It is unclear if the signatures were collected all at once at a single event or if they were gathered over time at different...
Dates: circa 1922-1953

William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Correspondence and Journal

 Collection
Identifier: 2023-12-06-4
Abstract

The William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Correspondence and Journal consists primarily of personal letters and one journal that document the early relationship between inventor and entrepreneur William "Bill" P. Lear and Moya Olsen Lear. The bulk of the material dates from 1939 to 1942, the years leading up to their marriage on January 5, 1942.

Dates: 1939-1993, undated; Majority of material found within 1939-1942

William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2021-10-29
Abstract The William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Family Collection contains textual materials and photographs primarily related to the personal lives of William "Bill" and Moya Olsen Lear as well as John Sigvard "Ole" Olsen, Moya's father. A small amount of material pertains to extended Lear family members, including the Lear children and Lillian (Clem) Olsen, Moya's mother. The bulk and strength of the collection is personal correspondence that provides insight to Lear family and social life and events....
Dates: 1911-2013

Frank C. Leigh World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-02-09
Overview

The collection contains items relating to Frank C. Leigh's time serving with the United States Navy as a signalman, specifically on the USS Chenango during World War II.

Dates: 1942-1946

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

Carol (Nicholson) Lewis WASP Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-05-07
Abstract

Carol (Nicholson) Lewis (1923-1987) joined the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) in 1943 and was assigned to Moore Air Base (Texas), Class 44-W-7. The collection includes official documents, photographs, correspondence, clippings, and ephemera related to Lewis' 1943-1945 WASP service. A small amount of correspondence and ephemera concerning her marriage is also included in the collection.

Dates: 1941-1946

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