California Aviation Company letters. 1911-1912

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California Aviation Company letters. 1911-1912

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62523972

This collection contains the records of the California Aviation Company (CAC), a partnership of two early pilots, Orvar S. T. Meyerhoffer and Edward H. Thompson, which catered primarily to independent "backyard" aviators. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence, much of it with or about early aviators. It also contains a large assortment of promotional letterheads, and offers a glimpse into the activities and "zeitgeist" of early aviators. The collection is divided into three series: Correspondence, Financial, and Operational.

6 ms. boxes letters, promotional letterheads, receipts, newsletters, catalogs, pamphlets, shop drawings, price lists, patents, address books, posters, contracts, miscellaneous early aviation ephemera.

California state library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7817502

California state library

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