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RCAF Anthropometrical Survey Based on Probability Sample of 314 Pilots and 290 Navigators Stratified by trade and Command, 1963

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 2

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The H.T.E. Hertzberg Anthropometry Papers illustrate the widespread activities of researchers at the Wright-Patterson Aerospace Medical Research Lab, their interaction with workers at other government installations, both military and civilian, and their collaboration, through grants, contracts, consultation and research participation, with groups from university and industrial laboratories. Specifically, it documents, through the professional activities of H.T.E. Hertzberg, the development of the new fields of anthropometry and human factors engineering. The collection is divided into four series.

Series I, Correspondence and Technical Reports, consists of general correspondence, reports authored or co-authored by Mr. Hertzberg, and a number of reports on Anthropometry.

Series II, Human Factors Society, contains general information about the Human Factors Society including information about activities of the group from 1957-1974. Also included are the by-laws and several newsletters of the Southern Ohio Chapter of the Human Factors Society. Series III, S.A.E. Minutes and Correspondence, contains minutes of S.A.E. sub-committee meetings from 1967 to 1974. These sub-committees include those for Human Factors Engineering, the Crash Dummy Task Force, and others. Also included in this series is correspondence and miscellaneous S.A.E. material from 1968 to 1971. Series IV, Reports, contains a variety of Anthropometry reports from different sources ranging in dates from 1942 to 1976. The reports are grouped according to source which include: Research Project, Dr. G. M. Morant Reports, EPA Reports, Military Reports (Specifications), Air Force Reports, Army Reports, Navy Reports, general reports from a variety of U.S. companies, and non-U.S. reports, primarily from the United Kingdom, France, and Australia.

Dates

  • Creation: 1963

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 12 linear feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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