Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Record Unit 330
National Air and Space Museum. Department of Aeronautics
Correspondence, 1965-1986
Collection Overview
| General Information About This Collection | |
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| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
| Creator: | National Air and Space Museum. Department of Aeronautics |
| Title: | Correspondence |
| Dates: | 1965-1986 |
| Quantity: | 36.5 cu. ft. (73 document boxes) |
| Collection: | Record Unit 330 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
| Summary: | These records consist of the correspondence files of the Aeronautics Department, 1966-1986, arranged alphabetically. They document the day-to-day concerns with exhibitions, loans, and research through a period which included planning for the new museum, moving, installation of many major exhibition halls, and the emergence of NASM as the most popular museum in the world. Also included are internal memoranda, the Milestones of Flight First Day Cover series, files of correspondence with artists and modelers, and a few subject files. |
Historical Note
In July 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed into law a bill authorizing construction of a new building for the newly-renamed National Air and Space Museum (NASM). It had been twenty years since the National Air Museum was established, also by law, in 1946. During that period the growing collection had been exhibited partly in the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building and partly in a hangar, known since World War I as the Aircraft Building, in the south yard of the Smithsonian Castle. Additional aircraft and reference materials were in storage at Silver Hill, Maryland. S. Paul Johnston, who became Director of the Museum in 1964, initiated a Master Plan in 1965 which called for reorganization and improvement at Silver Hill, improvement of exhibitions on the Mall, and planning for the new building.
There had been a Section of Aeronautics under the old administrative hierarchy since 1933. Paul E. Garber, who had joined the staff of the Institution in 1919, had risen to Assistant Curator of Aeronautics. By 1966, Garber's title was Assistant Director (Education and Information), and Aeronautics was divided into three parts: Flight Craft, Flight Materiel, and Flight Propulsion, headed by curators Louis S. Casey, Kenneth E. Newland, and Robert B. Meyer, respectively. Garber officially retired in 1969 but remained as Historian Emeritus and Ramsey Research Associate into the 1990s. With Garber's retirement, Casey became Acting Assistant Director, while Frank A. Taylor succeeded Johnston, becoming Acting Director in 1970.
Meanwhile, the Apollo 11 voyage to the moon of 1969 helped fuel the desire for building the new Air and Space Museum. Ex-astronaut Michael Collins was named Director in 1971, a ground-breaking ceremony was held in November 1972, and the entire staff began detailed preparations for an expected opening during the 1976 Bicentennial.
The plans for the new museum called for twenty-three exhibit halls, many of which were related to aeronautics, making aircraft restoration and exhibit preparation the major concerns of this period.
In 1975 the staff moved into the new building and completed installation of the exhibits in time for the July 1, 1976 opening.
The late 1970s and the early 1980s were a period of new emphasis on historical and scientific research. The Charles A. Lindbergh Chair of Aerospace History was established in 1977, and Charles Harvard Gibbs-Smith, Keeper Emeritus of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, became the first occupant. An international fellowship was established, along with the Verville Fellowship. Various symposia on figures such as Lindbergh, the Wright Brothers, and Amelia Earhart were held, and the General Electric Lecture Series began. In 1980 the department held a seminar on Forty Years of Jet Aviation. The Aeronautics Department initiated a new aviation book series, Famous Aircraft of the National Air and Space Museum, and plans were made to issue a bibliography called a Guide to Aerospace History Sources. In 1986 NASM announced the establishment of the National Air and Space Archives, a national center for research in aerospace history.
Donald S. Lopez was named Assistant Director (Aeronautics) in 1972. In 1980 his title was changed to Chairman, Aeronautics Department. Paul Garber had been named Historian Emeritus. By the late 1970s, the department included Curators Walter J. Boyne, Louis S. Casey, Robert B. Meyer, Jr., Robert C. Mikesh, Claudia M. Oakes, Edmund T. Wooldridge, and C. Glen Sweeting. In 1981 curators Tom D. Crouch and Von D. Hardesty joined the aeronautics staff, and Boyne became Assistant Director of the Museum, now led by Noel Hinners. In 1982 Boyne became Acting Director and then Director of the Museum in 1983, with Donald S. Lopez becoming Deputy Director, and Edmund T. Wooldridge, Jr., Chairman of the Aeronautics Department. Wooldridge served as Chairman of the Department, 1983-1986.
Descriptive Entry
These records document the history of the Department of Aeronautics from 1966-1986, a period marked by intensive planning for the new museum, its construction and opening in July 1976, and the emergence of the National Air and Space Museum as a large and important bureau of the Smithsonian and the most visited museum in the world.
At the beginning of this period, departmental correspondence with any person or group outside the Institution was maintained in one file on a year-by-year basis. Later, it was separated into correspondence with persons, with other museums, with organizations and corporations, and with the military. In this collection, all correspondence dated 1966-1976 has been combined into one series. Correspondence dated 1977-1986 is separated into four series, divided as above, arranged alphabetically. Internal memoranda are arranged chronologically. Also included in the collection are files concerning the Milestones of Flight First Day Cover Series, 1972-1981; a file of correspondence with artists and modelers, 1966-1978; and a few miscellaneous subject files.
Although a large portion of this correspondence consists of fairly routine requests for information from the public, there is also much concerning specimens and serious aviation research. The latter reflects the growing commitment of the Aeronautics staff to research. The records document some on-going controversies of aeronautical history, such as that regarding Amelia Earhart's last voyage and, more importantly, the claims that Gustav Whitehead flew before the Wright Brothers.
The internal memoranda are a particularly rich source of information on the day-to-day operations of the Department. They concern everything from yearly goals and long-range projects to the small details of exhibits upkeep. The planning for the new building is evident even in 1966, and it remains a central focus, gathering momentum. The memoranda provide documentation of the task of planning so many galleries at the same time, coordinating the move, and achieving the opening - on schedule.
For earliest records of the National Air Museum, researchers should consult Record Unit 162. Other records documenting the time covered in this collection include those of the Office of the Director, Record Units 306 and 338; the Department of Astronautics (later Space Science and Exploration, and Space History), Record Units 347, 348, and 398; and the Contractors' Files, Record Unit 358.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Casey, Louis S.
- Garber, Paul Edward, 1899-1992
- Lopez, Donald S., 1923-2008
- Meyer, Robert B.
- Milestones of Flight (Exhibition) (1976-2016: Washington, D.C.)
- Newland, Kenneth E.
- Wooldridge, E. T.
Subject
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 330, National Air and Space Museum. Department of Aeronautics, Correspondence
Container List
Series 1
General Correspondence, 1965-1976.This series consists of all correspondence with persons and groups outside the Institution, 1966-1976, with an occasional item dated 1965. Letters reflect the extensive range of contacts of the curators with historians, professional aviation organizations, airline officials, other aviation museums, corporations, and military organizations. There is also a large amount of correspondence with the public, mostly concerning aircraft research. Correspondence with other museums primarily concerns loans and exchanges. Researchers are advised to search both this series and the appropriate later series to extract correspondence with a specific person or entity over the entire twenty-year period. In addition, searches should include the name of the individual, as well as the name of his organization. There seems to have been no discernible effort to decide whether filing should be by person or affiliation. Some cross-references have been provided in processing but not on an inclusive basis. It is also beyond the scope of this finding aid to provide specific manufacturer and model number for each aircraft mentioned. Aircraft are mentioned as they were referred to in the correspondence.
Arranged alphabetically.
Box 1
Aa-Ac, general
Ad-Ae, general
Admiral Nimitz Center, Fredericksburg, Texas, 1973-1975. Correspondence of Douglas Hubbard.
Aero Products Research, Inc., 1968-1970. Correspondents include Leonard Wilstein. Concerns photographs for a textbook called Aeroscience.
Ag-Ak, general
Airfix Products, 1973-1975. Correspondents include Barry C. Wheeler. Material concerns the loan of a painting of the Hercules.
Air Force, U. S., 1966-1976. Correspondents include Albert F. Simpson, Chief of the USAF Historical Division; Colonel John A. deVries; Lt. Colonel Russell A. Turner, II; and Alfred F. Hurley, Air Force Academy. Primarily concerns transfers of aircraft equipment.
Air Force Museum, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 1966-1976. Correspondents include Royal D. Frey, Chief of the Research Section; Colonel William F. Curry, Director; Mark C. Sloan, Curator; Colonel Joseph D. Hornsby, Director; Colonel Bernard S. Bass, Director; and Charles G. Worman, Chief of the Research Section. Topics include loans, exchanges, and aircraft research. The Air Museum. See Edward T. Maloney in series 1 and 2.
Al, general. Correspondents include Gunther Albrecht.
Richard Sanders Allen, 1968-1972, 1975-1976
Box 2
Am-An, general. Correspondents include the American Helicopter Society.
American Air Lines, 1966-1967, 1971-1976
American Aviation Historical Society (AAHS), 1966-1976. Correspondents include Fred C. Dickey, Jr., and Bergen Hardesty, regional vice presidents; Kenneth C. Rust, Martin Cole, Dustin W. Carter, and James J. Sloan, editors of the AAHS Journal; and Gerald E. Wheeler.
Antique Airplane Association, 1969-1973, 1976. Correspondents include Robert L. Taylor, president. Material concerns the establishment of their headquarters and museum at Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ap-As, general. Includes letter of astronaut Neil A. Armstrong to Michael Collins.
U. S. Army, 1966-1967, 1970-1976
At-Az, general
Bac-Ban, general
John McK. Ballou, 1966-1972. Concerns his biography of Stephen M. Balzer called Langley's Aero Engine of 1903.
Bar-Bay, general
Lawrence G. Barr, president of Aeronautical and General Model Makers Ltd., 1966-1974. Partly concerns his building a model of Langley's Aerodrome A.
John H. Batchelor, 1969-1974, 1976. Concerns drawings and photographs of various engines and aircraft.
Box 3
Bea-Bel, general
Gerry Beauchamp, 1970-1976. Concerns aircraft research.
Beech Aircraft Corporation, 1966-1976. Correspondence mostly concerns Beech aircraft and exhibits on Beech history.
Ben-Beu, general
Joseph S. Bermudez, Jr., 1972-1975. Concerns the Japanese Kikka aircraft.
William J. Besler, 1965-1968, 1970, 1973. Correspondence concerns the Besler aeronautical steam engine.
Bf-Bi, general
Clifford T. Bishop, 1973-1976. Concerns the Boeing B-17.
Bl, general
Boa-Bor, general
Warren M. Bodie, 1973-1976. Concerns the donation of his photograph collection to NASM.
Boeing Company, 1968, 1971, 1973-1976. Correspondents include Harl V. Bracken, Jr. and materials partly concern Boeing's help with the 1976 Air Transport Hall.
Charles A. Boie, aviation illustrator, 1972-1973. Concerns research on presidential pilots.
Griffith Borgeson, automotive historian, 1974-1976. Concerns aero engines.
Bos-Boz, general
Bra-Bre, general
Robert W. Bradford, 1968-1969, 1971. Partly concerns the La Vigilance aircraft. See also National Museums of Canada, Museum of Science and Technology.
Box 4
Bradley Air Museum of the Connecticut Aeronautical Historical Association (CAHA), Windsor Locks, Connecticut, 1971-1976. Correspondents include Philip C. O'Keefe and Harvey H. Lippincott, who served in several different capacities in the state's aviation community. He was director of the Bradley Air Museum for a time, archivist of United Technologies Corp. (formerly United Aircraft), and on the board of CAHA. His correspondence has been left under the heading in which the aeronautics department maintained it, but there may not have been any real reason for the arrangement. Much of Lippincott's correspondence appears under his name (see series 1 and 2) and some of it concerns his interest in the claims that Gustave Whitehead flew before the Wright Brothers.
Bri-Brz, general
Brown, general
J. M. "Jack" Bruce, Assistant Keeper, Royal Air Force Museum, London, 1968-1970. Concerns research, loans, and the burning of the Imperial War Museum. See also Royal Air Force Museum.
Clayton J. Brukner, 1966, 1969-1973. Concerns his donation of Waco aircraft drawings to NASM.
Buc-Bur, general
Howard A. Bueschel, 1969-1973, 1975. Concerns the purchase by NASM of his collection of mini engines.
Bus-By, general
Hugo T. Byttebier, 1966-1974, 1976. Concerns his manuscript on the Curtiss D-12. See also Dr. Arthur Nutt.
Cab-Cap, general
Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario, 1967-1968, 1970-1972, 1976. Correspondents include Lee F. Murray. Partly concerns a lecture given in 1972 by Louis Casey at a meeting of military historians in Chilliwack.
Count Giovanni Caproni and Countess Maria Fede Caproni-Armani, Museo Aeronautico Caproni di Taliedo, Milan, Italy, 1967-1970, 1972-1975. Concerns gifts and visits.
Car-Cav, general
Everett Cassagneres, 1970, 1973, 1976. Concerns his book on the history of Ryan aircraft.
Box 5
Cyril Francis Caunter, 1970-1975. Concerns his book, Rotary Aero Engines: 1900-1918.
Ce, general
Cessna Aircraft Corporation, 1966, 1968-1970, 1972-1973, 1975-1976. Correspondence of Frank G. Mitchell of the Air Education Department concerning aviation education in the schools.
Cha-Che, general
Octave A. Chanute, III, 1974-1976. "Ox" Chanute, the great grandson of the aviation pioneer of the same name. Correspondence concerns the possible restoration of gliders and "Octave Chanute Week" in Chanute, Kansas. See also series 2.
Edward Chavez, 1966-1967, 1972-1976. Concerns his models and a visit to NASM. See also series 2.
Anna L. Chennault, 1968, 1971, 1975-1976. Most letters are outgoing. Concerns the new NASM building and her donation of General Chennault's memorabilia.
Chi-Chl, general
Chr-Chu
Ci, general
Cl, general
Coast Guard, U.S., 1968-1970, 1972-1973
Coc-Con, general
Connecticut Aeronautical Historical Association (CAHA), 1972-1974. See also Harvey Lippincott.
Coo-Coy
Cr-Cs, general
Box 6
Cross and Cockade, a society of World War I Aero Historians, 1969, 1971-1972, 1975. Correspondents include Peter Kilduff and George H. Cooke.
Cu-Cz, general
Curtiss-Wright Corporation, 1968-1974. Partly concerns the donation to NASM of Curtiss-Wright archival materials, photographs, and engineering reports dated 1900s to c. 1940s. Correspondents include Ronald S. Gall, N. L. Mead, Lloyd W. Ward, and John B. Morris.
Dac-Dav, general
"Bunny" d'E. C. Darby, 1971-1975. Concerns his research on South Pacific airfields.
Dea-Dej, general
Len Deighton, 1976. Concerns his work on a history of airship crashes.
Del-Dez, general
Delta Airlines, 1966-1968, 1970, 1972-1975. Letters of George E. Shedd and William E. Berry concerning Delta's donation of artifacts to NASM.
Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany, 1966, 1968-1973, 1976. Correspondence of Theo Stillger and Wilhelm Jackle concerning loans, visits, and other museum matters.
Di, general
Do, general
General James H. Doolittle, 1973-1975. Concerns his donations to NASM.
Dr-Dy, general
Box 7
Ea-Ef, general. Correspondents include Eastern Airlines.
Educational Service Programs, 1969-1971
Eg-Em, general. Correspondents include El Al Airlines and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Douglas Emmons, 1966-1967, 1970, 1972, 1975-1976. Concerns Cunningham-Hall drawings of early aircraft.
En-Ex, general. Correspondents include Esso Air World.
Jeffrey L. Ethell, 1969-1975. Concerns his research on the P-38 aircraft.
Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and EAA Air Museum Foundation, Franklin, Wisconsin, 1966-1976. Correspondence of Jack Cox, editor of the EAA journal Sport Aviation, Paul H. Poberezny and Tom Poberezny. Partly concerns Lindbergh's Monocoupe restoration, exchanges, aircraft research, and Amelia Earhart's Vega. Also includes a photograph of the Curtiss Tailless Plane.
Fac-Fi, general
Fairchild Corporation, 1968-1972, 1974. Correspondents include Theron K. Rinehart.
Federal Aviation Administration, 1966-1975. Correspondence of Eugene S. Kropf. Partly concerns the Boeing 40-B, the issue of "junk aircraft," and aircraft records.
Keith Ferris (mural painter), 1968, 1974
Fl, general. Correspondents include the Fleet Air Museum, Yeovilton, England.
Florence Air and Missile Museum, Florence, South Carolina, 1967, 1973-1974, 1976
Flying Enterprise Publications, 1972-1974, 1976, and undated
Flying Tiger Line, 1966-1967, 1969, 1971, 1974-1976. See also Anna Chennault.
Box 8
Fo, general
David R. Fox, 1967-1974, 1976. Concerns his donation of aero engines to NASM and recording interviews with the Early Birds.
Fr-Fu, general. For Royal D. Frey, see the Air Force Museum.
Fyfield Collection, 1969-1975. Correspondence of Herbert S. Fyfield, Jr., concerning the exchange of information and photographs and the restoration of a 1918 Ansaldo aircraft.
Ga, general. Correspondents include Gates Learjet Corporation.
Roger L. Gamaunt, 1973-1976. Concerns the Spad XIII and the trade of engines.
Ge, general
General Electric Company, 1965-1967, 1969-1971, 1973-1975. Correspondents include Robert L. Horowitz, Ralph E. Wheeler, and Allyn Y. Fields. Partly concerns the 25th anniversary of the first flight of an engine made by Sir Frank Whittle.
Gh-Gi, general
Gl-Gn, general
Glenn H. Curtiss Museum of Local History, Hammondsport, New York, 1970-1971, 1973-1974, 1976. Correspondence of Otto P. Kohl and Merrill Stickler. Partly concerns the Curtiss motorcycle.
Go, general
Barry M. Goldwater, 1970-1972, copies only. Partly concerns questions from his constituents.
Box 9
Bartlett Gould, 1969-1971. Concerns his book on the Burgess Company.
Gra, general
Gre, general
Jerry J. Greaves, 1974-1975. Concerns aircraft models.
Gri-Gru, general. Correspondents include Grumman Aerospace Corporation.
Peter M. Grosz, 1969-1970, 1974, 1976. Concerns restoration of the Piper L-4 aircraft.
Monty B. and Patricia Groves, 1970-1974, 1976. Partly concerns the Short Sunderland aircraft.
Gu, general
Haa-Hal, general. Correspondents include Lt. Colonel Arthur I. Hall.
Ham-Han, general
Marvin K. Hand, 1967, 1976. Concerns a tour for members of the American Aviation Historical Association, 1967.
Har, general. Correspondents include George Hardie, Jr., a Wisconsin aviation historian.
Bergen F. Hardesty, 1966, 1975-1976. Concerns the Curtiss F9C-2 aircraft.
Has-Haz, general
Beatrice Haydu, 1974-1975. Concerns donation of WASP items from World War II.
Hea-Hen, general. Correspondents include the Helicopter Society of America.
Her-Hay, general
Box 10
Hi, general
Erik Hildesheim, 1967-1968, 1970-1975, and copies, 1955-1962. Concerns aviation publications.
Thomas H. Hitchcock, 1966, 1971-1973. Concerns Monogram Aviation Publications.
Ho, general
Leonard S. Hobbs, 1966-1972, 1974. Concerns the Wright Brothers 6-60 engine and other engines.
Philip S. Hopkins, former Director of the Museum, 1966-1967, 1969, 1971-1972, 1974-1975. Partly concerns the new building and visits by his friends.
Hr-Hy, general
Hubschraber Museum, Bueckeberg, Germany, 1973-1976
I, general. Correspondents include Doris C. Scott of the International Women's Air and Space Museum. See also series 3.
Yoshiro Ikari, 1969-1970, 1973. Concerns the Japanese Zero Aircraft.
Imperial War Museum, London, 1968-1973, 1975-1976. Correspondents include Peter Simpkin and Cyril V. McCann.
International Aerospace Hall of Fame, Balboa Park, San Diego, California, 1969, 1971-1976. Correspondents include Colonel Edwin F. Carey, Jr.
International Plastic Modelers Society, 1968, 1971-1972, 1974-1976. Partly concerns Japanese aircraft. Correspondents include Ted Spencer. See also Alaskan Historical Aircraft Society.
Ja, general. Correspondents include Edward Jablonski.
Jackson, general
Jane's All the World's Aircraft. Correspondents include John W. R. Taylor and Kenneth Munson. Of special interest is letter of March 3, 1975, telling how Jane's editors receive their information.
Je, general
Ji-Jo, general
Box 11
Johnson, general
S. Paul Johnston, 1968, 1975. Concerns the Curtiss HS-1L aircraft.
Jones, general
Ju, general
K&K-Ka, general
Otto Kallir, 1974-1976. Concerns his manuscript for the Smithsonian Press and the arrangements to donate the "Kallir Medallic Art Collection," medals commemorating important events in the history of aviation, to NASM. See also series 2.
Antony L. Kay, 1968, 1971-1973, 1975. Concerns his research on German World War II aviation and engines and his book, German Jet Engine and Gas Turbine Development, 1930-1945.
Ke, general
Ki, general
Kl, general
Kn, general
Ko, general
The Koku Fan Magazine, 1969, 1971-1973. Partly concerns Japanese aircraft.
Kr, general
Ku, general
La, general
Le, general
Box 12
Li-Ll, general
Harvey H. Lippincott, 1965-1970, 1972-1976. See also Connecticut Aeronautical Historical Association, the Bradley Air Museum, United Technologies, and Lippincott in series 2.
Lo, general
Lockheed Corporation. Includes Lockheed Aircraft, 1970-1974; Lockheed Georgia, 1967, 1969, 1975; and Lockheed California, 1966-1967, 1970-1975. Concerns various aircraft, including the restoration of the Lockheed XC-35; the donation by Lockheed of furnishings, drawings, and photographs, especially of the Vega, Sirius, and Orion; errors in label scripts; and much material regarding Congress and Lockheed.
Grover Loening, aviation pioneer, 1967-1969, 1971, 1973, and his son, Albert P. Loening, Jr., 1975. Correspondence with Grover Loening concerns his book. Correspondence with Albert Loening, after his father's death, concerns the donation of a book collection to NASM.
Lt-Ly, general
Maa-Mal, general
Mac, general
Wing Commander Norman Macmillan, 1966-1973. Concerns his publications on engines.
Edward T. Maloney, 1966-1969, 1971-1972, 1974-1976. Maloney was affiliated with The Air Museum, Ontario, California, and Planes of Fame, Buena Park, California. Correspondence concerns publications, professional meetings, aircraft parts, and visits.
Man-Mar, general
Marine Corps and Marine Corps Museum, Quantico, Virginia, 1966-1968, 1970-1972, 1974-1976. Correspondents include Clyde Gillespie. Material concerns exchanges and other matters relating to aircraft parts and equipment.
Mas-May, general
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1969-1971. Correspondents include former Smithsonian Regent Jerome Hunsaker and Carlton R. Gray.
Mc, general
Box 13
McC, general. Correspondents include Robert P. McComb of the OX5 Club of America and Lorraine C. McCarty.
Sallie (Sara) S. McCarson, 1970-1971, 1975. Partly concerns her uncle, Calbraith Perry Rodgers, his plane, the Vin Fiz, and his transcontinental flight of 1911. McCarson was attempting to obtain publication of a manuscript about Rodgers.
Rear Admiral Lauren Strong McCready, 1966, 1972-1975. Concerns the possibility of publishing a book on the The Invention and Development of the Gnome Rotary Aero Engine: The Work of Louis and Laurnet Seguin.
McDonnell Douglas Corporation, 1966, 1968, 1970-1976. Concerns aircraft and equipment and the establishment of an aviation gallery at the Jefferson Memorial in Forest Park, St. Louis.
John H. McMasters, 1970-1972. Concerns man-powered flight.
Me, general
Roy D. Meyers, 1972-1975. Concerns the Curtiss F9C-2.
Mi, general
Major Robert C. Mikesh, 1966-1967, 1969-1970. Correspondence is directed to Robert Meyer and Louis S. Casey and concerns donations. Mikesh later joined the Aeronautics staff.
Miller, general
Ivonette Miller (Mrs. Harold S., niece of the Wright Brothers), 1972-1974. Correspondence concerns the Air Transport Chair.
Mob-Moo, general. Correspondence include A. S. Mike Monroney, N. C. Montague, and the "Model Airplane News."
Kenneth M. Molson, 1966-1975. Until September 1975, Molson was Curator of Aviation at the National Museum of Canada, National Aviation Museum. Topics include professional meetings, a proposed classification system for aircraft in aviation museums, the International Commission on Museums Aviation Subcommittee, and his resignation.
Monogram Aviation Publications, 1973-1974. Correspondents include Thomas H. Hitchcock and material concerns aircraft research and restoration.
Mor-Moz, general. Includes correspondence of R. G. Moulton, Dr. Stanley L. Morel, and Model and Allied Publications.
Box 14
Harold E. Morehouse, 1965-1968, 1971-1974. Concerns his aviation biographies.
Motoren-und Turbinen-Union (museum), Munich, Germany, 1973, 1975-1976. Concerns loans and museum business.
Mu-My, general
Musee de l'Air, Paris, 1967-1974, 1976. Correspondents include Lt. Col. Jean B. Reveilhac and Col. M. E. J. Rougevin-Bavill. Topics include exchanges, loans, and other museum business.
Museum of Military Air Power, Hales Corners, Wisconsin, 1970-1971, 1975-1976. Correspondents include Patrick J. O'Hare and Walter L. Ketchum, Jr.
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, 1970-1973. Includes correspondence of Victor J. Danilov and copies of correspondence of Maria Fede Caproni and Herbert S. Fyfield, Jr. Concerns plans for Balbo flight anniversary, May 1973.
Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT), Auckland, New Zealand, 1966, 1971-1974, 1976. Concerns photographs and donations.
Stephen Muth, 1965-1967. Concerns his plan to make a list of aircraft on display throughout the world.
Na, general. Correspondents include Nassau City Museum and the National Soaring Museum.
National, general. Correspondents includes National Geographic Society and the National Aviation Club.
National Aeronautic Association, 1971-1972, 1974-1975. Partly concerns the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy awarded at the Wright Memorial Dinner. Correspondents include M. A. Roth and copies of letters between Reuben H. Fleet and Major General Brook E. Allen concerning the Lindbergh bust.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 1967-1968, 1970-1976. Concerns loans.
National Museum of Science and Technology, Ottawa, Ontario, 1968-1974. Includes correspondence of Robert W. Bradford concerning research on aircraft parts, fabrics, and drawings.
Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, Florida, 1965-1967, 1969-1976. Correspondents include Captain Grover C. Walker, Director.
Naval Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C., 1972-1974. Correspondence of Roger Pineau.
Navy, United States, 1966-1976. Correspondence of many different offices concerning parts, equipment, photographs.
Ne, general
Box 15
Richard D. Neumann, 1966-1968, 1970-1972, 1974-1975. Neumann was affiliated with the following associations: Holiday Airways, Air Mid America, California Air Charter, and Southern California Aviation Council. This correspondence concerns airplane restoration.
Ni, general
No, general. Correspondents include Northrup Corporation.
Nu, general
Dr. Arthur Nutt, 1971-1975. Concerns his autobiography.
Ob-Oq, general. Correspondents include Curator Tom D. Crouch, who was affiliated at that time with the Ohio Historical Society.
William J. O'Dwyer, 1974-1975. Correspondence concerns Gustav Whitehead's alleged flight of 1901 and attempts to prod NASM to undertake a formal study of Whitehead's place in aviation history.
Alexander R. Ogston, 1970-1973, aviation consultant. Correspondence concerns the "Sight" lecture series and the history of aviation fuels.
Leonard E. Opdyke, World War I Aeroplanes, 1973-1975. Concerns exchanges of photos and his comments on a Smithsonian early flight television show.
Or-Oz, general
Pa, general
Edward T. Packard, Cleveland Model and Supply Company, 1971, 1974, 1976. Concerns his efforts to convince the NASM Museum Shop to carry his line of models and drawings. See also series 2.
George A. Page, Jr., 1966-1967, 1969, 1973, 1975. Concerns his research on the Curtiss engines.
Cole Palen, 1966, 1971, 1973-1975. Concerns Aircraft drawings. See also series 2.
Pan-American World Airways, 1966, 1969-1971, 1973, 1975. Partly concerns the loan of the NASM Sirius aircraft.
Pate Museum of Transportation, Ft. Worth, Texas, 1972-1975. Correspondents include Jim Peel and A. M. Pate, Jr. Concerns loans.
Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson Patterson, 1964 (copies), 1971-1974, 1976. Mostly concerns the donation to NASM of memorabilia of Frank Stuart Patterson, brother of Jefferson Patterson.
Pe, general. Correspondents include the Pearl Harbor Memorial Museum.
Box 16
Edward Peck, 1967, 1969-1976. Peck was an aviation historian. This partly concerns his research on the Boeing 80 Trimotor biplanes for the American Aviation Historical Society and the inclusion of the Matthew Bacon Sellers estate "Blakemore" in the National Register of Historic Places.
Ph-Pl, general. Correspondents include Michael D. Piccola of Odysseys in Flight, an aviation organization and the Pima County Air Museum, and Planes of Fame. See Edward T. Maloney.
Piper Aircraft, 1966-1969, 1971-1973. Concerns cooperation on an exhibition.
Po, general
Pr-Py, general
Pratt and Whitney Aircraft, a division of United Aircraft Corporation, 1970-1972, 1974, 1976. Concerns their donation of a JT9D aircraft engine. Correspondents include Harvey H. Lippincott. See also Harvey Lippincott and Connecticut Aeronautical Historical Association.
Q, general
Ra, general. Correspondents include Dr. James L. Rand and Dawson Ransome.
Re, general. Correspondents include Revell Inc. and Bruce C. Reynolds.
Rh, general
Ri, general
Roa-Ror, general
E. A. G. Robinson, 1974-1975. Concerns the Curtiss Flying Boats.
Rolls-Royce Ltd., 1966-1970, 1972-1976. Partly concerns aircraft engine research. Correspondents include Michael H. Evans.
Ros-Roy, general. Correspondents include the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Box 17
C. R. "Tip" Roseberry, University of the State of New York, 1965-1970. Concerns Curtiss family memorabilia.
Michael Rosen, 1972-1976. Concerns the Curtiss Autoplane, J. Walter Christie's engines, and airborne tank chassis.
Royal Air Force Museum, London, 1966-1976. Correspondents include Jack M. Bruce, Keeper of Aircraft, and Dr. John Tanner, Director. Mostly concerns aircraft research, visits, loans, and museum activities.
Ru-Ry, general. Correspondents include Kenn C. Rust (see also AAHS).
Ryan Aeronautical Library, 1973, 1975. Correspondents include William Wagner, Secretary-Treasurer.
Sa, general
Sanderson Films, Inc., 1968-1972. Correspondents include Kenneth H. Jordan, Vice President.
San Diego Aerospace Museum, San Diego, California, 1968-1970, 1972, 1974, 1976. Correspondents include Owen F. Clarke, Director. Concerns visits, loans, and includes a copy of a Paul Garber lecture on "Aviation History."
Sc, general. Correspondents include Screen Gems (Art Roonie) and Cyril J. Scott (Coventry City Museum).
Sch, general
Science Museum, London, 1966, 1968-1976. Correspondents include Walter J. Tuck and Brian Lacey. This material concerns visits, publications, and exchanges.
Science Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, 1972-1973, 1975-1976. Correspondents include Victor Finley on the Mitchell crankless engine.
Se, general. Correspondents include Thomas W. Seay.
Sh, general
Page Shamburger, Women's Air and Space Museum of the Ninety-Nines, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1969-1971, 1973. Includes correspondence of George A. Page to Joe Christy.
Shuttleworth Collection, Bedfordshire, England, 1969-1976. Correspondents include Air Commodore Allen H. Wheeler, D. F. Ogilvy, T. E. Guttery, and a letter of David C. Tallichet, Jr., of Yesterday's Air Force. Correspondence concerns research, visits, and the Wright wind tunnel reproduction.
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Si-Sl, general. Correspondents include Sikorsky Aircraft and Silent Wings.
Sm-So, general. Correspondents include Flt. Lt. W. Russell Snadden and the Soaring Society of America.
Smith, general
Sp-Sq, general. Correspondents include Meyers Jacobsen of Specialty Restaurant Corporation.
Sta-Ste, general
Staggerwing Museum Foundation, Tullahoma, Tennessee, 1974-1975
Sti-Sty, general
Su-Sy, general
Swiss Museum of Transportation and Communication, 1966-1976, Correspondents include Alfred Waldis, Director. Concerns visits, professional meetings, research on the Lockheed Orion Bell X-1, and the opening of their aviation wing, 1972.
P. E. Swonnell, 1972-1973, 1975
Ta, general
C. Fayette Taylor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1966-1970, 1973. Concerns his book on Aircraft propulsion.
John W. R. Taylor, 1968, 1971-1974, 1976. Taylor was the editor of Jane's All the World's Aircraft. Correspondence concerns publications. See also Jane's.
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Te, general
Th-Tj, general
To, general
Tr-Ty, general
U, general
John W. Underwood, 1966-1967, 1970-1976. Concerns P-38 restoration. See also American Aviation Historical Society.
United Aircraft Corporation, 1967, 1972-1974. Correspondents include Harvey H. Lippincott, Corporate Archivist. Concerns a manuscript on a Pratt and Whitney Wasp engine and donation of JT3D-1 engine to NASM.
United Airlines, 1966-1972, 1974-1976. Correspondents include Adriano G. Delfino, Edward D. Williams, and Donald V. Mayne.
United Technologies, 1975-1976. Correspondents include Harvey H. Lippincott.
Va, general
Ve-Vi, general
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1966-1975. Correspondents include Charles Harvard Gibbs-Smith as Keeper and Keeper Emeritus. Correspondence partly concerns the Whitehead controversy and Gibbs-Smith's book, The Invention of the Aeroplane, 1799-1909.
Vl-Vy, general
Hans Von Ohain, Chief Scientist at the Aerospace Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and builder of the engine for the first turbojet flight (1939), 1970, 1974, 1976. This correspondence concerns his writing for the Annals of Flight series published by NASM.
Vought Aeronautics Company, 1971-1973. Correspondents include Arthur L. Schoeni.
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Wac-Wal, general
Wan-Wav, general
Wea-Wel, general. Correspondents include Ernest E. Webb and Bert Webber.
Robert E. Weiler, 1969-1970. Concerns his paintings of aircraft.
Wen-Wey, general
Wh, general
Ross Whistler, 1969-1971, 1973-1975. Concerns Aircraft gun sights.
Wib-Wil, general
Roy C. Wicker, 1971-1972
Charles F. Willard, 1966-1972. Letter of 12/5/1970 includes his paper on Whitehead refuting charges made by Stella Randolph.
Williams-Williamson, general
Win-Wit, general
Wings and Wheels, Santee, South Carolina, 1969-1972. Correspondents include Edward Norris, Jack Cox, Dolph Overton, and Col. Johnson Hagood, Jr.
Wo-Wy, general
X-Y, general. Correspondents include Yale Aviation. For Yesterday's Air Force, see David C. Tallichet, Jr.
Z, general
Series 2
Correspondence with Persons, 1977-1986.This series consists of correspondence of the Aeronautics staff with individuals outside the Smithsonian during the second ten-year period covered by these records. The growth of the correspondence of the Department necessitated the division of its files into correspondence with persons, corporations, museums, and the military; but the problem of whether to file a correspondent's letters under his name or that of his organization persisted. Again, the researcher is advised to consult both. The correspondence of this period documents a renewed emphasis on scholarship and research, evidenced by the growth in publications, in the establishment of lecture series, and in the appointment of fellows.
Arranged alphabetically.
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Aa-Ak, general
Ben L. Abruzzo, 1979-1984. Correspondence concerns Double Eagle Exhibit and Transatlantic Balloon Flight.
Adams, general
C. A. Adams, III, 1982, 1985. Concerns recognition of his model collection.
Herr Gebhard Aders, 1980, 1985. Concerns the Focke-Wulf FW 190 aircraft.
David Aiken, 1984-1985. Concerns the China Zero and P40 aircraft.
Herbert Ailslieger, 1982. Concerns the FW 190 D0 aircraft.
Al, general
John Alcorn, 1977-1980. Concerns models he made that were exhibited at NASM.
Gregory Alegi, 1982-1984. Concerns aircraft preservation in Italy.
John G. Alford, Jr., 1982
Richard Sanders Allen, 1977-1979, 1981, 1983. Concerns research on various aircraft. See also series 1.
Am-An, general
John Amendola, 1977-1978, 1980, 1982. Concerns his paintings of aircraft.
Anderson, general
Dr. John D. Anderson, Jr., 1978, 1983-1985. Partly concerns the Wright Flyer Symposium of December 16, 1980.
Ap-Ay, general
Giorgio Apostolo, 1979-1980, 1985-1986. Concerns publications on Italian aviation.
James H. Arlinghaus, 1985-1986. Concerns loans and aircraft turbine engines.
Dagmar Arnold-Wahlforss, 1981-1985. Correspondence concerns Rudy Arnold, her father, and his collection of material on women in aviation.
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Baa-Bap, general
John S. Babel, 1977-1980. Concerns his participation in P-80 tests across the US in 1946.
Baker, general
Audrey Balchen (Mrs. Bernt Balchen), 1978, 1984. Concerns the exhibition of her husband's helmet and goggles in the Golden Age of Flight Gallery.
Wally Baldwin, 1983-1984, 1986
William J. Ballard, 1984-1986
Gerald H. Balzer. Concerns the Northrup N-1M Flying Wing.
Bar-Bay, general
Andrew M. Bartosh, 1978-1979. Concerns aircraft colors.
Bea-Bei, general
Gerry Beauchamp, 1977-1982, 1984-1985. Concerns his book Mohawks over Canada.
Ben-Bev, general
August T. Bellanca, 1980-1981. Concerns his father's papers on the Bellanca aircraft.
Stanley N. Bernard, 1980, 1982. Concerns his model of the Columbia.
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Bi, general
Ann L. Bick, 1983-1985. Concerns her donation.
Bl, general
Richard B. Black, 1981-1982. Correspondence concerns his participation in the Amelia Earhart Symposium of June 18, 1982.
Bo, general
John W. Bodine, 1979-1980, 1982, 1984-1986. Concerns the Ford Trimotor aircraft.
Representative Lindy Boggs, 1985. Concerns a loan to the Louisiana Science Center.
Delphine Bohn, 1977, 1985-1986. Concerns the loan of her Women's Air Force scrapbooks.
Charles S. Bolka, 1983-1985. Concerns the model of a P3Y-1 seaplane which he flew.
Griffith Borgeson, 1977-1979, 1982-1983, 1986. Concerns research on airplane engines.
Peter M. Bowers, 1977-1978, 1980-1982, 1984-1985. Concerns the research of Bowers, an aviation historian.
Bra, general
Bre, general
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Bri, general
Kay A. Brick, 1977, 1979, 1981-1983. Concerns her participation in a Smithsonian Associates program in which she discussed her work as a WASP in World War II and her part in the Powder Puff Derby.
Bro, general
Arthur Raymond Brooks, 1981, 1983-1986. Brooks was a World War II hero. This folder includes his biography and concerns the restoration of his SPAD 13 aircraft and its inclusion in Famous Aircraft of the National Air and Space Museum. Also concerns the donation of his logbooks and a ceremony for him at NASM on August 22, 1984.
Brown, general
Eric Brown, 1980-1986. Concerns his lecture in the Aviation Lecture Series.
Bru-Bry, general
John D. Bryant, 1978-1982, 1984. Concerns research on military flight uniforms.
Bu-By, general
Ralph Bufano, 1982-1983, 1985-1986. See also Experimental Aircraft Association.
H. Glenn Buffington, 1981, 1983-1986. Concerns Jacqueline Cochrane, a female flyer.
Johnny Burnett, 1977-1978, 1980. Concerns research on Betty Skelton, a female flyer.
John Buskens, 1980-1982, 1985. Concerns photographs of the Martin B-26 Marauder, Flak Bait.
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Cab-Cap, general
Larry Calhoun, 1983, 1985. Concerns research on the Albatross D Va Fokker D VII.
Campbell, general
Car-Cay, general
Jean-Christophe Carbonel, 1979, 1980-1982. Concerns his research on German aircraft.
Everett Cassagneres, 1977-1979, 1986. Historian of the American Aviation Historical Society. Concerns the donation of Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis.
Stefan A. Cavallo, 1981-1986. Concerns his appraisals of aeronautical material.
Ce-Ch, general
Octave A. Chanute, 1977-1978, 1981-1982. Chanute was the Director of Historical Aircraft Restoration and Development. His grandfather was Octave Chanute, the "Godfather of Aviation," who helped the Wright Brothers construct their airplanes. Chanute, the grandson, made models of the early airplanes and sold them to museums. See also series 1.
Sally Putnam Chapman, 1979-1983. Chapman was a relative of Amelia Earhart. Correspondence concerns her participation in the Amelia Earhart Symposium of June 18, 1982.
Eddie Chavez, 1977-1986. Chavez was a professional model builder. Correspondence concerns details for his models. See also series 1.
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Ci-Cl, general
George H. Clapp, 1977-1984. Concerns research on the FC-1 and FC-2 and other Fairchild aircraft by Clapp, who donated his research materials to NASM and also made drawings of its deHavilland DH-4 for the NASM book Famous Aircraft of the National Air and Space Museum.
Coa-Col, general
Steve M. Coates, 1980-1982, 1984, 1986. Concerns his book on helicopters.
Patricia Cody-Singer, 1984-1985. Concerns her attempt to sell the early aviation photograph collection of her father, S. F. Cody.
Com-Coo, general
Cop-Coz, general
Cr, general
Senator Alan Cranston, 1986. Consists of copies of his correspondence with Secretary Adams on alleged radiation at Silver Hill.
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Cu, general
Dwight E. Cummings, 1984-1985. Concerns his request for tapes of NASM lecture series.
C. M. Cunningham, 1983-1984. Concerns his donation and repair of a homemade Quickie aircraft.
John C. Cuttitta, 1982-1983. Concerns his flying models.
Da, general. Includes correspondence of R. E. G. Davies, who later joined the Aeronautics staff.
Robert L. Daniel, 1981-1982, 1985-1986. Concerns his book Wings and Wireless and the donation of avionics equipment.
d'E. Charles Darby, 1978-1983, 1985-1986. Concerns his help in assembling parts of NASM's Corsair aircraft.
Davis, general. Includes correspondence of Lt. General Benjamin O. Davis.
Glenna Mae Davis, 1978-1979, 1985. Concerns her donation of the Bendix Trophy won by her husband, Douglas H. Also includes correspondence regarding the restoration of Orville Wright's signature on the pilot license of Douglas Davis.
Richard E. Davis, 1978-1979, 1984. Concerns his research on propellers.
De, general. Includes correspondence of Julia Dean, Frank J. Delear, and Jerry Deroshie.
Di-Dl, general
Nicholas DiRaddo, 1977-1981. Concerns his work on a balloon.
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Do, general. Correspondents include Frank G. Dorber, Jim Donahue, and Maxine Donnelly.
Shirley A. Dobson-Gilroy, 1977, 1979-1984. Concerns Amelia Earhart.
James H. Doolittle, 1977-1979, 1982-1984. Concerns various donations and receptions including one held for the opening of the Golden Age of Flight Gallery.
W. Harvey Doyle, 1983-1984, 1986
Dr, general. Correspondents include Elwood T. Driver.
Joachim Dressel, 1985-1986. Concerns aviation research.
Du-Dz, general. Correspondents include Laurien R. Dutremble.
Kenneth J. Duncan, 1977, 1979-1980, 1986
Don Dwiggins, 1978-1979, 1981, 1984, 1986
Ea-El, general. Correspondents include General and Mrs. Ira C. Eaker and Eric Emory.
Mark Eaton, 1978-1981, 1983-1984. Concerns aircraft parts.
Johann Edelhofer, 1977-1979
George H. Ellis, 1980, 1983. Concerns research on ballooning.
Mrs. Lincoln Ellsworth (Mary Louise), 1984-1986, and undated. Concerns the exhibition of her husband's aircraft, the Polar Star.
Louis R. Eltscher, 1977, 1981-1982, 1984
Em-Ez, general
Douglas L. Emmons, 1977-1979, 1984
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Fa, general
Ariel Fabius, 1977-1978, 1984-1986. Concerns his visit to NASM. See also Museo Aeronautico, Uruguay.
Fe, general
Keith Ferris, 1977, 1979, 1981-1982, 1984. Partly concerns his painting of the mural for the Jet Aviation Hall.
Fi, general. Correspondents include Bernard P. Filippi.
Fl, general
Carroll P. Fleener, 1983-1985. Concerns Roy Wilson photographs and memorabilia.
Fo, general. Correspondents include Governor Joe Foss and Charles S. Fox.
Bob Fogg, 1982-1984. Concerns the Fokker DVII model.
Sir Peter Micheal Foster, 1982, 1984-1985
Fra-Fre, general
Betty Frankman, 1980-1982, 1985-1986. Concerns information on the Little Stinker.
Fry-Fy, general
Herbert S. Fyfield, Jr., 1979-1984. Concerns Aircraft in museums around the world. See also Fyfield Collection in series 4.
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Ga, general
Lloyd S. Gates, 1978, 1983. Concerns aircraft drawings.
Ge, general
Gh-Gi, general. Correspondents include J. E. Todd Giesfelt and Charles H. Gibbs-Smith.
Betty H. Gillies, 1979, 1982-1983, 1985 (correspondence is all outgoing)
Gl, general
Gn-Go, general. Correspondents include David Gold and Wilber Goodhart.
Frederick Allen Goerner, 1981, 1982-1984. Concerns his part in the Amelia Earhart Symposium of June 18, 1982.
Barry Goldwater, 1978, 1982-1986. Concerns in part his agreement to be Lindbergh lecturer, May 1986.
E. J. "Buzz" Gothard, 1983-1985
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Gra, general. Correspondents include Charles F. Graffin and Byrd Howell Granger.
Gre-Gri, general
Dr. John Greenwood, 1984-1985. Concerns meetings of the staffs of aviation history offices in Washington, D.C.
Manfred Griehl, 1984, 1986
Dr. Walter E. Grigg, 1983, 1985
Gro-Gru, general. Correspondents include Peter M. Grosz.
Hans Groenhoff, 1984-1985. Correspondence concerns the opening of the "Golden Age of Flight," his donation of the Groenhoff photograph collections, and the exhibition of his photographs.
Alan L. Gropman, 1982-1984
Patricia T. Groves, 1977-1979, 1983
Gu-Gy, general
Marilyn A. Guinnane, 1978, 1984-1985. Concerns her donation of the propeller and aviation album of her uncle, Fred Wiseman.
George M. Gumbert, Jr., 1982, 1986. Concerns lectures on aviation. Gumbert was the editor of The Flying Physician magazine.
Algirdas Gustaitis, 1978, 1980, 1983-1984. Concerns the opening of the "Golden Age of Flight" and the Darius-Girenas flight.
Terry Gwynn-Jones, 1980-1984, 1986. Concerns the NASM History of Aviation Series and his research on Harriet Quimby, a female flyer.
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Haa-Ham, general
Hall, general
Richard P. Hallion, 1982, 1984, 1986. See also Air Force Museum.
Han-Har, general
Al Hansen, 1978-1979. See also American Aviation Historical Society.
Chuck Hansen, 1978-1979, 1983-1985. Concerns research on aircraft power turrets.
W. Harbison, 1986. Concerns Roland Beamont. See also British Aerospace, Inc.
George A. Hardie, Jr., 1981, 1983, 1986. Concerns early aviation and Gustave Whitehead.
Wilbur T. Harding, 1977-1978. Concerns aviation research.
Harris, general
Brigadier General Harold R. Harris, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1986. Correspondence concerns his career.
Has-Haz, general
Ian L. Hawkins, 1979-1981
James Hay, Steven Hay, Jr. and Sr., 1979-1981, 1984. Concerns a model of the Langley-Manly-Balzer engine of 1903.
Beatrice Haydu, 1977, 1985. Concerns display of her WASP uniform.
Ronald A. Hayes, 1977, 1979-1980, 1984-1985
Hea-Hel, general
Edward H. Heinemann, 1980, 1983-1985. Concerns the Heinemann/Johnson exhibit in the Pioneers of Flight Gallery, 1985.
Senator Jesse Helms, 1984. Concerns a letter from one of his constituents commenting on a NASM exhibit.
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Hem-Hey, general
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford W. Henderson, 1979, 1981-1982, 1984-1985. Concerns the Clifford W. Henderson collection of National Air Race memorabilia.
Stephen W. Henninger, 1982-1984, 1986
Hi, general
Lee Higbee, 1978, 1984. Concerns a model of the OX-5 engine.
Robin Higham, 1977-1978, 1981-1982, 1984-1986. Higham was editor of Aerospace Historian. Correspondence concerns aviation research and includes correspondence of Tom Crouch concerning Gustave Whitehead and the Wright Brothers.
Hj-Hol, general
Jose L. Holguin, 1983, 1985-1986
Hom-Hoy, general
Frederick J. Hooven, 1979-1981, 1983-1984. Concerns his participation in the Wright Symposium, December 1983.
Hu, general. Correspondents include Eugene E. Husting.
Douglas H. Hubbard, 1979, 1982, 1986. See also Admiral Nimitz State Historical Park in series 1.
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I, general
Ja, general
Teresa D. James, 1979-1982, 1985. Concerns her World War II WAF uniform.
Philip Jarrett, 1978, 1980-1982, 1985. Jarrett was the assistant editor of Aeroplane Monthly. Concerns World War I aircraft.
Je, general
Ji-Ju, general
Frederick A. Johnsen, 1977-1978, 1982, 1985. Concerns a proposed museum at McChord Air Force Base.
Johnson, general
Forest M. Johnston, 1977-1978, 1981-1982,1986
Jones, general
Hattie Meyers Junkin, 1983-1985
Ka, general
William K. Kaiser. See Cradle of Aviation Museum.
Edward F. Kaleta, 1983, 1986. Concerns a possible trade of aircraft.
Otto and Jane Kallir, 1977-1980. Concerns the Kallir Aeronautical Collection.
K. Kamphuis, 1978-1980, 1985
Max Karant, 1981, 1983, 1986. Concerns the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). See also AOPA in series 4.
H. C. Kavelaars, 1981-1984
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Kea-Kem, general. Correspondents include William R. Keane and Sally W. Keil.
Ken-Key, general. Correspondents include Dr. Lee Boone Kennett, an aviation historian.
Kf-Ki, general
Kj-Kn, general
Lester E. Klean, 1980, 1985-1986. Concerns his model of the Wright Flyer. See also series 8.
Ko, general
Robert W. Koch, 1977-1983, 1986. Concerns aviation research.
Kr-Ky, general
Dr. Ing. Bernd Krag, 1982-1986. Concerns World War II aircraft.
Marian Krzyan, 1977-1984. Concerns her research on Polish aircraft.
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La, general
Mirthe Bellanca Lalli, 1985-1986. Correspondence concerns the donation by Lalli, niece of aircraft builder Guiseppe Bellanca, of the original rudder of the Bellanca CF airplane.
Thomas G. Lanphier, Jr., 1984-1985. Concerns his participation in the General Electric Lecture Series held by NASM.
Edward W. Lawler, 1979, 1984. Concerns his assistance in organizing the ceremony honoring Arthur Raymond Brooks in August, 1984.
Le, general
Dr. William M. Leary, 1977, 1982, 1984-1986. Correspondence concerns the research of Leary, professor of history at the University of Georgia, for his many books, including a biography of Guiseppe Bellanca, aviation pioneer.
Andrew F. Lech, 1977, 1980-1981, 1983. Concerns the donation of models by Lech to NASM.
Jerome F. Lederer, 1977-1979, 1981-1982, 1985. Concerns the history of the Air Mail service by Lederer, president of the Air Mail Pioneers.
John G. Lee, 1979-1980, 1982, 1985. Concerns his book, It Should Fly Wednesday.
Robert Lehmacher, 1977-1980, 1982-1983. Concerns his research on Navy gear, especially helmets.
Clarence D. Lester, 1979, 1982-1983. Concerns his loans for the Black Wings exhibition.
Morton W. Lester, 1977, 1979, 1981-1985. Concerns research, books, and lectures.
Anthony W. LeVier, 1978-1980, 1983-1985. Concerns his help with research on the Lockheed XP-80 and his participation in the General Electric Lecture Series.
Lewis, general
Li, general
Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, 1981, 1984, 1986. Outgoing correspondence only. Concerns her attendance at the Lindbergh Lecture.
Henry A. Liese, 1980, 1982-1983. Concerns aircraft research and his donation of a Burgess wooden propeller.
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Harvey H. Lippincott, 1978-1986. See also Bradley Air Force Museum, Connecticut Aeronautical Historical Association, and United Technologies Corporation, where Lippincott was Corporate Historian, in series 4; and in series 1 under Lippincott. This correspondence concerns mutual interests in aviation research and his participation in the Wright Flyer Symposium, December 16, 1980.
General Pierre Lissarrague, 1978, 1981, 1985. Correspondence concerns aviation research and arrangements for Lissarrague to serve as Charles A. Lindbergh Professor of Aerospace History for 1985-1986. See also Musee de l'Air et de l'Espace in France.
Ll-Lo, general
Judy Lomax, 1985-1986. Concerns requests of Lomax, a British aviation writer, for photographs for her book, Women of the Air.
Long, general
Elgen and Marie K. Long, 1981-1982, 1986. Elgen Long was the first aviator to fly solo around the world over the poles. This correspondence concerns donation of memorabilia and the participation of Mr. and Mrs. Long in the Amelia Earhart Symposium of 1982.
Lu-Ly, general
Paul A. Ludwig, 1977, 1979-1982, 1984. Correspondence concerns his research on the Spitfire and his visit to NASM to photograph aircraft and carry out his research.
Russell S. Lyle, 1982-1985. Lyle was aviation historian at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. This correspondence mainly concerns his sending material on Air Force aviators for the files at NASM.
Maa-Mac, general
Paul B. MacCready, 1978-1982, 1984-1985. Concerns the installation of the Gossamer Condor at NASM, his nomination for the National Technology Medal, and other matters concerning aviation research.
Ralph Mackey, 1984-1985. Includes correspondence concerning his loan of photographs of Messerschmitt E 262 to NASM.
Mad-Mal, general
Donald A. Mader, 1982-1984, 1986. Includes correspondence concerning the restoration of the Japanese Shinden aircraft.
Edward T. Maloney, 1980, 1986. See also Planes of Fame Museum.
Man, general
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Mar, general
Dr. John F. Marshall, 1983-1986. Concerns his donation of the B-25 Carol Jean to NASM.
Martin, general
Mas-Maz, general
William M. Masland, 1982-1986. Mostly concerns his World War II experiences and his participation in the 1985 General Electric Lecture Series at NASM.
Ted Maupin, 1984-1986
James L. Maxwell, 1982-1983. Concerns the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum and the National Agricultural Aviation Museum.
Horace S. Mazet, 1978-1979
McA-McC, general
Sara S. McCarson, 1976-1977, 1979
Kevin McCartney, 1977, 1979, 1981-1986. Correspondence concerns his interest in the Garber Facility and his plan to write on the hundred rarest aircraft in the world.
Mary Lou McClammy, 1980, 1982, 1984. Concerns the Ole Miss aircraft.
Rear Admiral Lauren S. McCready, 1978-1980, 1983-1986. Concerns loan of the Gnome Omega I engine.
Claude McCullough, 1986
McD-McG, general
McH-McT, general
Edwin D. McKellar, Jr., 1986. See also San Diego Aero-Space Museum.
Joseph M. McLaughlin, 1979-1981, 1983. Concerns the Flak Bait aircraft.
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Mea-Mer, general
Martin J. Mednis, 1982-1984, 1986. Concerns restoration and parts for the Flying Can-opener.
Mes-Mey, general
Mrs. Allen H. Meyers, 1984-1986. Concerns donation of materials relating to her husband's career.
John H. Meyers, 1979, 1983
Mic-Mil, general
Miller, general
George W. Miller, 1978-1979, 1983-1984, 1986. Concerns aviation badges.
Ivonette and Harold Miller, 1981, 1983-1985. Correspondence concerns the donation by Ivonette, niece of the Wright Brothers, of a Wright propeller and the restoration of the 1903 flyer.
Eugene J. Millikin, 1978-1983, 1985. Concerns aviation research, especially on the Earhart Vega NR7952.
Min-Miy, general
Mob-Mon, general
Kenneth M. Molson, 1977-1980, 1982-1984. Mostly concerns the NASM book, Aircraft in Museums Around the World.
Moo, general
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Mor, general
Morgan, general
Robert C. Morrill, 1978-1981. Concerns his Shinden model.
William H. Morris, 1977, 1979-1980, 1983. Concerns his donation of Army-Navy Recognition Journals.
Muriel Earhart Morrissey, 1981-1982, 1984-1985 (all outgoing). Concerns her part in the Amelia Earhart Symposium of 1982.
Mos-Mow, general
Ralph I. Mosling, 1984-1986. See also Experimental Aircraft Association.
Mu-My, general
Na, general
Ne, general
Nelson, general
Mrs. Winston R. New, 1977-1978. Concerns Westinghouse turbojet engines.
Ni, general
Stefan Nicolaou, 1980, 1983-1984
No-Ny, general
Robert S. Norgren, 1983, 1985-1986
Anders Norling, 1983, 1985-1986. Concerns piston engines.
Julian Nott, 1983-1986. Concerns the "Endeavor" Balloon.
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Ob-Oc, general
Od-Op, general
John W. Oder, 1980, 1982, 1984. Correspondence concerns his visits to NASM to view aircraft to assist in his building a replica of the Altair.
Bob Ogden, 1983-1986. Concerns Ogden's work as Aviation Historian for FlyPast magazine in England.
Gary Olson, 1984-1986
Leonard E. Opdycke, 1977-1986. Opdycke was publisher of World War I Aero, a journal of early aviation. Correspondence concerns book reviews and other matters relating to aviation research.
Or-Oz, general. Correspondents include Karl Ort.
Carol L. Osborne, 1981-1982, 1984-1986. Concerns women aviators.
Virginia Oualline, 1986. Concerns research of mutual interest between NASM and Oualline, archivist of The Ninety Nines, Inc., an international organization of women pilots.
Pac-Pap, general
Edward T. Packard, 1980, 1983-1986. Packard was a professional model builder. This correspondence concerns drawings of the Wright flyer, his ideas for the Dulles Extension, and his concern over the lack of models on display in the museum.
Cole Palen, 1977-1978, 1981-1986. Concerns loans and exchange of aircraft between NASM and the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome. Mostly outgoing. See also series 1.
Par, general
Ralph Parker, 1984
James J. Parks, 1983, 1985. Concerns his aircraft collection.
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Pas-Pay, general
Yvonne C. Pateman, 1984-1986. Concerns the display at NASM on WASPs (Women Airforce Service Pilots).
Mrs. Jefferson Patterson, 1982-1986. Concerns women in aviation.
Ladislao Pazmany, 1978-1981. Concerning home-built aircraft.
Pea-Pen, general. Correspondents include Martin P. Pegg.
Arthur Pearcy, Jr., 1979-1980, 1985-1986
Edward Peck, 1978-1979, 1982-1986. Later correspondence concerns the papers of Matthew Bacon Sellers and includes a biography of Sellers and an inventory of his correspondence. See also series 1.
Ann H. Pellegrano, 1978-1984. Concerns aviation in Iowa and her book, Iowa Takes to the Air.
Harold J. Penrose, 1977-1978, 1980, 1986. Concerns research on early aviation figures, especially John Stringfellow and Roy Chadwick, and the Lindbergh Memorial Lecture for 1983.
Pep-Pfo, general
Norman K. Peters, 1977-1978, 1985-1986. Concerns the Union Aircraft engine.
Ph, general
Pi, general
Jeanette Picard, 1979
Stephen Pitcairn, 1979-1980, 1984. Includes correspondence of Clarence C. Jacoby, Jr., regarding donations and Amelia Earhart.
Pla-Pon, general
Tom Poberezny. See the Experimental Aircraft Association
Poo-Pow, general
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Yves Poirer, 1978, 1980
John L. Polando, 1984. Concerns the Golden Age of Flight Gallery.
Beekman H. Pool, 1983-1984. Concerns Lincoln Ellsworth.
Vic Powell, 1977-1978, 1980, 1984. Concerns the Air Force Association's exhibition on Early Flight.
Pr, general
Pu-Py, general
Q, general
Jeffrey Quill, 1983-1984
Ra, general
Arnold Rattner, 1977-1978, 1984-1985. Concerns the donation of a Martin B-10 bomber model.
Rea-Rei, general
Roy D. Reagan, 1979-1983. Concerns possible trades.
James C. Reddig, 1977, 1979-1981, 1984. Partly concerns the illness of Jerome Hunsaker.
Louise Loening Reiver, 1978, 1983-1984. Concerns the background of her father, aviation pioneer Grover Loening.
Rem-Rez, general
Eric K. Renth, 1980-1981, 1984
Rh, general. Correspondents include Steve Rhinehart.
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Ria-Rih, general. Correspondents include G. Edward Rice.
Ril-Riz, general
Roa-Rob, general
Colonel and Mrs. George S. Roberts, 1982-1984. Concerns participation by Roberts, a retired wartime squadron commander, in a symposium called "The American Black in Aviation: A Decade of Change 1939-1949," held February 25, 1983 at NASM.
Douglas H. Robinson, 1980, 1983-1986. Includes correspondence concerning his efforts to help NASM acquire the Brown racing aircraft and other matters of shared interest.
Roc-Roo, general
Ror-Roy, general
Ru-Ry, general
Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, 1981-1985. Concerns his lecture at NASM in 1984 and his attempts to raise funds for his Voyager flight around the world.
Babe Weyant Ruth, 1983-1985. Concerns her flying activities of the 1930s and contributions to Claudia Oakes' book on women in aviation.
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Sa, general
Dennis R. Sadowski, 1979, 1982, 1984-1985. Correspondence concerns various matters of aircraft research.
Henry Sakaida, 1983-1984. Concerns his research on Japanese aircraft.
Sca-Sche, general
Captain William Ernest Scarborough, 1980-1981, 1984-1986. Concerns his research on the PBY aircraft.
Schi-Schw, general
Score-Scutts, general
Frank H. Scott, 1978-1979, 1981-1983. Correspondence concerns the interest of Scott, a model builder, in the Pentecoste Hoppicopter, a strap-on helicopter.
Se, general
Sha, general
She, general
John A. Sherman, 1984-1985. Concerns his research on Michael Meller-Zakomelsky, a Russian aviator.
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Shi-Shu, general
Warren D. Shipp, 1983, 1986
Ivar L. Shogran, 1979, 1984-1985. Partly concerns his career in aviation.
Si-Sk, general
Sergei and Igor I. Sikorsky, Jr., 1979, 1985-1986. Concerns their father's career.
Colonel William L. Skliar, 1985-1986. Concerns his participation in the General Electric Lecture Series, 1985-1986.
Sl-Smit, general
Smith, general. Correspondents include Yvonne Smith.
Herschel Smith, 1979-1980
J. Richard Smith, 1981, 1984-1986. Concerns Aircraft restoration.
Paul L. Smith, 1985-1986. Concerns the purchase of the Westburg Collection.
Smits-Sox, general
Sp, general
Bob Sparks, 1977-1980, 1982, 1986 (outgoing only). Concerns balloons.
Halvor Sperbund, 1985-1986. Concerns aircraft restoration.
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Sq-Sta, general. Correspondents include Hans-Heiri Stapfer.
Mildred C. Stambach, 1979, 1981-1985. Correspondence concerns the donation to NASM of the balloon, parachute, and the equipment of her father, Captain Eddie Allen.
Max R. Stanley, 1980, 1982-1984. Concerns his participation in the Flying Wing lecture of December, 1982, and his commission of a painting of the Flying Wing to present to NASM.
Ste, general
Sti, general
Merrill Stickler, 1978-1979, 1984-1986. See also Glenn Curtiss Museum of Local History.
Sto, general
Joshua Stoff, 1986. See also Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, New York.
William B. Stone, 1978, 1984
Str-Sty, general
Frank Strnad, 1976-1980, 1984
Su, general
Scott Sutton, 1981-1982, 1984, 1986. Concerns Gustave Whitehead.
Sv-Sz, general
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Ta, general. Correspondents include David C. Tallichet, Jr.
Taylor, general. Correspondents include Robert L. Taylor and John W. R. Taylor of Jane's.
C. Fayette Taylor, 1978-1979. Concerns his aviation research.
Te, general
Dennis C. Teague, 1982-1983, 1986. Concerns possible publication of Aircraft in Museums around the World.
Th, general
Louise M. Thaden, 1979. Thaden was a woman aviator of the 1930s. This correspondence concerns Claudia Oakes research on Thaden's flying in connection with research for a book of women flyers.
Thomas, general
W. Donald Thomas, 1977, 1979-1983, 1986. Concerns his donations to NASM of commercial airline items.
Ti-Tj, general. Correspondents include Kevin W. Titus.
Barrett Tillman, 1977-1978, 1980, 1983. Correspondence concerns his aviation research and participation in the NASM General Electric Aviation Lecture Series.
To, general. Correspondents include Alan D. Toelle and Robert W. Townsley.
Tr, general
Tu-Ty, general
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U, general
John W. Underwood, 1977-1986. Correspondence concerns his aviation research and writing and the sharing of aviation photographs with Aeronautics staff.
Colonel Richard L. Uppstrom, 1984, 1986. See also Air Force Museum in series 4.
Vac-Val, general
J. Gordon Vaeth, 1981-1986. Concerns his loan of aeronautical memorabilia to NASM and his participation in the June 18, 1982 Amelia Earhart Symposium.
Van-Vau, general
Ve, general
Vi-Vr, general
Henry S. Villard, 1983-1986. Concerns aviation research and photographs.
Ing. Jose Villela (Gomez), Jr., 1984-1986. Villela, a historian of Mexican aviation, was the 1986-1987 International Fellow at NASM. Correspondence concerns his interest in the fellowship program, his application, and the offer of the position.
Hans von Ohain, 1979-1981, 1983-1985. Earlier correspondence concerns his participation in the Jet Aviation Symposium and his contribution to The Jet Age. He served as Charles A. Lindbergh Professor of Aerospace History at NASM during 1984-1985. Later correspondence includes the offer of the position and the arrangements for his tenure. See also series 1.
Wac-Wap, general
Walker, general
Capt. Grover Walker, 1985-1986. See also the Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, Florida, (in series 4) where Walker was Director. Correspondence concerns museum business.
War-Was, general
Wat-Waz, general
Robert Waugh, 1979, 1981-1986. Correspondence concerns aviation research.
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Wea-Wei, general
Major Truman C. Weaver, 1977-1979
Richard Webb, 1986. Concerning his donation of Captain Midnight's uniform and memorabilia.
E. D. "Hud" Weeks, 1978-1981, 1983. Concerns his research on early aviation and his donation to NASM of "Early Birds" letters.
Wel-Wez, general
Faye Gillis-Wells, 1977-1978, 1980-1984. Correspondence concerns her participation in the Amelia Earhart Symposium of June, 1982, and in "Women in Aviation" in March, 1980.
Joop Wenstedt, 1979, 1981-1985. Includes correspondence about his air museum in The Netherlands.
Dr. Bryan C. West, Jr., 1979, 1984-1986. Concerns appraisals and his donation to NASM of $500 in honor of Dr. Hans von Ohain.
Peter and Madeline Westburg, 1978, 1980, 1985-1986
Wh, general
Ross Whistler, 1978-1979, 1981-1984
White, general
Wic-Wil, general
Williams, general
L. "Willy" Williams, 1982-1984. Correspondence concerns aircraft colors.
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Wilson, general
Kenneth D. Wilson, 1977-1981, 1984-1986. Concerns research of Wilson, an aviation historian, on early aircraft.
Win-Wix, general
Bruce P. Winder, 1978-1980, 1984. Concerns his interest in various Wright Brothers engines.
Wo-Wz, general
Wood, general
Y, general
Brigadier General Charles E. Yeager, USAF, 1979-1986. Concerns his annual participation in NASM's lecture series and the great popularity of his lectures.
Z, general
Series 3
Correspondence with Museums, 1977-1986.This series consists of the Department's correspondence with other museums, principally aviation museums, in the United States and around the world. Although much of this material concerns loans and exchanges, it provides documentation of the interests of the aviation museum community and NASM's role therein. Also of interest is correspondence of the president of the San Diego Aero-Space Museum regarding Whitehead and the Wright Brothers.
Arranged alphabetically.
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A, general. Correspondents include the Aviation Hall of Fame.
Aeronautico Museo Caproni. See Caproni in this series.
Folder 2 Air Force Armament Museum, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 1977, 1979-1983. Concerns loans and restoration of aircraft.
Air Force Museum, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 1977-1986. Correspondence concerns loans, exchanges, photographs, travel back and forth, aircraft parts, gifts, and lectures. Correspondents include Richard Uppstrom, Jack Hilliard, Charles Worman, Joe Skinner, Vivian White and Royal D. Frey.
Alaska Historical and Transportation Museum, Palmer, Alaska, 1982-1985. Partly concerns drawings of the Cunningham Hall PT-6 aircraft. Correspondents include John Cooper.
Americal Museum, New Caldeonia, Pacific SUID, 1985-1986. Concerns the establishment of the museum and includes copies of local newspapers and the articles and laws of the museum.
Army Aviation Museum, Ft. Rucker, Alabama, 1978-1986. Mostly concerns loans.
Australian War Memorial Museum, Canberra, Australia, 1981-1985. Partly concerns the Mitsubishi Zero fighter aircraft. Correspondents include Mark Clayton, J. H. Flemming, and N. J. Flanagan.
B, general
Bradley Air Museum of the Connecticut Aeronautical Historical Association (CAHA), Windsor Locks, Connecticut, 1977-1983. Concerns loans, restoration of aircraft, and professional meetings. Correspondents include Harvey Lippincott, Robert H. Stepanek, and Philip O'Keefe.
C, general
Caproni Museum, Italy, 1977-1979, 1983. Concerns visits, memorabilia, and professional meetings.
Champlin Fighter Museum, Mesa, Arizona, 1983-1985
Confederate Air Force Museum, Harlingen, Texas, 1981-1984.
Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, New York, 1977, 1980-1985. Concerns aircraft restorations, visits, and professional meetings. Correspondents include William K. Kaiser and Joshua Stoff.
D, general
Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany, 1977-1985. Concerns research, loans, visits, exchanges, and photographs. Correspondents include Walter Rathjen and Theo Stillger. Concerns the Dornier Do 335, Langley, Chanute, and Lilienthal.
Donald Douglas Museum, Santa Monica, California, 1977-1980. Concerns various aircraft, especially the Wiseman-Cooke. Correspondents include Arch C. Wallen.
E, general
Experimental Aircraft Association, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 1977-1985. Correspondence of Ralph A. Bufano, George Hardie, and the Pobereznys.
F, general
Florence Air and Missile Museum, Florence, South Carolina, 1977-1984. Correspondents include Thomas C. Griffin. Concerns loans, identity of a propeller, and the new location of the Florence Museum.
Forty-fifth Infantry Division Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1978, 1980-1982, 1984, 1986. Concerns loans of the Piper L-4 and Stinson L-5.
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G, general
Glenn Curtiss Museum of Local History, Hammondsport, New York, 1977-1984. Correspondents include Merrill Stickler, Curator, and Ray P. Tillman, Director. Includes a list of Curtiss engines.
H, general. Correspondents include the Hubschrauber Museum.
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan, 1977-1978, 1982, 1984-1986.
I, general. Correspondents include Edward F. Carey, Jr., of the International Aerospace Hall of Fame.
Imperial War Museum, Cambridge, England, 1978-1982, 1984. Correspondents include David W. Lee. Mostly concerns projects and visits and a proposed visit of the Smithsonian Associates.
International Women's Air and Space Museum, Dayton, Ohio, 1978-1979, 1981-1985. Primary correspondent is Doris C. Scott. Partly concerns a gift of a plaque honoring Blanche Stuart Scott, as well as research by Claudia Oakes for her books on women in aviation. See also the International Women's Air and Space Museum in series 1.
K, general
L, general. Correspondents include the Luftwaffen Museum.
M, general
Marine Corps Aviation Museum, Quantico, Virginia, 1978, 1981, 1983
Marine Corps Museum, Quantico, Virginia, 1977-1986. Concerns loans, transfers, and spare parts.
Musee de l'Air et de l'Espace, Paris, 1977-1985. Correspondents include General Pierre Lissarrague and Lt. Col. M. Jean Reveilhac.
Museum of Flight, Seattle, Washington, 1980, 1984, 1986. Mostly concerns the 1986 International Association of Transport Museums conference in Seattle where Robert Mikesh of NASM gave a talk. Includes correspondence of Harvey Lippincott.
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois, 1980, 1983-1985
Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT), Auckland, New Zealand, 1977-1980, 1983. Includes correspondence of Allen H. Rowell.
N, general
Nassau County Museum, Syosset, New York, 1978, 1980
National Aerospace Museum, The Netherlands, 1978-1980, 1983
National Museum and Art Gallery, New Guinea, 1982, 1985-1986
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National Museum of Science and Technology, Ottawa, Canada, 1977-1979, 1983-1984. Correspondence of A. J. Shortt and Robert W. Bradford.
Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, Florida, 1977-1979, 1982-1985. Correspondence of Captain Grover Walker. Mostly concerns loans.
National Soaring Museum, Elmira, New York, 1977-1978, 1981, 1983-1986
O, general
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome. See Cole Palen in series 1 and 2.
P-Q, general
Pate Museum of Transportation, Ft. Worth, Texas, 1977-1978, 1981-1984, 1986. Correspondence of James Peel.
Pima Air Museum, Tucson, Arizona, 1977-1985. Correspondents include Ned S. Robinson and Charles T. Niblett.
Planes of Fame, Chino, California, 1977, 1979-1981, 1983. Correspondence of Edward T. Maloney. Concerns aircraft restoration and aircraft tires. See also Edward T. Maloney in series 1.
R, general
Royal Air Force Museum, London, 1977-1986. Correspondents include John Tanner and J. M. Bruce. Partly concerns the arrangements for Bruce to serve as Lindbergh Fellow at NASM, 1983-1984.
S, general. Correspondents include the Shuttleworth Collection.
San Diego Aero-Space Museum, San Diego, California, 1977-1986. Correspondents include Executive Director Edwin D. McKellar, Jr., and restoration supervisor Timothy M. Cunningham. Concerns the Convair XFY-1 Pogo aircraft and their restoration of the Zero fighter for NASM. Correspondence of President W. T. Immenschuh to Walter J. Boyne partly concerns William J. O'Dwyer of Connecticut and his support of Gustave Whitehead as the first to fly. Includes copy of O'Dwyer to Immenschuh of 10/28/1982 and copy of Crouch to Leo Opdycke containing O'Dwyer's annotations.
Science Museum, London, 1977-1986. Correspondents include John A. Bagley, Curator. Concerns loans, restorations, visits, and research.
Southern Museum of Flight, Birmingham, Alabama, 1981-1984
Strategic Air Command Museum, Bellevue, Nebraska, 1978, 1982-1986
Swiss Transport Museum, Luzerne, Switzerland, 1977-1978, 1980, 1986. Correspondence of Alfred Waldis.
T, general
U, general
V, general
W, general
Series 4
Correspondence with Organizations, 1977-1986.Arranged alphabetically.
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Aa-Ae, general. Correspondents include Aeronca, Inc., and Aero Nostalgia.
Academy of Model Aeronautics, 1978, 1982-1983
Admiral Chester A. Nimitz State Historical Park, Fredericksburg, Texas, 1978-1979, 1981-1982, 1984-1985. Correspondence of Douglass H. Hubbard. Concerns loans and balloon restoration.
Aeroplane Monthly, 1977-1979, 1984. Correspondents include Philipp Jarrett. Correspondence concerns the Republic FX-91 and Sparrowhawk aircraft.
Ag-Al, general
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, 1978-1979, 1983-1984. Correspondents include Max Karant. Concerns visits and various problems of aircraft research. See also Max Karant in series 1.
Air Force Academy, 1978-1979, 1981-1985. Concerns exhibits, loans, photographs, and exchanges.
Alaskan Historical Aircraft Society, 1977-1984. Correspondence of Ted Spencer. See also Ted Spencer in series 1.
Am-Ar, general. Correspondents include the American Helicopter Society, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and the Antique Airplane Association.
American Airlines, 1977, 1980-1981, 1985
American Aviation Historical Society, 1978, 1981-1982. Correspondents include Dustin W. Carter, Albert Hansen, and Douglas I. Pirus.
As-Av, general. Correspondents include the Australian War Memorial and Automobile Quarterly.
Ba-Be, general
Beech Aircraft, 1978, 1980-1985. Concerns IMAX film and their donation of a Beech V-Tail Bonanza Cutaway.
Bell Helicopter Textron, 1977-1979, 1982-1983, 1985-1986. Partly concerns the Vertical Flight Gallery.
Bi-Bu, general
Boeing Commercial Airplane Company, 1978-1984. Concerns aircraft for the planned Dulles extension, the IMAX film "On the Wing," and the Jet Aviation Gallery.
British Aerospace, Inc., 1978-1981, 1983-1985. Includes biographies of Brian Trubshaw and Roland Beamont.
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Ca-Ce, general
Cessna Aircraft, 1978-1979, 1981, 1983-1984, 1986. Concerns NASM's desire for a Cessna 152 for its collection.
Cg-Cl, general
Cleveland Model and Supply Co., 1977-1978, 1981, 1984. Partly concerns the Flying for Fun exhibition. See also Edward T. Packard.
Co, general
Columbia Pictures TV, 1977-1979. Concerns NASM film series and a film about Tailspin Tommy.
Cr-Cu, general
Curtiss-Wright Corporation 1978, 1983-1984. Concerns a gift to NASM of a Curtiss-Wright P-40 propeller.
D, general
Delta Airlines, 1977-1978, 1981-1984
E, general. Correspondents include E. I. DuPont, Inc.
Eastman Kodak Company, 1977, 1984. Concerns a transparency of four Formula I racing planes, the cost of the illuminator and photographs for the Dulles extension, and the Cockburn-Lange collection.
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, 1977-1978, 1983, 1986. Concerns the possibility of students helping with aircraft restorations.
F, general
Federal Aviation Administration, 1977-1986. Concerns data on aircraft and other matters.
Federal Express Corporation, 1982-1984
Fyfield Collection, 1983, 1986. Concerns aircraft tires. See also Herbert Fyfield in series 2.
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G, general
Gates Learjet, 1977-1978, 1980-1981, 1985. Concerns a model of the Learjet Longhorn and a chronology of Learjet models.
General Electric Corporation, 1977-1979, 1981-1986. Partly concerns the T 700 turboshaft engine donated to NASM by GE and the GE Aviation Lecture Series.
Grumman Corporation, 1981-1986. Partly concerns the Leroy Grumman F6F Hellcat exhibition.
H, general. Correspondents include the Historical Aviation Album.
I, general
J, general
K, general
L, general
Lawrence Sperry Enterprises, 1977-1979
Library of Congress, 1981, 1983-1984. Concerns NASM's History of Aviation Project.
Lockheed Corporation, 1978-1984. Partly concerns the Jet Aviation Gallery.
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Ma-Mh, general. Correspondents include the Massachusetts Memorial Committee.
McDonnell Douglas Corporation, 1978-1981, 1983-1986. Partly concerns the Jet Aviation Gallery.
Mi-Mu, general. Correspondents include the Missouri Historical Society.
Michelin, 1982-1984. Concerns wheels and tires for NASM's SPAD XIII.
N, general
National Aeronautical Association, 1977-1979, 1981-1984, 1986. Concerns the Elder Statesman Award, the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy, the Collier Trophy, and the McKay Trophy.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1977-1986. Partly concerns the disposition of early aeronautical archives of Langley and the National Advisory Council on Aeronautics.
National Archives, 1978-1980, 1982. Concerns loan from the National Archives to NASM of Wright documents for an exhibition on the 75th anniversary of the first flight.
National Geographic Society, 1978-1980, 1983-1984
Naval Academy, 1978, 1980-1984. Concerns loans and request of NASM for Naval technical documents for its archives.
Ninety-Nines, 1978, 1981-1983, 1985-1986. The 99s, the International Organization of Women Pilots, has close ties with NASM. This correspondence concerns the 99s' bibliography of women in aviation and items they wanted to borrow for an exhibition on "Women in Aviation." Includes an outline of the exhibition.
Northrup Corporation, 1978-1984. Concerns updates for NASM's Northrup files, visits back and forth, and the Jet Aviation Gallery. Also includes correspondence with Northrup University.
O, general
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome. See Cole Palen in series 1 and 2.
P, general
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Pan American World Airways, Inc., 1977-1981, 1983
Q, general
R, general
Raceway Equipment, 1977, 1980-1981, 1983-1984. Correspondents include Joseph Gertler, Jr. Concerns aircraft parts and drawings.
Rockwell International, Inc., 1977-1981, 1983-1986. Concerns donations to NASM.
Rolls Royce, Inc., 1977-1981, 1983-1985
Royal Aeronautical Society, 1978, 1980-1983. Correspondents include A. W. L. Nayler. Partly concerns the 50th anniversary of the British win of the Schneider Trophy.
Sa-Sh, general
Si-So, general. Correspondents include Sikorsky Aircraft.
Sp-Sy, general
Soaring Society of America, 1977-1978, 1981, 1983
T, general
Time-Life, Inc., 1977-1984. Concerns the Epic of Flight series.
U, general
United Technologies Corporation, 1977-1979, 1981-1986. Correspondents include Harvey H. Lippincott.
V, general
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W, general
Westburg Fund, 1986
XYZ, general
Series 5
Correspondence with Military Organizations, 1977-1986.Arranged alphabetically.
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Maryland Air National Guard, 1979-1980
United States Air Force, 1977-1986. Mostly concerns loans and exchanges, exhibits, archival material, and other matters of mutual interest. Correspondents include Richard H. Kohn, Chief, Air Force History Office, concerning a NASM review of the Air Force publishing program.
United States Army, 1977-1986
United States Coast Guard, 1980-1982
United States Marine Corps, 1978-1980, 1985
United States Navy, 1977-1985. Concerns the Sea-Air Operations Gallery and trip by Smithsonian Associates to Norfolk to tour a naval ship.
Series 6
Internal Memoranda, 1966-1986.This series consists of internal memoranda created and maintained by the Department on a monthly basis. The memoranda concern meetings, publications, projects, lectures, and exhibitions and provide documentation of day-to-day activities in Aeronautics. This documentation is of special interest for the period of the move and the opening of the new building.
Arranged chronologically.
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1966. Topics include renovation of the South Yard Building, a contract for restoration of specimens for the new building, plans to visit other air museums, discussion of a new logo, the arrangement of aircraft exhibits in the new building, and a new policy allowing curators to sign their own memos.
1967. Topics include "Operation Shoplift," a project to reorganize the aircraft at Silver Hill; new projects for the year, the possibility of displaying aircraft at Dulles, College Park, or Bolling Field, and aircraft in world museums.
1968. Topics include the labeling of Langley's engine and the placing of NASM under arts in the SI organization.
1969. Topics include Paul Garber's retirement, the disposition of the Ralph H. Upson Papers, and the naval aircraft drawings stored at Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
1970. Topics include discussion about opening Silver Hill for tours and the visit of the staff of Senator Goldwater, staunch supporter of the new museum legislation.
1971. Topics include revamping of the North Hall exhibits, the clean-up of Silver Hill, and the selection of a new director. Letter of 4 July 1971 includes an inventory of the Ralph H. Upson archival collection. Letter of 23 July contains a summary of the established facts regarding Amelia Earhart's last flight. Memo of August 18 outlines ideas for the new building.
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Memoranda of 1972-1973 reflect the beginning of detailed planning for restoration and exhibits.
January-March 1972. Memo of February 1 contains a history of the Guggenheim Fund at NASM.
April-June 1972
July-December 1972
January-March 1973. Includes material and report on the Vehicle and Power Plant Restoration Planning Meeting, March 14, 1973, a conference of outside experts called by NASM to begin plans for preservation of aircraft for the new museum. Memo of March 12 includes a summary of the Annals of Flight series. Memo of March 13 contains a list of aircraft on display at Silver Hill. Memo of March 14 includes a script for Exhibition Flight.
April-June 1973
July-September 1973
October-December 1973. Memo of November 13 includes a list of old correspondence at the storage facility in Alexandria.
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Memoranda of 1974-1975 are concerned with the development of exhibits, the move of the staff, and installation of exhibits.
January-April 1974. Memo of February 14 includes a list of names of the galleries in the new building.
May-August 1974. Memo of May 31 contains specifications for the galleries. June 18 includes a list of aeronautics research projects.
September-December 1974
January-March 1975. Includes many letters concerning the proposed dismantling of the Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" wooden airplane.
April 1975
May 1975
June-August 1975
September-December 1975
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Memoranda of 1976-1977 include much discussion on publications, changes to exhibits, and exhibit upkeep.
January-February 1976
March 1976. Includes material on the controversy over the deHavilland DH-4 mailplane.
April 1976. Of special interest is a letter of April 22 from Donald S. Lopez to Aerospace Historian concerning their article on conditions at Silver Hill.
May-June 1976
July-August 1976. Memo of July 12 from Collins to the staff summarizes the barrage of praise he was receiving after the July 1 opening.
September-December 1976
January-June 1977. Includes material on the Lindbergh Symposium of May 20th and the death of the guest lecturer, John Grierson.
July-December 1977. Includes memoranda on exhibits dismantling and repair.
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Memoranda reflect the concern for meticulous upkeep of the exhibits and long-range exhibits planning, as well as publications and travel by the staff. The opening of the Jet Aviation Gallery in 1980 was a highlight of this period.
January-June 1978
July-December 1978
January-June 1979
July-December 1979
January-December 1980. Memorandum of July 31 includes Lopez's report on the HK-1 trip and meetings. Memorandum of August 6 concerns the possible donation of the Wings and Wheels Museum to NASM.
January-June 1981. Topics include progress reports, gallery check reports, publication reports, plans for the History of Aviation series, and the Jet Aviation Gallery.
July-December 1981. Memorandum of October 2 includes concept outline of the Golden Age of Flight Gallery. Memorandum of December 7 contains program report. Memorandum of December 22 includes a progress report on Building 12.
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January-June 1982. Topics include the Amelia Earhart Symposium.
July-December 1982. Topics include proposals for building up the art collection at NASM and deaccessioning. Memorandum of December 10 concerns the aviation art competition.
January-March 1983
April-June 1983
July-September 1983. Memorandum of September 7 contains a Five Year Plan for publications.
October-December 1983. Topics include the Wright Symposium of December 16.
January-March 1984. Memorandum of March 9 contains some Aeronautics staff biographies.
April-June 1984. Memorandum of May 23 contains the Five Year Plan. Memorandum of June 21 includes idea for the new restaurant. Other topics include discussions about the restoration of the Wright Flyer.
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Material includes plans for research, information on fellows and interns, accessions and deaccessions, lectures, ceremonies, awards, and exhibits cleaning and repair.
July-September 1984. Memorandum of September 6 contains a report on the Aviation History Project and memorandum of September 10 concerns the Wright Flyer restoration.
October-December 1984. Memorandum of October 1 contains a list of proposals for scholarly books; memorandum of October 2 includes outline for Smithsonian History of Aviation project. Memorandum of November 23 concerns possible NASM funding for the Voyager flight and memorandum of December 6 contains a progress report on the management of the archives.
January-March 1985. Memorandum of January 7 includes restoration schedule for the Wright Flyer.
April-June 1985. Memorandum of May 10 concerns the Aviation History Project.
July-September 1985. Memorandum of July 5 concerns archives management; memorandum of July 8 concerns the Aeronautics Five-Year Plan. Memorandum of August 21 contains the August Program Report.
October-December 1985. Memorandum of October 30 contains a progress report on the NASM archives. Memorandum of December 18 contains a proposal for a monograph series.
January-March 1986. Memorandum of February 24 contains staff biographies.
Folder 8 April-June 1986
Folder 9 July-September 1986
Series 7
Milestones of Flight, First Day Cover Series, 1972-1983.The Milestones of Flight First Day Cover Series consisted of a subscription system such as is used for the issue of new stamps. Each issue of a stamped envelope pictured an artists's rendition of a great moment in the history of flight, such as Lindberg's flight, the first jet flight, the first man in space, and the like. The special art work appeared on the envelope, which contained a history of the event, and an appropriate stamp was chosen. The covers were then cancelled at the scene of the original event and mailed to subscribers. For example, Milestone #1 honored the 25th anniversary of supersonic flight. The covers were flown at supersonic speed to Edwards Air Force Base, site of the original flight, cancelled at the base post office, and distributed. These records include administrative materials related to the project, as well as some art work, occasional proofs, publicity materials, background material, and letters from the public.
Arranged numerically.
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Milestones of Flight, general, 1972-1977
Milestones of Flight #1: Bell X-1 (10/14/1947), 1972-1973, 1975
Milestones of Flight #2: Haenlein Dirigible (12/13/1872), 1972-1973
Milestones of Flight #3: Explorer I (1/31/1958), 1973
Milestones of Flight #4: Vanguard I (3/17/1958), 1973
Milestones of Flight #5: Fokker T-2 (5/3/1923), 1973
Milestones of Flight #6: Winnie Mae (7/15-22/1933), 1973
Milestones of Flight #7: Aerobatic Team (7/18-30/1972), 1973
Milestones of Flight #8: Shenandoah (9/24/1923)
Milestones of Flight #9: Apollo VII (10/11-22/1968), 1973
Milestones of Flight #10: Wright Flyer (12/17/1903), 1973
Milestones of Flight #11: St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line (1/1/1914)
Milestones of Flight #12: Emergency Parachute Jump (2/18/1921), 1974
Milestones of Flight #13: Apollo IX (3/3/1969)
Milestones of Flight #14: Douglas World Cruiser (4/6/1924)
Milestones of Flight #15: Apollo X (5/18/1969)
Milestones of Flight #16: Dawn to Dusk Flight (6/24/1924)
Milestones of Flight #17: Apollo XI (7/20/1969)
Milestones of Flight #18: Explorer 16 (7/15/1964)
Milestones of Flight #19: Doolittles All Blind Flight (9/24/1929)
Milestones of Flight #20: First Woman Passenger (10/27/1909)
Milestones of Flight #21: South Pole Flight (11/29/1929)
Milestones of Flight #22: John Stapp's Ride Record (12/10/1954)
Milestones of Flight #23: Amelia Earhart (1/11/1935)
Milestones of Flight #24: Pegasus I (2/15/1965)
Milestones of Flight #25: Henri Fabre's Seaplane, France (3/28/1910)
Milestones of Flight #26: Tiros I (4/1/1960)
Milestones of Flight #27: Sikorsky Helicopter (5/13/1940)
Milestones of Flight #28: Gemini 4 (6/3/1965)
Milestones of Flight #29: Mariner 4 (7/14/1965)
Milestones of Flight #30: Echo I (8/12/1960)
Milestones of Flight #31: Blanch Scott, First Woman Pilot (9/2/1910)
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Milestones of Flight #32: Teddy Roosevelt, First President to Fly (10/10/1910)
Milestones of Flight #33: First Takeoff from a Ship (11/11/1910)
Milestones of Flight #34: Gemini 6/7 (1965)
Milestones of Flight #35: Guggenheim Fund (1/16/1926)
Milestones of Flight #37: Goddard, First Flight of Liquid Propelled Rocket (3/16/1926)
Milestones of Flight #38: Flight of Wasp Engine (5/5/1926)
Milestones of Flight #39: First U.S. Manned Flight (5/5/1961)
Milestones of Flight #40: First Surveyor - Moon (6/2/1966)
Milestones of Flight #41: Opening of NASM (7/1/1976)
Milestones of Flight #42: Harriet Quimby (8/1/1911)
Milestones of Flight #43: Cal Rogers (9/17/1911)
Milestones of Flight #44: Truculent Turtle (10/1/1946)
Milestones of Flight #45: Mariner 9 (11/13/1971)
Milestones of Flight #46: Pan American Goodwill Flight (12/21/1946)
Milestones of Flight #47: Hughes H-1 Racer (1/9/1937)
Milestones of Flight #48: John Glenn, 15th Anniversary (2/20/1962)
Milestones of Flight #49: Jacqueline Cochrane (4/22/1962)
Milestones of Flight #50: De Havilland Comet (5/2/1952)
Milestones of Flight #51: Lindbergh, 50th Anniversary (5/20-21/1927)
Milestones of Flight #52: 50th Anniversary of First Nonstop Flight from the U.S. to Hawaii (6/28-29/1927)
Milestones of Flight #53: 30th Anniversary of Powder Puff Derby (7/11/1977)
Milestones of Flight #54: 70th Anniversary of Founding of Aeronautical Division of Signal Corps (8/1/1907)
Milestones of Flight #55: Giffard Airship, 125th Anniversary (9/24/1852)
Milestones of Flight #56: 20th Anniversary of Sputnik I, USSR (10/4/1957)
Milestones of Flight #57: 65th Anniversary of Catapult Launch (11/12/1912)
Milestones of Flight #58: 5th Anniversary of Apollo 17 (12/7/1972)
Milestones of Flight #59: 20th Anniversary of Explorer I (1/31/1958)
Milestones of Flight #60: 70th Anniversary of Flight of Red Wing (3/12/1908)
Milestones of Flight #61: 60th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force (4/1/1918)
Milestones of Flight #62: 60th Anniversary of First Airmail Service (5/15/1918)
Milestones of Flight #63: 5th Anniversary of Launch of Skylab II (5/25/1973)
Milestones of Flight #64: 15th Anniversary of Launch of Vostok 6 (6/16/1963)
Milestones of Flight #65: 40th Anniversary of Howard Hughes and Crew Flight around the World (8/22/1938)
Milestones of Flight #66: 15th Anniversary of High Altitude Flight Record of X-15 (8/22/1963)
Milestones of Flight #67: 5th Anniversary of Launch of Mariner 10 (11/3/1973)
Milestones of Flight #68: 25th Anniversary of First Flight at Twice the Speed of Sound (11/20/1953)
Milestones of Flight #69: 75th Anniversary of First Flight by Wright Brothers (12/17/1903)
Milestones of Flight #70: 10th Anniversary of Launch of Apollo 8 (12/21/1968)
Milestones of Flight #71: 50th Anniversary of Aerial Refueling Flight of the "Question Mark" (1/1/1929)
Milestones of Flight #72: 30th Anniversary of First Nonstop World Flight by Luck Lady II, (2/26/1949-3/2/1949)
Milestones of Flight #73: 60th Anniversary of First Transatlantic Flight, Curtiss NC-4 (5/8/1919)
Milestones of Flight #74: 60th Anniversary of First Nonstop Transatlantic Flight (6/14/1919)
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Milestones of Flight #75: 10th Anniversary of First Manned Lunar Landing Mission, Apollo 11 (7/16/1969)
Milestones of Flight #76: 70th Anniversary of First Crossing of English Channel by an Airplane, Bleriot XI (7/25/1909)
Milestones of Flight #77: 15th Anniversary of Launch of Ranger VII (7/28/1964)
Milestones of Flight #78: 70th Anniversary of Purchase of First Military Aircraft, Wright 1909 Military Flyer (8/2/1909)
Milestones of Flight #79: 50th Anniversary of First around the World Airship Flight, Graf Zeppelin (8/8-9/1929)
Milestones of Flight #80: 1st Anniversary of the First Transatlantic Crossing by a Hot Air Balloon, Double Eagle II (8/17/1978)
Milestones of Flight #81: 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Ninety-Nines (11/2/1929)
Milestones of Flight #82: 10th Anniversary of Launch of Apollo 12, First Precision Lunar Landing (11/14/1969)
Subscriptions and deposits, FY 1975
Sales desk, FY 1975
Subscriptions and deposits, FY 1976
Subscriptions and deposits, FY 1977
Album, 1973-1974
Subscriptions, general, 1974-1976
Milestones of Flight #83: 195th Anniversary of First Crossing of the English Channel by Air, Hydrogen Balloon (1/7/1785)
Milestones of Flight #84: 65th Anniversary of National Advisory committee for Aeronautics (NACA) (3/3/1915)
Milestones of Flight #85: 15th Anniversary of Gemini 3 (3/23/1965)
Milestones of Flight #86: 50th Anniversary of Founding of American Interplanetary Society (4/4/1930)
Milestones of Flight #87: 50th Anniversary of First Solo Flight from Britain to Australia by a Woman, Amy Johnson (5/1930)
Milestones of Flight #88: 45th Anniversary of Refueling Endurance Record (6/4/1935)
Milestones of Flight #89: 5th Anniversary of Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (7/15/1975)
Milestones of Flight #90: 30th Anniversary of Launch of Bumper No. 8, the First Missile To Be Launched from Cape Canaveral (7/24/1950)
Milestones of Flight #91: 20th Anniversary of First Successful Recovery of a Space Object in Air, Discoverer XIV (8/16/1960)
Milestones of Flight #92: 5th Anniversary of Launch of Viking I (8/20/1975)
Milestones of Flight #95: 10th Anniversary of Apollo 14 Lunar Landing (2/5/1971)
Milestones of Flight #97: 30th Anniversary of First Nonstop Solo Flight across North Pole (5/29/1951)
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Milestones of Flight #98: 15th Anniversary of Lunar Orbiter I (8/10/1966)
Milestones of Flight #99: 75th Anniversary of First Officially Recorded Flight in Europe (11/12/1906)
Lists and other administrative materials, 1977-1979
Planning, 1972-1977
Plans for new series for 1980s
NASM publications, 1980-1981 (2 folders)
NASM sales catalogs
Series 8
Correspondence with Artists and Modelers, 1966-1975.This series consists primarily of correspondence of Robert Mikesh with model makers and aviation artists, most of whom were on commission with the museum to produce various works. It is not known why this correspondence is separate, but perhaps it was maintained in Mikesh's office. Occasionally correspondence of these modelers appears in series 1, while series 1 also contains letters from other artists and modelers.
Arranged alphabetically.
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John Andrews, 1970-1971
Robert F. Andrews, 1971
Charles L. Bourget, 1971-1972
Daniel H. Brazelton, 1969-1972
Gustav H. Dreier, 1969-1972
Warren Eberspacher, 1965-1973
Edward J. Folz, 1967-1971
Francis P. Garove, 1970-1973
Langdon G. Halls, 1969-1972
Bill Harney, 1973
John R. Haske, 1967
Sylvester J. Kill, 1974-1976
Lester E. Klean, 1966-1967. See also series 1.
William E. Koster, 1966-1975
Lester Associates, 1967
Clark Macomber, 1966-1972
Donald T. Madison, 1967-1974
Paul R. Matt, c. 1965-1975
Robert A. Mussey, 1967
Charles T. Newcomb, c. 1965-1978
Willis L. Nye, 1969-1971
John W. Oder, c. 1972-1975
David H. Shipton, 1970-1971
Russell G. Steves, undated
David J. Tracy, 1967-1969, 1971
Gerald A. Wingrove, 1974
Ted Xaras, 1974
Series 9
Miscellaneous Subject Files.Arranged alphabetically.
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Aircraft acquisition, 1968
Checklist of aviation museums or collections, 1967
Collection management of aircraft engines, 1965-1975 (Accession 23-018)
Conservation survey, 1978
Exhibits, miscellaneous, 1968, 1972
Hall aluminum flying boat, 1980-1981
Model engine acquisition, 1968
Move to new building, 1975
Movement schedule, 1975
North Hall exhibits
Outside publishers, 1971-1973
Tallmantz Collection, purchase price list, 1968
Transpo 72, 1972
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