Rockwell International, Collins General Aviation Division Publications
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)Newman LibraryVirginia TechP.O. Box 90001560 Drillfield DriveBlacksburg, VA 24062-9001
- Contact for questions and access:
- Email: specref@vt.eduPhone: (540) 231-6308Fax: (540) 231-3694Web: spec.lib.vt.edu
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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- Preferred citation:
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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Rockwell International, Collins General Aviation Division Publications, Ms1994-012, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box
- Creator:
- Rockwell International
- Abstract:
- This collection includes twenty-one booklets from the Collins General Aviation Division of Rockwell International contain information regarding products of the division, such as Electronic Flight Instrument system and Weather Radar systems. One booklet is from Dorne & Margolin, Inc., about their antennas and accessories.
- Language:
- The materials in the collection are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Rockwell International, Collins General Aviation Division Publications, Ms1994-012, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Twenty-one booklets from the Collins General Aviation Division of Rockwell International contain information regarding products of the division, such as Electronic Flight Instrument system and Weather Radar systems. One booklet is from Dorne & Margolin, Inc., about their antennas and accessories.
- Biographical / historical:
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The North American Rockwell Corporation formed in 1967 by the merger of North American Aviation, Inc., founded as a holding company for a number of aviation companies in 1928, with the Rockwell-Standard Corporation, founded in 1919 by Colonel Willard Rockwell. The company became Rockwell International in 1973, when it also acquired Collins Radio Co., founded in 1933 by Arthur Collins. The company made the rocket engines for Saturn V and several Space Shuttle orbiters for NASA.
In 1996, Boeing purchased the defense and aerospace divisions of Rockwell, and in 2001, the conglomerate separated into Rockwell Collins and Rockwell Automation.
Source:
- Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Rockwell International Corporation." Encyclopedia Britannica. Published May 20, 2015. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Rockwell-International-Corporation. Accessed February 13, 2020.
- Braband, Ken C. The First 50 Years: A History of Collins Radio Company and the Collins Divisions of Rockwell International. Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Communications Department, Avionics Group, Rockwell International, 1983.
- "In Brief: Rockwell to Change Name to Rockwell Automation after Rockwell Collins spinoff." Military and Aerospace Electronics. Published April 1, 2001. https://www.militaryaerospace.com/communications/article/16710689/in-brief. Accessed February 13, 2020.
- Acquisition information:
- The Rockwell International, Collins General Aviation Division Publications were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in March and May 1994.
- Appraisal information:
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Duplicates were deaccessioned.
- Processing information:
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The processing, arrangement, and description of the Rockwell International, Collins General Aviation Division Publications was commenced and completed in February 2020.
- Arrangement:
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This collection is organized by type.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard