All American Aviation, Report to the Civil Aeronautics Board on air pick-up service. Docket 857, Exhibit 13., October 4, 1943.
Scope and Contents
This subseries consists of materials of a scientific or technical nature relating to aviation. These include a 1904 article by Albert Francis Zahm on atmospheric friction on even surfaces; two published papers, 1925 and 1934, by Alfred Hubert Roy Fedden on aero-cooled engines; and a 1934 U.S. Army Air Corps handbook on aerodynamic formulae. Materials that appear to have been prepared for use in an educational setting include a typescript course on stability and control of flight, circa 1940, by H. G. Mazurkiewicz; Weems System of Navigation course on celestial navigation, 1941; and a binder marked "Haskins", containing printed, typed, and handwritten documents and reports on supercharging engines, and other engineering subjects, dated 1930-1945, and originating at Purdue University. The subseries also includes Air Service Tactical School, Langley, VA, combat orders for 1925-1926, and a 1943 report to the Civil Aeronautics Board on air pick-up service.
Dates
- Creation: October 4, 1943.
Creator
- From the Collection: Hoxsey, Arch (Archibald) (Creator, Person)
- From the Collection: Carruthers, John Franklin Bruce (Collector, Person)
Access
The collection is open to researchers when Special Collections is open, and at other times by appointment. There are no access restrictions.
Extent
From the Collection: 16.25 Linear Feet ( (13 archive boxes, 6 archive half-boxes, 8 clam-shell boxes, 3 shoe boxes, 15 oversize print boxes))
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Description
1 volume : 14.5 x 9 in.
Container Summary
1 volume.
Repository Details
Part of the 01 - Special Collections & Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library Repository
800 North Dartmouth Ave
Claremont CA 91711 United States
Email: specialcollections@claremont.edu