Augustus Post papers 1913-1947

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Augustus Post papers 1913-1947

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Augustus Post (1873-1952) was a pioneer aviator, editor, author, and lecturer on aeronautics. He started ballooning in 1900 and was one of the first group of heavier-than-air pilots after the Wright brothers. He was a charter member of the Aero Club of America and served as its secretary for twenty years. In 1919 he drew up the regulations for the New York to Paris flight contest that Charles Lindbergh won in 1927. Post owned the first automobile in New York City and helped found the American Automobile Association. He also was associated with the Boy Scouts of America, wrote articles about various topics, and was a ballad singer. Collection consists of letters to Post regarding speaking and singing engagements in churches, oratorio programs and private musicales; and notes of appreciation, reflecting Post's interests in aeronautics, music, Boy Scouts, philanthropic societies, and psychical and theosophic activities. Also, some papers of the Early Birds, the Aero Club and the National Association for Music in Hospitals, 1925-1932.

1 linear foot (4 boxes)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Post, Augustus, 1873- .

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Augustus Post (1873-1952) was a pioneer aviator, editor, author, and lecturer on aeronautics. He started ballooning in 1900 and was one of the first group of heavier-than-air pilots after the Wright brothers. He was a charter member of the Aero Club of America and served as its secretary for twenty years. In 1919 he drew up the regulations for the New York to Paris flight contest that Charles Lindbergh won in 1927. Post owned the first automobile in New York City and helped found the American Au...

Boy Scouts of America

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The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States of America and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with more than 2.4 million youth participants and nearly one million adult volunteers. The BSA was founded in 1910, and since then, more than 110 million Americans have been participants in BSA programs at some time. The BSA is part of the international Scout Movement and became a founding member organization of the World Or...

Aero-Club of America

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Organization founded in 1905 to promote aeronautics. Hugh L. Willoughby was an aviation pioneer and founder of the organization. From the description of Aero Club of America scrapbooks, 1891-1912. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982387 ...

National Association for Music in Hospitals

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Early Birds (Club)

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