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Crosson, Joe, 1903-1949. Crosson Family Papers, 1920-1980.

Title: Crosson Family Papers, 1920-1980.

This collection primarily covers the activities of Joe Crosson's flying career in Alaska and the Arctic from 1926 until his death in 1949. Photographs, correspondence, and newspaper and magazine articles chronicle the transition in Alaska from ground to air transportation as well as historic flights in Alaska and Antarctica. There are also photographs and newsclippings of his sister Marvel's flying career as well as photographs and papers of his wife Lillian from her time as a student at the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines.

ArchivalResource: 7 cubic feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/216889074 View

King, George. George King papers, 1915-1969.

Title: George King papers, 1915-1969.

The George King collection consists of photographs, albums, scrapbooks, correspondence, and manuscripts pertaining to early aviation in Alaska. The photograph series (Series 1) consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The albums cover the years from circa 1915 through 1964. Topics depicted include aeronautics and mining. Of particular interest are the photos and news clippings on the search for pilot Carl Ben Eielson. There are also photographs of Eielson, Joe Crosson, and other pioneer bush pilots; expeditions such as the Wilkins Arctic Expedition; and European scenes, taken while King was working for the Junkers Corporation. There are also scenes from Russia, taken while King was coordinating an over-the-pole flight. While there, he helped coordinate the Russian search for Eielson. The manuscript materials (Series 2) are made up of two scrapbooks of clippings and photographs; correspondence with such notables as Sir Hubert Wilkins, Rex Beach, Sam White, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Carl Lomen, and Jimmie Doolittle; diaries and daily logs from 1926, 1929, and 1940; and drafts of autobiographical writings. There are also drafts for the publication "Observation of an American Aviator and the Organization of the Eielson Relief Expedition in Russia" and a handbook and other ephemera related to the Secret Order of Quiet Birdmen, a fraternal organization of pilots.

ArchivalResource: 2.25 cu. ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/496049275 View

Underwood, John W.,. John Underwood photograph collection, undated.

Title: John Underwood photograph collection, undated.

Photographs of various aviators (many of them women), covering the earliest days of flight up to the 1960s.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71129899 View