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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms
  • Additional collection guides

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Bulaero Newsletter Collection
    Dates: 1943-1945
    Collection Number: BM
    Creator/Collector: Curtiss-Wright Technical Institute
    Extent: 0.62 linear feet, 2 boxes
    Repository: Glendale Library, Arts and Culture. Glendale Central Library History Room
    Glendale, California 91205
    Abstract: The Bulaero newsletter was published for distribution to employees, instructors, and students connected with Glendale area flight schools, Grand Central Airport, and local aviation industry workers during World War II. It provides insight into the Glendale and greater Los Angeles aviation industry during wartime, and includes information and many images featuring specific individuals engaged in this area of industry.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    The collection is open for research use.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to Glendale Central Library. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

    Preferred Citation

    Bulaero Newsletter Collection. Glendale Library, Arts and Culture. Glendale Central Library History Room

    Acquisition Information

    Unknown

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The Bulaero magazine was an official publication of companies associated with aviation schools in the Glendale area. It was generally published monthly, with some issues having combined numbers to create one bimonthly issue. This collection consists of runs of volumes 1 and 2, with some issue numbering discrepancies in volume 2 resulting in two number 4 issues. The publication began with a specific publication date each month, but shifted to a general monthly date convention with the November 1943 issue. The magazine appears to have paused publication in the months between January 1945 and May 1945, picking up publication again after victory in Europe was declared in May. The cover of the first issue is missing. Magazine content was directed with an eye toward an audience of aviation students and employees of Curtiss-Wright Technical Institute, Cal-Aero Flight Academy, Mira Loma Flight Academy, Polaris Flight Academy, Aircraft Industries Corporation of Glendale, Aero Commissary Company, and Grand Central Airport. The articles often have a playful, irreverent tone that documents World War II era humor and celebrations. Holidays are acknowledged and celebrated with items such as a Christmas dinner menu in a December issue. The magazine retains a generally positive tone throughout its run, and is an example of a World War II morale boosting publication.

    Indexing Terms

    Aircraft industry
    Aeronautics, Military
    Aviation
    Aircraft Industries Co.
    Cal-Aero Academy
    Mira Loma Flight Academy
    Polaris Flight Academy
    Aero Commissary Co.
    Glendale (Calif.)
    Los Angeles County (Calif.)
    Paper Records

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