The Descriptive Finding Guide for the Dalton B. Suggs Personal Papers SDASM.SC.10243
San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
2022
2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park
San Diego 92101
Contributing Institution:
San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
Title: The Dalton B. Suggs Personal Papers
Identifier/Call Number: SDASM.SC.10243
Physical Description:
1.25 Cubic Feet
The collection contains materials collected by and related to Dalton B. Suggs during his career as an aerospace engineer.
The material includes his work history, as well as patents and inventions. The collection includes documents, correspondence,
design drafts, news articles and clippings, and photographs. Before processing, the collection was organized into like materials
and the original order was maintained in describing this collection. Photos that were within document groups were photocopied.
The original photographs were organized into "Series II: Photographs," and the photocopy placed within the documents.
This is a one box collection measuring 16.25x12.5x10.5".
16.25x12.5x10.5".
Date (bulk): 1930-1990
Abstract: The collection contains materials collected by and related to Dalton B. Suggs during his career as an aerospace engineer.
The material includes his work history, as well as patents and inventions. The collection includes documents, correspondence,
design drafts, news articles and clippings, and photographs.
Physical Description: This is a one box collection measuring 16.25x12.5x10.5". The collection has been organized into series. The collection contains
materials collected by and related to Dalton B. Suggs during his career as an aerospace engineer. The material includes his
work history, as well as patents and inventions.
Language of Material:
English
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Biographical / Historical
Dalton B. Suggs had an extensive career designing and testing aircraft power plants and engines. He began as an aircraft mechanic
and barnstormer in Ft. Worth Texas, and most of his career was spent with General Dynamics, under the Convair Division in
both Ft. Worth, and San Diego, California. He was an inventor with many patents and also proposed ideas for city infrastructure
like a Coronado Bridge cable car. One of the most famous aircrafts he worked on was the Pogo (or XFY-1) which was the first
aircraft with vertical takeoff.
After years spent focusing on aircraft, Suggs, eventually worked in Missile and Space programs, working for the Astronautics
Missile Division of general Dynamics and the Atlas program.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to research. Some restrictions may apply.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated to the San Diego Air & Space Museum.
Separated Materials
Three dimensional objects were removed from this collection and transferred to the Curatorial Department:
1. Project Mercury Medallion
2. An Honorary plaque in appreciation of Dalton B. Suggs
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Consolidated Aircraft
General Dynamics
Convair B-36 Peacemaker
Convair XFY Pogo
Moffett Field
Douglas DC-10
Suggs, Dalton B.
Folder 1 – Work History Binder 1
Physical Description: Collection of papers documenting specific projects, including blue prints, design reviews, XB-36 Design Development, and documents
on B-36 and XC99 development, as well as tabs labeled:
Folder 2 – Work History Binder 2
Physical Description: Collection of papers documenting specific projects, including blue prints, design reviews, and structure tests (DC-10 ; POGO
(VTOL), and patents, awards and certificates
1. B-36 Airplane programs 1942 to 1952 (ft. Worth)
2. B-36 Power plant design and development
3. B-36 and XC99 Development
4. Wright Field Tunnel Tests; 99 Development
5. Prop. Vibr. test, Moffett Field
6. Exhaust syst. Test - Rohr Airc. ETC
7. -5 and -25 engine ground test stand
8. Jet and turbo prop. Ground test stand
11. 20 ½ D Stainless Steel Ring (UCLA mobile sculpture)
12. Commercial Products, Designs and Patents
13. Early design sketches
design sketches 14. Loose drawings: 53 power plant assembly breakdown, 36p10050, Fivap no. 1110
Folder 3 – Work History Binder 3
Physical Description: Collection of papers documenting specific projects, including blue prints, design reviews, XB-36 Design Development, and documents
on B-36 and XC99 development,
1. 1970-1974 D-1 Centaur/Cruise missile/quality engineering/termination
2. D1-T Centaur FBR & FWD. Seals
3. Ft. Worth Loan and DC- 10Air Pl., 1968-1970
4. F111 Airplane Loan to Ft worth
5. Atlas Missiles 1958-1968
6. 1952-1958, POGO-248-440 air
7. B-36 Airplanes 1935-1952 & Early Airplanes
8. Ft. Worth Loan to San Diego
9. B-36 Airplane Design and Test
10. Letters - certificates, patents- awards
11. Work history and resumes
Folder 4 – Patent and Invention
Folder 5 – POGO Tethered Flight Test Rig
Folder 6 – Moffett Field Press Day - Test Rig
Folder 7 – Hoisting test rig for installation in Moffett Field Hangar
Physical Description: Report: Hoisting test rig for installation in Moffett Field Hangar, ZM-5-027 spec, ZM-5-029 operating instructions
Folder 8 – Historical Background of Convair
Physical Description: Historical Background of Convair, a Division of general dynamics corporation
Military models of Convair-liner Aircraft, revised May 1956
Folder 10 – T.L. Maloy Tax letter
Folder 11 – Clippings, newspaper
Physical Description: Convair Awarded $40 Million Contract, San Diego union, 30 March 1973
"Keeps on Washington: Consultant Here Untangles Educational Funds' Red Tape
General Dynamics News, 12 Nov. 1969
The San Diego Union, 13 July 1981
"Convair YB-60 Bomber Dimensions Revealed"
"Air Force Unveils B-52 Global Raider", San Diego Union, 14 May 1952
Convariety, 12 Oct. 1960
General Dynamics News, 6 Dec.1969
The Consolidated Eagle, 8 Oct. 1942
Folder 12 – Fallout Shelter and Safety Pamphlets
1. Emergency Action to Save Lives, the official U.S. government booklet
2. Facts about Fallout protection, Office of civil and Defense Mobilization
3. Atomic blast creates Fire, Are You Prepared?, Federal Civil Defense Administration
4. Ten for Survival: Survive Nuclear Attack, Office of civil and Defense Mobilization
5. Family Fallout Shelter: Your Best Insurance for Survival in a Nuclear War, Civil Defense, Santee, CA
6. Home Protection exercises, a family action program, Office of civil and Defense Mobilization, July 1960
7. Defense Against Radioactive Fallout on the Farm, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farmers' Bulletin no. 2107
8. What to do now about… Emergency Sanitation at Home, A Family Handbook H-II-I, Office of civil and Defense Mobilization,
Aug 1958
9. The Family Fallout Shelter, MP-15, Office of civil and Defense Mobilization
10. Individual and Family Preparedness, NP-2-1, National Plan Appendix Series, Office of civil and Defense Mobilization
11. Radioactive Fallout in Time of Emergency, effects upon agriculture, ARS 22-55, April 1960, Agricultural Research Service,
United States Department of Agriculture
1960, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture 12. Clay masonry family fallout shelters, MP-18,
February 1960, reprinted by Office of civil and Defense Mobilization
Folder 13 – Miscellaneous Data (History)
Folder 14 – Miscellaneous - Drawings
1. 2 Test stand assy.-jet engines, 36r20217
2. Layout- missile mock up room for DEI on launch control and missile checkout equip. 10c 65-1, April 1, 1958;
3. Atlas blockhouse mockup (DEI)
5. Installation- Moffett Field Test Rig, 5-00524, Convair
6. Drawing for unknown aircraft
Folder 15 – Miscellaneous - patent info
Folder 16 – Miscellaneous
1. Convair, Ft. Worth division, Jet pod test stand drawing list, 25 June 1951
2. Certificate of participation "member of the team that launched the first American Astronaut into orbit around the earth.
General Dynamics, Astronautics, 20 Feb 1962
3. General Dynamics Convair Aerospace Division, retired employee ID card
Folder 17 – Photographs 0001-0025
Folder 18 – Photographs 0026-0056
Folder 19 – Photographs 0057-0071
Folder 20 – Photographs 0072-0079
Folder 21 – Photographs 0080-0111
Folder 22 – Photographs 0112-0136
Folder 23 – Photographs 0137-0155
Folder 23 – Photographs 0156-0184
Folder 24 – Photographs 0185-206
Folder 25 – Photographs 0207-0222
Folder 26 – Photographs 0223-0261
Folder 27 – Photographs 0262-0273, redundant
Folder 28 – Photographs 0274-290
Folder 29 – Negatives of duplicates
