Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Aviation Brochures and Pamphlets Collection,
Ms.1994.015
0.5 Cubic Feet
1 box
1910-1958
This collection is a collection of printed materials relating to the first half-century of aviation, consisting mostly of promotional materials from various manufacturers. Also contains a few periodicals (including an issue of Contact, published by the Women's National Aeronautical Association), and a menu from a dinner honoring Amelia Earhart.
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Aviation Brochures and Pamphlets Collection, Ms1994-015, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Source of Acquisition
The Aviation Brochures and Pamphlets Collection was purchased in 1994. Materials from an undated acquisition were added to the collection in 2016.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Aviation Brochures and Pamphlets Collection commenced and was completed in February, 2016.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a variety of printed materials relating to the first half-century of aviation. The collection consists largely of promotional materials published and distributed by manufacturers of airplanes and airplane parts. Represented in the collection are such well-known companies as Boeing, Lockheed, and Cessna, but the collection also holds materials from a number of lesser-known and/or defunct businesses. The collection includes material dating to the first decade of aviation, including a 1911 White Aeroplane Company catalog; more heavily represented is the World War II era. Most of the materials are from companies based in the United States, but the collection also contains materials from European companies. In addition to the promotional materials are a few periodicals (including an issue of
Contact, published by the Women's National Aeronautical Association) and a menu from a 1932 dinner honoring Amelia Earhart.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in alphabetical order by title of publication.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Aviation Brochures and Pamphlets Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE)
Science and Technology
Pamphlets
Brochures
Aa-Al11Aeromarine inertia starter (Aeromarine Starter Co., Inc.)1928The Aeromarine Klemm AKL Plane (Aeromarine Plane and Motor Corporation)n.d.Aircraft materials: parts, instruments, accessories at greatly reduced prices (Fairchild Aircraft Corporation)n.d.Airplanes must fly: the story of the development of the Douglas transports (Douglas Aircraft Company)1939?Am-Az12American Aeronautical Corporation, n.d.Aviation fuels: a brief treatise on how and why they differ from automobile fuels (Vacuum Oil Company)1930Ba-Bn13Beauty, comfort, performance - the new Cessna 190 & 195 (Cessna Aircraft Co.)n.d.Blazes (American-LaFrance-Foamite Corporation)1943Bo-Bz14Boeing (Boeing Airplane Co.)n.d.Boeing 25th anniversary (Boeing Airplane Co.)1941The British & Colonial Aeroplane Company, Limited: sole agents in Great Britain & colonies for "Gnome" aviation enginesn.d.Ca-Cm15The Call aviation engine: "the magnalium engine" (Aerial Navigation Company of America)n.d.Care and operation: Hall-Scott big six type A-5a 150 h.p. airplane engine (Hall-Scott Motor Car Company)n.d.Cessna 170 (Cessna Aircraft Co.)n.d.Cn-Cz16Contact (Women's National Aeronautical Association) (vol. 1, no. 3)1933Curtiss Airports Corporation1929?Curtiss "D-12" and "Conqueror" engines: their use of nickel alloy steel (International Nickel Company)n.d.D-E17Dinner in honor of Amelia Earhart Putnam in recognition of her solo trans-Atlantic flight (Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America)1932Dixie Magneto 20th century ignition: Model 120 for 12 cylinder motors (Splitdorf Electrical Co.)1915The Douglas Sleeper ([Douglas Aircraft Company])n.d.The Ercoupe: for transportation or training (Ercoupe Engineering and Research Corporation)1942F18Fairchild "all purpose" cabin monoplane (Fairchild Airplane Manufacturing Corporation)1928Field instructions for assembly of standard model E-1 airplane (Aero Standard Corporation)n.d.First name in aviation: a brief history of the Wright Aeronautical Corporationn.d.Flight with a new flair: 1957 Cessna 182 180 (Cessna Aircraft Co.)1957?G19Gallaudet review (Gallaudet Aircraft Corporation)1920Grande, audaz, bellow: Cessna 175 (Cessna Aircraft Co.)1958Ha-Hd110Hall-Scott type A5a 150 h.p. 6 cylinder airplane engine (Hall-Scott Motor Car Company)n.d.Hall-Scott type L-4 125 h.p. 4 cylinder airplane engine (Hall-Scott Motor Car Company)n.d.Hall-Scott type L-6 200 h.p. 6 cylinder airplane engine, liberty type (Hall-Scott Motor Car Company)n.d.Hall-Scott types L-4 125 h.p., L-6 200 h.p. airplane engines: care and operation book (Hall-Scott Motor Car Company)n.d.He-Hz111Heralding the Aeroneer (Aero Engineering Corporation)n.d.High lights of aviation history: a brief record of the steps by which man achieved the conquest of the air (First National Bank of Detroit)1929How to make small airports pay with Aeronca (Aeronca Aircraft Corporation)1944I-J112Imperial Airways gazette (vol. 7, no. 10)1935Instruction book and parts list of the Simms high tension magneto systems (Simms Magneto Company)n.d.Interstate Cadet for 1942 (Interstate Aircraft & Engineering Corp.)1941Junkers-Junior (Junkers-Flugzeugwerk A-G. Dessau)n.d.K113Kollsman precision aircaft instruments (Kollsman Instrument Company)n.d.L(2 folders)114Lockheed model V-309 liaison airplane: preliminary data (Lockheed Aircraft Corporation)1945Lockheed 12 (Lockheed Aircraft Corporation)n.d.Low wing, all metal airplanes (Northrup Corporation)n.d.LWF (LWF Engineering Company)n.d.M115Model XR 60-1 mock-up conference (Lockheed Aircraft Corporation)1944The Monocoupe (No. 3) (Mono Aircraft Inc.)
1928Na-Nm116The New B/J: the first full vision plane (Berliner-Joyce Aircraft Corporation)1930?New, more powerful for 1948: Cessna 140 (Cessna Aircraft Co.)n.d.A new Wasp (Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Company)n.d.1932 accomplishments of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation1933?No-Nz117North American Aviation, Inc. annual report1956Now YOU can fly! The Stearman-Hammond Model "Y" (Stearnman-Hammond Aircraft Corp.)1937O-Q118The Packard diesel aircraft engine: a new chapter in transportation progress (Packard Motor Car Company)1930The perfect starter: aeroplane model "L": manufactured by the Motor-Compressor Co.1918?Pilots depend on Erco (Erco Radio Laboratories, Inc.)n.d.R119Rainbow Neon aeronautical lighting equipment (Rainbow Light Inc.)1930Rearwin Airplanes Inc., Fairfax Airport, Kansas City, U.S.A.n.d.Republic previews: Thunderbolt Amphibian post victory private plane (Republic Aviation Corporation)n.d.Robert Esnault-Pelterie: aeroplanes monoplans (feuille no. 13)1910?Robert Esnault-Pelterie: moteurs d'aviation (feuille no. 14)1910?S(2 folders)120So you want an airplane! [Ercoupe] (Engineering and Research Corporation)n.d.The Spartan Challenger (Spartan Aircraft Company)n.d.Special features and innovations: the Vega 50 liaison observation airplane (report no. 50-101) (Vega Airplane Company)n.d.Special features and innovations: the Vega 51 liaison observation airplane (report no. 51-101) (Vega Airplane Company)n.d.The Swift: manufactured by Globe Aircraft Corporation1944T-V121Turbo-starter: ground support for jet aircraft (Boeing Airplane Co.)n.d.Van Sicklen chronometric tachometer (Van Sicklen Co.)n.d.Vultee: the outstanding executive airplane, tested and proved in airline service (Airplane Development Corporation)n.d.Wa-Wg122Wasp Hornet aircaft engines and their use of nickel steel (International Nickel Company)n.d."The West Point of the Air" in pictures: Randolph Field, Texas1942Wh-Wz123What does the name Fairchild mean to you? (Fairchild Airplane Manufacturing Corporation)n.d.The White Aeroplane Co. catalogue1911Willard Storage Battery aviation ignition battery (bulletin no. 144) (Willard Storage Battery Co.)1918Wright Whirlwind Engine (International Nickel Company)n.d.X124XP2V-1 progress report: the first flight (Lockheed Aircraft Corporation)1945Y-Z125Your wings (United Air Lines)1941?