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Northrop Grumman Corporation Papers: Finding Aid mssNorthrop

Finding aid prepared by Brook Engebretson and Brooke M. Black.
The Huntington Library
2016
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Business Number: (626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org

Note

Finding aid last updated on May 30, 2023 by Suzanne Oatey.
Contributing Institution: The Huntington Library
Title: Northrop Grumman Corporation papers
Creator: Northrop Grumman Corporation
Identifier/Call Number: mssNorthrop
Physical Description: 178.94 Linear Feet (376 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1911-2008
Abstract: Northrop Grumman Corporation papers contain records and materials, including correspondence, newsletters, brochures, technical drawings, reports, papers, photographs, and published works dated chiefly from the 1930s to the 1990s.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], Northrop Grumman Corporation papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Northrop Grumman Corporation, October 2011.

Biographical / Historical

Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American global aerospace and defense technology company formed by Northrop's 1994 purchase of Grumman.

Scope and Contents

The Northrop Grumman Corporation papers document the history of Northrop Aircraft, Inc. and Northrop Corporation, as well as its products, employees, and founder, John Knudsen Northrop.
The collection is divided into three series: Northrop Corporation Archives; Aircraft Division Records; and Photographs and Negatives. The bulk of the material is within the Corporation Archives series, which was compiled by Ira Chart, the Aircraft Division/Aircraft Group historian. The series are interrelated and cover similar subject matter. Though there is a Photographs and Negatives series, some photographs can be found throughout the collection.
The collection is generally arranged by subject and format of material within. It includes brochures, reports, manuals, photographs, memoranda, newsletters, and other materials.

Other Finding Aids: Inventory of Series 1 and 2

The link below contains an inventory of Series 1 and 2 that was created by Brook Engebretson in 2015 and contains more detailed information on the contents. The series and subseries are listed, with information on topics, subjects, and dates of the material. The box and folder numbers are not included in the document, however, but the series and subseries can be referenced with the contents list here for a general idea on where to locate the material within the collection.
Northrop Grumman Corporation papers, Series 1-2 inventory (PDF) 
The contents of Series 3 (Photographs and Negatives) are listed in this finding aid.

Arrangement

Series 1. Northrop Corporation Archives

  1. Audio and Visual, Box 1
  2. Blueprints and Technical Drawings, Boxes 2-13
  3. Clippings, Boxes 14-18
  4. Contracts and Subcontracts, Boxes 19-23
  5. Correspondence and Memoranda, Boxes 24-26
  6. Financial Records, Boxes 27-32
  7. Manuscript Files, Boxes 33-41
  8. Newsletters, Boxes 42-70
  9. Organization Charts, Box 71
  10. Patents, Boxes 72-73
  11. Publications, Boxes 74-82
  12. Reference Files, Boxes 83-223

Series 2. Aircraft Division Records

  1. Management Club, Boxes 224-229
  2. Public Affairs and Administration, Boxes 229-261

Series 3. Photographs and Negatives

  1. Aircraft
  2. Drones
  3. Missiles
  4. Space Flight
  5. Northrop Corporation Facilities
  6. Employees and Public Affairs
  7. Subject Files
  8. Ryan Aeronautical Company

Processing Information

Brook Engebretson and Brooke M. Black processed Series 1 and 2 of the collection and created a finding aid in 2016. In 2023, Suzanne Oatey completed processing Series 3 and updated the finding aid.

Related Materials

Aerospace oral history project, mssHM 80611. Transcripts are available in the Huntington Digital Library 
Jack Northrop papers, mssNorthropJackpapers.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Aeronautics -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Aerospace engineering -- United States
Aerospace industries -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Aircraft industry -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Airplanes -- Design and construction
Airplanes, Military -- Armament
B-2 bomber
Drone aircraft -- United States -- History
F-5 (Jet fighter plane)
Fighter planes
Jet planes, Military
Northrop aircraft
Space vehicles
Stealth aircraft
Blueprints
Brochures
Business letters
Business records
Color slides
Contracts
Negatives (photographs)
Memorandums
Newsletters
Photographs
Reports
Technical drawings
Coleman, Ted, 1903-
Gasich, W. E. (Welko E.), 1922-
Jones, Thomas V., 1920-2014
Northrop, John Knudsen, 1895-1981
Stephens, Moye W., 1906-1995
Douglas Aircraft Company
Northrop Aircraft, Inc
Northrop Corporation-- History
Northrop Grumman Corporation-- Archives
Ryan Aeronautical Company
Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical
 

Northrop Corporation Archives Series 1

Physical Description: Boxes 1-223
Box 1

Subseries 1: Audio-Visual

Box 2

Subseries 2: Blueprints and Technical Drawings

Box 3

Subseries 2: Blueprints and Technical Drawings

Box 4

Subseries 2: Blueprints and Technical Drawings

Box 5

Subseries 2: Blueprints and Technical Drawings

Box 6

Subseries 2: Blueprints and Technical Drawings

Box 7

Subseries 2: Blueprints and Technical Drawings

Box 8

Subseries 2: Blueprints and Technical Drawings

Box 9

Subseries 2: Blueprints and Technical Drawings

Box 10

Subseries 2: Blueprints and Technical Drawings

Box 11

Subseries 2: Blueprints and Technical Drawings

Box 12

Subseries 2: Blueprints and Technical Drawings

Box 13

Subseries 2: Blueprints and Technical Drawings

Box 14

Subseries 3: Clippings

Box 15

Subseries 3: Clippings

Box 16

Subseries 3: Clippings

Box 17

Subseries 3: Clippings

Box 18

Subseries 3: Clippings

Box 19

Subseries 4: Contracts and Subcontracts

Box 20

Subseries 4: Contracts and Subcontracts

Box 21

Subseries 4: Contracts and Subcontracts

Box 22

Subseries 4: Contracts and Subcontracts

Box 23

Subseries 4: Contracts and Subcontracts

Box 24

Subseries 5: Correspondence and Memoranda

Box 25

Subseries 5: Correspondence and Memoranda

Box 26

Subseries 5: Correspondence and Memoranda

Box 27

Subseries 6: Financial Records

Box 28

Subseries 6: Financial Records

Box 29

Subseries 6: Financial Records

Box 30

Subseries 6: Financial Records

Box 31

Subseries 6: Financial Records

Box 32

Subseries 6: Financial Records

Box 33

Subseries 7: Manuscript Files

Box 34

Subseries 7: Manuscript Files

Box 35

Subseries 7: Manuscript Files

Box 36

Subseries 7: Manuscript Files

Box 37

Subseries 7: Manuscript Files

Box 38

Subseries 7: Manuscript Files

Box 39

Subseries 7: Manuscript Files

Box 40

Subseries 7: Manuscript Files

Box 41

Subseries 7: Manuscript Files

Box 42

Subseries 8: Newsletters

Box 43

Subseries 8: Newsletters

Box 44

Subseries 8: Newsletters

Box 45

Subseries 8: Newsletters

Box 46

Subseries 8: Newsletters

Box 47

Subseries 8: Newsletters

Box 48

Subseries 8: Newsletters

Box 49

Subseries 8: Newsletters

Box 50

Subseries 8: Newsletters

Box 51

Subseries 8: Newsletters

Box 52

Subseries 8: Newsletters

Box 53

Subseries 8: Newsletters

Box 54

Subseries 8: Newsletters: Northrop News

Box 55

Subseries 8: Newsletters: Northrop News

Box 56

Subseries 8: Newsletters: Northrop News

Box 57

Subseries 8: Newsletters: Northrop News

Box 58

Subseries 8: Newsletters: Northrop News

Box 59

Subseries 8: Newsletters: Northrop News

Box 60

Subseries 8: Newsletters: Northrop News

Box 61

Subseries 8: Newsletters: Northrop News

Box 62

Subseries 8: Newsletters: Northrop News

Box 63

Subseries 8: Newsletters: Northrop News

Box 64

Subseries 8: Newsletters: Northrop News

Box 65

Subseries 8: Newsletters: Northrop News

Box 66

Subseries 8: Newsletters: Northrop News

Box 67

Subseries 8: Newsletters: Northrop News

Box 68

Subseries 8: Newsletters: Northrop News

Box 69

Subseries 8: Newsletters: Northrop News

Box 70

Subseries 8: Newsletters: Northrop News

Box 71

Subseries 9: Organization Charts

Box 72

Subseries 10: Patents

Box 73

Subseries 10: Patents

Box 74

Subseries 11: Publications

Box 75

Subseries 11: Publications

Box 76

Subseries 11: Publications

Box 77

Subseries 11: Publications

Box 78

Subseries 11: Publications

Box 79

Subseries 11: Publications

Box 80

Subseries 11: Publications

Box 81

Subseries 11: Publications

Box 82

Subseries 11: Publications

Box 83

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 84

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 85

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 86

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 87

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 88

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 89

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 90

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 91

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 92

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 93

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 94

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 95

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 96

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 97

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 98

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 99

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 100

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 101

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 102

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 103

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 104

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 105

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 106

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 107

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 108

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 109

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 110

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 111

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 112

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 113

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 114

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 115

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 116

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 117

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 118

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 119

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 120

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 121

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 122

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 123

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 124

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 125

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 126

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 127

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 128

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 129

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 130

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 131

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 132

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 133

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 134

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 135

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 136

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 137

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 138

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 139

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 140

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 141

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 142

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 143

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 144

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 145

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 146

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 147

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 148

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 149

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 150

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 151

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 152

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 153

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 154

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 155

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 156

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft

Box 157

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Aircraft/Components

Box 158

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Components/Corporate Competition

Box 159

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Corporate Competition

Box 160

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Corporate Competition

Box 161

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Corporate Competition

Box 162

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Corporate Competition

Box 163

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Corporate Competition

Box 164

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Corporate Competition

Box 165

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Corporate Competition

Box 166

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Corporate Competition

Box 167

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Air Shows

Box 168

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Air Shows/Drones

Box 169

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Drones

Box 170

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Employees

Box 171

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Employees

Box 172

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Employees

Box 173

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Employees

Box 174

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Employees

Box 175

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Employees

Box 176

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Employees

Box 177

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Employees

Box 178

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Employees

Box 179

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Employees/Missiles

Box 180

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Missiles

Box 181

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Missiles

Box 182

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Missiles

Box 183

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Missiles

Box 184

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Missiles/Divisions

Box 185

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Divisions

Box 186

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Divisions

Box 187

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Divisions

Box 188

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Divisions

Box 189

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Divisions

Box 190

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Divisions

Box 191

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Divisions

Box 192

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Divisions

Box 193

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Divisions

Box 194

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Divisions/Facilities

Box 195

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Facilities

Box 196

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Facilities

Box 197

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Facilities

Box 198

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Facilities/General

Box 199

Subseries 12: Reference Files: General

Box 200

Subseries 12: Reference Files: General

Box 201

Subseries 12: Reference Files: General

Box 202

Subseries 12: Reference Files: General

Box 203

Subseries 12: Reference Files: General

Box 204

Subseries 12: Reference Files: General

Box 205

Subseries 12: Reference Files: General/Subsidiaries

Box 206

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Subsidiaries/Subjects

Box 207

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Subjects

Box 208

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Subjects

Box 209

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Subjects

Box 210

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Subjects

Box 211

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Subjects

Box 212

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Subjects

Box 213

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Subjects

Box 214

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Subjects

Box 215

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Subjects

Box 216

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Subjects

Box 217

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Subjects

Box 218

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Subjects

Box 219

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Subjects

Box 220

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Subjects

Box 221

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Subjects

Box 222

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Subjects

Box 223

Subseries 12: Reference Files: Subjects

 

Aircraft Division Records Series 2

Physical Description: Boxes 224-261
Box 224

Subseries 1: Management Club

Box 225

Subseries 1: Management Club

Box 226

Subseries 1: Management Club

Box 227

Subseries 1: Management Club

Box 228

Subseries 1: Management Club

Box 229

Subseries 1 & 2: Management Club/Public Affairs and Administration

Box 230

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 231

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 232

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 233

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 234

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 235

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 236

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 237

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 238

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 239

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 240

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 241

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 242

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 243

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 244

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 245

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 246

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 247

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 248

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 249

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 250

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 251

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 252

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 253

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 254

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 255

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 256

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 257

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 258

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 259

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 260

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

Box 261

Subseries 2: Public Affairs and Administration

 

Photographs and Negatives Series 3 approximately 1934-1990 (bulk 1940s-1960s)

Physical Description: 52.77 Linear Feet(116 boxes)

Scope and Contents

Photographs documenting Northrop Corporation's products, facilities, employees, and related topics from its beginnings through approximately 1990. The majority of photographs date from the 1940s through 1960s. Primarily 8 x 10-inch black-and-white prints, there are also some film negatives, color slides, and some ephemera. All formats are filed together. The last series contains photographs of the Ryan Aeronautical Company, which was eventually absorbed by Northrop in 1999.

Arrangement

Organized in eight subseries:
  1. Aircraft
  2. Drones
  3. Missiles
  4. Space Flight
  5. Northrop Corporation Facilities
  6. Employees and Public Affairs
  7. Subject Files
  8. Ryan Aeronautical Company
 

Subseries 1: Aircraft approximately 1939-1981

Physical Description: 15.85 Linear Feet(38 boxes)

Arrangement

Northrop aircraft are listed first, arranged alphabetically by number or letter of aircraft. Following those are competition or subcontract aircraft, arranged by name of company.

Scope and Contents

Photograph files of Northrop aircraft and aircraft produced by dozens of other aerospace companies. Includes military jet planes, trainers, fighter jets, reconnaissance planes, bombers, stealth aircraft, passenger jets, helicopters, and other types of aircraft. Many photographs are accompanied by details of parts, statistical reports, ammunition load, and other printed information. Photographs include aircraft in development and testing phases, assembly, production, and final rollout. Engineers, mechanics, and test pilots appear throughout.
Box 262

Northrop Aircraft: 3-A - Corporate airplanes (Gulfstream II)

Box 263

Northrop Aircraft: Corporate airplanes (Gulfstream II) – F-5 General

Box 264

Northrop Aircraft: F-5 General

Box 265

Northrop Aircraft: F-5A

Box 266

Northrop Aircraft: F-5A

Box 267

Northrop Aircraft: F-5A – F-5A Skoshi Tiger

Box 268

Northrop Aircraft: F-5A Skoshi Tiger – F-5B

Box 269

Northrop Aircraft: F-5B – F-5E Tiger II

Box 270

Northrop Aircraft: F-5E Tiger II

Box 271

Northrop Aircraft: F-5E Tiger II

Box 272

Northrop Aircraft: F-5F – F-5G/F-20 Tigershark

Box 273

Northrop Aircraft: F-5G/F-20 Tigershark

Box 274

Northrop Aircraft: F-5 Reconnaissance – F-15 Reporter

Box 275

Northrop Aircraft: F-18 Hornet - F-89 Scorpion

Box 276

Northrop Aircraft: F-89 Scorpion

Box 277

Northrop Aircraft: Gamma - N-9M Flying Wing

Box 278

Northrop Aircraft: N-9M Flying Wing - N-102 Fang

Box 279

Northrop Aircraft: N-156 - P-61 Black Widow

Box 280

Northrop Aircraft: P-61 Black Widow - T-38 Talon

Box 331, Folder 1

Northrop Aircraft: P-61 Black Widow approximately 1944-1947

Scope and Contents

Oversize materials: photographs, copies of advertisements, model plans.
Box 330, Folder 6

Northrop Aircraft: P530 Advanced Tactical Fighter mockup album 1969

Box 330, Folder 7-8

Northrop Aircraft: RF-5E Reconnaissance Photos 1979, 1981

Scope and Contents

Two oversize albums.
Box 281

Northrop Aircraft: T-38 Talon

Box 282

Northrop Aircraft: T-38 Talon

Box 283

Northrop Aircraft: T-38 Talon - X-4 Bantam

Box 284

Northrop Aircraft: X-21 - XB-35 Bomber

Box 285

Northrop Aircraft: XB-35 Bomber - YB-49 Bomber

Box 286

Northrop Aircraft: YB-49 Bomber - YF-17 Cobra Fighter

Box 287

Northrop Aircraft: YF-17 Cobra Fighter

Box 288

Northrop Aircraft: YF-17 Cobra Fighter - YRB-49A

Box 330, Folder 1-3

Northrop Aircraft, miscellaneous oversize photographs

Box 288

Competition and Subcontract Aircraft: Aeronca Aircraft Corporation - Bell Aircraft Company

Box 289

Competition and Subcontract Aircraft: Bell Aircraft Company - Boeing Corporation

Box 290

Competition and Subcontract Aircraft: Boeing Corporation

Box 291

Competition and Subcontract Aircraft: Boeing Corporation - Cessna Aircraft Company

Box 292

Competition and Subcontract Aircraft: Chance Vought Aircraft - Continental Motors Corporation

Box 293

Competition and Subcontract Aircraft: Continental Motors Corporation - Douglas Aircraft Company

Box 294

Competition and Subcontract Aircraft: Douglas Aircraft Company - Fokker

Box 295

Competition and Subcontract Aircraft: Ford Motor Company - Kawasaki Heavy Industries

Box 296

Competition and Subcontract Aircraft: Keystone Aircraft Company - McDonnell Douglas

Box 297

Competition and Subcontract Aircraft: Merrill, Albert A., biplane - Radio Corporation of America (RCA)

Box 298

Competition and Subcontract Aircraft: Republic Aviation Corporation - Saab AB

Box 299

Competition and Subcontract Aircraft: Schutte-Lanz - Unidentified

 

Subseries 2: Drones approximately 1938-1980

Physical Description: 1.25 Linear Feet(3 boxes)

Scope and Contents

Various photographs of drones during development and in active use. Also called Remotely Piloted Vehicles (RPV).
Box 300

Drones

Box 301

Drones

Box 302

Drones

 

Subseries 3: Missiles approximately 1943-1975

Physical Description: 0.83 Linear Feet(2 boxes)

Scope and Contents

Photographs of missile production and development. Majority of material related to the SN-62 Snark missile.
Box 302, Box 303

Missiles

 

Subseries 4: Space Flight approximately 1960-1980

Physical Description: 1.92 Linear Feet(2 boxes)

Scope and Contents

Photographs related to the testing and development of space vehicles and space structures, such as lunar landing vehicles, solar panels for space structures, and space shuttles. Several photographs document testing for splashdowns, when spacecraft land in water by parachute. Some projects related to NASA's Apollo and Gemini spacecraft.

Related Materials

See also Subseries 5: Facilities, Northrop Space Labs (Box 313).
Box 304

Space flight

Box 330, Folder 5

Space flight, oversize items

Scope and Contents

Illustrations and photographs of space vehicles and structures.
 

Subseries 5: Northrop Corporation Facilities approximately 1938-1986

Physical Description: 4.58 Linear Feet(11 boxes)

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by division name.

Scope and Contents

Photographs of Northrop's main facilities in Hawthorne, California, as well as production facilities throughout Southern California: Palmdale, El Segundo, Anaheim, Palos Verdes, and other locations. Also images of Air Force bases, international locations, production plants, and the Titan I Missile Site in South Dakota, which Northrop helped build. This section also contains internal photograph booklets produced by Northrop.
Box 305

Corporate offices; Electronics/Nortronics Division

Box 306

Electronics/Nortronics Division; Hotel Hawthorne; Norair/Aircraft Division

Box 307

Norair/Aircraft Division

Box 308

Norair/Aircraft Division

Box 309

Norair/Aircraft Division

Box 310

Norair/Aircraft Division

Box 311

Norair/Aircraft Division; Norair at Titan I Missile Site, South Dakota

Scope and Contents

The missile site was also called the T2 or T-2 site. Photographs depict construction and activation of the underground site from 1960 to 1962.
Box 312

Norair at Titan I Missile Site, South Dakota

Scope and Contents

Includes final photographic reports of Norair Division's work at the site.
Box 313

Norair at Titan I Missile Site, South Dakota; Northrop Architectural Systems; Northrop Space Laboratories; various others

Box 314

Various departments, laboratories, and subsidiaries

Box 315

Photograph booklets of various facilities 1959-1970s

Box 330, Folder 4

"Northrop Pictorial" album of aerial views of facilities 1956

 

Subseries 6: Employees and Public Affairs approximately 1939-1990

Physical Description: 4.58 Linear Feet(11 boxes)

Scope and Contents

Photographs of many executives and other employees, in files by name, including founder John Knudsen Northrop. Also photographs of employees seen working in various occupations; women working in assembly jobs during World War II; test pilots; employee celebrations; and various others. Northrop Recreation Club files depict employees in numerous club activities and community programs.
Box 316

Northrop executives

Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of John Knudsen Northrop (Folders 43-46).
Box 317

Northrop executives; other employees approximately late 1930s to 1940s

Scope and Contents

Many photographs of workers in the factory and other locations.
Box 318

Northrop employees approximately late 1930s to 1955

Scope and Contents

Many photographs of workers in the factory and other locations.
Box 319

Northrop employees; pilots approximately 1956 to 1990s

Scope and Contents

Many photographs of workers in the factory and other locations. Also pilot Jacqueline ("Jackie") Cochran (Folders 8-10).
Box 320

Pilots; Northrop Recreation Club

Box 321

Northrop Recreation Club

Box 322

Northrop Recreation Club

Box 323

Northrop Recreation Club; "Zero Defects" program

Scope and Contents

"Zero Defects" was an employee performance and recognition program; materials are dated 1965 to 1968.
Box 324

Meetings and events 1950s-1985

Box 325

Community relations; exhibits

Box 326

Exhibits

 

Subseries 7: Subject Files approximately 1934-1980s

Physical Description: 3.34 Linear Feet(5 boxes)

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by topic.

Scope and Contents

Photographs related to miscellaneous topics, mostly research and development. Examples include electronic countermeasure systems; low drag boundary layer research; tanks; parachutes. Also includes aviation history, aircraft ground equipment, and other topics.
Box 326

Subject Files, A

Box 327

Subject Files, A-D

Box 328

Subject Files: E-L

Box 329

Subject Files: M-W

Box 331

Subject Files: Oversize items

Scope and Contents

Northrop Aeronautical Institute employee newsletters (1949-1950); "Northrop at Fifty" calendars and poster (1989); copies of memorial scrapbooks for deceased test pilots Darrell E. Cornell (1984) and David B. Barnes (1985); miscellaneous ephemera.
 

Subseries 8: Ryan Aeronautical Company approximately 1939-1981

Physical Description: 21 Linear Feet(46 boxes)

Biographical / Historical

The Ryan Aeronautical Company was founded by T. Claude Ryan in San Diego, California, in 1934. It merged with Teledyne in 1969, becoming Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical Company, which Northrop Grumman purchased in 1999.

Arrangement

Photographs arranged by subject, according to the existing order of the materials.

Scope and Contents

These photographs were created and compiled by the Ryan Aeronautical Company, and date to primarily the 1940s through the 1960s. They depict aircraft being built and tested, manufacturing processes, workers, pilots, facilities, and other topics. They are all 4 x 5-inch prints and many have typed captions. There are also photographs documenting the Ryan School of Aeronautics, a flight school in San Diego that trained Army pilots during World War II. Other photographs depict Ryan's work on components for other aircraft companies.
Box 332

Ryan Aeronautical Company Aircraft: FR Fireball fighter jet - Firebee target drone

Box 333

Ryan Aeronautical Company Aircraft: Firebee target drone

Box 334

Ryan Aeronautical Company Aircraft: Firebee target drone

Box 335

Ryan Aeronautical Company Aircraft: Firebee target drone

Box 336

Ryan Aeronautical Company Aircraft: Firebee target drone

Box 337

Ryan Aeronautical Company Aircraft: Firebee target drone

Box 338

Ryan Aeronautical Company Aircraft: Firebee target drone

Box 339

Ryan Aeronautical Company Aircraft: Firebird missile - Flexbee/Flex Wing

Box 340

Ryan Aeronautical Company Aircraft: Flex Wing Air Cargo Glider

Box 341

Ryan Aeronautical Company Aircraft: Flex Wing Air Cargo Glider - Flex Wing LUG

Box 342

Ryan Aeronautical Company Aircraft: Flex Wing Precision Drop Glider

Box 343

Ryan Aeronautical Company Aircraft: Flex Wing Precision Drop Glider - PT airplanes

Box 344

Ryan Aeronautical Company Aircraft: PT-22

Box 345

Ryan Aeronautical Company Aircraft: PT-25 - ST (Sport Trainer)

Box 346

Ryan Aeronautical Company Aircraft: Vertiplane - Vertifan XV-5

Box 347

Ryan Aeronautical Company Aircraft: X-13/Model 69 Vertijet

Box 348

Ryan Aeronautical Company Aircraft: X-13/Model 69 Vertijet

Box 349

Ryan Aeronautical Company Aircraft: X-13/Model 69 Vertijet

Box 350

Ryan Aeronautical Company Aircraft: X-13/Model 69 Vertijet

Box 351

Ryan Aeronautical Company Aircraft: X-13/Model 69 Vertijet - XC-142 Tri-Service VTOL

Box 352

Ryan Aeronautical Company Aircraft: XC-142 Tri-Service VTOL - XF2R Turboprop fighter

Box 353

Ryan Aeronautical Company Aircraft: XF2R Turboprop fighter - YO-51

Box 353

Ryan Aeronautical Company Projects: Polaris missile research; Saturn V Booster

Box 354

Ryan Aeronautical Company Projects: Saturn V Booster; Misc.

Box 360

Ryan Aeronautical Company: Manufacturing processes

Box 361

Ryan Aeronautical Company: Manufacturing processes

Box 362

Ryan Aeronautical Company: Manufacturing processes

Box 363

Ryan Aeronautical Company: Manufacturing processes

Box 364

Ryan Aeronautical Company: Manufacturing processes

Box 365

Ryan Aeronautical Company: Manufacturing processes

Box 366

Ryan Aeronautical Company: Manufacturing processes/Factory equipment

Box 367

Ryan Aeronautical Company: Factory equipment

Box 368

Ryan Aeronautical Company: Factory equipment

Box 369

Ryan Aeronautical Company: Factory equipment

Box 370

Ryan Aeronautical Company: Administration and public affairs

Box 371

Ryan Aeronautical Company: Administration and public affairs

Box 372

Ryan Aeronautical Company: Administration and public affairs

Box 373

Ryan Aeronautical Company: Employee retirement parties

Box 374

Ryan Aeronautical Company: Facilities

Box 375, Box 376

Ryan School of Aeronautics approximately 1939-1945

Scope and Contents

Photographs documenting the Ryan School of Aeronautics, a flight school in San Diego, California, during World War II. Images include Army cadets living in barracks, taking classes, getting medical check-ups, and learning to fly airplanes. Some images at school sites in Hemet, California and Tucson, Arizona.
Box 355

Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical Company Aircraft approximately 1969-1981

Box 355

Other Aircraft: Aerojet Corporation - Boeing Company

Box 356

Other Aircraft: Boeing Company

Box 357

Other Aircraft: Boeing Company

Box 358

Other Aircraft: Boeing Company - Douglas Aircraft Company

Box 359

Other Aircraft: Douglas Aircraft Company - Lockheed Aircraft Company

Box 360

Other Aircraft: McDonnell Aircraft Company - Ted Smith Aircraft Company

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