Manuscript Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection contains 92 manuscripts in 2 cubic feet, written/compiled between early twentieth century and early 21st century. These manuscripts range from television and movie scripts to flight logs, accident reports, personal recollections, and memoirs.
Dates
- 1919 - 2012
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers by appointment.
Conditions Governing Use
Some copyright may be reserved. Consult with the library director for more information.
Biographical / Historical
The materials in this collection were donated to the San Diego Air & Space Museum at various times by different donors.
Extent
2 Cubic Feet (92 Manuscripts)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains 92 manuscripts, written/compiled between the early twentieth century and early twenty-first century. These manuscripts range from television and movie scripts to flight logs, accident report, personal recollections, and biographies/memoirs. Subjects include (but are not limited to) early flight, World War I, World War II, women avioators, air ships, and flight testing.
Arrangement
This collection is organized in two series, Manuscripts and Oversized Manuscripts, ordered by catalog number and shelf position. Oversized items are stored together.
SERIES I: Manuscripts
SERIES II: Oversized Manuscripts.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this Collection were donated to the San Diego Air and Space Museum.
- Aeronautic -- California -- San Diego -- History
- Aeronautics -- History
- Aeronautics, Commercial
- Air mail service
- Air shows
- Aircraft accidents
- Airplane racing
- Airships
- Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family
- Convair
- Flight training
- Graf Zeppelin (Airship)
- Naval Aviation
- North Island Naval Air Station
- Outer space -- Exploration
- Ryan Aeronautical Company
- Test pilots
- United States. Army. Air Corps
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Women Airforce Service Pilots
- Women air pilots
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1939-1945
- Title
- Descriptive Finding Guide to the Manuscript Collection
- Author
- Delotch, Giselle
- Date
- 7/24/2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives Repository
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San Diego 92101 USA US
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