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CV 13. Chance Vought Archives

 Record Group
Identifier: CV 13
Record group, number equivalent = 13, collection abbreviation = CV.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

J. Russell Clark Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CV008-91
Abstract

For over fifty years, John Russell Clark dedicated his many and varied talents to the advancement of the field of aviation. He received well-deserved recognition for his many significant contributions.

Dates: 1920 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1970

John J. Hospers Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CV016-79
Abstract

John J. Hospers was a field manager, evaluator, and test engineer with Chance Vought and Sikorsky Aircraft. He also served in the United States Merchant Marine.

Dates: 1928 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1962

Kaj L. Nielsen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CV012-18
Abstract

Kaj L. Nielsen was a mathematician who pursued various professional and academic careers, distinguishing himself at Chance Vought Aircraft as a member of the design teams that developed the Vought F4U Corsair and Vought V-173 Flying Pancake. The bulk of the collection contains his engineering notes for the development of the propellers for the Vought V-173.

Dates: 1941 - 2018; Majority of material found within 1944 - 1948

Arthur L. Schoeni Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CV005-97
Abstract

The Arthur L. Schoeni Papers contain photograph prints, photograph negatives, manuscripts, typescripts, clippings, and scrapbooks collected by the donor.

Dates: 1917 - 1988; Majority of material found within 1971 - 1974

George Alan Starr Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CV046-08
Scope and Content This collection contains documents and records, correspondence, personal journals, manuals and reports, photographs, presentations, transparencies, charts and diagrams, clippings and articles, ephemera and memorabilia, and other materials that were created and/or collected by George Alan Starr during his work for Chance Vought Corporation and Aerospatiale Helicopter Corporation. The George Alan Starr Papers are housed in fourteen manuscript boxes, one half size...
Dates: 1952 - 1988; Majority of material found within 1965 - 1985

Vought Aircraft Company Collection (VACC)

 Collection
Identifier: CV017-82
Abstract The Vought Aircraft Company is the second oldest aircraft manufacturing company in the United States. They were established in 1917 by Chance Milton Vought, a young aeronautical engineer and aviation pioneer. Over the years they have designed and produced many famous and highly successful aircraft. In the late 1940s, the company moved its headquarters to Dallas, Texas. The Vought Company has merged and separated several times with other companies since it first started in the early 1900s....
Dates: 1911 - 2013