Halsey Dunwoody papers 1918-circa 1945 1918-1932

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Halsey Dunwoody papers 1918-circa 1945 1918-1932

This collection contains correspondence of Halsey Dunwoody; some speeches by Col. Dunwoody (1918); notebooks, including biographical information on Dunwoody and Universal Aviation rules and regulations; and two scrapbooks, one covering the "Inaugural Trip of the First Transcontinental Rail-Air-Rail Route in the U.S., June 15, 1929," and the other documenting Col. Dunwoody's activities during World War II.

cubicft. (2 boxes)

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Universal Airlines.

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Dunwoody, Halsey, 1881-

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Colonel Halsey Dunwoody (1881-1952) was president of Universal Airlines. He received a B.S. at the U.S. Military Academy in 1905, a B.S. from George Washington University in 1907, and an M.E. from Cornell in 1915. He was organizer and executive vice president of Universal Aviation Corporation in 1927 and established the first transcontinental air route in the United States in 1929. During World War II, he was in charge of operations of the Universal Aviation Corporation and American Airlines. ...

Universal Aviation Corporation.

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American Airlines, inc

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