Early Aviation Scrapbook
Scope and Contents
The primary content of this collection consists of a photographic scrapbook documenting early aviation. The photographer was George Chapley (1911-1997) of Warren, Ohio. The photographs highlight a number of aviation events between 1925 and 1931, including the crash of the airship Shenandoah and the National Air Races in Cleveland of 1929 and especially 1931. The collection also includes two photographs of Chapley himself, one from approximately the time the scrapbook was created and another depicting Chapley in old age.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1925-1931, 1984
- Creation: 1984
Creator
- Chapley, George M. (Photographer, 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 Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.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
George M. Chapley was born October 5, 1911, in Monessen, Pennsylvania, to Teofil and Olga Chapley. The family moved to Warren, Ohio, sometime prior to 1930, where George lived much of his life and worked in a steel mill. George died December 21, 1997, in Warren, Ohio.
Extent
0.5 linear feet (1 flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Photographs in the scrapbook highlight a number of aviation events between 1925 and 1931, including the crash of the airship Shenandoah and the National Air Races in Cleveland of 1929 and, especially, 1931. The photographs were taken by George Chapley, of Warren, Ohio. The collection also includes 2 photographs of Chapley himself.
Arrangement
This collection contains one photographic scrapbook and two photos of its creator.
Custodial History
The scrapbook was provided for sale via the auction house directly from the family of George Chapley. The photographs were sent later by Chapley’s daughter Sarah Jackson.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This early aviation scrapbook was purchased at auction at the Apple Tree Auction Center, Newark, Ohio, in April 2012. In December 2012, the two photographs of Chapley were donated by Chapley’s daughter Sarah Jackson.
Processing Information
Patricia A. McEldowney, June 2012. Additions processed by Gino Pasi, December 2012. Revised by Lisa Rickey, May 2016.
Subject
- Post, Wiley, 1898-1935 -- Manuscripts (Person)
- Chapley, George M. -- Manuscripts (Person)
- Shenandoah (Airship) (Organization)
donor
- Jackson, Sarah (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Early Aviation Scrapbook (MS-454)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Patricia A. McEldowney, Gino Pasi, Lisa Rickey
- Date
- 2016 May 27
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2012-12: Gino Pasi added 2 photographs sent by Mr. Chapley’s daughter, Sarah Jackson.
- 2016-05-27: Lisa Rickey added biographical sketch and revised Custodial, Scope and Content, and Container Listing.
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
