Brown (Mort) Personal Papers, 1908-2006

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Summary

Title:
Mort W. Brown Personal Papers
Dates:
1908-2006
Abstract:
This collection contains materials related to the life and work of Mort W. Brown (1908- ), the first (retired) Chief Pilot of Production Flight Test with the Cessna Aicraft Company, working from 1937 to 1972.
Extent:
0.44 Cubic feet One box, 15” x 5” x 10.25”
Language:
Preferred citation:

[Item], [Filing Unit], [Series Title], [Subgroups], [Record Group Title and Number], [Repository “San Diego Air & Space Museum Library & Archives”]

Background

Scope and content:

One box, 15” x 5” x 10.25”, contains three CD canisters containing numerous photos and digital copies of photos, publications, documents, news clippings and magazine articles, as well as log book scans. There is also a CD and printed hardcopy of his biography, “Pistons, Props, and Trail Draggers.”

Biographical / historical:

Morton W. Brown (1908- ), is the first (retired) Chief Pilot of Production Flight Test with the Cessna Aicraft Company, working from 1937 to 1972. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, before the age of 10, his family moved to Colorado, where Brown became fascinated with flight. In 1927 he joined the US Marines, serving aboard the USS California until his honorable discharge in 1931. He then attended Eddie Martin’s School of Aviation in Santa Ana, CA, and obtained his transport pilot license in 1933, returning to Denver afterwards to look for work.

Eventually, in 1937, he was employed at the Cessna Aircraft Company as a sales manager and test pilot. He worked for Cessna for approximately 35 years. During this time, he was responsible for the release of 85,000 airplanes through Production Flight Test, of which he personally flew the first hour(s) on over 14,000 airplanes. When he retired in 1972, he had accumulated 20,760 actual flight hours, documented in 23 logbooks.

Acquisition information:
The materials in this collection were donated to the San Diego Air Space Museum in 2006.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Stephania Avillar
Date Prepared:
June 27, 2014
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2015-11-09T14:11-0500

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open to researchers by appointment.

Terms of access:

Some copyright may be reserved. Consult with the library director for more information.

Preferred citation:

[Item], [Filing Unit], [Series Title], [Subgroups], [Record Group Title and Number], [Repository “San Diego Air & Space Museum Library & Archives”]

Location of this collection:
2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park
San Diego, CA 92101, US
Contact:
(619) 234-8291
archives@sdasm.org
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