L 03. Lighter than Air Archives
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Thomas L. Blakemore Collection
The Thomas L. Blakemore Collection contains blueprints, articles, memos, technical notes and reports regarding Lighter-than-Air aircraft including the U.S.S. Hindenburg, Shenandoah, Los Angeles, Akron, and Macon.
Ronald Day Collection
Ronald Day was an avid collector of objects dealing with aerostats and in particular with airships, such as Zeppelins.
Michael M. Hasco Collection
Michael M. Hasco, a graduate from the University of Pittsburgh and The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), is a collector of aviation related materials. His interest lies in a variety of aviation topics and in Lighter than Air in particular. This collection contains reports, images, postcards, ephemera, publications, press releases, and clippings.
George I. Hockensmith Papers
John D. Ledford Collection
Jonathan Denton Ledford was both an actor and U.S. Naval Aviation blimp commander with a passion for lighter-than-air airships. This collection includes materials Ledford collected during his time with the U.S. Navy, such as documents related to his time in flight school, personal correspondence and history, flight log book, clippings related to lighter-than-air airships, World War II, photographs of dirigibles, naval ships, and entertainers.
John Provan III Collection
John Provan III's interest in aviation as a collector and historian started in the 1980s. His main topic was the relationship between the American and German people after World War II. He wrote numerous books on the Berlin Airlift, Rhein-Main Air Base, Airship hangars, Armed Forces Network (AFN), and Clara Adams. He also curated many exhibitions.
Douglas H. Robinson Collection
This collection contains materials related to lighter-than-air, that were created or collected by Douglas H. Robinson, MD.
Vice Admiral Charles E. Rosendahl Collection
Captain Hans von Schiller Collection
This collection contains one copy of book "A Million Miles in a Zeppelin" and one black and white photograph labeled "Vernon Hacken and Son Dale."