Identity elements
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Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- circa 1920-1963 (predominant: 1930-1955) (Creation)
Extent
1.5 linear feet
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Biographical history
Name of creator
Biographical history
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Biographical history
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Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Various papers relating to aviation in the Miami area, with emphasis on Pan American, 1930-1955. Includes two early airplane patents; material on Dade County airports; correspondence of Brigadier General Earl Hoag, commanding officer at Chapman Field; a 1963 Florida aviation directory; a letter from Glenn Curtiss, and information on Amelia Earhart, Grover Loening and Basil Rowe. Pan Am material includes issues from several company periodicals, a 1931 Operations Manual, and a biography of Pan Am's founder, Juan T. Trippe.
System of arrangement
Folders arranged by alphabetically by topic.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
The collection is open for research.
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Languages of the material
- English
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Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Artificial collection, with the materials acquired from various sources prior to 1974.
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Other Information
Accession no.: x-1420
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Archivist's note
© Copyright 2019 HistoryMiami Archives & Research Center. All rights reserved.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Homestead Air Force Base (Subject)
- Miami All-American Air Maneuvers (Subject)
- Miami International Airport (Miami, Fla.) (Subject)
- Ox5 Club of Florida (Subject)
- Earhart, Amelia (Subject)
- Rowe, Basil L (Subject)
- Trippe, Juan Terry (Subject)