Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Eastern Airlines records - 1926-1989
Date(s)
- 1926-1989 (predominant: 1926-1936) (Creation)
Extent
8.00 Cubic Feet
Name of creator
Administrative history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
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
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
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.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
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.
Related descriptions
Notes element
General note
Other Information
Accession numbers: 1991-353 & 354
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Sources used
Archivist's note
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Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Eastern Air Lines, inc (Subject)
- Eastern Air Lines, inc -- Finance (Subject)
- Eastern Air Lines, inc -- Music and songs (Subject)
- Eastern Air Lines, inc -- Records and correspondence (Subject)
- Eastern Air Transport, inc (Subject)
- Eastern Air Transport, inc -- Records and correspondence (Subject)
- North American Aviation, inc (Subject)
- North American Aviation, inc -- Records and correspondence (Subject)
- Pitcairn Aviation, inc (Subject)
- Pitcairn Aviation, inc -- Records and correspondence (Subject)
- Rickenbacker, Edward (Subject)