Collection, 1910-1913.

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Collection, 1910-1913.

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The Announcements series contains promotional releases for Richardsons traveling lecture entitled "Flight." The series also contains announcements relating to the activities of the Intercollegiate Aeronautical Association of America, including the proposed rules for the second annual intercollegiate balloon race. The Clippings series includes articles pertaining to the University of Pennsylvania class fight of 1910 and to the replacement of the Aero Club of America with the American Aeronautic Association. The Constitutions and Bylaws series consists of the constitution and certificate of incorporation for the Intercollegiate Aeronautical Association of America and the constitution and articles of incorporation for the National Council of Aero Clubs of America. The Correspondence series contains letters to and from Richardson. He corresponds with others interested in Aeronautics; mostly presidents from other college aeronautical clubs. The topics of conversation include the formation and continuation of the International Aeronautical Association of America; the Intercollegiate Aeronautical Convention; fundraising; competitions; attendance; dues and lectures given by Richardson. The Universities represented in the correspondence include Carnegie Technical School; Cornell University; Dartmouth College; Harvard University; Maryland Agricultural College; Northwestern University; University of Illinois; University of Virginia; and Yale University. Also included are the the Aero Club of America; the Aero Club of Illinois; the Aeronautic Federation of America; the General Film Company and "The Intercollegiate" magazine. In addition, the correspondence refers to the University of Pennsylvania Aero Club and to articles written by Richardson for the magazine "The Intercollegiate." The Invoices series includes bills for printing services; book and magazine orders; club activities; film service and lecture fees. The Minutes series documents the joint convention of the Aeronautic Federation of America and the American Aeronautical Association on June 22, 1910; the Intercollegiate Aeronautical Society of America on April 8, 1912; and the Intercollegiate Aeronautical Convention on April 30, 1910.

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University of Pennsylvania.

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The Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania was part of the Towne Scientific School until 1920, when a separate School of Fine Arts was established, teaching architecture and other fine arts. Teaching staff and courses of instruction of the Towne Scientific School, Department of Architecture were listed in the Catalogue of the University of Pennsylvania. The School of Fine Arts published its teaching staff, regulations, courses of study, competitons and, in some years, curre...

University of Pennsylvania Aero Club.

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Intercollegiate Aeronautical Association of America.

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On Saturday morning April 30, 1910, at the invitation of the University of Pennsylvania Aero Club, delegates from a number of the colleges and universities met in convention at Houston Hall, University of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of forming an Intercollegiate Aeronautical Association. Delegates from the following founding schools were present at the convention:Cornell University, Haverford College, Princeton University, Swarthmore College, Tufts University, University of Pennsylvania, Unive...

Richardson, G. A. (George Arthur), 1893-

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