8 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Aeronautics, Commercial.
L'Aerophile collection, 1876-1949
152 boxes ; 15,000 items -- Science, Technology & Business Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Correspondence, blueprints and manufactures information for early French and foreign aircraft and dirigibles, reports of accidents involving flyers and balloonists, World War I aerial photographs and intelligence reports, a series of French cartoons, drawings, graphs, charts, diagrams of equipment, maps, newspapers, printed material, and photographs. The materials in the collection were...
John H. Towers papers, 1830-1989
5000 items ; 15 containers plus 4 oversize ; 8 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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United States Navy officer and early naval aviator. Diaries, naval and personal correspondence, memoranda, orders for duty, aviation logs, speeches and writings, biographical notebooks and sketches, photographs, reports, scrapbooks, blueprints, charts, and newspaper clippings documenting Towers's naval career and his participation in naval aviation from its inception in 1911 to World War II and...
Harry W. Frantz papers, 1919-1965
350 items ; 8 containers plus 17 oversize ; 3.2 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Journalist. Scrapbooks and printed matter related to aviation, a field Franz covered for United Press International.
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Some or all content stored offsite.
Henry Harley Arnold papers, 1903-1989
160,000 items ; 272 containers plus 4 oversize and 1 classified ; 107.6 linear feet ; 269 microfilm reels -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Pioneer aviator and United States Army officer. Correspondence, memoranda, journals, notebooks, drafts and proofs of Henry Harley (Hap) Arnold's memoirs, Global Mission (1949), articles, speeches, reports, orders, printed material, photographs, and other papers relating chiefly to the development of military aeronautics in the United States and to aeronautical policies and events of World War II.
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Access restrictions apply.
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Harry Frank Guggenheim papers, 1900-1972
114,400 items ; 285 containers plus 1 oversize ; 114.4 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Businessman, diplomat, newspaper publisher, philanthropist, and horseman. Correspondence and subject files documenting Guggenheim's career in business and publishing, philanthropic and civic activities, and special interests in horse racing and aviation.
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Some or all content stored offsite.
American Rocket Company records, 1958-1991
6,000 items ; 17 containers ; 6.8 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Space rocket company. Business plans, correspondence, financial records, legal records, legislative material, meeting minutes and notes, printed matter, reports, and technical papers relating to the commercial use of space by a private company.
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Some or all content stored offsite.
Institute of Aerospace Sciences archives, 1783-1962
30,000 items ; 182 containers plus 83 oversize ; 80 linear feet ; 4 microfilm reels -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Historical records of the Institute of Aerospace Sciences. Biographical and corporate files including correspondence, memoranda, writings, reports, biographical data and sketches, genealogical records, financial reports, broadsides, charts, press releases, newspaper clippings, blueprints, cartoons, maps, aeromedical and aeronautical reproductions, airplane specifications, prints, engravings,...
Bill Mauldin papers, 1941-1970
6,000 items ; 18 containers ; 7.2 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Cartoonist. Correspondence, writings and other material relating to Mauldin's career as a cartoonist, his work on behalf of the American Veterans Committee, and his interest in civil aviation.