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Curtiss aircraft

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:

Clarence J. Abadie, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CA127-86
Abstract

Clarence Joseph Abadie, Jr. worked for Air America from July 28, 1960 to July 31, 1974. At the time of separation from Air America, Abadie's duty station was in Thailand where he served as Vice President.

Dates: 1957 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1961 - 1970

Lea Abbott Papers

 Collection
Identifier: H060-98
Abstract

Lea Abbott was noted as a pioneer airline pilot for Braniff Airlines, active member of Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), and exhibition flyer. This collection contains archival material collected by him pertaining to his career with Braniff, Braniff operational and administrative documents, Air Line Pilots Association documents, and manuals for the operation of early airliners.

Dates: 1935 - 1976; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1960

Aircraft Manufacturer's Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H008-63
Abstract

This collection contains materials related to aircraft built in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Dates: 1903 - 2006

Fred E. Anderson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CA128-86
Abstract

Fred E. Anderson was a pilot of fixed-wing aircraft for Air America. After the shutdown of Air America, he flew for several other charter services, cargo airlines, and air taxi services. He also worked as a flight instructor. The Fred E. Anderson Collection consists of loose material in folders.

Dates: 1950 - 1997; Majority of material found within 1962 - 1983

Tom Ashley Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H004-78
Abstract

This collection contains images, ephemera, correspondence, brochures, press releases, advertisement, clippings, narratives, and articles, which cover a wide variety of aviation topics.

Dates: 1923 - 1973; Majority of material found within 1923 - 1968

Robert Lancy Burn Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CA044-99
Abstract

Robert Lancy Burn was an Air Asia Company Ltd. employee for several months from early 1966 until November 1966, when he became a flight mechanic and supervisor for Air America, Inc. He retired in December 1971. The collection consists of journals, correspondence, and personal documents related to Burn's time with Air America, Inc and Air Asia Company Ltd.

Dates: 1961 - 1980; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1971

Arthur C. Burns Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H001-78
Abstract

The collection contains photographs, personal papers, log books, correspondence, magazines, ephemera, and prints.

Dates: 1912 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1933 - 1965

Mark M. Campbell Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H001-64
Abstract

This collection contains materials generated by, for, and about Mark Campbell such as personal papers, certificates, newspaper clippings, memorabila, and photographic albums. The personal papers include original typescript (edited) and handwritten transcripts from oral history tapes of Campbell’s life history in aviation.

Dates: 1916 - 1957

Carl M. Cleveland Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H036-82
Abstract

This collection contains Curtiss JN-4 Jenny blueprints, philatelic material, photographs, and the book titled, "Upside Down" Pangborn by Carl M. Cleveland.

Dates: 1920 - 1981; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1931

C. Roger Cripliver Papers

 Collection
Identifier: H018-03
Abstract Cripliver worked for the engineering department of the Fort Worth Division of Convair. There he wrote and edited modification instructions for the B-36 Peacemaker, SC-54, and B-58 Hustler aircraft. He later moved to the Logistics Support Division and worked on contracts and negotiations for the F-111 program. In 1993, Cripliver retired from what had become the Fort Worth Division of Lockheed Martin. During his long tenure with Convair, Cripliver became known as the unofficial historian for...
Dates: 1921 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1996

Ed Eckholdt Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CA079-00
Abstract

The Ed Eckholdt Collection primarily contains photographs of aircraft, locations, and people taken during the early 1960's.

Dates: 1961 - 1998; Majority of material found within 1961 - 1966

Lawrence C. Elliott Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H002-64
Abstract

The collection mainly consists of correspondence and records generated by, for and about Elliott’s position as a Federal Aeronautical Administrator. Elliott’s career spans the genesis of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), from the Bureau of Lighthouses through the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) to the FAA in the 1960’s.

Dates: 1920 - 1971; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1946

Jerome S. Fanciulli Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H082-86
Abstract

Jerome S. Fanciulli was a journalist and later joined Glenn H. Curtiss and his Curtiss Exhibiton Company where he held the positions of Vice President and General Manager. After he left Curtiss, he worked in the automotive transportation industry. The collection focuses on the Curtiss Exhibition Company.

Dates: 1908 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1908 - 1913

W. M. Golder Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H012-13
Abstract

This collection contains clippings, three views, and blueprint from various early aviation magazines.

Dates: 1914 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1914 - 1917

Frank M. Hawks Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H004-64
Abstract

Frank M. Hawks was a World War I aviator, barnstormer, and speed record pilot in the 1920s and 1930s. He was sponsored by the Texaco Corporation and promoted their fuel services across the country. He also starred in a 1937 motion picture serial titled The Mysterious Pilot. He was killed while testing an experimental aircraft in 1938.

Dates: 1917 - 1950; Majority of material found within 1921 - 1938

Robin Higham Papers

 Collection
Identifier: H056-01
Abstract

Robin David Steward Higham, a Harvard graduate, was a pilot during World War II and an instructor at the University of Massachusetts from 1954-1957, an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina from 1957-1963, and a Professor of History at Kansas State University beginning in 1963. His career at Kansas State University spanned from 1963-1999. He wrote numerous books and articles focusing on aviation, military, and geo-political subjects.

Dates: 1915 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1995

Erik Hildesheim Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H014-78
Abstract

Erik Hildesheim was born in 1896 in Denmark. He was a pilot and also oversaw several different aircraft manufacturing factories. He was a collector of photography and memorabilia related to aviation history, especially World War I aviation and air mail.

Dates: 1785 - 1963; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1938

History of Aviation Small Collections

 Collection
Identifier: H-Small Collections
Abstract

The History of Aviation Small Collections is comprised of collections of material that are too small to warrant individual arrangement. It is an artificial collection containing 183 collections identified by the collection subject’s name.

Dates: 1909 - 2022; Majority of material found within 1941 - 2003

Maurice M. Kay, Sr. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H158-88
Abstract Maurice M. Kay, Sr. learned to fly at the Dallas Aviation School at Love Field in Dallas, Texas in the 1920s. After brief careers with Bowen and Long and Harmon Airlines, he joined American Airways (the predecessor to American Airlines) in 1934. While with American Airlines he flew aerial resupply missions to Burma and China over "The Hump" during World War II, served in capacities as a Pilot Instructor and Check Pilot, and as a Line Pilot of the Lockheed L-188, Boeing 707, and 720. He...
Dates: 1910 - 1968; Majority of material found within 1933 - 1965

Pat Landry Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CA157-87
Abstract

Lloyd C. "Pat" Landry was a Paramilitary Officer in the Special Activities Division of the Central Inteligence Agency (CIA) during the 1950s through 1970s. He trained members of the Hmong people in their fight against the communists in Northern Laos during the Vietnam War.

Dates: 1973 - 1997; Majority of material found in 1960s

Ronald E. Lewis Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CA155-87
Abstract

Ronald E. Lewis began working for Civil Air Transport (CAT) in 1946 and retired from Air America in 1975. He became manager of the Northern Pacific Division and was active in Taiwan and Japan where he ran the maintenance facility at Tachikawa.

Dates: 1946 - 1974; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1972

Harold F. Miller Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CA158-87
Abstract

Harold Frederick Miller was employed by Air America, Inc. as Approved Check Pilot (ACP) and rotor wing pilot at Udorn, Thailand from May 29, 1968 through June 30, 1974, when he resigned from the company.

This collection includes documents, operations manuals, instructions, guides, personnel files, and photographs related to Harold F. Miller's career with Air America.

Dates: 1963 - 1974; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1974

Elmer L. Munsell Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CA057-85
Abstract

Elmer L. Munsell flew for CAT/Air America, Air Asia, and Air Ventures in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War.

Dates: 1962 - 1974; Majority of material found within 1964 - 1974

Paul Murer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H119-86
Abstract

The collection contains biographical information, photographs, articles, and a painting.

Dates: 1915 - 1979; Majority of material found within 1914 - 1919

Alvin D. Niemeyer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H013-79
Abstract

The collection contains photographs, a scrapbook, correspondence, radiograms, log books, Niemeyer's pilot's license, ephemera, patents, clippings, and moving film.

Dates: 1932 - 1942

David W. Ostrowski Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H052-08
Abstract

David W. Ostrowski has a life-long interest in airplanes and aviation history. He took pictures and collected photos from other photographers of U.S. and non-U.S manufactured military and civilian aircraft from World War I up to the jet age.

Dates: 1918 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1941 - 1945

George C. Prill Papers

 Collection
Identifier: H014-10
Scope and Content The collection contains documents, photographs, correspondence, articles, briefing papers, and reports related to George C. Prill's long and varied career in the business side of commercial aviation. It covers his time with Trans World Airways (TWA), Convair, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Lockheed, and several other business ventures. Of particular interest is the material related to George C. Prill's efforts to license the Lockheed L-1011 for construction in the Soviet Union....
Dates: 1937 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1960 - 2000

Jim Ray Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H014-67
Abstract

James Ralph (Jim) Ray was a famous illustrator and aviator working for Kelloggs and other companies. He published his art in many books and magazines. The collection contans sketches, original drawings and art, photographs, articles, an manuscripts.

Dates: 1903 - 1960; Majority of material found within 1943 - 1954

Douglas H. Robinson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: L009-98
Abstract

This collection contains materials related to lighter-than-air, that were created or collected by Douglas H. Robinson, MD.

Dates: 1903 - 1993; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1975

Ken C. Sonner Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H052-83
Abstract

Kenneth (Ken) C. Sonner started working for Wright Motor Company as mechanic and later worked for the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) as Aircraft Accident Investigator, Power plant Specialist, and Air Safety Specialist.

Dates: 1918 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1944 - 1965