25 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Aviators.

  1. John J. Ballentine papers, 1913-1973

    5,000 items. 21 containers plus 11 oversize. 10 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    United States Navy officer and air pilot. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, logbooks, military records, biographical material, scrapbooks, clippings, photographs, and other papers relating primarily to Ballentine's naval career after 1920.

  2. Octave Chanute papers, 1807-1955

    10,325 items. 46 containers plus 1 oversize. 17.4 linear feet. 25 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Civil engineer and aviation pioneer. The bulk of the collection relates to Chanute's experiments with gliders and his scientific and financial support of aeronautical pioneers. Other papers concern his career as a builder of railroads and his service as chief engineer of the Erie Railroad and railroads in Illinois and Kansas.

  3. Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright papers, 1809-1979

    32,250 items. 120 containers plus 14 oversize. 61 linear feet. 15 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Aviation pioneers and inventors. Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, business accounts, legal papers, minutes, reports, printed matter, photographs, blueprints, scrapbooks, and other papers relating primarily to the invention of the airplane and the development of aviation.

  4. Benjamin S. Custer papers, 1912-2000

    9,000 items. 26 containers plus 1 classified and 5 oversize. 10.5 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    United States Navy officer and air pilot. Correspondence, military records, photographs, scrapbooks, writings, clippings, and other papers relating primarily to Custer's naval career after 1922, naval aircraft carriers and seaplane tenders during World War II, and the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corp at Princeton University during the 1950s.

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  5. William H. Tunner and Margaret Ann Hamilton Tunner papers, 1900-2006

    21,500 items. 61 containers plus 1 classified and 24 oversize. 57 linear feet. 35 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    William H. Tunner, United States Air Force officer, and Margaret Ann Hamilton Tunner, World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) pilot. Correspondence, reports, military records, biographical materials, writings, photographs, and photograph albums relating primarily to William H. Tunner's career in the United States Air Force. Correspondence, military records, biographical materials, photographs, and scrapbooks concerning Margaret Ann Hamilton Tunner's private life as well as her service as a WASP during World War II and her work in Japan for the occupation forces after the war.

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