Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Items Removed from the Collection
Descriptive Summary
Title: Morgan Glenn Norton papers
Date (inclusive): 1927-1949
Collection number: 1172
Creator:
Morgan Glenn Norton, 1893-1973.
Extent:
3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)
Abstract: Morgan Glenn Norton was a Southern California based aviator and aircraft inspector who served as Supervisor of Final Inspection
on aircrafts at Lockheed between ca. 1941-1945. The collection consists of papers relating to the operation of aircraft, including
civil aeronautics manuals, flight logs, operating handbooks and manuals, correspondence, World War I era photographs (mostly
of war-damaged buildings), blueprints, and notes.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections
for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the
creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright
owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Ruth Norton, August 1976.
Processing Note
Processed by Yasmin Damshenas in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance Megan Hahn Fraser,
July 2011.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Morgan Glenn Norton papers (Collection 1172). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Morgan Glenn Norton was a Southern California based aviator and aircraft inspector. He held a Civil Aeronautics Administration
A & E License, as well as a Commercial Pilot Certificate. He served as Supervisor of Final Inspection on aircrafts at Lockheed
between ca. 1941-1945.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of papers relating to the operation of aircraft, including civil aeronautics manuals, flight logs, operating
handbooks and manuals, correspondence, 10 World War I era photographs (mostly of war-damaged buildings), 2 blueprints, and
notes.
Organization and Arrangement
Materials in this collection are organized into three boxes. The first box contains manuals for flight instructions and regulations.
The second box holds Lockheed training material and flight logs. The third box contains personal papers, including a collection
of WWI photographs, brochures, notes, letters, aircraft specifications and regulations, blueprints, and memoranda.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Norton, Morgan Glenn--Archives.
Aeronautics.
Genres and Forms of Material
Manuals (Handbooks)
Items Removed from the Collection