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Airplanes -- Design and construction

 Subject

Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Scope Note: Design and construction of airplanes

Found in 49 Collections and/or Records:

Jim Chase Lear Fan Document Control Backup Microfilm Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2025-02-21
Contents of the Collection The Jim Chase Lear Fan Document Control Backup Microfilm Collection contains 94 rolls of microfilms which are the "the last complete microfilm copies of the Learfan Document Control backup, which has the complete drawing package." The microfilm was collected and used by Chase during his tenure as a Lear Fan Limited engineer, 1980-1984. Items are kept in their original boxes and many have labels with limited contextual information, primarily date range and roll number. Examples include...
Dates: 1980-1984

William Hough "Bill" Cook Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-10-26
Abstract

The William Hough “Bill” Cook, Jr. Papers are comprised of documents, photographs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia pertaining to the life and work of Bill Cook, Jr. A significant portion of this collection is made up of correspondence, both personal and professional. Major topics include the Boeing high speed wind tunnel, the B-29, B-47, and B-17 bombers, the development of the YC-14 short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft, and research on supersonic transport.

Dates: 1925-2012; Majority of material found within 1938-1974

John Vance Eastwood and Alice (Eastwood) Davis Aerospace Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2026-04-23
Content Description The John Vance Eastwood and Alice (Eastwood) Davis Aerospace Collection is a small collection consisting primarily of visual materials collected by Eastwood and Davis over the course of their careers. Eastwood served as general supervisor of the photography department at North American Aviation (NAA) in Kansas City, Kansas during World War II. Davis, Eastwood's daughter, was an editor and publications manager for McDonnell Douglas Aerospace from the 1960s to 1990s, first in Santa Monica and...
Dates: circa 1930s-1990s

Leone C. Edson Early Aviation Photograph Collection

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 000736]
Identifier: 2009-04-24
Contents of the Collection The collection is comprised of fourteen (14) black-and-white photographs depicting the construction of Boeing aircraft and the inside of Boeing Plant 1, circa 1914-1919. The photographer is unknown. Five of the images are 8x10" and include brief handwritten captions on reverse that identify the Boeing Airplane factory. The images depict the construction of an aircraft, possibly a flying boat or seaplane. The remaining nine images 3.5x6" and are photographic reproductions and primarily depict...
Dates: circa 1914-1919

Fletcher Aviation aircraft parts and manufacturing photographs

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 004755]
Identifier: 2019-07-22
Contents of the Collection The Fletcher Aviation aircraft parts and manufacturing photographs contains 40 black-and-white photographs, 8 photomechanical prints, and 3 transparencies relating to the design, testing, and manufacture of aircraft parts.All of the photographs are 8.5x11" and none include captions on the reverse. Twelve images include the Fletcher Aviation logo on the front right corner. One image depicts an aerial view of the Fletcher Aviation facility and surrounding areas and includes...
Dates: 1960-1966

Lloyd E. Frisbee Aeronautical Engineering Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2025-10-21
Overview

The Lloyd E. Frisbee Aeronautical Engineering Collection documents the career of aeronautical engineer Lloyd E. Frisbee. The collection dates from 1938 to 2012 and chronicles Frisbee's career achievements as an engineer starting with the Boeing Company, followed by Northrop Corporation, and lastly his time with the Lockheed Company. The materials emphasize his work on the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar aircraft.

Dates: 1938-2012

David Gallagher Boeing 747 Photograph Collection

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 004776]
Identifier: 2020-10-29
Content Description

The David Gallagher Boeing 747 Photograph Collection is a small collection consisting of 39 8x10" black-and-white photographss that were taken in early 1968 of the Boeing 747 assembly process. There are 15 photos taken on January 4; 15 photos taken on February 29; one photo taken on March 3; four photos taken on March 6; one photo taken on March 23; and three taken on April 24, 1968. The images depict pieces of the fuselage being positioned together.

Dates: 1968

Gary M. Garofano Photograph Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2018-08-07
Contents of the Collection

The Gary Garofano Photograph Collection is a small collection of photographs and prints, circa 1972-1973, depicting Boeing SST mock-up landing gear (including the steering linkage, main strut, side strut, and uplock mechanism), SST concept art, Boeing 747, and the Minuteman Missile. Most of the images are in black-and-white although the Minuteman images are in color. There is no identifying information on the photographs.

Dates: 1972-1973

Shirleigh Gleason Boeing Blueprint and Technical Drawings Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2026-04-17
Content Description The Shirleigh Gleason Boeing Blueprint and Technical Drawings Collection is a small collection of materials created by Gleason during the course of her work as a drafter for the Boeing Company in the early 1950s.The collection consists of about 40 sheets of technical drawings, in a variety of formats including pencil on tissue, ink on vellum,and blueprint, along with some related documents. About 20 sheets are labeled as for Model XB-480. These sheets depict and describe such...
Dates: circa 1951-1952

Alfred Goldberg Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-06-11
Contents of the Collection The Alfred Goldberg Photograph Collection contains photographs and a small number of textual materials that mostly pertain to aircraft construction and maintenance in the 1940s-1950s. It is likely the photographs were collected by Goldberg during his career at Bedek Aviation Company in an unknown position and as Superintendent of Maintenance at Flying Tiger Line. The collection has been broken down into two series: Photographs and Textual materials, which are both arranged alphabetically....
Dates: 1929-1992, undated; Majority of material found within 1940-1959

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