Historical Aircraft Card Files
Scope and Contents
This collection includes hundreds of 3 x 5 index cards that cross-reference articles and photos of contemporary aircraft in periodicals between approximately 1920 to 1940.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1920 - 1940
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
The period from 1920 to 1940 is considered the Golden Age of aviation. Aircraft were used for both military and commercial purposes. Innovations during this time included developments in propulsion and structural design.
Full Extent
3 Cubic Feet ( 5 shoe boxes )
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This finding aid is organized by accessions. Each accession represents an addition to the collection. Each accession also represents a transfer of physical and legal custody of archival materials from the donor(s) to Auburn University Special Collections and Archives.
Processing Information
Accession 17-028 processed by Lisa Glasscock, 2017. Finding aid entered into ArchivesSpace by Shelby Strozier, 2024. Finding aid edited by Abbott Kleiner 07/2026.
- Title
- Guide to the Historical Aircraft Card Files
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- Record Group #1237
- Author
- Lisa Glasscock
- Date
- June 22, 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu
