USC Library of Aeronautical History A. F. Miller collection on aviation, 1920-1950

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Summary

Title:
USC Library of Aeronautical History A. F. Miller collection on aviation
Dates:
1920-1950
Creators:
Miller, A.F.
Abstract:
The A.F. Miller collection on aviation is one of several such collections acquired for USC Special Collections' Library of Aeronautical History beginning in the 1960s. At that time, several airline officials and retired pioneers of the airline industry donated historical materials on the subject of air transportation in the West. The collection consists of several scrapbooks of clippings, plus loose clippings, related to airplanes and aviation-- chiefly from the 1940s-- in addition to over 100 photographs of pilots, airplanes, airplane crashes, Zeppelins, balloons, parachutes, etc.
Containers:
Box: 1
Box: 2
Extent:
2 Linear Feet 2 bankers boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], USC Library of Aeronautical History A. F. Miller collection on aviation, Collection no. 0066, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of several scrapbooks of clippings, plus loose clippings, related to airplanes and aviation-- chiefly from the 1940s-- in addition to over 100 photographs of pilots, airplanes, airplane crashes, Zeppelins, balloons, parachutes, etc. The photographs are almost all from the 1920s and include newspaper captions attached to them from various photo services. There are also a few periodicals including a souvenir number of Aviation Stores and Mechanics on Charles Lindbergh's Transatlantic flight.

Processing information:

The collection is unprocessed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Jacqueline Morin
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2018-05-16 16:19:26 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], USC Library of Aeronautical History A. F. Miller collection on aviation, Collection no. 0066, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
Contact:
(213) 740-5900
specol@usc.edu
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