Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- James Leo Kelley worked for Consolidated Aircraft Corporation from 1934 until 1970. This collection contains his personal desk diaries from that time period. Entries include personal and work-related daily incidents.
- Extent:
- .33 Cubic Feet This collection is stored in two boxes, each measuring 15 1/2 x 12 3/4 x 10 inches containing notebooks with personal diary entries covering the years 1934 through 1970. Box 1 contains 23 volumes covering 1934 through 1947. Box 2 contains 22 volumes covering the years 1948 through 1970.
- Language:
- English
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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James Leo Kelley worked for Consolidated Aircraft Corporation from 1934 until 1970. This collection contains his personal desk diaries from that time period. Entries include personal and work-related daily incidents. Consolidated merged with Vultee Aircraft Corporation to form Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation (informally known as Convair) in 1943. In 1954 Convair became a division of General Dynamics and remained so until the mid-nineties when General Dynamics began divesting itself of its aircraft divisions.
- Acquisition information:
- The collection was donated to the museum.
- Physical description:
- Description: This collection is stored in two boxes, each measuring 15 1/2 x 12 3/4 x 10 inches containing notebooks with personal diary entries covering the years 1934 through 1970. Content notes: Box 1 contains 23 volumes covering 1934 through 1947. Box 2 contains 22 volumes covering the years 1948 through 1970.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Terms of access:
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The collection is open to research by appointment, Some restrictions apply.
- Location of this collection:
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2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa ParkSan Diego, CA 92101, US
- Contact:
- (619) 234-8291