Box 1
Container
Contains 6 Results:
Charles E. Taylor as told to Robert Ball, "My Story of the Wright Brothers," Colliers. Pp. 27, 68-70, 1948 December 28
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Robert S. Ball Aviation Collection consists of magazine articles, books, correspondence, and miscellaneous items from the news reporting career of Robert S. Ball, aviation editor for the Detroit News from 1954 to his death in 1961. The collection was accessioned into Special Collections and Archives on January 30, 1991. It was donated by James E. Lacey, nephew of Robert Ball, on behalf of his aunt, Marion S. Rau (Marion Ball). The collection covers the years 1911 to 1982 and includes...
Dates:
1948 December 28
Typed draft of the Charles Taylor story, Robert S. Ball, Undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Robert S. Ball Aviation Collection consists of magazine articles, books, correspondence, and miscellaneous items from the news reporting career of Robert S. Ball, aviation editor for the Detroit News from 1954 to his death in 1961. The collection was accessioned into Special Collections and Archives on January 30, 1991. It was donated by James E. Lacey, nephew of Robert Ball, on behalf of his aunt, Marion S. Rau (Marion Ball). The collection covers the years 1911 to 1982 and includes...
Dates:
Undated
Correspondence: Smithsonian Institution to Mrs. Henry Rau (Marion Ball) concerning disposition of collection., 1982 August 13
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Robert S. Ball Aviation Collection consists of magazine articles, books, correspondence, and miscellaneous items from the news reporting career of Robert S. Ball, aviation editor for the Detroit News from 1954 to his death in 1961. The collection was accessioned into Special Collections and Archives on January 30, 1991. It was donated by James E. Lacey, nephew of Robert Ball, on behalf of his aunt, Marion S. Rau (Marion Ball). The collection covers the years 1911 to 1982 and includes...
Dates:
1982 August 13
Photograph of Amelia Earhart, autographed to Robert Ball. Pan-Pacific Press Bureau Photo. Taken at airport, Burbank, California, while making final preparations for her flight over the Pacific., Undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Robert S. Ball Aviation Collection consists of magazine articles, books, correspondence, and miscellaneous items from the news reporting career of Robert S. Ball, aviation editor for the Detroit News from 1954 to his death in 1961. The collection was accessioned into Special Collections and Archives on January 30, 1991. It was donated by James E. Lacey, nephew of Robert Ball, on behalf of his aunt, Marion S. Rau (Marion Ball). The collection covers the years 1911 to 1982 and includes...
Dates:
Undated
Fabric from wing of aeroplane which made the first transcontinental flight given to Bob Ball from C. E. Taylor., 1911, 1948 June 18
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Robert S. Ball Aviation Collection consists of magazine articles, books, correspondence, and miscellaneous items from the news reporting career of Robert S. Ball, aviation editor for the Detroit News from 1954 to his death in 1961. The collection was accessioned into Special Collections and Archives on January 30, 1991. It was donated by James E. Lacey, nephew of Robert Ball, on behalf of his aunt, Marion S. Rau (Marion Ball). The collection covers the years 1911 to 1982 and includes...
Dates:
1911; 1948 June 18
Newspaper clippings about Robert S. Ball at the time of his death., 1961, July 8
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Robert S. Ball Aviation Collection consists of magazine articles, books, correspondence, and miscellaneous items from the news reporting career of Robert S. Ball, aviation editor for the Detroit News from 1954 to his death in 1961. The collection was accessioned into Special Collections and Archives on January 30, 1991. It was donated by James E. Lacey, nephew of Robert Ball, on behalf of his aunt, Marion S. Rau (Marion Ball). The collection covers the years 1911 to 1982 and includes...
Dates:
1961; July 8
