Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | A. Hildebrandt papers, 1826-1943 |
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| Inclusive Dates | 1826-1943 |
| Bulk Dates | 1910-1930 |
| ID No. | MSS25916 |
| Creator | Hildebrandt, A. (Alfred), 1870-1949 |
| Extent | 9,000 items |
| Extent | 98 containers plus 1 oversize |
| Extent | 40 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in German with some English and French |
| 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.ms014043 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm81025916 |
| Summary | German author on aeronautical subjects, pioneer in aviation, and the first European to support the experiments of the Wright Brothers, full name: Alfred Louis Heinrich Hildebrandt. Correspondence, notes, diaries, clippings, scrapbooks, pamphlets, periodicals, books, maps and charts, pictures and photographs, and other material collected by Hildebrandt on the history and development of aviation, with the focus on Germany, including personal papers relating to his career as a pioneer and advocate of aeronautics. |