Doug Nelson Aerospace Collection mssNelsond
Kelly Kress
The Huntington Library
October 2021
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Business Number: (626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Doug Nelson aerospace collection
Identifier/Call Number: mssNelsond
Physical Description:
7.12 Linear Feet
(4 boxes, 2 oversize rolls)
Date (inclusive): 1927-1980
Abstract: Items owned by Doug Nelson, founder and former curator of the Air Force Flight Test Museum, including drafting drawings of
aircraft, original patent documents from Douglas Aircraft Company, Air Force Flight Manuals, and copies of
Douglas Airview and
Flying magazines.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more
information.
Conditions Governing Use
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 necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. Doug Nelson aerospace collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mike Machat, September 2021.
Biographical / Historical
Doug Nelson was founder and curator of the Air Force Flight Test Museum, located on Edwards Air Force Base in the Antelope
Valley area of Southern California. After a career in the Air Force from 1964 to 1986, Nelson established the museum in the
early 1990s. He remained involved until his retirement in 2007, and died in late 2020.
Scope and Contents
Collection includes original patent documents from Douglas Aircraft Company; issues of industry magazines
Douglas Airview and
Flying; and Air Force flight manuals for the Lockheed F-104 A/B Starfighter (1964), Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (1975),
Boeing YC-14 (1977), McDonnell F-4C Phantom II (1979), General Dynamics F-16A/B (1979), and Rockwell B-1A (1980). There are
also original drafting drawings of an F86D (undated), and F100-A (1972) aircraft, and a Pratt & Whitney J57 jet engine with
afterburner (1951).
Processing Information
Processed at the time of accessioning by Kelly Kress in October 2021.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged chronologically within subject.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Aerospace industries -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Aircraft industry -- United States -- Periodicals
Airplanes -- Turbojet engines
Airplanes -- Design and construction
Airplanes, Military
Fighter planes
Jet planes, Military
Manuals (instructional manuals)
Technical drawings
Douglas Aircraft Company
Box 1
Douglas Aircraft Company patents
1927-1949
Box 2
Douglas Airview (1941-1943) and
Flying (1944, 1948-1949)
1941-1943, 1944, 1948-1949
Box 3
United States Air Force flight manuals, 1964-1975
1964-1975
Box 4
United States Air Force flight manuals, 1979-1980
1979-1980
Roll 1
F-86D aircraft drawing, undated
Roll 2
F-100C aircraft drawing,1972; and Pratt & Whitney J57 jet engine drawing, 1951
1951
