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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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  • NAA Executive Committee Meetings. Jan. 12, Feb. 25, May 13 & Nov. 3, 1971

  • Academy of Model Aeronautics, 1944, 1962-1966; Folder 3 of 3

  • Robert Tim & John Cook, Endurance Record - 50 Days Aloft

  • 1930 Collier Trophy

  • 747 Aviation Club (NAA Chapter)

  • Murillo & Sheasby, Duration with Refueling in Flight

  • National Aeronautics Magazine February 1956

  • NAA Proceedings. July 8-10, 1940; Folder 2 of 4

  • 1967 Wright Brothers Trophy - Nominating Committee

  • 1962 2nd World Aerobatic Championship. Budapest, Hungary. July 17-29; 7 of 7

  • 1951 National Air Races; 1 of 2

  • Performance Tests - Pitcairn "Fleetwing" PA-1. April 16-18, 1926

  • 1967 Texas National Air Races, May 12-14

  • Aero Club Land Settlement

  • Design of C.H. Pitts

  • Various, Request for Homologation of World "Class" Record. G-2.c - Masculine, Day - 8 Persons. Longest Sequence. May 25, 1981

  • 1950 Collier Trophy / 1951 Correspondence

  • A. Harold Bromley, Report on Record Trial - Distance (Airline) - Class C Airplanes. May 30, 1932

  • 1960 Brewer Trophy

  • Night of Exploration Dinner 10 Dec. 1968

  • 1967 All American Aerobatic Competition - Obligatory - Scoring Sheets. July 14-16

  • National Air Races - Tickets & Ribbons

  • Schneider Cup Race Misc.; 1 of 2

  • 1970 National Championship Air Races. Reno NV. 18-20 Sept.

  • 1928 National Balloon Race

  • 1961 NAA Convention

  • Folder 184

  • Collier Trophy - Photos, Forms, Etc.; 2 of 3

  • John H. Wright, National 100 Kilometer Speed Record Trial - 1st Category. 172.225 mph. Jan. 15, 1935

  • Dirigible License Records - By Name: E - Z; Dirigible License Records - By Number 1 - 254; Balloon License Records - By Name: A - F

  • 1962 Michigan SMALL Race

  • 1963 Brewer Trophy; 2 of 2

  • National Aeronautics Magazine August 1949

  • 1949 Midget Races, Newhall, California. May 8

  • Pilot's License Records - By Number: 3530 - 4499

  • United States Parachute Association. Board of Directors Election - 1967

  • Air Force Historical Foundation

  • Loening Intercollegiate Trophy, 1928-1939; 5 of 11

  • NAA - 1960; Folder 1 of 2

  • FAI - General Correspondence. 1963 -1966

  • Academy of Model Aeronautics, 1944, 1962-1966; Folder 1 of 3

  • National Aeronautics Magazine April 1955

  • 1966 FAI - International Sporting Aviation Calendar

  • Photos - High Speed Closed Course Flight of Lockheed F-101A (Edwards Air Force Base) Instruments and Stations of the Course, 1950s; Folder 1 of 3

  • Loening Intercollegiate Trophy, 1928-1939; 11 of 11

  • Boris Sergievsky, Altitude - Class C2 Seaplanes - 19,065 ft. March 4, 1930

  • National Aeronautics Magazine December 1955

  • 1955 Paris Rally, France. 7-16 June

  • 1948 Tinnerman Trophy Race - Official Results

  • 1966 Wright Brothers Trophy; 2 of 2

  • NAA Contest Committee Records Vol. I, 1932; Folder 2 of 2

  • Aeromodeling

  • Harmon Trophy

  • FAI Aviation Education Committee

  • National Aeronautics Magazine September 1949

  • 1964 Collier Trophy; 1 of 4

  • J.K. O'Meara, Glider Record Trials

  • 1959 Michigan SMALL Race

  • 1946 Race Committee / West Coast Committee

  • NAA Executive Committee Meeting. Jan. 15, 1968

  • All-Woman International Air Race. St Augustine FL to Welland Ontario Canada, July 4-5, 1952

  • 1934 Lowell Bayles Trophy

  • 1968 National Aerobatic Competition - Unlimited - Free Group - Score Sheets. Oct. 18-20

  • General Correspondence - Record Book

  • 1974 FAI 67th General Conference. Sydney, Australia. 27 Oct. - 2 Nov.

  • 1925 Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) Reglements Generaux

  • Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) Rapport Sur L'Exercice 1934-1935

  • FAI Rapport Sur L'Exercice 1933-1934

  • Academy of Model Aeronautics 1967 Los Alamitos CA Meeting

  • Powder Puff Derby - Official Times

  • 1968 World Aeromodeling Championships. Control Line, Helsinki Finland. 29 July - 1 Aug.

  • 1953 FAI International Model Aircraft Committee Meetings

  • Rudy Kling, Request for Homologation of International Record, Speed for 100 Kilometers. Class C - Light Airplanes - 2nd Category. July 4, 1936

  • 1959 All-Woman Intercontinental Air Race; 1 of 2

  • 1962 Gold Coin Award for H.R. Gillman

  • Seaplane License Records - By Name: W - Z; Seaplane License Records - By Number: 1 - 856; Dirigible License Records - By Name: A - D

  • 1946 Coupe Louis Bleriot Competition

  • Soaring Society's 1963 Gliding Championships

  • 1958 Brewer Trophy

  • Distances 1947 (USG & GS)

  • 18th Annual All-Women's International Air Race "Angel Derby." Managua, Nicaragua to Panama City, FL. April 19-26, 1968

  • Lt. Victor E. Bertrandias & Lt. George C. McDonald, Request for Homologation of World Record - Class C-2 (Seaplanes) - Speed 1000 Kilometers, Nov. 7, 1924

  • 1975 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy; 2 of 3

  • The Aero Club of Ohio - Application for Charter in NAA

  • 1969 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy

  • Fund Raising Programs - NAA

  • 1953 FAI Sporting Aviation Commission Meetings

  • Correspondence re: Organization of Women's Categories

  • Various, Request for Homologation of World "Class" Record. G-2-c-3 - Masculine, Day - 8 Persons. Longest Sequence. Sept. 19, 1981

  • 1949 17th Annual Miami All-American Air Maneuvers / Continental Motors Trophy Race. Jan 1949

  • H.J. Res. 478. July 13, 1961

  • 1958 Central New York Air Show & Races, Fulton NY July 5-6

  • 1956 National Aircraft Show - US Carrier Event - North American, McDonnell & Douglas

  • Martin Schempp, Glider Record Trial. Elmira, Aug 12, 1931. Distance Airline - 15 miles

  • 1960 All-Woman Intercontinental Air Race; 1 of 2

  • Soaring Society of America 1968

  • 1962 6th World Sport Parachuting Championship. Orange, MA. Aug. 29; 5 of 7

  • 8th Annual Sky Lady Derby

  • Survey Committee for Air Youth of America

  • 1970 Control Line Aeromodeling World Championships, Belgium

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