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Ostrow, Alexander L., 1915-1977. Papers of Alexander L. and Thelma S. Ostrow, 1939-1960.

Title: Papers of Alexander L. and Thelma S. Ostrow, 1939-1960.

Biographical material, a diary, and scrapbooks of newspaper articles written by Alexander Ostrow, primarily on Cleveland topics. Also, clippings and speeches of Thelma Ostrow and a 1944 counselor's manual for Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, San Diego. The collection pertains primarily to Al Ostrow's career as a journalist at the Cleveland Press and specifically to his coverage of the Sam Sheppard murder trial, the 1951 concrete "shakedown" of Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson, and the expose of conditions at Cleveland State Mental Hospital. Thelma Ostrow's papers highlight the problems of women entering the work force during World War II and the efforts of employers to deal with them.

ArchivalResource: 1.40 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22610416 View

School of Aerospace Engineering. Daniel Guggenheim School of Aeronautics (Georgia Institute of Technology). Daniel Guggenheim School of Aeronautics Wind Tunnel research projects records, [ca. 1930-1972] (bulk ca. 1940-1959).

Title: Daniel Guggenheim School of Aeronautics Wind Tunnel research projects records, [ca. 1930-1972] (bulk ca. 1940-1959).

The collection consists of records of the School of Aerospace Engineering, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aeronautics Wind Tunnel at Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Ga.) from ca. 1930-1972. The records include research data, reports, photographs, and account information pertaining to projects conducted at the wind tunnel facility. The bulk of the materials date from ca. 1940-1959 and contain information on a variety of organizations that sponsored the research including the Aircraft Inc., Airmarine Corp., Ampress Corp., Bell Aircraft Corp., Bell Helicopter Co., Boeing Airplane Comp., Coca-Cola Co., Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp., Day-nite Reflective Sign Co. of Atlanta, General Electric Company, Fairchild Aircraft Corp., Glenn L. Martin Co., Honeywell Inc., Kaman Aircraft Corp., John Portman and Assoc., Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed-Georgia Co., McDonnell Corporation, Mead Packaging Corp., Puerto Rican International Airlines Inc., Rose Aviation Corp., Scientific Atlanta Inc., United Aircraft Corp., U.S. Dept. of Army and Navy, U.S. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, and Ventnor Boat Corp as well as research done by Theodore Strawn for the development of the Strawn wing.

ArchivalResource: 36 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476083 View

Trask family Chinese Correspondence Collection, 1946-1998

Title: Trask family Chinese Correspondence Collection 1946-1998

This collection contains original correspondence written to the Trask family (Grover and Pauline Trask) from several Chinese Air Force personnel between 1946 and 1957, who had previously been stationed in San Diego. Some letters are written from China while others are written from various parts of the United States.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 Linear feet; (1 box)

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt5h4nf669 View

Newmark, N. M. (Nathan Mortimore), 1910-1981. Papers, 1933-1980.

Title: Papers, 1933-1980.

Correspondence, reports, publications, and other papers, relating to static strain indicators, materials testing, structural design of buildings and ships, the structural research laboratory, seismic building codes, seismic analysis and design of nuclear power plants, lifelines and structures, civil engineering courses at University of Illinois, and other topics. Organizations represented include American Concrete Institute Committee on Reinforced Concrete, American Society of Civil Engineers Committee on Design of Structural Members, Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, ASCE Technical Council on Lifeline Engineering, Applied Technology Council, U.S. National Science Foundation and NSF Advisory Group on Earthquake Prediction and Hazard Mitigation, and United States Geological Survey Earthquake Studies Advisory Panel.

ArchivalResource: 8.6 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28415394 View

Carter, Amon Giles, 1879-1955. Amon G. Carter papers, 1806-1997 (bulk 1935-1955).

Title: Amon G. Carter papers, 1806-1997 (bulk 1935-1955).

The papers document the life and career of Amon G. Carter, Sr. The papers are arranged alphabetically by subject, and they consist of correspondence, financial information, programs, photos, and news clippings. They document the variety of people and interests with whom and with which Carter was involved. The majority of the papers pertain to Carter's business career with companies such as American Airlines, Inc., the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and WBAP. Sections of the material detail his personal life, especially the papers regarding various members of Carter's family and those describing his friendship with Will Rogers.

ArchivalResource: 204.5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/234315909 View

Courtney, Frank T. Frank T. Courtney collection, 1914-1977.

Title: Frank T. Courtney collection, 1914-1977.

Correspondence, correspondence reply record, diaries, medical waivers, passports, and sport and pilot's licenses, relating to nearly all aspects of his lifelong career in aviation. The diaries cover the daily aspects of his career and life, the documents cover the legal aspect of his flying and immigration, and the correspondence covers the publication of his book, The Eighth Sea.

ArchivalResource: 0.5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71174553 View

Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation. The Consolidated Vultee volunteer, 1943 June 4.

Title: The Consolidated Vultee volunteer, 1943 June 4.

Consists of the June 4, 1943 issue of the Consolidated Vultee volunteer, the official newspaper of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, located in Nashville, Tennessee.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31158245 View