Aeronautics
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
Roger B. Chaffee letter and postcard
Clarence Frank Cornish papers
Charles H. Daudt First National Intercollegiate Air Meet scrapbook
Engineering Graphics and Descriptive Geometry records
Materials relating to Engineering Graphics and Descriptive Geometry at Purdue University. Includes materials on the history of the Machine Graphics Department at Purdue. The collection includes various publications, reports, course manuals, work sheets, and other documents. Papers by Lillian Gilbreth, Paul Chenea, and H.H. Remmers are included. Please see PDF Finding Aid for collection inventory.
Jerome M. Goldman papers
Zelda Gould collection of Amy Otis Earhart correspondence and photographs
Alten F. Grandt, Jr. papers
Clifford W. Henderson Collection on the National Air Races
James R. Hansen papers on Neil Armstrong
Research materials, recorded interviews, and correspondence related to the writing and publication of First Man, the authorized biography of Neil Armstrong by James R. Hansen.
James M. Johnson papers
The James M. Johnson papers document the career of pilot James Johnson (Jimmy Johnson) and his colleagues in early flight and aviation training. Most of the collection is made up of photographs. There are also newspaper clippings and three pilot's log books. The photographs show Johnson individually, Johnson standing with colleagues, Johnson in or near airplanes, and airplanes individually. Many of the photographs were taken at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio.
Ralph S. Johnson papers
Sandor "Alex" Kvassay papers and collection of Aviation Stamps
Midwest Program on Airborne Television Instruction (MPATI) records
Materials relating to the MPATI program for airborne television instruction. Please see PDF Finding Aid for collection inventory.
Joseph P. Minton collection of Purdue Aeronautics Corporation and Purdue Airlines Inc. historical material
Zoe Dell Nutter papers
This collection contains aviation-related serial publications, copies of photographs, National Aviation Hall of Fame programs, and clippings pertaining to the life of aviatrix Zoe Dell Nutter.
Doris Hurt Powers papers
Purdue Space Day student organization records
Includes Flight Space Day booklets (1996-2012), 3.5" floppy discs, individual photographs of participating astronauts, thank you letters, and news clippings.
George Palmer Putnam collection of Amelia Earhart papers
Richard (Dick) G. Strippel Research and Writings on Amelia Earhart
This collection contains research and reference files, correspondence, manuscripts, publication records, photographs, and oversized materials related to the writing and publication of Amelia Earhart: the myth and the reality…
Wilmer and Mildred Stultz papers
Wilmer Stultz papers
The Wilmer Stultz papers document Wilmer Stultz's role as pilot in the 1928 transatlantic flight aboard the "Friendship" Fokker airplane. Types of materials in the papers include a flight plan, photograph, contract, letter, and Stultz's pilot's license.
Totsye Harper Winslow collection on the Curtiss-Wright Cadettes
The collection includes photographs, programs, newsletters, and papers documenting the role and history of the Curtis-Wright Cadettes at Purdue and in the Curtis-Wright Corporation during World War II.