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The Personal Collection of Willard Martin-Convair Special Collection
SDASM.021
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Title: The Personal Collection of Willard Martin-Convair Special Collection
Identifier/Call Number: SDASM.021
Contributing Institution:
San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.4 Linear feet
1 Manuscript box
Date (inclusive): 1959-1977
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
The collection was donated by Frank A. Lueke, Willard Martin’s step-son, on December 21, 2011.
This collection contains the personal collection of Willard Martin, Convair Director of Public Relations. The collection includes
photographs and other documents related to Convair operation and company literature, such as newsletters. There are also prints
of Convair aircraft, and some of Martin’s personal company awards.
Formed after the merger of Vultee Aircraft and Consolidated Aircraft, Convair was an American aircraft manufacturing company.
It later expanded into rockets and other spacecraft. Some of the aircraft manufactured included: Convair B-36 bomber, F-102
Delta Dagger, and Convair Model 48 Charger. The first Atlas rockets were also manufactured for the manned orbital flights
as part of Project Mercury. This Atlas design also led to the Atlas-Centaur design. Convair was eventually sold to General
Dynamics, and in 1994, to McDonnell Doublas and Lockheed. The dissolution of Convair happened in 1996.
Willard Martin was a management employee of Convair, and served as Director of Public Relations in the 1970’s.
Related Archival Materials note
Willard Martin Convair General Dynamics Naval Operations Support Group Pacific Convair Aircraft
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Willard, Martin, Supervisor
Convair
General Dynamics
Martin, Willard