The Descriptive Finding Guide for the William E. Munger Personal Papers SDASM.SC.10105
Alan Renga
San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
1/28/2015
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
Title: William E. Munger Personal Papers
Identifier/Call Number: SDASM.SC.10105
Physical Description:
0.2 Cubic Feet
One Archival Box
Date (inclusive): 1933-1980
Abstract: William (Bill) Munger worked for the Granville Brothers, the makers of the Gee Bee
William E. “Bill” Munger was born November 25, 1906 to Fred Bucher Munger and Gertrude C. Eldridge Munger. He was involved
in aviation most of his life, and began his career in 1929 as the first employee of Granville Brothers Aircraft Corporation
in Springfield, Massachusetts, manufacturing Gee Bee Racers. In 1931, he married Gertrude King and had one son, Richard Munger.
During World War II, he worked for Chance Vought Aircraft in East Hartford, Connecticut, and later at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft
in East Hartford, Connecticut.
In 1946, he moved to Farmington, where he operated sporting camps and also became a registered Maine Guide. In 1956, he moved
to San Ford where he was employed at the Colonial Aircraft and at Lake Aircraft as assistant superintendent and manager.
He retired from the Baker Company of Sanford in 1975, where he had worked in the purchasing department and as a consultant
for many years.
Mr. Munger died on April 14, 1991 in Portland, Maine
The collection is open to researchers by appointment.
Some copyright may be reserved. Consult with the library director for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this Collection were donated to the San Diego Air and Space Museum.
[Item], [Filing Unit], [Series Title], [Subgroups], [Record Group Title and Number], [Repository “San Diego Air & Space Museum
Library & Archives”]
This collection contains one large Gee Bee scrapbook compiled by Bill and Gertrude Munger; misc. flyers and articles about
or pertaining to Gee Bee aircraft and Granville Brothers Aircraft Corp; newsletters and newspaper articles/obituary; certificates;
letters; photographs and negatives.
Granville Brothers subject files.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Granville Brothers Gee Bee
Airplane racing
Munger, William E.
Box 01 5 folders; 1 scrapbook
Scrapbook