Manufacturers Aircraft Association records, 1843-1979.

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Manufacturers Aircraft Association records, 1843-1979.

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The records of the Manufaturers Aircraft Association contain a comprehensive history of aviation. There is information on aircraft companies, airlines, flying competitions, aeronautical expositions, aviators, air mail, patent disputes over similar designs, and other legal matters. There is a significant amount of material rearding the M.A.A.'s relationship with the U.S. military and Congress. The photographs are primarily of aircraft companies and airlines. The focus of the printed material published by the M.A.A. is patent law, and records of patent ownership.

388 cubic ft. (782 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8035461

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Aerospace Industries Association of America

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The Manufacturers Aircraft Association Inc. was created in 1917 by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics to administer a cross-license agreement, issue licenses to aircraft companies, aid the aircraft industry, and encourage aeronautical development. The subscribers were airplane manufacturers who were stockholders and paid fees for every plane that they manufactured. The association protected its members' patent rights. From the day of its incorporation the motives of the manufacturer...

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