George M. Battey aviation papers, 1885-1929.

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George M. Battey aviation papers, 1885-1929.

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This collection of personal papers include: blueprints for a sea-plane, the Albatross Amphibian; letters to Battey from publishers, 1928-1929; an unsigned three-page biography of the Italian airplane designer Enea Bossi, probably by Battey; unsigned aviation news releases, probably by Battey; 11 typescript articles on aviation, by Battey; a typescript of a speech by Charles Lindbergh; and unrelated to aviation, a 1885 catalogue of the New York Etching Club.

0.24 cubic feet.

Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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

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New York Etching Club

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Bossi, Enea, 1888-1963

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Battey, George Magruder, 1887-1965

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New York author George M. Battey, Jr. wrote fiction and articles for a variety of specialty magazines. From the description of George M. Battey aviation papers, 1885-1929. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 456089302 Wilson Lumpkin was one of Georgia's most prominent political leaders of the antebellum period. After early service in local government and the state legislature, he was elected to Congress four times, serving 1815-17 and 1827-31; he r...