Everett “Ev” Cassagneres Personal Papers
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Summary

Creators:
Cassagneres , Everett “Ev”
Abstract:
Everett “Ev” Cassagneres was born February 7, 1928 in New Haven, CT. He was the son of Eugene and Alta (Bryan) Cassagneres. A lifetime aviation enthusiast, he was one of the thirteen founding members of the Connecticut Aeronautical Historical Association which today operates the New England Air Museum. Ev was a licensed pilot with over fifty years of flying experience flying a wide variety of aircraft, including some of the Ryan models that he researched. He also founded and was President of his own engineering company, Aero Draft. 
 The collection contains aircraft files, correspondence, photographs, official records, publications, and personal papers both collected and created by Cassagneres documenting the history of Ryan Air. The collection is arranged in the order established by Mr. Cassagneres. The topic of each folder is listed in the box listing. Folder titles were kept as written by Mr. Cassagneres, and most alpha-numerical folder titles refer to specific Ryan aircraft. 
Extent:
13 Cubic Feet
Language:
English

Background

Biographical / historical:

Everett “Ev” Cassagneres was born February 7, 1928 in New Haven, CT. He was the son of Eugene and Alta (Bryan) Cassagneres. A lifetime aviation enthusiast, he was one of the thirteen founding members of the Connecticut Aeronautical Historical Association which today operates the New England Air Museum. Ev was a licensed pilot with over fifty years of flying experience flying a wide variety of aircraft, including some of the Ryan models that he researched. He also founded and was President of his own engineering company, Aero Draft. Ev dedicated over twenty-five years of his life as the Ryan Aircraft Historian, creating a personal archive that grew to be the largest private collection of Ryan Aircraft memorabilia in the world. In 1968, Ev was commissioned by Ryan Aeronautical Co. to spend three weeks researching the company’s history in San Diego. Originally, Ev’s purpose for creating this collection was to collect material and set up a filing system for other researchers, Ryan Aircraft owners and airplane enthusiasts to use as a resource. As a result of his research, Ev authored four books creating an accurate and honest account of the histories of Charles Lindbergh, and Ryan Aeronautical Co. Through his research, Ev became acquainted with the aviator he had dedicated so much time and interest in, Charles Lindbergh and his wife, Anne. Ev passed away at the age of 84 on July 2, 2012, in Chesire, Connecticut.

Acquisition information:
The materials in this collection were donated to the San Diego Air Space Museum in 2018.
Physical description:
Description: This collection is housed in thirteen 12-1/2” x 16” x 10” archival boxes. Content notes: The collection contains aircraft files, correspondence, photographs, official records, publications, and personal papers both collected and created by Cassagneres documenting the history of Ryan Air. The collection is arranged in the order established by Mr. Cassagneres. The topic of each folder is listed in the box listing. Folder titles were kept as written by Mr. Cassagneres, and most alpha-numerical folder titles refer to specific Ryan aircraft. The majority of the photographs are contained in Boxes #3 and #8; however, there are many snapshots and photographs spread throughout the other folders – they are noted in the folder descriptions.
Physical facet:
Content notes: The collection contains aircraft files, correspondence, photographs, official records, publications, and personal papers both collected and created by Cassagneres documenting the history of Ryan Air. The collection is arranged in the order established by Mr. Cassagneres. The topic of each folder is listed in the box listing. Folder titles were kept as written by Mr. Cassagneres, and most alpha-numerical folder titles refer to specific Ryan aircraft. The majority of the photographs are contained in Boxes #3 and #8; however, there are many snapshots and photographs spread throughout the other folders – they are noted in the folder descriptions.
Dimensions:
This collection is housed in thirteen 12-1/2” x 16” x 10” archival boxes.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Some restrictions may apply.

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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