Northrop Grumman Corporation papers, 1911-2008

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Summary

Creators:
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Abstract:
Northrop Grumman Corporation papers contain records and materials, including correspondence, newsletters, brochures, technical drawings, reports, papers, photographs, and published works dated chiefly from the 1930s to the 1990s.
Extent:
178.94 Linear Feet (376 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Northrop Grumman Corporation papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The Northrop Grumman Corporation papers document the history of Northrop Aircraft, Inc. and Northrop Corporation, as well as its products, employees, and founder, John Knudsen Northrop.

The collection is divided into three series: Northrop Corporation Archives; Aircraft Division Records; and Photographs and Negatives. The bulk of the material is within the Corporation Archives series, which was compiled by Ira Chart, the Aircraft Division/Aircraft Group historian. The series are interrelated and cover similar subject matter. Though there is a Photographs and Negatives series, some photographs can be found throughout the collection.

The collection is generally arranged by subject and format of material within. It includes brochures, reports, manuals, photographs, memoranda, newsletters, and other materials.

Biographical / historical:

Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American global aerospace and defense technology company formed by Northrop's 1994 purchase of Grumman.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Northrop Grumman Corporation, October 2011.
Processing information:

Brook Engebretson and Brooke M. Black processed Series 1 and 2 of the collection and created a finding aid in 2016. In 2023, Suzanne Oatey completed processing Series 3 and updated the finding aid.

Arrangement:
Series 1. Northrop Corporation Archives
  1. Audio and Visual, Box 1
  2. Blueprints and Technical Drawings, Boxes 2-13
  3. Clippings, Boxes 14-18
  4. Contracts and Subcontracts, Boxes 19-23
  5. Correspondence and Memoranda, Boxes 24-26
  6. Financial Records, Boxes 27-32
  7. Manuscript Files, Boxes 33-41
  8. Newsletters, Boxes 42-70
  9. Organization Charts, Box 71
  10. Patents, Boxes 72-73
  11. Publications, Boxes 74-82
  12. Reference Files, Boxes 83-223
Series 2. Aircraft Division Records
  1. Management Club, Boxes 224-229
  2. Public Affairs and Administration, Boxes 229-261
Series 3. Photographs and Negatives
  1. Aircraft
  2. Drones
  3. Missiles
  4. Space Flight
  5. Northrop Corporation Facilities
  6. Employees and Public Affairs
  7. Subject Files
  8. Ryan Aeronautical Company
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Northrop Grumman Corporation papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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