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Cunningham (Timothy M.) Personal Papers
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Series I: Correspondence

 

Folder 1 – Correspondence – Personal Letters from staff, volunteers and friends covering period 1979-2001.

 

Folder 2 – Correspondence – Museum Letters regarding Museum projects; air shows; donation material; and Museum activities; covering period 1972 to 2003.

 

Series II: Museum Documents

 

Folder 3 – Museum Staff / Volunteers

Physical Description: Correspondence; referrals; obituaries; lists of craftsmen who built the Spirit of St. Louis, 1978-1979; list of workers who helped with salvage after the 1978 Museum fire; covers period 1978 to 2003.
 

Folder 4 – Museum Rosters / Lists

Physical Description: Rosters and telephone lists of volunteers and staff of Museum Restoration Department.
 

Folder 5 – Museum – Tim Cunningham

Physical Description: Certificates of Appreciation; vacation requests; birthday cards; correspondence; collection of memorable events; covering period 1978-1995.
 

Folder 6 – Museum Exhibits / Restoration Committee

Physical Description: Notices of Exhibits Committee Meetings; reports; correspondence, for period 1980-1999.
 

Folder 7 – Museum – Donations of Restoration Machinery

Physical Description: Donation Records; correspondence; want lists for requesting donations of equipment after the 1978 fire.
 

Folder 8 – Museum – Events / Invitations (Folder #1 of 2, 1978-1986)

 

Folder 9 – Museum – Events / Invitations (Folder #2 of 2, 1987-2003)

 

Folder 10 – Museum – Activities

 

Folder 11 – Museum Newsletters (Folder #1 of 2)

 

Folder 12 – Museum Newsletters (Folder #2 of 2)

 

Series III: Restoration Projects

 

Folder 13 – Ecuador II

Physical Description: News clippings; correspondence; history; event brochure.
 

Folder 14 – Wright Flyer

Physical Description: News clippings; proposal; research material; correspondence.
 

Folder 15 – Zero Fighter

Physical Description: Booklet, “Zero-Sen,” Planes of Fame Publications, 1978 (2 copies); correspondence; research material; Report of Repairs, New Parts, Deviations and Modifications, November 1984 (2 copies); Zero Restoration Team.
 

Series IV: Documents

 

Folder 16 – Air Museums / Air Shows

 

Folder 17 – Aircraft Information

Physical Description: Brochures; flyers; written accounts of various aircraft, including Douglas SBD-4 Dauntless, Ryan M-1, Spirit III, Ford Tri-Motor.
 

Folder 18 – Aviation History

Physical Description: Articles containing historical information on aviation, including map of first test flight of Spirit of St. Louis; Junkers JU-52; Roster Military Order of the World Wars, 1982-1983; Airmail’s Odyssey; San Diego Aviation Highlights.
 

Folder 19 – Curtiss-Wright Junior, CW-1

 

Folder 20 – Events / Invitations – General

 

Folder 21 – Photographs

 

Folder 22 – Newsletters – General

 

Series V: News Articles

 

Folder 23 – News Articles

 

Series VI: Memorabilia

 

Folder 24 – Memorabilia

Physical Description: Pocket folder containing a mask for a volunteer’s birthday; decals; pins; name badges; business cards; plus ad for volunteers on poster board, 11” x 14-1/2” (loose in box) and three bumper stickers (loose in box).