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Curtiss Flying Schools Booklet (SC-176)
Collection
Identifier: SC-176
Scope and Contents
Curtiss Flying Schools booklet details the courses offered through the Curtiss Flying Service bases. The item is undated
Dates:
undated
Found in:
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Curtiss Flying Service Manual (SC-95)
Collection
Identifier: SC-95
Scope and Contents
Special Ground Course Curtiss Flying Service of Michigan. Front inside cover indicated that it was owned by Charles W. Frank in Baltimore Maryland.
Dates:
1928
Found in:
Special Collections
Glenn Curtiss Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-227
Abstract
The collection consists of photographs once belonging to Glenn Curtiss (1878-1930), world famous aviator and early aircraft designer. The photographs document Curtiss' early aviation involvements and include images of Curtiss and other aviators of the period, aircraft he designed and built, hydroplane experiments, and photographs of the Curtiss factory in Hammondsport, New York.
Dates:
1910-1924
Found in:
Special Collections
Glenn Curtiss Collection of Early Aviation Photographs
Collection
Identifier: MS-418
Abstract
The Glenn Curtiss Collection of Early Aviation Photographs contains 174 photographs and photographic postcards showing the development of Glenn Curtiss' aviation and aircraft construction careers between 1908 and 1915. Landmark events in Curtiss' career, such as the 1910 Euclid Beach flight in Cleveland and the 1914 rebuild of the Langley Aerodrome, are featured in the collection. There are also photographs of a number of pilots-both civilian and military-whom Curtiss trained between 1911...
Dates:
1908-1915; Majority of material found within 1912-1914
Found in:
Special Collections
Curtiss H-16 and JN-4 Airplane Photographs (SC-231)
Collection
Identifier: SC-231
Abstract
Photographs and negatives of Curtiss H-16 and Curtiss JN-4 airplanes.
Dates:
circa 1912
Found in:
Special Collections
Curtiss-Wright Aeronautical Engine Drawing Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-356
Abstract
The Curtiss-Wright Aeronautical Engine Drawing Collection is a collection of over 50,000 aircraft engine part and power system drawings produced by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. The collection consists of approximately 1324 rolls of microfilm containing thousands of engine part drawings, more than a thousand engine drawings, an index to the engine parts that were microfilmed, cards documenting tools used to make the engine parts, and a number of aircraft engine manuals. The collection...
Dates:
1920-1969
Found in:
Special Collections
Harland B. Cushman Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-263
Abstract
Papers consist of letters written to Cushman by his fiance, Stella Kline, who worked at McCook Field from 1919-1921. Letters contain mostly personal and family information, but also discuss events and people at McCook Field during the period.
Dates:
1919-1921
Found in:
Special Collections
Levitt Luzern Custer Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-302
Abstract
Levitt Luzern Custer was a Dayton-area aviator and inventor, and an associate of Orville Wright. During his lifetime he engaged in pioneering balloon experiments, served as an official timer for flight trials, collaborated with Orville Wright on various projects, and invented a wide range of mechanical machines from the statoscope to amusement park rides. The collection documents many of Custer's achievements as well as those of other early aviators, such as the Wright Brothers. Information...
Dates:
1886-2001; Majority of material found within 1908-1950
Found in:
Special Collections
Daedalus Flyer Collection (SC-244)
Collection
Identifier: SC-244
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 11 issues of the Daedalus Flyer, dating between 1965 and 1974, and one copy of the Roster of Members from January 1971.
Dates:
1965-1974
Found in:
Special Collections
Hans Dam Aviation Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-412
Abstract
Hans Dam was a 50-year collector of aviation memorabilia, especially photographs and newspaper and magazine clippings. His primary areas of interest included air races and air shows, early flight, WACO aircraft, and the history of aviation in southwestern Ohio and northern Kentucky. At the time of his death he was working on a book about aviation in southwestern Ohio which is included in the collection. The collection consists of twenty-nine albums containing more than 2500 photographs...
Dates:
1910-2003
Found in:
Special Collections
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