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Peter B. Kline Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-165
Abstract
The Peter B. Kline Papers is a large collection of files and information on a wide variety of aviation subjects. Kline was an Aeronautical Engineer at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and a collector of aviation materials. The collection contains clippings, journal articles, photographs, mechanical specifications, illustrations, and miscellaneous information about particular aircraft. The papers also includes technical manuals, correspondence with other aviation collectors and book dealers,...
Dates:
1822 - 1986
Found in:
Special Collections
Harley R. Schneider Northwest Vandalia Modification Center Collection (MS-557)
Collection
Identifier: MS-557
Abstract
Harley R. Schneider was an employee of Northwest Airlines Corp. Schneider was a civil engineer employed to modify World War II bombers at Northwest Airlines Corp. Modification Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. Northwest Airlines expanded their facilities in 1943 which included a new Modification Center in Vandalia, Ohio. Schneider was reassigned to the Vandalia location in 1943. This collection consists of various materials from his time working at the Vandalia Modification Center including a...
Dates:
1943 - 1944; 2000
Found in:
Special Collections
James E. P. Sullivan Aviation Drawing Collection (MS-561)
Collection
Identifier: MS-561
Abstract
The collection pertains mainly to James E. P. Sullivan’s work as a designer at United Aircraft Products in Dayton, Ohio, during World War II, including such materials as company history, product literature, newsletters, and many parts drawings and designs. The collection also includes some material on the development of the Douglas A-26 Invader aircraft, a project for which James Sullivan’s father was chief engineer. A few photographs of people and aircraft are included also.
Dates:
1918-1951; Majority of material found within 1940-1946
Found in:
Special Collections
World War II Aviation News Clippings Scrapbook (MS-520)
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-520
Abstract
This scrapbook contains news clippings of aircraft and aviation events around the Miami Valley and the nation in the World War II era. Many of the clippings come from Dayton’s newspapers at the time, the Journal, the Herald, and the Daily News. Some clippings were taken from magazines. The creator of the scrapbook is unknown.
Dates:
Circa 1939-1945
Found in:
Special Collections
William F. Yeager Aviation Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-223
Abstract
William F. Yeager was a military and commercial pilot, as well as an aviation photographer and collector who owned an aviation photography business. The collection consists of information about Yeager's WWII experience as a B-25 pilot in North Africa and his post-war flying experience as an Air Force and commercial pilot. The collection also contains flight training books, flying tools, correspondence, and aircraft history and design information. The bulk of the collection is more than...
Dates:
1925 - 1990
Found in:
Special Collections
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- Technical drawings 2
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- Cleveland (Ohio) -- History 1
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- Miami River Valley (Ohio) 1
- Microfilms 1
- Negatives (photographs) 1
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- Publications (documents) 1
- Reports 1
- Training manuals 1
- Vandalia (Ohio) -- History -- 20th century 1
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations 1
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Pictorial works 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Pictorial works 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- War work 1
- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio) 1
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- J.E.P. Sullivan Co. (Dayton, Ohio) 1
- Kline, Peter B., 1918-1986 1
- Schneider, Harley R., 1909-2008 1
- Sullivan, H.A., 1892-1964 1
- Sullivan, James Edward Patrick, 1920-2009 1
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