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91st Observation Squadron, American Expeditionary Force, Photographs
Aviation Ephemera II
The collection consists of an unknown individual’s collection of magazines, pamphlets, photographs, and clippings related to aviation.
Aviation Trading Cards Collection
The collection consists of approximately 700 collectable trade cards and stamps issued by various industries, primarily the “cigarette cards” of tobacco manufacturers. The majority of the card or stamp series feature airplanes, but some series focus on famous aviators. Materials originate from the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany.
Rudi Berndt Papers (MS-632)
Berndt was a German scientist who came to the U.S.A. as part of Operation Paperclip at the close of WWII. His collection primarily documents his work in parachute development, in both Germany and the United States, from the WWII era through the Cold War. Materials include photographs, scientific test notes, educational records, security investigation reports, German identification papers, resumes, memoir, and other documents.
Frank Hamburger Papers (SC-36)
Frank Hamburger witnessed the Wright Brothers' first flight in Dayton. Collection contains several photographs of Hamburger as well as newspaper clippings recounting his involvement with the Wrights.
Walter Matthews Jefferies Aviation Collection (MS-344)
Art Krieger Aviation Collection
The Art Krieger Aviation Collection is the personal collection of Adolph (Art) Krieger. This collection contains materials from all over the world on nearly every kind of plane and building company, pilots, handbooks and manuals along with various other items about aviation. Emphasis is on the 1940s through the late 1980s.
Dr. Hans von Ohain Papers
Dr. Hans von Ohain was the co-inventor of the first successful jet engine. After World War II, he moved to Dayton, Ohio where he was a research scientist at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. His papers contain patents, correspondence, speeches, technical reports, scientific articles, awards, and photographs. Some documents are in German and French, but the majority of the collection is in English.
Col. Wayne C. Pittman, Jr. Aviation Collection
This collection of over 4,000 aviation postcards was collected and organized by Colonel Wayne Pittman. It contains postcards of commercial and military aircraft, along with airport buildings and locations from around the world.
Wright Brothers Collection (MS-1)
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- Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 2
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- Berndt, Rudi Julius, 1921-2004 1
- Boeing Aerospace Company 1
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- Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Co. (Whitman, Mass.) 1
- Douglas Aircraft Company 1
- Gallaher Limited 1
- H. J. Heinz Company 1
- Hamburger, Frank, 1864-1937 1
- Haskell, Katharine Wright, 1874-1929 1
- Heinrich, Helmut Gustav 1
- Jefferies, Walter M. (Walter Matthews), 1921-2003 1
- John Player & Sons 1
- Krieger, Adolph, 1921-2002 1
- Lahusen’s 1
- Murray Sons & Co. Ltd. 1
- Ohain, Hans von, 1911-1998 1
- Pittman, Karen L., 1938-2022 1
- Pittman, Wayne C., Jr., 1937-2015 1
- Skelly Oil Company 1
- Thompson Products, inc. 1
- Tide Water Associated Oil Company 1
- Tuckett Limited 1
- United States. Army--Procurement 1
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- United States. Army. Division, 91st 1
- W.D. & H.O. Wills (Firm) 1
- Whittle, Frank, 1907-1996 1
- Wings Cigarettes 1
- Wright Company 1
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- Wright, Lorin, 1862-1939 1
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