Terrell Croft Drinkwater papers, 1935-1973 (bulk 1946-1970)

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Terrell Croft Drinkwater papers, 1935-1973 (bulk 1946-1970)

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Collection concerns Terrell Croft Drinkwater's career as an airline executive. The bulk of the collection documents Drinkwater's presidency of Western Airlines from 1946 to 1970, but there is a small amount of material concerning his service with Continental and American Airlines as well. Collection consists of correspondence files, subject files (which contain correspondence, clippings, legal documents, minutes, and printed materials), legal files, and publicity files (which contain clippings and printed materials). Clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, and speeches are found in this collection as well.

14.0 cubic ft. (14 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8033821

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Drinkwater, Terrell Croft.

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Terrell Croft Drinkwater was an airline executive. Born in Denver, Colorado in 1908, Drinkwater earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Colorado. From 1932 to 1942, he practiced aeronautical law in Denver, Colorado. Drinkwater was named a vice president of Continental Airlines in 1942, then became a vice president of American Airlines in 1944. From 1946 to 1970, Drinkwater served as president of Western Airlines. In this capacity, he was instrumental in transforming Weste...

Western Airlines

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Western Air Express flew its first flight in a Douglas M-2 airplane, April 1926. It was awarded the US Postal Service contract to fly the mail from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles. In 1928, the Guggenheim Foundation chose Western to set up a model airway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. They purchased 3, Fokker F-10 Trimoters with comfortable wicker chairs and provided meal service to passengers. Western developed the first air-to-ground radio, in cooperation with Thorpe Hiscock of Boeing, i...