Halsey Dunwoody papers, 1918-ca. 1945 (bulk 1918-1932)

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Halsey Dunwoody papers, 1918-ca. 1945 (bulk 1918-1932)

This collection contains correspondence; some speeches (1918); notebooks, including biographical information on Dunwoody and Universal Aviation rules and regulations; and two scrapbooks, one covering the "Inaugural Trip of the First Transcontinental Rail-Air-Rail Route in the U.S., June 15, 1929" and the other information documenting his activities during World War II.

.70 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

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Universal Aviation Corporation.

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Universal Airlines.

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Dunwoody, Halsey, 1881-

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Colonel Halsey Dunwoody (1881-1952) was president of Universal Airlines. He received a B.S. at the U.S. Military Academy in 1905, a B.S. from George Washington University in 1907, and an M.E. from Cornell in 1915. He was organizer and executive vice president of Universal Aviation Corporation in 1927 and established the first transcontinental air route in the United States in 1929. During World War II, he was in charge of operations of the Universal Aviation Corporation and American Airlines. ...

American Airlines, inc

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