Eastern Airlines records - 1926-1989

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HMA0212

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Eastern Airlines records - 1926-1989

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  • 1926-1989 (predominant: 1926-1936) (Creation)

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8.00 Cubic Feet

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The bulk of the material consists of the financial records of Pitcairn Aviation, Eastern Air Transport and Eastern Air Lines between 1926 and 1936; Also included are board minutes, correspondence and personnel directories; civic activities scrapbooks; advertising artwork and  personnel uniform sketches; newsletters; photographic prints and video and film recordings.

Financial records of Pitcairn Aviation, Eastern Air Transport and Eastern Air Lines between 1926 and 1936 make up the bulk of the collection. Also included are board minutes, correspondence and personnel directories; civic activities scrapbooks, advertising artwork and personnel uniform sketches, newsletters, photographic prints and video and film recordings. These records represent only a portion of Eastern's holdings, as some were retained by the company or given to other institutions

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  • English

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    After Eastern declared bankruptcy, the Historical Association of Southern Florida acquired these records and representative objects, such as airplane models and a world globe, now in the museum’s object collections.

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    Related artifacts are located in HistoryMiami's objects collection.

    The Smithsonian Institution acquired other objects and the Louis Wolfson Media History Center acquired motion picture film and videos (Miami-Dade Public Library, 101 West Flagler Street, Miami FL 33130, 305-375-4527). Some materials were retained by the company.

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    Accession numbers: 1991-353 & 354

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