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National Aeronautic Association (NAA) Archives

National Air and Space Museum

Object Details

Creator
National Aeronautic Association (U.S.)
Names
Aero Club of America
National Aeronautic Association (U.S.)
National Air Races
Topic
Aeronautics -- Awards
Aeronautics
Aeronautics -- Records
Aeronautics -- Exhibitions
Aeronautical sports
Gliding and soaring
manuscripts
Awards
Provenance
Jonathan Gaffney, gift, unknown date
Creator
National Aeronautic Association (U.S.)
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National Aeronautic Association (NAA) Archives
Summary
The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) was created to advance the art and science of aviation and related subjects and the diffusion of knowledge thereof by educational means.
Biographical / Historical
The Aero Club of America, established in 1905, was reorganized in 1922 as the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). The NAA was created to advance the art and science of aviation and related subjects and the diffusion of knowledge thereof by educational means. The NAA has tried to meet this goal by keeping the public informed on the importance of aeronautics and space, by instituting space education programs to stimulate youth interest and by promoting and aiding competitive and sporting aeronautic events.
Extent
80.75 Cubic feet
81.29 Linear feet
Date
1914-1995
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Identifier
NASM.XXXX.0209
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Citation
National Aeronautic Association (NAA) Archives (1918-1976), Acc. XXXX-0209, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Arrangement
Arranged into series and subseries. Placed in chronological order within each series and subseries with undated materials placed at the end. Series 1: Licenses & Registration 1:1 License Records 1:2 Registration of Race Airplanes 1:3 Sporting Licenses Records 1:4 Timers & Timing Info Series 2: Women's Races / Events 2:1 All-Women International 2:2 Skylady Derby 2:3 All-Woman Transcontinental 2:4 Misc. Races/Events Series 3: Events, Races & Awards 3:1 Wright Trophy 3:2 Collier Trophy 3:3 Brewer Trophy 3:4 Elder Statesman of Aviation 3:5 Air & Balloon Races 3:6 Gliding & Soaring 3:7 Aeromodeling 3:8 Parachuting & Skydiving 3:9 Aerobatics 3:10 Misc. Events Series 4: Attempted & Sanctioned Records 4:1 Record Application Materials 4:2 Administrative re: Records Series 5: Administrative Records 5:1 Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) 5: 2 National Aeronautic Association (NAA) 5:3 Chapters/Associations/Affiliates 5:4 Misc. Administrative Records Series 6: Newsletters, Bulletins and Magazines of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) & National Aeronautic Association (NAA) Series 7: Other Publications
Processing Information
Series were created by the processing archivist but were based on obvious groupings in the original order. All file unit titles are original unless in brackets; the exception is for Series 4 where the archivist used the homologation request title for the file unit title.
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
Correspondence
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of records of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). The material includes documents on programs to heighten public awareness of aviation, such as the NAA newsletter and material on special events staged by NAA; material relating to the NAA's educational programs and clubs, such as college aviation clubs; material outlining NAA's active role in supporting and promoting competitive aeronautic events. The collection also includes Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) license cards, business records, minutes, and correspondence of the NAA and material on aviation awards supported or given by NAA such as the Wright and Collier Trophies. There are also newspaper clippings, brochures, programs, reports, publications, magazines, certificates, books, ribbons, badges, maps, drawings and photos. Note: The digital images in this finding aid were repurposed from scans made by an outside contractor for a commercial product and may show irregular cropping and orientation in addition to color variations resulting from damage to and deterioration of the original objects. Documents with personally identifiable information (PII) have not been digitized.
Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1562720332359-1562720332387-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg27e8fab9a-8cd6-4d09-b618-7ada47eb7b5d

In the Collection

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  • Alaska Aerial Derby & Correspondence of Porter Adams

  • 1928 Gordon Bennett Balloon Race

  • 1970 23rd Annual International Balloon Meet, Belgium, 5 Sept.

  • 1st National Aeronautic Planning Conference & National Aeronautic Association. Jan. 1938; Folder 1 of 5

  • 20th All-Women's International Air Race "Angel Derby" Toronto Canada to Nassau Bahamas May 4-6, 1970

  • Clare W. Bunch, Altitude Trial, Light Airplane - 1st Category. 18,641 ft. No Record. Oct. 12, 1935

  • National Aeronautics Magazine February 1954

  • National Aeronautics Magazine May 1957

  • NAA - 1959

  • National Aeronautics Magazine July 1958

  • 1925 Gordon Bennett Balloon Race

  • Lear Trophy For the Most Outstanding Contribution to Civil Aviation

  • 1968 Phoenix Air Races

  • 1971 National Championship Hot Air Balloon Races. Indianola, Iowa. Aug. 27-28

  • National Aeronautics Magazine October 1957

  • FAA Program - Mrs. Quarles' Special Events, Holidays & Projects

  • Minutes of NAA Executive Committee Meeting - Jan. 10, 1940; Folder 2 of 2

  • Robert E. Bristle

  • NAA 6th Annual Convention - Resolutions. Sept. 19-20 1927

  • 1941 National Air Olympics

  • NAA Annual Meeting. Oct. 7, 1970; Folder 1 of 2

  • Robert Bryant, Airline Distance. Light Airplanes - 3rd Category

  • Parachute Club of America

  • 1962 Sporting Licenses "M" - "Z"

  • 1964 Altitude & Speed Reports re: Bell Helicopters; Folder 2 of 2

  • FAI Bureau

  • American Helicopter Society. Hughes Tool Company Awards May 11, 1967

  • N.C. Browne & Edward Muldowney, Distance - Incomplete, Feb. 23, 1932

  • NAA Annual Meeting. Washington DC. Oct. 12, 1964; Folder 1 of 2

  • FAI Film Festival, 1962-1964: 1 of 2

  • Airline Distance Flight of John Abiuso. Light Airplanes - 3rd Category

  • NAA Official Minutes - July 1945 to May 1946

  • 1962 International Championship Aerobatic Contest. Jan 13-14

  • On International Aeronautical Organization from "Etudes Aeronautiques" March 1928

  • 16th All-Women's International Air Race "Angel Derby" Monterrey, N.L., Mexico to West Palm Beach, FL May 25-27, 1970

  • Lowell R. Bayles, Three Kilometer Maximum Speed Record Trial - Class C - Airplanes. Dec. 1, 1931

  • Pilot's License Records - By Name: J - Lindsay

  • 1932 Collier Trophy

  • 1961 Collier Trophy

  • NAA Annual Meeting. Nov. 4, 1971; Folder 1 of 2

  • NAA Proceedings. July 8-10, 1940; Folder 3 of 4

  • Mary Quinn, Report of Trial for Altitude. July 2, 1930

  • Anthony W. Beron

  • 50th Anniversary of Powered Flight - Transcripts of Proceedings

  • National Aeronautics Magazine July 1949

  • John A. Gavin

  • FAI - 1st Draft of 1962 Section 2.A. - Sporting Code (Human Being in a Spaceship)

  • E.W. Stitt, Light Airplane Airline Distance, Nov. 24, 1935

  • Miss Viola Gentry, Report on Solo Endurance Flight, Dec. 20, 1928

  • Administrative Records

  • 1965 Collier Trophy; 2 of 6

  • Medaille de la Vaulx Winners 1934-1951

  • The Washington Newsletter of the NAA, 1941-1944, 1946-1948 1946-1948; Folder 8 of 9

  • 1968 Golden Air Mail Anniversary; 3 of 3

  • Aerobatic Club of America By-Laws

  • 1956 National Aircraft Show. Oklahoma City, OK - USAF Press

  • National Aeronautics Magazines 1937-1940; 1943-1944; Feb.-Dec. 1949; 1950; 1953-1958

  • "Walker-Bigos-Buffington"

  • NAA Annual Meeting. Oct. 7, 1970; Folder 2 of 2

  • Gordon Bennett Balloon Races, 1925-1933; 1 of 4

  • 1952 FAI Statutes & Internal Regulations, Statutes et Reglement Interieur

  • R.M. Harmon

  • Weiner vs. Brandreth re: 1965 Las Vegas Air Races Rule Changes

  • 1971 Collier Trophy; 1 of 2

  • National Aeronautics Magazine April 1944

  • 1970 Scale Aeromodeling World Championships, England

  • Applications for Charter

  • American Helicopter Society (Associates)

  • National Aeronautics Magazine February 1958

  • NAA Annual Convention. Omaha, Nebraska. Nov. 20-22, 1957; Folder 2 of 2

  • NAA Annual Meeting. Sept. 29, 1972; Folder 1 of 2

  • Airport Representatives: P - Z; Race Plane Registrations: 1 - 111; Helicopter Licenses: 1 - 11; Autogiro: 20

  • Loren Mendell & Roland Reinhart, Request for Homologation of World Record - Class C - Refueling in Flight - Duration. July 2-12, 1929

  • NAA Various Meetings - Minutes 1940-1946; Folder 2 of 2

  • 1924 Collier Trophy

  • Sporting Licenses Records

  • James C. Addison

  • NAA Annual Meeting. Nov. 4, 1971; Folder 2 of 2

  • Igor Sikorsky Award

  • Alexander A. Garofolo, Report on Altitude Determination, Aug. 3, 1930

  • Al Novotney

  • 1954 General Electric Event

  • Ninety-Nines All-Woman Transcontinental Air Race June 11-15, 1950

  • General Electric Trophy, 1962-1964; 1 of 2

  • Let's Fly 1964

  • Arrion P. Artran, Glider-Distance

  • Attempted & Sanctioned Records

  • 1961 Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) Statutes Approved by the General Conference at Monaco on the 19th Oct 1961

  • Space Planetarium Project

  • National Aeronautics Magazine July 1952

  • Report on Rate of Climb to Altitude. Record Trials by Major Edward Norris LeFaivre on May 22-23, 1958 & More; 2 of 2

  • NAA Proceedings June 3-4, 1947; Folder 2 of 2

  • 1954 FAI Medical-Physiological Commission

  • 1973 Collier Trophy - Selection Committee Solicitation; Letters from NAA President & Replies

  • "Airlines in Transition" by Nawal K. Taneja Draft, circa 1980; Folder 1 of 2

  • 1963 Collier Trophy - Presentation, Ceremony & Luncheon / 1964 Correspondence; 2 of 2

  • FAI Bulletins, 1914-1963; Folder 8 of 8 1957, 1963

  • 1952 All-Woman Intercontinental Air Race

  • 1964 Collier Trophy; 2 of 4

  • Ruth Nichols, Diesel Engined Aircraft - Altitude Record. Jan. 24 & Feb. 14, 1932

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