Walter Bird papers, 1912-2006.

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Walter Bird papers, 1912-2006.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/320022111

This collection documents the activities of Walter Bird, founder of Birdair, Inc. and a pioneer of lightweight structural design, including his activities as president of Birdair, Inc., industry leader and invited guest speaker at various conferences and institutions. Some significant documents in the collection are Bird's published works and speeches on the topic of air structured architecture and fabric developments as well as photographs and slides of Bird's projects as early as 1948. Early sketches and drafts of writings and product models are also complied. The collection documents press coverage of Birdair between the 1950s and 1990s. The collection contains various information, collected by Bird, on lightweight architecture, fabric, and related applications in the industry. Materials in the collection are mainly textual, and include correspondence, publications, newspaper clippings. Photographs, models, fabric samples, and various other audio and visual materials are included in the collection.

9 cartons (5.25 linear feet) 2 flatboxes 1 map case (12.5 linear feet)

SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo

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SNAC Resource ID: 7332884

SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo

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Otto, Frei, 1925-....

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Bird, Walter.

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Walter W. Bird graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering. Specializing in lightweight structural design, Bird's early contributions included the first lightweight streamlined trains for the Pullman Standard Car Company and aircraft designs for the Curtiss-Wright Research Laboratory. In response to the government's need for a means of enclosing and protecting large search radar antennas, Bird proposed the use of an air-supported ...

State university of New York at Buffalo

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Birdair (Firm)

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