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Aeronautics.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

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

Airline Schedules Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H009-14
Abstract

This artificial collection contains materials related to commercial aviation schedules in the United States as well as international carriers.

Dates: 1928 - 2001; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1999

The Army Air Forces Pan American Goodwill Flight of 1926-1927 Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H011-06
Abstract

This collection covers the Pan American Goodwill Flight through Latin America from 1926 through 1927.

Dates: 1925 - 1971; Majority of material found within 1926 - 1927

Al Backstrom Papers

 Collection
Identifier: S108-86
Abstract

This collection contains documents, Federal regulations, reports, correspondence, articles, and other information collected by Al Backstrom in his career as a desginer of both full sized and model aircraft.

Dates: 1942 - 2001; Majority of material found within 1976 - 1992

General Aviation Video Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H004-11
Abstract

This is an artificial collection of videos given to the library by unnamed or undentified donors.

Dates: 1937 - 1996; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1996

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

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

Joseph A. Weisberg Papers

 Collection
Identifier: H038-94
Abstract From his early life on, Joseph A. Weisberg was interested in journalism and especially in photo journalism with the focus on aviation topics, which also sparked his interest in flying. During World War II, Weisberg trained on and served as a crew member on Consolidated B-24 Liberators. After the war, he settled in Fort Worth, Texas to assume a position at an advertising agency. Shortly thereafter, he established his own marketing company before deciding in 1973 to go back to his initial...
Dates: 1892 - 2001; Majority of material found within 1973 - 1980