Alabama aviation reference collection, 1896-1977.

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Alabama aviation reference collection, 1896-1977.

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This collection is a reference file generated by Rountree and his staff during and after his tenure as director of the Ala. Dept. of Aeronautics, 1936-1966. It contains biographical sketches prepared for various publications and information files containing correspondence, lists, and printed material on nineteen aviation and civic organizations in which Rountree was active, including the American Legion, the Daedalions, the OX-5 Club of America, the Flying Farmers, and the National Association of State Aviation officials. The bulk of the collection consists of handwritten and typed notes, correspondence, brochures, pamphlets, clippings, and photographs dealing with aviation history in Alabama. It includes chronologies of aeronautical events including early air fairs, balloon races, airport dedications, air mail flights, and visits by aviation personalities such as Charles Lindbergh as well as the development of the Alabama Air National Guard. This collection also includes correspondence, clippings, and photographs of the dedication of the Hartsell, Ala., airport in honor of Rountree in 1965, as well as correspondence and clippings on his retirement in 1966. There are also photographs of Rountree and others at Birmingham High, 1915, at military training at Fort Benning and Fort McPherson (Ga.), 1917, and in France, 1918, with the AEF. In addition there are photos of military aircraft of both world wars, including the P-47, B-34, B-29, Nieport, and Cauldron airplanes. Of particular interest is a 1915 photo of the dedication of lock 17 on the Warrior River, which Senator John H. Bankhead and Governor Charles Henderson attended. Photos of Alabama Governors George C. Wallace and Albert Brewer at the 1965 Rountree airport dedication in Hartselle are also included, as well as a 1973 photo of the 1918 graduating class at the University of Ala. Also present are clippings of articles, manuscripts for publication related to Ala. aviation, and the magazine, the Dixie Manufacturer, in 1920, written by Rountree.

1.3 cubic ft. (4 archives containers).

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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SNAC Resource ID: 6698690

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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University of Alabama

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Alabama. Dept. of Aeronautics.

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The Alabama State Aviation Commission was established in 1931 to encourage aviation and to regulate the aviation industries within the state. The commission was later renamed the Alabama Department of Aeronautics and one of its responsibilities was to survey, layout, and map state landing fields. From the description of Alabama airport aerial photographs, 1936-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122507525 Authorities: Acts of Ala. 1931. Birmingham: ...

Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974

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Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) was an American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, and activist. At the age of 25 in 1927, he went from obscurity as a U.S. Air Mail pilot to instantaneous world fame by winning the Orteig Prize for making a nonstop flight from New York City to Paris. Lindbergh covered the ​33 1⁄2-hour, 3,600-statute-mile (5,800 km) flight alone in a purpose-built, single-engine Ryan monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis. While the first non-...

Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998

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George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was an American politician who served as the 45th Governor of Alabama for four terms. He is best remembered for his staunch segregationist and populist views. During his tenure, he promoted "low-grade industrial development, low taxes, and trade schools". He sought the United States presidency as a Democrat three times, and once as an American Independent Party candidate, unsuccessfully each time. Wallace notoriously opposed deseg...

Smith, Guthrie.

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National Flying Farmers Association (U.S.)

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Birmingham Junior Chamber of Commerce.

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Ox-5 Club of America

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Meisner, Jimmy.

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American legion

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Veteran's organization. From the description of Records, 1893-1927. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36805972 Association of veterans of American wars. Formed by a group of World War I officers, the American Legion is the world's largest veteran's organization. From the description of Records, 1960-1987. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 61206804 The American Legion was founded in 1919 by veterans returning from Europe after Worl...

National Association of State Aviaiton Officials (U.S.).

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Rountree, Asa, 1896-1983.

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Rountree was director of the Ala. Dept. of Aeronautics for over thirty years and was mostly responsible for the growth of that agency and the development of municipal airports in Alabama from 1933 to 1966. He was very active in many civic and aviation organizations. Rountree was preparing a history of Alabama aviation at the time of his death in 1983. From the description of Alabama aviation reference collection, 1896-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122388416 ...

Daedalions.

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Brewer, Albert P. (Albert Preston), 1928- .

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Maynard, Belvin.

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Bankhead, John Hollis, 1842-1920

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Henderson, Charles, 1860-1937

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Reynolds, John, 1938-

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British Navy officer and the first colonial governor of Georgia. From the description of Papers, 1748-1756. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36635496 John Reynolds took a degree in metallurgy and chemistry and has spent his working life in this field. From the description of Two thousand or bust: a biographical note [manuscript]. 2002. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223424637 ...

Birmingham High School.

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Flying Farmers Association.

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Campbell, Donald P.

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Badham, Henry.

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