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Frank "Pop" Morris Scrapbook

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Object Details

sova.nasm.2021.0032
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg21422aaaf-fdde-4077-9626-f972caaad853
Names
Lincoln Standard Aircraft Company (Lincoln, Neb.)
Morris, Frank "Pop"
Topic
Aeronautics
Air pilots
Aeronautics -- Exhibitions
Provenance
Ed Kellum, Gift in honor of Donna Engleman, 2021, NASM.2021.0032.
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Frank "Pop" Morris Scrapbook
Summary
Frank "Pop" Morris was a pilot and aircraft industry professional active in the 1920s and 1930s. This collection consists of one scrapbook, measuring 14.25 by 10 inches, documenting the aviation career of Frank "Pop" Morris. The scrapbook includes photographs, news clippings, correspondence, financial records, tickets, invitations, certificates, and other ephemera.
Biographical / Historical
Frank "Pop" Morris was a pilot and aircraft industry professional. Morris worked for Lincoln Standard Aircraft Company serving at different times as a factory manager and as a district sales manager. Morris also ran, and served as one of the pilots for, several businesses that provided airplane rides, flying lessons, advertising services, and performed at county fairs, air shows, and other exhibitions. These companies included Morris Flying Circus, Morris Fliers, Morris Air Navigators, and Morris Aero Messengers. In the 1930s, Morris took over management of the Southern California Airport in Pico.
Extent
0.35 Cubic feet (1 flatbox)
Date
1920s to 1940
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Identifier
NASM.2021.0032
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Scrapbooks
Citation
Frank "Pop" Morris Scrapbook, NASM.2021.0032, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Arrangement
Collection is in original order.
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd, 2021.
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Genre/Form
Scrapbooks
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one scrapbook, measuring 14.25 by 10 inches, documenting the aviation career of Frank "Pop" Morris. The scrapbook includes photographs, news clippings, correspondence, financial records, tickets, invitations, certificates, and other ephemera. There is a significant amount of material in the scrapbook relating to Mildred Doran, including the search for the Buhl Airsedan CA-5 Miss Doran after it went missing during the Dole Air Race from California to Hawaii in 1927. Doran was a passenger on board the aircraft, which was crewed by John A. "Augie" Pedlar (pilot) and Vilas R. Knope (navigator). There is also material in the scrapbook relating to Ray Page.
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
NASM.2021.0032
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NASM.2021.0032
NASMAC
Record ID
ebl-1631628009314-1631628009318-0

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