Mark Irwin Personal Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains 4 boxes of photographs taken by Mark Irwin during his employment with Convair. The collection includes binders containing photographs, brochures, newspaper clippings, and notes dating from 1950s through the 1970s.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1944 - 1977
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to the public by appointment.
Conditions Governing Use
For copyright and use restrictions please consult the library director.
Biographical / Historical
Mark Irwin worked for Convair as the Chief of the Film and Video Group from 1944 to 1977, during one of the most innovative and productive time periods of the company’s existence. His work covers Convair’s premier programs such as the Sea Dart, the R3Y Tradewind, the Atlas ballistic missile, the POGO and the Tomahawk cruise missile. In addition to routine filming projects, Irwin conducted a variety of unusual shoots such as cold weather (snow) environments at Squaw Valley and Bemidji MN, and in 1956 embarked on a 2-year assignment at Cape Canaveral, FL at the very beginning of the Atlas program.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet : The collection contains 4 boxes of photographs taken by Mark Irwin during his employment with Convair.
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Mark Irwin worked for Convair as the Chief of the Film and Video Group from 1944 to 1977, during one of the most innovative and productive time periods of the company’s existence. His work covers Convair’s premier programs such as the Seadart, the R3Y Tradewind, the Atlas ballistic missile, the POGO and the Tomahawk cruise missile.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection of materials was donated to the San Diego Air and Space Museum.
- Title
- The Descriptive Finding Guide for the Mark Irwin Personal Papers
- Author
- Alan Renga
- Date
- 1/14/2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
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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