Collection is of artifacts collected since the 1950s for Caribair passenger airline company which ceased operations in 1973.

This collection details the technical life of President John F. Kennedy’s campaign aircraft, the Caroline, which was the first private aircraft used exclusively for campaigning by an American presidential candidate. The collection includes correspondence and notes kept by the Caroline’s second chief pilot, Captain Robert Griscom.

The masthead describes the magazine as “a digest of Convair-Liner operation and service published monthly by Convair in the interest of Convair-Liner operators and for the promotion of sales and service.” Articles contain general information (slightly technical) and drawings of various aircraft used at the time, such as the 240, 340, 440, 880, and 990.

Joseph H. Famme was a prominent contributor to the growth of the aerospace industry, especially in San Diego. The collection consists of engineering proposals, reports, correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, as well as other documents related to the design of major Convair aircraft

Reuben Hollis Fleet was the founder of the Consolidated Aircraft Company

Russell R. Rogers was a Test Pilot at Convair.

The collection contains materials related to career and inventions of J.J. Szakacs. This includes documents, textbooks, patent information, sketchbooks, and photographs.