Collection Summary
| Title | Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics records, 1925-1943 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1925-1943 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1926-1930) |
| ID No. | MSS17699 |
| Creator | Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics |
| Extent | 6,000 items |
| Extent | 21 containers |
| Extent | 8 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English and German |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011196 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78017699 |
| Summary | Fund to facilitate technical development, improve safety, and expand the popularity of aviation; active from 1926-1930. Correspondence, reports, articles, pamphlets, legal and financial records, printed matter, and other records relating chiefly to commercial aviation in the United States and to a history of the fund written by R. H. Mayo. Subjects include aeronautical education and research, aviation safety, technical development, the use of aviation for passenger travel and the transport of freight, and Charles A. Lindbergh's tour of the United States in 1927. |