Kansas Aviation collection
Collection
Call Number: RH MS P630
Overview
The collection includes photographs, newspaper clippings, and other memorabilia about early aviation in Kansas, including photographs of Lindbergh's plane "Spirit of St. Louis" at its 1927 stop in Wichita. Some items were collected by Harley Garrett regarding a 1920 car-plane crash he witnessed in Dodge City.
Dates
- Creation: 1920 - 1978
Creator
- Garrett, Harley (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restricitons.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
1 folder (1 folder + 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS P630
Physical Location
RH MS R120
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Frank Wood
Subject
- Spirit of St. Louis (Airplane) -- Photographs (Organization)
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Kansas Aviation Collection
- Subtitle
- Kansas Aviation collection
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by ha/mab, 2005. Finding aid encoded by ha/mab, 2005. Finding aid revised by cmp, 2024.
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/6621160447
- Preferred citation
-
Kansas Aviation collection, RH MS P630, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository