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John William Miller Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-345
Abstract Most of the items in this collection are either about John Miller or were used by him in his career as an engineer and civil expert on the jet engine at Wright Patterson Air Force Base from 1941 to 1976. The collection documents the testing and development of aircraft engines, helicopter transmissions, and other subsystem components. The collection includes: educational background about Miller; personal information, such as memorabilia and personnel records; engineering and technical...
Dates: 1920-2005; Majority of material found within 1950-1969

Roger Miller Aviation Slide Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-500
Abstract

The collection consists primarily of color slides depicting aircraft, mostly civilian planes at air fields throughout the Miami Valley, with the bulk dating from 1959 to 1988. The slides were in most cases created, and in some cases collected, by Roger Miller, an aviation enthusiast and local historian from Middletown, Ohio.

Dates: 1926-1993; Majority of material found within Bulk 1959-1988

Dr. Hans von Ohain Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-335
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1907-2003

Dr. Sidney Peerless Photograph Collection

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Identifier: MS-380
Abstract

The collection contains 574 photographs that were collected by Dr. Sidney Peerless. The collection contains photographs from five different photographers; Nancy Ford Cones, Cecil Carey, Richard Tepe, Fritz Henle, and US Navy and Air Force photographs of aircraft.

Dates: 1898-1959; Majority of material found within 1900-1940

William Peters Aviation Photograph Collection

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Identifier: MS-485
Abstract The collection compiled by William H. Peters and given to Lieutenant Colonel John Glenn includes 53 photographs of famous aviators and aircrafts from the beginning of man-powered flight through the late 1930s. Included are images of the 1903 Wright Flyer, Glenn Curtiss, Benjamin Foulois, Fiorello Henry LaGuardia and many others. This collection also contains many signed photographs and documents including signatures from Wilbur Wright, Alberto Santos-Dumont, Dr. Hugo Eckner, Edwin Levick and...
Dates: 1903-1964; Majority of material found within 1908-1930

Col. Wayne C. Pittman, Jr. Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-487
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1970-1990

P. H. Richardson Wright Field Photo Collection

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Identifier: MS-365
Abstract

The Richardson Wright Field Collection contains 172 photos of aircraft and aircraft parts. The majority of the pictures feature displays from the Armed Forces Day Air Show held at Wright Field in 1945. Many of the exhibits pertain to Luftwaffe aircraft captured during Operation Lusty. As well, there are many photos documenting the only Fairchild powered XAT-6E Texan produced.

Dates: 1945

Laurence P. Richmond Papers (MS-594)

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Identifier: MS-594
Abstract

The collection consists primarily of information on the development of radio technologies at General Electric in the 1920s and of radio and radar technologies at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base from the 1930s through 1950s. Some information on the WPAFB Quarter Century Club is also included.

Dates: 1918-1974; Majority of material found within 1930-1960

Dr. Malcolm L. Ritchie Collection

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Identifier: MS-390
Abstract

The Dr. Malcolm L. Ritchie Collection is composed of documents relating to Dr. Ritchie's career in aeronautic and automobile engineering, as well as information relating to psychology and the effects on the human body due to machines. Journals, reference books, and slides/negatives are included. The collection also contains personal papers include Ritchie's family, war service, teaching and personal interests.

Dates: 1949 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1960-1970

Don Roetman Papers (MS-381)

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Identifier: MS-381
Abstract

The Don Roetman Papers are a collection of materials primarily concerning helicopters. The collection includes materials concerning various helicopter and aircraft projects from his career, as well as a substantial amount of corporate materials from various helicopter companies.

Dates: 1928-2008; Majority of material found within 1960-1979

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Waco Aircraft Company 2
Whittle, Frank, 1907-1996 2
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Aircraft Manufacturer's Association 1
American Aviation Historical Society 1
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Arnold, Henry Harley, 1886-1950 1
Axstal, Clase 1
Bellinger, Patrick N. L., 1885-1962 1
Bicknell, Ina 1
Bider, Oskar 1
Bilek, Victor H., 1918- 1
Blocker, David 1
Boeing Aerospace Company 1
Borden Company 1
Bowen, Paul, 1947- 1
Brandly, Raymond H. 1
Brown, Garnet C., 1881-1976 1
Brukner, Clayton John, 1896-1977 1
Butler, William 1
Carey, Cecil 1
Carreras Ltd. 1
Cavanagh, Robert L. 1
Cessna Aircraft Company 1
Chappell, Dorothy F. 1
Christman, Louis P., 1893-1972 1
Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Co. (Whitman, Mass.) 1
Cones, Nancy Ford, 1869-1962 1
Corning, Merv, 1926-2006 1
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation 1
Curtiss-Wright Corporaton 1
Dam, John J. 1
Dayton-Wright Airplane Company 1
Dibbs, John M. 1
Dick, Pauline 1
Dick, Ron, 1931-2008 1
Dow Chemical Company 1
Dunham, Seymour, 1910-1996 1
Dunkelberg, Albert G., 1922-2003 1
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 1
Edo Aircraft Corporation 1
Edwards, Gary, 1934- 1
Ferris, Keith 1
Fonck, René, 1894-1953 1
Framme, Richard Joseph 1
Gallaher Limited 1
General Electric Company. Flight Propulsion Division 1
Germany. Luftwaffe 1
Glenn, John, 1921-2016 1
Graceland College (Lamoni, Iowa) 1
Grahame-White, Claude, 1879- 1
Great Britain. Royal Air Force 1
Greenlees, Ty, 1966- 1
Gress, Albert Vincent, Jr., 1920-2008 1
Gress, Albert Vincent, Sr., 1897-1971 1
H. J. Heinz Company 1
Hamilton, John J. 1
Harris, Harold R., 1897-1989 1
Haskell, Katharine Wright, 1874-1929 1
Henle, Fritz, 1909-1952 1
Herring-Curtiss Company 1
Hirsch, Robert S., 1918 - 1
Hoener, Richard F., 1918-2007 1
Houser, John, 1923-2014 1
Hoy, Walt 1
Hubbell, Charles H., 1898- 1
International Symposium of Aviation Photographers 1
Jarvi, Dennis W. 1
Jefferies, Walter M. (Walter Matthews), 1921-2003 1
Jennings, W.N. 1
John Player & Sons 1
Joy, Warren, 1926-2010 1
Kaplan, Ron 1
Kiraly, Frank A., 1914-2000 1
Kline, Peter B., 1918-1986 1
LaGuardia, Fiorello Henry, 1882-1947 1
Lahm, Frank Purdy, 1877-1963 1
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Laufer, William F., 1933-2002 1
LeBlanc, Alfred, 1869-1921 1
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Lund, Freddie 1
Lunken Airport (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1
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