Papers of A. Hildebrandt, 1826-1940.

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Papers of A. Hildebrandt, 1826-1940.

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The collection (chiefly ca. 1910-1930) is exceptionally rich in material on German aviation, spanning the time of balloon experiments to the period of the airplane's development at the time of World War II. It includes material on aviation sports, inventions, laws, meteorology, aviation societies, transportation, and other activities in addition to personal papers and data on subsidiary areas of aeronautics. Correspondents of Hildebrandt include Patrick Alexander, Ernst Damm, Hans Ravenstein, Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Karl Scheimpflug, Octave Chanute, Gilbert Feldhaus, and Albert, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg.

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Scheimpflug, Karl

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Alexander, Patrick Young, 1867-1943

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Hildebrandt, A. (Alfred), 1870-

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German author on aeronautical subjects, pioneer in aviation, and the first European to support the experiments of the Wright Brothers; full name: Alfred Louis Heinrich Hildebrandt. From the description of Papers of A. Hildebrandt, 1826-1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455248 ...

Feldhaus, Gilbert.

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Zeppelin, Ferdinand, Graf von, 1838-1917

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German military officer who developed the rigid airship, the Zeppelin. From the description of Letter, 1908, Aug. 20. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 55151970 ...

Damm, Ernst

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Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, 1869-1931

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Chanute, Octave, 1832-1910

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Civil engineer and aviation pioneer. From the description of Octave Chanute papers, 1807-1955 (bulk 1860-1910). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980023 A native of Paris, Chanute emigrated from France to the U.S. with his parents in 1838. He worked as an engineer, primarily in constructing railroads and railroad bridges, but is best remembered as a pioneer in aerial navigation and glider flight, and wrote two influential books on flight. From the description of P...

Ravenstein, Johann Theodore von, 1889-

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