William Vernon Baird, Jr. Fairchild Aerial Survey collection, 1931 - 2006, bulk 1931 - 1962

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Summary

Creators:
Baird, William Vernon, Jr., 1909-2002 and Coe, Thomas
Abstract:
This collection of documents, photographs, and correspondence by William Vernon "June Bug" Baird, Jr. relates to his time as a pilot for Fairchild Aerial Surveys and his interest in the development of aviation.
Extent:
4.5 Linear Feet (2 cartons, 1 doc box, 1 flat box)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], William Vernon Baird Jr. Fairchild Aerial Survey collection, Mss 386. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains written manuscript and photo materials from William Vernon "June Bug" Baird, Jr. and his work as a pilot with Fairchild Aerial Surveys.

Biographical / historical:

William Vernon "June Bug" Baird, Jr. (11/7/1909 - 1-7-2002) was born in Strathmore, California to William Vernon Baird and Mildred Amelia Cook. Baird attended Strathmore Union High School, class of 1928, and graduated with a vocational degree in 1930 from California Polytechnic School in San Luis Obispo, majoring in Aviation.

Baird was a pilot who flew for Fairchild Aerial Surveys for over twenty years. Other than a brief stint between 1943 and 1944 with Lockheed Aircraft Corporation where he test-flew a variety of aircraft, he was employed by Fairchild from 1938 to 1960. Born in Strathmore, Tulare County, California, he flew for Burbank-based Fairchild and also served as their Chief Pilot, Manager of Operations, and Manager of Airport Operations. Photos in this collection document his jobs in California as well as Guatemala and Ecuador, and projects he oversaw as Chief Pilot in other countries around the world.

He married Margaret Mildred Maird nÊe Morrison. Baird passed away in January 2002 and is interred in Lindsay, California.

Fairchild Aerial Surveys was a commerial aerial photography firm operating out of California and New York that captured thousands of photos before it went out of business in 1965.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Thomas Coe, 2024.
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into the following series:

  • Series 1. Personal
  • Series 2. Correspondence
  • Series 3. Early Aviation
  • Series 4. Fairchild Aerial Surveys

Physical location:
Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and are retained by the creator and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.

All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or their assigns for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], William Vernon Baird Jr. Fairchild Aerial Survey collection, Mss 386. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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