Wayne W. Parrish Papers 1912-1976 (bulk 1950-1972)

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Wayne W. Parrish Papers 1912-1976 (bulk 1950-1972)

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009198

Aviation journalist and publisher. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, speeches and writings, commemorative programs, airline insignia, logos, schedules, tickets, and other aeronautical memorabilia, photographs, and printed matter documenting primarily Parrish's roles as founder and president of American Aviation Publications.

9,000 items; 29 containers; 12 linear feet

eng,

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6356743

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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Parrish, Wayne W.

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Journalist and publisher; founder and owner of American Aviation Publications, Inc. (1937-1969); consultant of Pan American Airways (1973-1978). From the description of Wayne W. Parrish papers, 1895-1984 (bulk 1940-1970). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70970556 Aviation journalist and publisher. Died in 1984. From the description of Papers of Wayne W. Parrish, 1912-1976 (bulk 1950-1972). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71070404 ...

Rockwell International

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The Columbus Aircraft Division of Rockwell International began operations in November of 1950, when North American Aviation, the then-parent company of Rockwell International, bought out the facilities and operations of the Curtiss-Wright Plant located near Port Columbus Airport on the city's east side. The Rockwell plant was operational on December 4, 1950. Initially, the division handled contracts left over from the Curtiss-Wright operation and manufactured spare parts for a variety of "non-cu...

American Aviation Publications

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Parrish, Wayne W. (Wayne William), 1907-1984

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Wayne W. Parrish was born in Decatur, Illinois on May 2, 1907. He studied journalism at the University of Illinois for two years, while serving as a special correspondent for the Chicago Herald and Examiner. In 1927 he moved to New York City, and put himself through school by working full time as a reporter for the New York Herald Tribune and as a special correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor. In 1929 he received a B.Litt degree from the School of Journalism at Columbia University, and...