Box 2
Container
Contains 12 Results:
Oversize - Award of Merit, Annual Miami Air Show, 1951
File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
William A. "Bill" Sweet, Jr. was the director and announcer for the National Air Shows from the early 1930s until his death in 1978. In his role as director, he was also the advance publicity man, arriving in town well in advance to promote the air show through whatever means possible -- radio and TV spots, lining up sponsors, distributing posters, and contacting the local newspaper with stories and photographs. The success of the air show was dependent on these activities -- and Bill Sweet...
Dates:
1951
Oversize - Aviation Oddities" by Bill Sweet (Chamberlain, Husing White), undated
File — Box: 2, Folder: 2
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
William A. "Bill" Sweet, Jr. was the director and announcer for the National Air Shows from the early 1930s until his death in 1978. In his role as director, he was also the advance publicity man, arriving in town well in advance to promote the air show through whatever means possible -- radio and TV spots, lining up sponsors, distributing posters, and contacting the local newspaper with stories and photographs. The success of the air show was dependent on these activities -- and Bill Sweet...
Dates:
undated
Oversize - 1938 National Air Races (Partial program), 1938
File — Box: 2, Folder: 3
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
William A. "Bill" Sweet, Jr. was the director and announcer for the National Air Shows from the early 1930s until his death in 1978. In his role as director, he was also the advance publicity man, arriving in town well in advance to promote the air show through whatever means possible -- radio and TV spots, lining up sponsors, distributing posters, and contacting the local newspaper with stories and photographs. The success of the air show was dependent on these activities -- and Bill Sweet...
Dates:
1938
Oversize - Book - "Famous Planes and Pilots" by Charles H. Hubbel, 1939
File — Box: 2, Folder: 4
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
William A. "Bill" Sweet, Jr. was the director and announcer for the National Air Shows from the early 1930s until his death in 1978. In his role as director, he was also the advance publicity man, arriving in town well in advance to promote the air show through whatever means possible -- radio and TV spots, lining up sponsors, distributing posters, and contacting the local newspaper with stories and photographs. The success of the air show was dependent on these activities -- and Bill Sweet...
Dates:
1939
Oversize - National Air Show Emblem, undated
File — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
William A. "Bill" Sweet, Jr. was the director and announcer for the National Air Shows from the early 1930s until his death in 1978. In his role as director, he was also the advance publicity man, arriving in town well in advance to promote the air show through whatever means possible -- radio and TV spots, lining up sponsors, distributing posters, and contacting the local newspaper with stories and photographs. The success of the air show was dependent on these activities -- and Bill Sweet...
Dates:
undated
Oversize - Badges: Cleveland National Air Races Texas National Air Races Maryland National Air Races Florida National Air Races, 1967-1968
File — Box: 2, Folder: 6
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
William A. "Bill" Sweet, Jr. was the director and announcer for the National Air Shows from the early 1930s until his death in 1978. In his role as director, he was also the advance publicity man, arriving in town well in advance to promote the air show through whatever means possible -- radio and TV spots, lining up sponsors, distributing posters, and contacting the local newspaper with stories and photographs. The success of the air show was dependent on these activities -- and Bill Sweet...
Dates:
1967-1968
Oversize -Badges: 11th Annual National Air Carnival, Birmingham, AL International Aero Classic National Jaycee Air Show, June 1941, undated
File — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
William A. "Bill" Sweet, Jr. was the director and announcer for the National Air Shows from the early 1930s until his death in 1978. In his role as director, he was also the advance publicity man, arriving in town well in advance to promote the air show through whatever means possible -- radio and TV spots, lining up sponsors, distributing posters, and contacting the local newspaper with stories and photographs. The success of the air show was dependent on these activities -- and Bill Sweet...
Dates:
June 1941, undated
Oversize - Badges: International Grand Prix for the Amoco Trophy, Sebring, FL Aviation Day, Cloquet, MN USAF Fighter Weapons Meet, "William Tell," Tyndall AFB, FL, 1957, July 31, 1966, undated
File — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
William A. "Bill" Sweet, Jr. was the director and announcer for the National Air Shows from the early 1930s until his death in 1978. In his role as director, he was also the advance publicity man, arriving in town well in advance to promote the air show through whatever means possible -- radio and TV spots, lining up sponsors, distributing posters, and contacting the local newspaper with stories and photographs. The success of the air show was dependent on these activities -- and Bill Sweet...
Dates:
1957, July 31, 1966, undated
Oversize - Badges - Apollo 13 Press Pass, for "The Flyer Magazine", 1970
File — Box: 2, Folder: 9
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
William A. "Bill" Sweet, Jr. was the director and announcer for the National Air Shows from the early 1930s until his death in 1978. In his role as director, he was also the advance publicity man, arriving in town well in advance to promote the air show through whatever means possible -- radio and TV spots, lining up sponsors, distributing posters, and contacting the local newspaper with stories and photographs. The success of the air show was dependent on these activities -- and Bill Sweet...
Dates:
1970
Oversize - Badges - EAA Pilot Badge, undated
File — Box: 2, Folder: 10
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
William A. "Bill" Sweet, Jr. was the director and announcer for the National Air Shows from the early 1930s until his death in 1978. In his role as director, he was also the advance publicity man, arriving in town well in advance to promote the air show through whatever means possible -- radio and TV spots, lining up sponsors, distributing posters, and contacting the local newspaper with stories and photographs. The success of the air show was dependent on these activities -- and Bill Sweet...
Dates:
undated