West Virginia and Regional History Center
Carl B. Allen Papers Regarding Early Aviation
Allen, Carl B.
A&M 2252
Archival Resource Key
Previous Archival Resource Key
Previous Archival Resource Key
Previous Archival Resource Key
Previous Archival Resource Key
Previous Archival Resource Key
Previous Archival Resource Key
Previous Archival Resource Key
Previous Archival Resource Key
Previous Archival Resource Key
Previous Archival Resource Key
/repositories/2/resources/6147
6.9 Linear Feet
6 ft. 10 1/2 in. (13 document cases, 5 in. each); (5 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (1 large flat storage box, 2 in.); (2 flat storage boxes, 1 1/2 in. each)
1918-1971
Correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, documents, photographs and other papers of Carl B. Allen, Army Air Corps officer, aviator, and newspaper writer. Subjects include the development of the Autogiro, 1930; air mail, 1933-1935; the Howell Inquiry, 1934-1937; the Army and aviation, 1934-1936; aviation achievements, 1934-1937; George W. Carver's work at Tuskegee; South American round trip, 1936; first trans-Pacific flight, 1936; Amelia Earhart; the Ford Air Tour, 1926-1927; America First Committee; the Air Safety Board, 1936-1940 and the Glenn L. Martin Company.
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
English
Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Researchers may access digitized materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Carl B. Allen Papers Regarding Early Aviation, A&M 2252, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.
Air Mail -- 1933-1935
Autogiros -- Development
Aeronautics
Airships
Ford Air Tour.
Inventors and inventions.
Postal service
United States. Army. Air Corps
Air Safety Board (1936-1940)
America First Committee
Glenn L. Martin Company
Glenn L. Martin Company
Tuskegee Institute
United States - Air Safety Board.
America First Committee
United States. Army. Air Corps
Allen, Carl B.
Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974
Luce, Clare Boothe, 1903-1987
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973
Service CertificatesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/941891918-194611April 6, 1918; completion of U.S. School of Military Aeronautics at University of IllinoisArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94190191811August 2, 1918; Commission as 2nd Lieutenant, U.S. Air ServiceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94191191811May 28, 1919; Commission as 2nd Lieutenant, ROTC, W.V.U.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94192191911June 17, 1919; Letter certificate: earned letter on WVU rifle teamArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94193191911November 5, 1935; Commission as Captain in Air CorpsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94194193511November 12, 1940; Commission as Captain in Air CorpsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94195194011November 24, 1945; Certificate of Service, 28 July 1941 to 24 November 1945Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94196194511January 7, 1946; Form letter of appreciation for "loyal support to our program in war"-- H.H. Arnold, Commanding General, Army Air Force to CBAArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94197194611January 29, 1946; Commission as Colonel in Air CorpsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94198194611March 21, 1946; Certificate of Meritorious ServiceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94199194611April 27 1946; Application for purchase of surplus propertyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94200194611undated; Form certificate from President Harry S. Truman to CBA, extending nation's thanks for servicesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94201194611U. S. Army 201 (Personnel) File; filed chronologicallyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/942021931-195612a12bBiographical Material; includes material on the Explorer's Club Night of Exploration, Dec 10, 1968, to honor the pioneers of early aviation, including CBAArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/942041953-197113a13bMitchell Field ControversyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/942291929-193114"The Embattled air Reserves," article by CBA which appeared in the Oct. 1929 issue of Aero Digest; re poor conditions for Air Reserves while training at Mitchel field, summer 1929. CBA says that there is a movement on the part of "the rest of the Army to take it out on the Air Corps."Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94230192914Photo of Air Reserve "class" of summer 1929, with CBA, separated to photograph fileArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/97531192914CBA's notes in preparation of "The Embattled Air Reserves."Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94231192914Sky News, November 15, 1929; story of charges brought against CBA "to consider whether of not Allen has been disloyal to the service" and upcoming trial. Moved to oversize flat storage box Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94232192914Air Corps News, November 28, 1929; "In Defense of Army Air Officers," by E.H. Holterman, Captain, Air ReserveArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/942331929147 December 1929; minutes of a meeting of the Air Reserve Association of the 2nd Corp Area; CBA addressed the meeting about his articles; report that meeting of the Executive Committee voted to inform officers of Mitchel Field that the Association was not in sympathy with the personal remarks in CBA's articleArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/9423419291410 December 1929; minutes of a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Air Reserve Association of the 2nd Corps Area; minutes of meeting not approved because they did not clarify the Executive Committee position on CBA; make it clear that the resolution "was not intended to criticize Lt. Allen as to the article in general but rather to show only that the Executive Committee was not in sympathy with Lt. Allen in his criticisms or personal remarks ... and that Lt. Allen was no writing at the request of the Association ..."Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/9423519291421 December 1929; Report of the Inspector General concerning conditions at Mitchel FieldArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/942361929142 January 1930; letter from CBA to Major General Hanson E. Ely, Commandant, 2nd Corps Area; defense of his articleArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/9423719301410 January 1930; letter from Major General Hanson E. Ely to CBA; regarding another article for "Aero Digest" on findings, facts, and conclusions reported by the inspector who investigated conditions at Mitchel FieldArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/942381930142 March 1930; letter from CBA to M. G. Harbula; regarding CBA's representing Air Reserve Association, 2nd Corps Area, at USARA meetingArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/9423919301415 March 1930; letter Colonel W. K. Naylor, Chief of Staff, HQ, 2nd Corps Area, to CBA; conveying commanding General's [Ely] approval of the 2nd article for "Aero Digest"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94240193014July 1930; "More About the Reserves," by CBA, "Aero Digest"; findings of investigatory committee and actions takenArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/9424119301410 February 1931; schedule for training of Group I and Group II pilots and observers for summer 1931Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94242193014undated; addresses of various military personnel in CBA's handwritingArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94243193014Newspaper Articles on Various Subjects by CBAArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/942441927-193715a1927-1931; Distinguished Flying CrossArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/942451927-193115a1932; Death of Lt. J. D. AllenArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94246193215a1933-1935; Air MailArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/942471933-193515a1934-1935; Howell Inquiry Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/942481934-193515aNewspaper Articles on Various Subjects by CBAArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/942491927-193715b1934; U.S. Air SupremacyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94250193415b1934-1937; Air SafetyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/942511934-193715b1934; Aviation AchievementsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94252193415b1934-1936; Army in AviationArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/942531934-193615b1937; Private fliers urged to fight move...to restrict use of federal airwaysArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94254193715bNew York World CorrespondenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/942551924-19312a1April 12, 1928; Letter from Richard E. Byrd to CBA re: CBA's article on Byrd in the WorldArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/9425619282a1July 6, 1930; Letter from CBA to Charles A. Lindbergh; re: giving a picture of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. to the press, especially to the yellow journalists.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/9425719302a1Articles by CBA for the World, ND; "The First Sikorsky" et.alArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/942581930-19372a1George Washington Carver MaterialArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/942591924-19252a2Correspondence between George Washington Carver and CBA re: an article CBA was doing on CarverArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/942601924-19252a2Notes on George Washington CarverArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/942611924-19252a2Newspaper Clippings on George Washington CarverArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/942621924-19252a2Material Concerning House Hearings on Aviation, covered by CBA for the New York World [newsprint]Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/942631921-19252a3a2a3b2a3c2a3dMaterial Concerning House Hearings on Aviation, covered CBA for the New York World, 1925 Mar-1926 + nd Various pix of artillery and a drawing of a night attack on a hostile fleet. Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/942671925-19262b4a2b4bSouth American Trip and First Trans-Pacific Flight; Allen's stories and notes plus galley proofs for magazine article on same. Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94269193631First trans-Pacific flight by Pan-Am's China Clipper press flight, with CBA and other correspondents on board - notes and background; plus actual articles for New York Herald Tribune; October 3 - Noveber 1, 1936Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94270193631aFirst trans-Pacific flight by Pan-Am's China Clipper press flight, with CBA and other correspondents on board - notes and background; plus actual articles for New York Herald Tribune; October 3 - Noveber 1, 1936Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94271193631bNotes on articles on Pacific flight, plus background material on "Yankee Clipper" series Trans-Atlantic aircraftArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94272193631cFirst trans-Pacific flight by Pan Am's China Clipper press flight, sound recording of public relations event on user copy CD (original sound discs in box 11, folders 1a and 1b)Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/169666193631d"Flying Newsmen," a vinyl record of interviews with press members who flew on the first trans-Pacific flight by Pan-Am's China Clipper, sides 1 and 3Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1063861936111a"Flying Newsmen," a vinyl record of interviews with press members who flew on the first trans-Pacific flight by Pan-Am's China Clipper, sides 2 and 4Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1063871936111bMaterial on Zeppelins and other dirigibles, plus material for CBA article on the comparative merits of the airplane and airship for inter-continental travelArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/942731934-193632a32b32cThe National Air Races, September 3-4-5 1938 material on air races; booklet of winners of the Thompson TrophyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94276193833a33bArticles by CBA published in the Aero DigestArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/942781926-193034September 1926; "The Ford Air Tour"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94279192634December 1926; "Italy Wins Schneider Trophy Race"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94280192634October 1927; " The Seige of Spokane: The Successful 1927 National Air Races"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94281192734November 1927; "The Weather Conditions on My Flight to Germany," by Clarence d. ChamberlainArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94282192734October 1928; "Summer Training for the Reserves at Mitchel Field"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94283192834October 1928; "The Tortoise at the Air Races"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94284192834October 1929; "The Embattled Air Reserves"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94285192934December 1929; "Much Ado at Aberdeen"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94286192934November 1930; "A Rumpus Over Records"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94287193034Articles by CBA Published in Outlook and Independent and New OutlookArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/942881931-193435January 7, 1931; "Bravery Vs. Ballyhoo: How America Honors Her Heroes in the Air"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94289193135February 11, 1931; "Our Status in the Air: Does america Lead or Lag in Military Type Planes?" Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94290193135March 25, 1931; "Slide Rule Hawks-- Speed Demon"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94294193135January 20, 1932; "Air Chief Foulis-- Pioneer Pilot"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94296193235April 1934; "Trouble Aloft!"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94298193435Miscellaneous Magazine Articles by CBAArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/942991924-197136December 1924; "After Six Years," U. S. Air ServicesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94300192436aApril 1930; "Sky Road to Cuba," The Sportsman PilotArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94301193036aJune 1930; "California Capitulates," The Sportsman PilotArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94304193036aOctober 1930; "Aviation's Best Bad Year," The Review of ReviewsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94307193036aAugust 1931; "Learning to Fly," Vanity FairArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94312193136aOctober 1931; "Learning to Fly," Vanity FairArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94317193136aFebruary 1932; "Learning to Fly," Vanity FairArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94319193236aMay 19, 1937; "Why Do Airliners Crash?," The New RepublicArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94320193736aDecember 1937; "Records Shattered at Miami Meet," The Bee-HiveArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94331193736aDecember 1940; " Observations on Aerial Defense," Western FlyingArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94333194036aJanuary 1941, "What is the Outlook for Aviation in 1941?" Popular ScienceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94336194136bApril 1941, " America's Air Hitting Power," Popular ScienceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94337194136bJuly 1941, "Airplane-Minded Generals," Western FlyingArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94338194136bJuly 1941,"Successful West Virginians," The West Virginia ReviewArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94339194636bSeptember 1946, "Republic's Rainbow," Air TransportArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94340194636bOctober 19, 1946; "Case for the Reserves," Collier'sArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94341194636b1949; "Mr. LaFarge's 'Eagle'," The Bee-Hive, book review of Oliver LaFarge's "The Eagle and the Egg."Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94342194936bSeptember 1958; CBA mentioned and quoted in "Shooting the Breeze," Air Force MagazineArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94343195836bJuly 1970; "Getting the Picture," Air Force MagazineArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94344197036bJune 1971; "Aviation's Most Colorful Decade," Air Force Magazine, book review of "Oceans, Poles, and Men", by Richard Montague. Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94345197136bArticles on Charles LindberghArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/943461931-197141March 5, 1937; "The Man Behind Lindbergh" by Williams A. McGarry, Rockefeller Center WeeklyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94347193741aMarch 5, 1937; "The Story Behind Lindbergh," same author & magazineArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94348193741aMarch 12, 1937; "Lindy Tests the Whirlwind," same author & magazineArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94349193741aMarch 19, 1937; "Slim Dopes it Out," same author & magazineArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94350193741aMarch 26, 1937; "He Named No Price," same author and magazineArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94351193741aApril 2, 1937; "Northbound Flight," same author & magazineArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94352193741bApril 9, 1937; "He Put It In His Pocket," same author & magazineArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94353193741bAugust 1940; "Lindbergh today," Scribner's CommentatorArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94354194041bDecember 28, 1940; "The Facts About Lindbergh," Saturday Evening PostArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94355194041bAugust 1941; "Lindbergh for the Record," Scribner's CommentatorArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94356194141b1954; "How Lindbergh Wrote a Book," Lauren D. Layman, United Aircraft Bee-HiveArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94357195441c1967; "When Lindbergh Went to Paris," Lauren D. LaymanArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94358196741cMay 1967; "Lindbergh's Flight- Takeoff For Aviation," Lauren D. Layman, AerospaceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94359196741c1967; "Lindbergh: Ambassador of Flight," Aerospace InternationalArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94360196741c1967; "The Man at Mankind's Elbow," Claude Witze, Aerospace InternationalArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94361196741d1967; "New york-to-Paris... How Lindbergh Did It," J.S. Butz, Jr., Aerospace InternationalArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94362196741d1970; "The Day F.D.R. Tried to Bribe Lindbergh," PathwayArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94363197041d1971; "The Wartime Lindbergh," Lauren D. Layman and CBA, United Aircraft Bee-HiveArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94364197141dNewspaper Clippings and Book Reviews re Lindbergh ClippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/943651925-197042America First MaterialArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/943661939-1942431939-1940; The Radio Addresses of Col. Charles A. LindberghArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/943671939-194043June 10, 1940; "Our Drift Toward War"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94368194043April 23, 1941; Address at Manhattan Center RallyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94369194143May 3, 1941; Address at St. Louis RallyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94370194143May 10, 1941; Address at MinneapolisArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94371194143May 23, 1941; Address at Madison Square GardenArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94372194143May 29, 1941; Address at Philadelphia ArenaArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94373194143August 29, 1941; Address at Oklahoma CityArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94374194143September 11, 1941; Address at Des MoinesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94375194143October 3, 1941; Address at Fort WayneArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94376194143"A Letter to Americans"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94377194143October 30, 1941; Address at New YorkArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94378194143February 23, 1942; Letter from Charles A. Lindbergh to Lauren D. Layman, enclosing all the available copies of radio addresses, plus statement made before Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Feb 6, 1941Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94379194243CBA's outline of Layman's Lindbergh FileArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94380194243CBA Correspondence on Articles Published in Magazines; mostly letters from readers. One for Scribner's Commentator article in August; rest for "The Facts about Lindbergh" in Saturday Evening Post. Of special interest, correspondence between CBA and M. A. Macdonald, Chief Justice of British Columbia, 29 Oct 1940-29 Jan 1941Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/943811939-194144Correspondence Between Lindbergh and AllenArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/943821931-196145Miscellaneous Lindbergh MaterialArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/943831929-1970461929; Article by CBA on Lindbergh - difference between Lindbergh the man and Lindbergh the image most people have of him - 1929Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/943841929461930; "To a Lion Cub and Lyin' Whelp," anonymous poem on the birth of Charles A. LindberghArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94385193046August 1940; "Lindbergh Today," - typewritten copy of article published in Scribner's CommentatorArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94386194046January 5, 1954; Address by Charles Lindbergh at the Institute of of Aeronautical Sciences Honors Night DinnerArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/943871954461968; CBA answer to Ross's accusations re: book review of "The Last Hero"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94388196846October 20, 1970; Letter from Madeleine Edmondson to CBA thanking him for his letter re: Charles Lindbergh War Journals, NewsweekArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94389197046Air Safety Board Material; correspondence, news releases, accident reports, publications, etc. re: Air Safety boardArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/943901936-19385a1a5a1bAir Safety Board MaterialArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94392January to June 19395a2a5a2b5a2cAir Safety Board Material July to DecemberArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/9439519395a3a5a3b5a3cAir Safety Board Material, January to MarchArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94398194061a61b61cAir Safety Board Material, April to AugustArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94401194062a62b62c62d62eUndated Miscellaneous PapersArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944211940-19497a1a7a1b7a1cNewspaper Clippings April to MayArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/9442519407a2a7a2b7a2cCongressional Records Index for the Air Safety Board April to MayArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/9442919407a3a7b3b7b3cCongressional Record for the Air Safety Board May to JuneArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/9443719407b4a7b4b7b4cNewspaper ClippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944661933-19348a1a8a1bNewspaper ClippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/9446819358a2a8a2bNewspaper ClippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/9446919368a3a8a3bNewspaper ClippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/9447019378a4a8a4bNewspaper ClippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/9447119388a5a8a5bNewspaper ClippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944721939-19418a6Miscellaneous Unpublished Articles Written by CBA, but no proof of publication - some marked "used"; filed alphabetically by title or first sentenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944731925-19608b7a8a7bAir transport has pass through two of its three primary stages.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944768b7aAmong those attending this year's National Air Races at Cleveland was a man who did his best to make an airplane pilot out of the present King of England during the World WarArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944778b7a"Charles Healy Day; The Designer"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944788b7a"Controllable Pitch Propellers"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944798b7aEarly in 1926 America first became directly concerned with the advance of international air transport which, with London, Paris, Berlin, and Amsterdam as its operating base, was rapidly extending great trunk airlines along the trade routes of the worldArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944808b7a"Interview With Mr. Trippe"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944818b7a"Maps and Slots"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944828b7aOut at Rentschler Field, already famed as one of the aircraft industry's most vital production centers... re: Benny WhelanArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944838b7a"Out-flying the Air Corps"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944848b7b"Radio Beacons, Homing Device, etc."Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944858b7b"Radio Landing Beam"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944868b7bShowmanship and salesmanship are obnoxious words to the true soldier, imbued with the notion that wars are won by strategy and hard fighting and not by playing to the grandstandArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944878b7b"Skullduggery on the Skyroads"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944888b7b"Wing Overshoe"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944898b7bThe World's correspondent was aboard the Pan American Airways plane which recently opened a regular tri-weekly mail and passenger service over 1,400 miles of the "Lindbergh Trail" through the West IndiesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944908b7b"Covering National Defense"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944911940-19499a1Correspondence and Writing While at Glen L. Martin Co.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944921953-19679a2a9a2b9a2cMiscellaneous CorrespondenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944931932-19699a3a9a3bNovember 25, 1935; Eddie Richenbacker to CBA; My dear Carl,...Sincerely, Eddie"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944949a3aAugust 18, 1969; Clare Booth Luce correspondenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944959a3bSpeeches Made by CBAArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944961936-19719a4October 31, 1936; WQR-Herald Tribune High School Radio LeagueArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944979a4June 7, 1940; WVU Alumni LuncheonArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944989a4December 19, 1940; Town Meeting of the Air, "How Can We Speed Up National Defense?"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/944999a41971; Commencement Address to Moorefield High SchoolArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/945009a4Miscellaneous MaterialArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/945011934-19389a5a9a5bGalley proof of Orville Wright biographyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/945089a5aMonthly statistical reports, Post Office Dept, Air Mail ServiceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/945091934-19389a5aMiscellaneous Press Releases, newspaper clippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/945109a5bPhotographs - Aside from CBA, those included are: Amelia Earhart, Benny Whelan, the Wright Brothers, Charles A. Lindbergh, Richard E. Byrd, George Washington Carver, and numerous other people concerned with the aviation and newspaper industriesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/945129b6a9b6b9b6cBooks and Pamphlets from CBA CollectionArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/945151923-194710"The Best News Stories of 1923," ed. by Joseph Anthony; incl. "266 Miles an Hour," by CBAArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/105019192310"The Best News Stories of 1924," ed. by Joseph Anthony; incl. "Meeting the World Flyers," by CBAArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/105020192410"A Happy Landing," "Banquet in Honor of the Commander and Crew of the 'America'," given by the City of New YorkArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1062971924-07-1910Brochure of the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the First Successful Airplane Flight, 1903-1925, Kitty Hawk, N.C. Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1062981928-12-1710"America in the Skyways: ZRS-4 Ring Laying"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1062991929-11-0710"New York World Stylebook" Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/106300193010"The Story of the Airship," by Hugh AllenArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/106301193210"News Stories of 1933," ed. by Frank Luther Mott; incl. "Lindbergh's New Odyssey," by CBAArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/106302193310"Methods on the Mail Routes: British & American Needs and Tendencies," by Major R. H. Mayo; reprinted from "The Times Trade & Engineering Supplement"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1063031934-01-2710"Air Commerce Bulletin," vol. 7, no. 4Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1063041935-10-1510"Airway to India," Central African Division, Air Transport CommandArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/106305194510"The New York Herald Tribune Washington Bureau," New York Herald TribuneArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/106306194710"Coast to Coast by Plane and Train," illustrated map, Transcontinental Air Transport, Inc.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/106307nd.10OversizeArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94678111213Record sleeves and labels for "Flying Newsmen" (from box 3, folder 1)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1063881936111cProof of Editorial, Vanity Fair, "Outflying the Air Corps" (from box 8b, folder 7a)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94679111dThe World (from box 2; folder 1) Feb 27Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/946801931112Sky News (from box 1, folder 4) Nov 15Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/946811929113Photostatic copy of "Hot Air About the Pole," by CBA, reprinted from "The Nation" (from box 3, folder 6) April 24Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/9468219261215 large pix concerning George Washington Carver article. 1 photo of GWC at an experiments station; 4 photos of the Macon County (Alabama) Agricultural Fair. (from box 2, folder 2)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94683122Miscellaneous Certificates (from box 1, folder 3)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/946841929-1970123National Aviation Club - CBA elected to full membershipArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/946851963-07-01123"Domain of Phoebus Apollo" - crossed International Date Line on China Clipper - signed by passengers and officers aboardArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/946861936-10-10123Participated in the National Security Forum held at the War CollegeArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/946871960-05-23-1960-05-27123"Commemorating the First Transport Helicopter flight on September 6, 1948"- CBA was a passengerArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/946881948-09-06123United States Navy - Naval Air Training Command...CBA for his patriotic effort in completing the Naval Air Training Command Orientation CourseArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/946891948-02-25123National Aviation Club - June 3, 1918 - Curtiss JN-4D - "in recognition of his trail blazing efforts shall forevermore be known as a Pioneer of Aeronautics" Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/946901970-11-19123The Society of Airway Pioneers - CBA made an honorary memberArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/946911960-06-08123Commissioned Admiral of the Flagship Fleet, American AirlinesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/946921946-05-27123TWA Ambassadors ClubArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/946931956-05-25123Martin 2-0-2 Test Crew MemberArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/946941947-04-10123"Empyrean Realm of Jupiter Rex" - crossed the Equator en route from Miami to Buenos AiresArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/946951929-01-16123"Caroline Men From Mars" - non-stop Honolulu to ChicagoArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94696nd.123"Knights of the Bluenose" - flew north of the Arctic CircleArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/946971952-09-14123Certificate of Appointment to the Air Safety Board - signed by Franklin D. RooseveltArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/946981939-03-15123"Los Conquistadores del Cielo" with English translation on backArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/946991954-09-14123China Clipper Story, New York Herald Tribune (from box 3, folder 1) October 6-25Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/947001936124Serialized cop of "The Nine Old Men," by Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen - carried in The New York Post, incomplete February 23 - March 15Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/947011937125Organizational Chart of the Air Safety Board (From box 8)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94702125Material re Newspaper Articles on various subjects by CBA (from box 1, folder 5)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94703126Material re Round South America Trip; stories by CBA run in the New York World-Telegram, (from box 3, folder 1)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/947041933127Material on Zeppelins and other dirigibles; plus material for CBA article on the comparative merits of the airplane and airship for inter-continental travel, includes letter of 30 December 1935 discussing the same Zeppelin that exploded on 4 March 1936 (from box 3, folder 2)Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94705127Material on the crash of the Hindenburg at Lakehurst, N.J., includes from page of the New York Herald-Tribune with story by CBA covering the crash (from box 3, folder 2)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/947061937-05-06131Material National Air Races (from box 3, folder 3) September 3-5Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/947071938132Articles by CBA in the Saturday Evening PostArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/947081938-1941132"Tons Aloft: Test Piloting the Transatlantic Clipper," by Edumnd T. Allen with CBA, Sep 17Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/951521938132"Air Safety Isn't Luck," by CBA and Martin Sommers, June 1Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/951531940132"A Feud-- Between Engines," May 10Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/951541941132Miscellaneous Magazine Articles by CBA (from box 3, folder 6)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/947091931-1949132"Learning to Fly," Vanity Fair, AugArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/951581931132"Learning to Fly," Vanity Fair, OctArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/951591931132"Learning to Fly," Vanity Fair, FebArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/951611932132"Sky Road to Cuba," The Sportsman Pilot, AprilArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/951621930132"California Capitulates," The Sportsman Pilot, JuneArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/951641930132"Case for the Reserves," Collier's, Oct 19Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/951651946132"Mr. LaFarge's 'Eagle'," The Bee-Hive, book review of Oliver LaFarge's "The Eagle and the Egg"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/951671949132Material on Lindbergh (from box 4)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/947271940-1941133"The Facts About Lindbergh," Saturday Evening Post, Dec 28Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/951901940133"The Air Defense of America," May 19Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/951911940133"A Plea for American Independence," Mutual Broadcasting System, Oct 14Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/951931940133Speech at a America First Meeting in Chicago, April 17Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/951941941133Address at the Hollywood Bowl, June 20Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/951951941133Address at San Francisco, July 1Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/951971941133Address at Cleveland, Aug 9Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/951981941133Misc. Newspaper Clipping and Book Reviews re LindberghArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/95199133Aviation Pages from the New York Herald Tribune (from box 8)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/94728134ScrapbooksArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1065081924-1956141516Scope and ContentsContains mostly clippings regarding both general contemporary history and aviation history.
2 Newspaper Clippings Scrapbooks (contains clippings of articles by CB Allen regarding contemporary general news and aviation news); 1925-1926, 1924-1931Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/95200142 Newspaper Clippings Scrapbooks (contains clippings of articles by CB Allen regarding contemporary general news and aviation news; one of the clippings regards a plane journey by Allen and his wife, including two original photographs); 1926-1927, 1925-1939Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/95201151 Newspaper Clipping Scrapbook (contains clippings regarding commercial aviation; also includes a few complete copies of "American Aviation" and "Southern Flight"); 1938-1956
Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/9520216