Records, 1863-1965.

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Records, 1863-1965.

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Reports, newsclippings, correspondence and ephemera related to Maitland Field, named for Lester Maitland, and the promotion of aviation in Milwaukee, industrial safety, daylight savings time, civil defense in the World War II era, a memorial booklet for A. Van Scoy, and pamphlets produced by the Association.

5 cubic ft.

Library Council of Metropolitan Milwaukee

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SNAC Resource ID: 7139308

Library Council of Metropolitan Milwaukee

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Merchants Association (Milwaukee, Wis.)

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Milwaukee Association of Commerce.

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Organized as Merchants Association in 1861. Renamed Merchants and Manufacturers Association in 1894. Renamed Milwaukee Association of Commerce in 1917. From the description of Records, 1863-1965. (Library Council of Metropolitan Milwaukee). WorldCat record id: 24927805 ...

Maitland Field (Airport : Milwaukee, Wis.)

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Maitland, Lester J., 1899-1990

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Lester J. Maitland was an aviation pioneer and a veteran pilot of World Wars I and II. He joined the United States Army Air Corps and by age nineteen had become a flight instructor. Maitland served as an aide to General Billy Mitchell in 1921 and was chosen as one of the pilots to take part in the sinking of the battleship Ostfriesland which helped to prove the effectiveness of air power against ships. During the 1920's Maitland competed in many air races and exhibitions and in 1922, he became t...

Merchants and Manufacturers Association (Milwaukee, Wis.)

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Van Scoy, A.

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