Chris M. Lample papers, ca. 1940-1960.

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Chris M. Lample papers, ca. 1940-1960.

The Chris M. Lample Papers consist of correspondence, memoranda, reports, and photographs relating to Lample's career with the U.S. Civil Aeronautics Administration and Federal Aviation Agency, as well as to the construction of airports and airfields at various locations in Alaska and at McMurdo Sound in Antarctica.

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United States. Federal Aviation Administration

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Legislative history of Public Law 89-670, which established the Department of Transportation. The department was set up to coordinate and manage transportation programs, provide leadership in the resolution of transportation problems, and develop national transportation policies and programs. The history documents the process from just prior to the introduction of the bill into the 89th Congress until after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed it into law on October 15, 1966. From the ...

United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration

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Lample, Chris M.

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Chris M. Lample (1903-1985) studied Army Air Corps courses in aircraft and powerplant engineering and design and concurrently (1921-1927) enrolled in engineering courses with International Correspondence Schools, Scranton, Pennsylvania. He completed courses in civil and electrical engineering during the next twelve years, while working in an engineering capacity throughout the United States. During World War II Lample was in charge of and technically responsible for the design and construction o...