F. Glen Shoemaker Letter (SC-336)
Content Description
The collection consists of a single letter dated January 18, 1926, from F. Glen Shoemaker, an aeronautical engineer at McCook Field, to a friend, describing a long-distance flight he took in November 1925. Shoemaker was the passenger in an open-cockpit plane (“a regular D.H. [De Havilland aircraft] with a Liberty 12 engine”) piloted by Lt. C. H. Ridenour, Chief of the Power Plant division. They traveled from Dayton to Washington, D.C., and Langley Field; New York City; Sidney, N.Y. (near Binghamton), and Philadelphia. Shoemaker describes the weather, the scenery from the plane, his impressions of the places visited, and general activities during the trip.
Dates
- Creation: 1926 Jan. 18
Creator
- Shoemaker, F. Glen, 1889-1982 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Fred Glen Shoemaker was born June 4, 1889, in Abingdon, Knox County, Illinois, a son of Jeremiah and Clara Shoemaker. He usually went by F. Glen or sometimes the nickname “Jerry” (as in this letter). In 1914, Glen married Dora Kilpatrick, and they had two daughters: Margaret and Jane. According to Dayton city directories, Glen lived at 206 W. Parkwood in northwestern Dayton from about 1923 until about 1927. He was an aeronautical engineer at McCook Field, with most of his work there focused on magnets and spark plugs. By 1930, Glen was living in Oakland County, Michigan, working as a research engineer at General Motors. Glen died January 6, 1982, in Franklin, Oakland County, Michigan.
Extent
0.05 linear feet (1 letter and envelope)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection consists of a single letter and accompanying envelope.
Other Finding Aids
The finding aid is available on the Special Collections & Archives, Wright State University Libraries web site at http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/collectionguides/files/sc336.pdf.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated to Special Collections and Archives, Wright State University Libraries, by Richard Amacher, whose grandmother was F. Glen Shoemaker’s sister, in October 2019.
donor
- Amacher, Richard (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the F. Glen Shoemaker Letter (SC-336)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lisa Rickey
- Date
- 2019 Oct 10
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
