Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences Collection

This collection contains photographs and slides that were created/and or collected by the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences. The Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences Collection is housed in three non-standard boxes of various sizes totaling 1.19 linear ft.

Provenance of this collection is unknown. The collection is in good condition, order was imposed by the processing archivist. The curator identified eight series with the first series being the Aeronautical Archives Series. Images depict the interior of the institute, aircraft models, displays and exhibitions, aviation art on china and vases, watches that timed the Wright Brother's flight, offices, balloon accession, early aviation aircraft, medal pins, early helicopters, meetings, and people.

The second series is the Annual Summer Meeting Series featuring not further identified people, landscapes, lecture hall, airplanes, homes, little children, civilian and military speakers, table tennis and shuffleboard games, and a visit to the Marquardt Aircraft Corporation.

The third series is the Annual Meeting Series depicting individuals such as K. C. Black, William Sears, Ed Katzenberger, Lt. Col. Robert R. Williams, Ernie Stout, Admiral L. de Flory, Andrew Haley, Martin Goland, H. R. Byers, Ralph Damon, Garrick, T. B. Wright, General E. M. Powers, Francis Clanser, Fred B. Lee, von Karman, Dix Spears, Ben Shupak; group of people, lecture halls, podium discussion participants, sketches on drawing boards, dinner receptions, registration desk, demonstration of equipment, and award presentation.

The fourth series is the Flight Safety Seminar Series highlighting participants, convention speakers, recreational scenes, beach scenes, blowing out a fire with heavy machinery, airplane flying over the ocean, and people gathered in front of a settlement.

The fifth series is the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences Series features party scenes and recreational scenes at the S. P. Johnston residence including an incomplete list of participants; speakers, award ceremonies, and IAS personnel at the Welman A. Shrader residence.

The sixth series is the Various Meetings Series containing images from the American Helicopter Society Meeting showing a Helicopter Air Transport Sikorsky VS-317 (S-51) in flight and on ground at the Camden Airport; participants and convention speakers at a soaring meeting at Elmira, NY, soaring planes on ground and in flight, single engine airplane and Boeing B-29 Superfortress on tarmac, and aerial photographs of Elmira New York; airplanes, people, social gatherings, Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar, passengers in cabin on Lodestar, and aerial photography at the Meeting on Wings gathering; convention speakers, audiences, and convertible models at the Convertible Aircraft Congress; convention speakers and award ceremony for Chuck Yeager at the Military Aeronautics Meeting; airplanes flying at airshow and audience at the National Air Races; registration desk, convention speakers, exhibits, and vendor hall at the Propulsion Meeting; convention speakers and participants of podium discussion at the Personal Aircraft Meeting; convention speakers, participants at podium discussion, exhibits, vendor hall, registration desk, and audience at Flight Propulsion Meeting; convention speakers and audience at H.A.M. Meeting.

The seventh series is the Topics Series featuring personnel working in their offices with some images containing identification on the back, holiday decoration in offices, holiday parties, staff outings, interior and exterior shots of building, and view on street scenes of the IAS Personnel and Social Functions topic; a rendering of a building in Los Angeles; views from windows of a building on street scenes, parades, and people in New York, some individuals are identified, and NBC camera teams covering the event; Fairchild Furniture at Sand Point depict wooden furniture such as chairs, chaises longe, end tables, vitrines, mirrors, armoires, piano forte, and Flemish tapestries L'Histoire d'Alexandre; the Wright Field Trip showcases participants in a group picture; the Major Lester D. Gardner's 80th anniversary party highlights Gardner and participants; individuals being depicted in portraits or in group pictures; the IAS' trip to Muroc Army Air Field in Muroc, CA depicts participants, airplanes such as Northrop XB-35 Flying Wing, Douglas D-558 in hangar, Chance Vought XF6U-1, as well as images from the IAS Corporate Member Briefing and tour of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center.

The eighth series is the Slides Series comprising charts, three views, and curricula.