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SIA Acc. 93-088, Pisano, Dominick 1943-, Dominick A. Pisano Papers, c. 1986-1993
Summary
- Creator:
- Pisano, Dominick 1943-
- Title:
- Dominick A. Pisano Papers, c. 1986-1993
- Dates:
- 1986, 1986-1993, c 1986-1993
- Summary:
- This accession consists of the first transfer of the papers of Dominick A. Pisano, curator of aeronautics. These records document the research and writing of his dissertation and book on the Civilian Pilot Training Program
- Topics:
- Aeronautics, Museum curators
- Subjects:
- Pisano, Dominick 1943-, Civilian Pilot Training Program (U.S.)
- Form/Genre:
- Manuscripts, Collection descriptions
- Local Number:
- SIA Acc. 93-088
- Physical Description:
- 6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Table of Contents
Accession 93-088
Pisano, Dominick A,1943-
Dominick A. Pisano Papers, circa 1986-1993
Collection Overview | |
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Pisano, Dominick A,1943- |
| Title: | Dominick A. Pisano Papers |
| Dates: | circa 1986-1993 |
| Quantity: | 6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes) |
| Collection: | Accession 93-088 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the papers of Dominick A. Pisano, curator of aeronautics. These records document the research and writing of his dissertation and book on the Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP), To Fill the Skies with Pilots: A History of the Civilian Pilot Training Program, 1939-1946 .
Index Terms
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Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 93-088, Pisano, Dominick A,1943-, Dominick A. Pisano Papers
Container List
Box 1
CPTP Chapter 3
CPTP Chapter 3: Research
CPTP Chapter 3: "Air Conditioning"
CPTP William Burden
CPTP Chapter 3: IATP
CPTP Chapter 3: Program in 1940-1941
CPTP Chapter 1
Eugene Vidal
CPTP Chapter 3: Women
CPTP Calendar Year 1940
William J. Powell (Black Wings)
CPTP "Safety" Planes
CPTP Chapter 3: Light Plane Industry
CPTP Chapter 3: Autumn of Program
CPTP Chapter 3: Aeronautical Advisory Council
CPTP Chapter 3: National Defense
CPTP Chapter 3: Blacks
CPTP Chapter 4 (2 folders)
Box 2
CPTP Chapter 2
CPTP Chapter 4
Staff Publications - McMahon
Wright Flyer - Jakab
CPTP Draft
CPTP Chapter 1
CPTP Draft (3 folders)
CPTP Chapter 1: Drafts
CPTP Chapter 1: Air Mail Cancellation
Hinckley Biography
CPTP Chapter 1: Hinckley Paper - Private Flying
CPTP Chapter 1: Black Committee Hearing
CPTP Chapter 1: Gallup Poll
CPTP Chapters 1 & 2: Hinkley Paper
CPTP Chapter 1: Opposition to Program
CPTP Chapter 2
CPTP Calendar Year 1939
Box 3
National Archives RG 237 CAA Central Files
Hinckley Biographical
CPTP Chapter 1: Criticism of Bill
CPTP Chapter 1: Cutting Crash
CPTP Chapter 1: Civil Aeronautics Act
Dissertation
CPTP Chapter 3
CPTP Chapter 1
CPTP Chapter 1
CPTP Introduction
Research Report 86 - CPTP Article (2 folders)
Dissertation Defense - Graduation
Dissertation Proposal (2 folders)
Dissertation Format, Procedures, Outline, Schedules
Dissertation Ideas
Hinckley Paper Administration
Airmail Crisis
Conclusion C.A. Act
Box 4
Dissertation
George Washington University
CPTP Draft
Dissertation - Final
Research
CPTP Chapter 3: Failure Rates
CPTP - New Deal Dimensions
CPTP Chapter 3: Demo Program and Staff Up
CPTP Chapter 3: Drafts (2 folders)
CPTP Chapter 3: Outline, Bibliography
CPTP Chapter 3: Bibliography
CPTP Chapter 4: Preliminaries
Arnold Papers
Robert Lovett Biography
CPTP - Strickland
CPTP Chapter 4
CPTP Draft
RG 107 WTS January-June 1942 and FAA History
RG 107 WTS July-September 1942
AAF Pilot Training
Wilson, Turbulence Aloft
CPTP Chapter 4: October-December 1942
Box 5
CPTP Chapter 4: Revisions
CPTP Chapter 4: CAA Reorganization
CPTP Chapter 4: Drafts
CPTP Chapter 5: Drafts
RG 107 WTS October-December 1942
RG 107 WTS January-March 1943
RG 107 WTS April-June 1943
RG 107 WTS January-March 1944
RG 107 WTS April-June 1944
RG 107 WTS July-December 1944
American Aviation Daily, 1941
Civil Aeronautics Journal 41
Civil Aeronautics Journal 43
Civil Aeronautics Journal 44
CPTP - WTS Calendar Year 1944
Robert H. Hinckley
Research Report 86 - Restoration
CPTP Draft
CPTP Chapter 4
Research Report 86 - Exhibitions
Research Report 86 - Other Materials
CPTP Draft
CPTP Chapter 1
Box 6
CPTP Draft
CPTP Chapter 5: Summary and Conclusions
CPTP - Postwar Boom in Private Aviation
CPTP Chapter 5
CPTP Chapter 5: Postwar Private Flying
War Mobilization Bibliography
CPTP Chapter 5: Conclusions
Research
CPTP Chapter 5
CPTP - Summary and Conclusions (2 folders)
Social Effects of Aviation
CPTP - Summary and Conclusions
Research
CPTP Chapter 5: Conclusion of Program
CPTP Chapter 5
CPTP - Summary and Conclusions
CPTP Chapter 5: Postwar Boom in Private Aviation
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