AHJ_ah02714 Inventory of the Roger Q. Williams papers, 1908-1975 (bulk 1928-1950) Williams (Roger Q.) papers Processed by Kathryn Brooks The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid has been made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2012

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Kathryn Brooks February 2012 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Williams, Roger Q., 1894-1976 Roger Q. Williams papers 1908-1975 (bulk 1928-1950) 02714 26.00 cubic ft. (29 boxes) + 1 shared box University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Contains materials related to the career of Colonel Roger Q. Williams, a barnstormer and founder of the Roger Q. Williams School of Aeronautics. Biography of Roger Q. Williams

Roger Quincy Williams (1894-1976) served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I and became a barnstormer and stunt flyer during the 1920s. In 1929 he became the second flyer to cross the Atlantic, flying from New York to Rome. During the 1930s Williams was a test pilot, engineer and technical advisor, and established his own flying school, the Roger Q. Williams School of Aeronautics. Williams served in the U.S. Army Air Force from 1942-1946 and in 1949 wrote a history of American aviation Flying to the Moon and Halfway Back.

 Scope and Content

Collection contains materials relating to Williams's aviation career, including blueprints for an Aerocoupe designed by Williams for Yankee Aircraft Corporation; correspondence regarding Williams's flight to Rome, his book Flying to the Moon and Halfway Back, and the Roger Q. Williams School of Aeronautics (1928-1949); newspaper clippings; miscellaneous materials relating to the Roger Q. Williams School of Aeronautics; scrapbooks; stunt flying advertisements; pilot log books; certificates, awards and medals; artifacts; and sketches of Williams and various aircraft. There are also numerous photo files featuring noteworthy aviation persons, places, and things.

 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

 Related Materials

There is a scrapbook of newspaper clippings on Lewis Alonzo Yancey and Roger Q. Williams's 1929 trans-Atlantic flight at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from Roger Q. Williams, Ann Williams, and Verne Shrewsbury, 1968-1977.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Kathryn Brooks in March 2012.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Airplanes -- Design and construction. Aeronautics -- Flights. Aeronautics. Flight training. Stunt flying. Transatlantic flights. Flight schools. Air pilots. Scrapbooks. Advertising fliers. Blueprints. Memorabilia. Sketches. Transportation Science, Technology and Health Technology Social Life and Customs Container List Series I. Manuscripts & publications 4 "A Chip Off the Old Block" undated 4 "Airplanes are Strange People" 1946 4 "Aviation Careers - Unlimited" undated 4 "Beating the Reds is No Pushover" with a note to the editors 1950 August 7 4 "Bill's Episode" undated 4 "Bunny Cottontail Turns Hero" undated 5 Children's stories - "The Magic Twinkle Dell" & "Johnny Flat-tail" undated 4 "Cooey Pidgeon - the Navigator" undated 4 "Dixie Robin's Solo Flight" undated 4 "Don't Ever Fly" undated 4 "Down Wind Turns (unpublished)" undated 4 "Ernestine, My Rosebud" 1948 5 "Flying Up to Columbia, S.A." published in Bogotá undated 5 For article - "Flying Faces" undated 5 "Fuzzy Woodborer's First Airplane Ride" 1946 5 "General Gaffney Had an Idea" 1945 29 Golden Moments Lest We Forget (spiritual cards written by Williams) undated 5 "Grandpa Silkworm Tells a Story" undated 4 Index material for "The Black Eagle" 1933-1934 5 "Jungle Flight" undated 6 Miscellaneous undated 1 Morgan Aviation Review - To the Moon and Halfway Back review 1960-1961 5 "Mrs. Jones - Aviation Widow" undated 5 "Naughty Mousey Longtail" undated 6 Original typed "Who's the Dumb Animal?" undated 5 "Picking Up Ice (unpublished)" undated 5 Poetry - "The Musings of a Birdman" 1943-1944 7 Published articles: "Are Women Psychologically Unsuited for Flying?" in Psychology Digest 1937 March 7 Published articles: "Bronco-bustin' an Airplane" 1932 May 7 Published articles: "Ice Upstairs" 1936 February 15 7 Published articles: "Stability" - The Sportsman Pilot 1936 January 15 7 Published articles: "The Pathfinder Discovers a New Road to Rome" - Aero Mechanics 1929 October 8 Published articles: "Trans-Atlantic air lanes" 1933 July 8 Published articles: "What the Glider Means to National Defense" 1930 September 8 Published articles: "What's Wrong with Aviation" - Southern Flight 1947 October 8 Radio Broadcast excerpt with special announcement for Aviation Scrapbook 1934 5 "Sad Little 'Jumble' Bee" undated 5 Scenario for motion pictures "Girdling the Globe" in two parts undated 5 "Stability" undated 5 "Tailwind Wins a New Home" undated 4 "The Black Eagle" 1943 4 "The 'But' and I" 1947 4 "The Case Book of Pilot 'Error'" fifteen minute radio program undated 1 To the Moon and Halfway Back jackets circa 1946 5 "Today, I am a Foreman" 1949 January 24 12 Up Currents (column by Williams) misc. 1946-1947 6 "Wanted - Aircraft Salesmen" undated 6 "Well, Spin My Prop" 1957 29 Who's the Dumb Animal? A Dog's Own Tale of Conquest to Charm Folks and Live in Ease 1964 6 "Winging the Way to Columbia, S.A. (unpublished)" undated 6 "Youth Wings and Conflict" 1943 Series II. Aviation career 1 Air Force - Active duty material 1942-1943 12 Airline Pilot's Logbook 1938-1941 21 Aviation ephemera 1929-1967, undated 1 Blueprint of Aerocoupe designed by Williams 1936-1937 1 Boedy's Album (Cross Section of Aviation Personnel) 1938 2 Electroplates of R.Q.W. after New York to Rome flight circa 1929 3 Invention - navigation aid for radio beam circa 1945 3 Invention - R.Q.W.'s Dial for Aircraft Maintenance undated 3 Inventions - navigation aids, compass protractor, & range beam projector circa 1930 12 Logbook 01 1942-1946 12 Logbook MC 1940-1942 12 Logbook Mc1 - Individual flight record 1942-1944 7 Photostat of Pursuit "Pusher" plane designed by R.Q.W. 1937 January Shared box Recording from Col. Williams's speech at Oak Chamber of Commerce (audiodisc) 1947 December 8 Roger Q. Williams School of Aeronautics correspondence & misc. material 1936-1941 9 Roger Q. Williams School of Aeronautics literature 1940 9 Roger Q. Williams School of Aeronautics pamphlets, articles, & misc. items 1937-1941 9 Roger Q. Williams School of Aeronautics prospectus 1941 February 1 Scrapbook material undated 9 Scrapbook supplements: New York to Rome - misc. clippings 1928 3 Wing stall warning invention 1946 November 4 Series III. Printed materials 29 Arque Aviation Press envelopes undated 12 Fifty Famous Flyers by Dick Kirschbaum (signed) 1941-1942 8 Misc. printed materials 1929-1941 10 Miscellaneous 1914-1950 7 News releases undated 7 Newspaper clippings - miscellaneous circa 1927-1946 8 Newspaper clippings, publications, & articles re: R.Q.W. 1930-1962 7 Publications - miscellaneous 1970-1971 8 Published article by Stookie Allen - "Men of Daring" 1936 September 12 8 Published articles of R.Q.W. 1953, 1967 10 Stunt flying advertisements undated 10 Taloa Academy of Aeronautics leaflets 1948 Series IV. Personal 1 Autographed correspondence 1946-1950 20 Certificates & aviation miscellany circa 1946-1974 12 Certificates 1940-1973 21 Certificates 1929, undated 1 Correspondence - Italo Balboa's mass flight - Rome to Chicago World Fair 1933 1 Correspondence - miscellaneous 1928-1945 3 Correspondence - New York-Bermuda flight June 30, 1930 1930 1 Correspondence - re. 8" x 10" photos autographed for R.Q.W. 1947-1949 1 Correspondence from Stanley Beach 1941 August 1 Correspondence Re: Who's the Dumb Animal (Erik's letters) 1964-1967 12 Mini-scrapbooks 1975, undated 28 Retirement signature sheet undated 9 Scrapbook - Famous Flyers, news clippings, correspondence, etc. circa 1920-1928 15 Scrapbook - Reader's Digest National Tour 1934-1951 17 Scrapbook - Yancey-Williams Trans-Atlantic Aerial Flight 1929 1928-1964 21 Scrapbook #2 - aviation memoirs circa 1929-1959 16 Scrapbook #3 - Quiet Birdmen, for aviation memoirs 1962-1973 18 Scrapbook #4 - aviation memoirs circa 1944-1974 19 Scrapbook #5 - aviation memoirs circa 1939-1974 20 Scrapbook #6 (unbound) - aviation memoirs circa 1975 10 Scrapbook supplement: New York to Rome - misc. clippings 1927-1928 10 Scrapbook supplement: Reader's Digest tour clippings circa 1927-1940 10 Scrapbook supplement: WWI book with photos undated 15 Scrapbooks (2) - Weekly column of current events - Up Currents 1946-1950 Series V. Artifacts 25 Display case - aviation memoirs - medals undated 24 Display case - inventions by Williams undated 12 Goggles undated 3 Jack-Jack-Joe Combo game undated 23 Plaque - "High Flight" poem by John Gillespie Magee, Jr. undated 23 Plaque - I.A.I. Standard Proof of Invention Form 1951-1952 12 Plaque - In Recognition of Fifty Years Outstanding Contribution to Aviation from Wright Aircraft Engines undated 23 Plaque - Mr. OX5 of 1964 1964 20 Plaque honoring Williams undated 27 Shadow boxes - aviation memoirs circa 1929-1958 28 Shadow boxes - aviation memoirs circa 1918-1947 3 WAVA switch undated 22 Wright Aeronautical R3350 Engine Plaque 1964 Series VI. Images Sub-series 1. People 14 Acosta, Bert 1927 December 28 14 Akelsen, Ivar undated 14 Alexander, Hector undated 14 Arnold, Leslie P. undated 14 Assoland, Jean 1929 June 11 14 Babcock, Donald 1929 November 23 14 Balbo, Italo undated 14 Balchen, Bernt 1928-1929 14 Ballough, E.E. 1927-1928 14 Barnaby, Ralph S. 1930 January 31 14 Beard, Charles E. undated 14 Beckett, William 1929 March 13 14 Bell, Pretto 1929 December 23 14 Bennett, Floyd 1928 14 Berry, Homer 1929 January 9 14 Bertrand, Lloyd 1927 July 25 14 Bertrandias, Victor 1928 November 13 14 Bevins, Martha C. 1928 October 17 14 Boardman, Russell 1932, undated 14 Boedecker, Ken undated 14 Boeing, W.E. 1919 March 3 14 Boll, Mabel 1927 August 30 14 Bonelli, Peter 1928 September 18 14 Boyd, J. Errol 1933 July 6 14 Brazil, Jack undated 14 Brock, William S. 1927-1928 14 Bromely, Harold 1930 May 27 14 Brown, Myrtle 1927 December 8 14 Bruno, Harry 1947 October 14 Bryan, Maxwell W. undated 14 Burke, John H.Q. undated 14 Byrd, Richard E. 1933 14 Capot, Arthur 1928 April 15 14 Carranza, Capt. Emilio undated 14 Ceony, J. Carroll undated 14 Chamberlin, Clarence 1928 14 Chambers, Reed M. undated 14 Chapline, George undated 14 Churchill, Lawrence (Maj.) undated 14 Colby, T.B. 1927-1928 14 Colleau, Jacquelie undated 14 Costes, Dieudonne (Capt.) 1930, undated 14 Courtney, Frank 1928 14 Cramer, Parker 1928-1929 14 Crawford, Fred undated 14 Culloch, Bob 1947 14 Curtiss, Glenn 1930 June 1 14 Damon, Ralph S. undated 14 Davis, Art 1930 January 16 14 Davis, Kent undated 14 Davis, Ollie undated 14 de Pinedo, Francesco 1929, undated 14 Dickens, Capt. Charles 1928 September 6 14 Doolittle, Gen. James H. 1931, undated 14 Dougherty, Morris R. 1928 July 24 14 Douglas, David W. undated 14 Earhart, Amelia circa 1928-1933 14 Eckener, Dr. Hugo 1928 October 16 14 Edzard, Cornelius undated 14 Eielson, Carl B. undated 14 Elder, Ruth 1927 14 Ellman, Lt. undated 14 Evans, Floyd E. undated 14 Fahy, Herbert 1930 March 26 14 Farnel, Lonnie undated 14 Fechet, James 1928 14 Ferguson, Ken undated 14 Fierro, Col. Roberto 1930 14 Fitzmaurice, Major 1928, undated 14 Fitzmaurice, Mrs. Violet 1928 May 3 14 Fogg, Lt. Robert S. 1928, undated 14 Fonck, René 1928 November 2 14 Futz, Larry undated 14 Gaffrey, Gen. D. undated 14 Gale, Dick undated 14 Gast, Robert 1929 June 28 14 Gillies, Allison 1930 May 24 14 Gilmour, Herbert W. undated 14 Goebel, Art circa 1928 14 Goldsborough, Frank 1929 November 24 14 Goodwin, Mrs. Edward H. 1928 March 15 14 Grayson, Frances 1927 October 14 Griffin, Col, Bennett 1933-1947 14 Gussman, Leroy R. undated 14 Haeberle, Lt. G.S. 1929 November 1 14 Haldeman, George W. 1927-1928, undated 14 Hassell, Bert 1928 14 Hawks, Frank 1929-1930 14 Hegenberger, Albert 1927 June 23 14 Hillig, Otto 1940 July 15 14 Holman, C.W. ("Speed") 1928 September 8 14 Hunter, Croil undated 14 Irvine, Sam undated 14 Jensen, Martin 1927, 1929 14 Johnson, Adele undated 14 Johnson, Amy 1930 May 23 14 Jones, C.S. "Casey" 1947 October 14 Jones, Charlie undated 14 Jordinoff, Mrs. A. undated 14 Kartveli, Alexander undated 14 Keif, Aubrey undated 14 Keilling, Col. Harry undated 14 Keillor, Col. Russ undated 14 Kindelberger, Dutch undated 14 King, George undated 14 Klein, Howard J. undated 14 Knott, Heinrich 1930 January 8 14 Koehl, Captain 1928 May 3 14 Krug, George E. 1947 October 21 14 Lacey, Steve 1927 September 21 14 Le Brix, Joseph 1928, 1931 14 LeBoutillier, Oliver 1928 August 31 14 Lee, Josh undated 14 Lefèvre, Réne 1929 May 13 14 Lehr, Bert undated 14 LeMan, William K. undated 14 Lemen, Clayton undated 14 Levine, Charles A. 1927-1930 14 Lindbergh, Anne M. 1929 August 4 14 Lindbergh, Charles A. 1927-1930 14 Livingston, John H. 1928 September 9 14 Loewenstein, Alfred undated 14 Lombardi, Marchelin undated 14 Loose, Frederick 1927 October 4 14 MacCracken, Wm. P. 1928 March 21 14 Macfadden, Bernarr undated 14 Magdalena, ? 1928 July 3 14 Mahoney, L.E. 1918 14 Marin, Luis Muñoz 1949 January 2 14 Marriolt, J.S. undated 14 Martin, Dexter undated 14 Martin, Glenn L. undated 14 Mattern, James 1932 July 12 14 McGrady, ? undated 14 McKinney, Ive 1928 September 7 14 McMillan, Clifford 1930 March 26 14 Mears, John Henry 1928 14 Mendez, Lt. Benny undated 14 Meredith, Col. Luff undated 14 Merrill, M.M. 1928, undated 14 Merrill, Mrs. M.M. 1928 August 29 14 Mitchell, Billy undated 14 Moebus, Lt. Lucien A. 1928 November 23 14 Morrow, Ambassador undated 14 Mosier, "Red" undated 14 Nelson, Thomas 1929 November 6 14 Nichols, Ruth R. 1928, undated 14 Northrop, John K. undated 14 Noyes, Blanche 1948 14 Nungessen, Capt. Charles undated 14 O'Connor, John P. 1928 August 1 14 Odom, Capt. Bill 1949 14 O'Mara, Jack 1931 February 12 14 Omlie, Phoebe Fairgrave 1928 March 27 14 O'Neil, James F. 1947-1948 14 Page, George Jr. 1947 October 14 Pangborn, Clyde undated 14 Parker, Billy undated 14 Parrish, Wayne W. 1944, undated 14 Patterson, N.A. undated 14 Peterson, "Major Pete" 1919, undated 14 Piper, W.T. undated 14 Post, Augustus 1947 14 Post, George undated 14 Post, Wiley circa 1931-1934 14 Quirino, Elpidio 1947 April 6 14 Rasche, Thea 1927, undated 14 Ray, Jim 1931 December 23 14 Redfern, Paul 1927 August 26 14 Reynolds, Milt undated 14 Richardson, Dick undated 14 Roberts, Verne L. 1927 September 18 14 Rocheville, Charles 1930 April 21 14 Rogers, Charlie undated 14 Ronne, Edwin 1928 August 29 14 Ryan, Claude undated 14 Scarlett, Vice Air Marshal 1927 October 4 14 Schildauer, Clarence H. 1927 March 14 14 Schiller, C. Duke 1927-1928 14 Schoenhair, Lee 1928 14 Schroeder, R.W. 1947, undated 14 Sidar, Pablo L. 1930 May 14 14 Sikorsky, Igor 1947 October 2 14 Smith, Charles Kingsford 1928, 1930 14 Smith, Elinor 1929 April 25 14 Smith, Ernest L. 1927 July 17 14 Soucek, Apollo 1930 June 11 14 Spaatz, Carl (Tuhey) undated 14 Stanton, Charles undated 14 Stone, Fred 1928 November 28 14 Stultz, Wilmer 1928 14 Swan, William G. 1931 June 5 14 Tepew, Dick undated 14 Thaw, (Major) William 1928 August 31 14 Tunney, Gene 1928 July 26 14 Turner, Roscoe 1933-1939 14 Twining, Gen. N.T. undated 14 Vance, Clair K. 1928 May 12 14 Vandenberg, Hoyt S. 1949 14 Vest, George undated 14 Weber, Charles 1928 November 28 14 Wedell, James R. 1933, undated 14 Westover, "Smoky Joe" undated 14 Whelen, Ben undated 14 Williams, Al 1925, undated 14 Williams, Roger Q. circa 1914-1964, undated 14 Wilson, Gill Robb undated 14 Woolman, C.E. undated 14 Wright, Ted 1947 October 1 14 Yancey, Lewis A. 1930, undated 14 Young, Clarence 1930, undated 14 Zweng, Charles A. undated Sub-series 2. Aviation 21 1929 Flight publicity photos circa 1929 13 Air mail - planes 1919-1928, undated 13 Aircraft accidents 1927-1946, undated 14 Aircraft carriers 1930, undated 14 Aircraft Maintenance Division circa 1944-1945 14 Airlines - American 1948, undated 14 Airlines - Colonial undated 14 Airlines - Intercity undated 13 Airlines - Pan American undated 13 Airlines - Transocean undated 13 Airlines - United undated 13 Airlines - Wien Alaska undated 13 Airplane designs - Aerocoupe undated 13 Airplane designs - Pursuit Plane undated 13 Airplane designs circa 1938, undated 13 Airplanes - "Burnelli" 1930 May 8 13 Airplanes - "City of New York" 1928, 1930 13 Airplanes - "Columbia" circa 1927-1930 13 Airplanes - "Green Flash" undated 13 Airplanes - "K of New Haven" 1930 May 29 Airplanes - "New York" 1927 July 6 29 Airplanes - "Olympia" undated 13 Airplanes - "Pathfinder" 1929 13 Airplanes - "Roma" undated 13 Airplanes - "Southern Cross" 1930 June 11 13 Airplanes - "Spirit of St. Louis" undated 13 Airplanes - "The Question Mark" 1931, undated 13 Airplanes - "The Yellow Bird" undated 13 Airplanes - "Uncle Sam" undated 13 Airplanes - "Wooleroc" undated 13 Airplanes - "World's Famous Trio" undated 13 Airplanes - "Yankee Doodle" 1928 August 20 13 Airplanes - Beechcraft circa 1949-1964 13 Airplanes - Bell P-39 "Aircobra" 1945, undated 13 Airplanes - Bell P-59A (early jet) undated 13 Airplanes - Bellanca 1911-1939, undated 13 Airplanes - biplanes 1911-1930, undated 13 Airplanes - Boeing undated 13 Airplanes - Braniff undated 13 Airplanes - C-47 circa 1944-1945 13 Airplanes - C-54 undated 13 Airplanes - Cessna 1927, undated 13 Airplanes - Christofferson 1914, 1917 13 Airplanes - Columbia "Triad" undated 13 Airplanes - Curtiss "Condor" undated 13 Airplanes - Curtiss "Falcon" 1928 August 29 13 Airplanes - Curtiss "Oriole" undated 13 Airplanes - Curtiss 1929-1930 13 Airplanes - damaged floor stringer 1946 March 20 13 Airplanes - Dornier Do X undated 13 Airplanes - engines 1946, undated 13 Airplanes - Fairchild undated 13 Airplanes - Fokker "Old Glory" 1927 13 Airplanes - Fokker 1927-1929 13 Airplanes - Ford Tri-Motor 1928, undated 13 Airplanes - gliders 1930-1931 13 Airplanes - Guggenheim Safe Planes 1929, undated 13 Airplanes - L.W.F. undated 29 Airplanes - Lockheed 1930, undated 29 Airplanes - monoplanes 1927-1934, undated 29 Airplanes - Northrop "Flying Wing" undated 13 Airplanes - P-63 undated 13 Airplanes - packing & crating 1946 March 14 13 Airplanes - Police Patrol 1929, undated 13 Airplanes - Russian 1944 December 28 13 Airplanes - Ryan undated 13 Airplanes - Seaplanes 1927-1929, undated 13 Airplanes - Seversky circa 1935 13 Airplanes - Stinson 1930, undated 13 Airplanes - tandem-engined undated 13 Airplanes - Waco #10 1928 September 8 13 Airplanes - Wright Bros. 1908 13 Airplanes - Wright Type B 1910-1911 13 Airplanes 1930-1949, undated 13 Airports - Anchorage, Alaska undated 13 Airports - Annette undated 13 Airports - Bethel undated 13 Airports - Big Delta undated 13 Airports - Cordova undated 13 Airports - Cutbank, Alaska 1945 July 2 13 Airports - Grande Prairie 1945 June 14 13 Airports - Juneau, Alaska undated 13 Airports - Lethbridge undated 13 Airports - Nome, Alaska circa 1942-1945 13 Airports - Northway 1942, undated 13 Airports - Tanacross 1942, undated 13 Airports - Toledo, Ohio undated 13 Bell Aircraft Corporation undated 13 Crews - "North Star" 1928 June 28 13 Crews - "Pathfinder" undated 13 Crews - "Roma" undated 13 Dirigibles 1928-1930, undated 13 Early flying devices 1911-1927, undated 13 Equipment - Safety Kone undated 15 Equipment - Safety Kone circa 1941 13 Equipment 1928-1946, undated 13 Fields - American River undated 13 Fields - Bettles undated 13 Fields - Birchwood undated 13 Fields - Calgary 1944-1945, undated 13 Fields - Campbell Creek undated 13 Fields - Carlstrom undated 13 Fields - Dow undated 13 Fields - Edmonton 1943-1945, undated 13 Fields - Elmendorf 1940, undated 13 Fields - Floods undated 13 Fields - Ft. Meyer 1908 13 Fields - Ft. Nelson 1942, undated 13 Fields - Gakona undated 13 Fields - Galena undated 13 Fields - Goose undated 13 Fields - Great Falls 1943-1945, undated 13 Fields - Greenland 1943 13 Fields - Gulkana undated 14 Fields - Healy undated 14 Fields - Hickam undated 14 Fields - Ladd 1940-1944, undated 14 Fields - Lake Spenard undated 14 Fields - McGrath undated 14 Fields - Meeks 1943 August 26 14 Fields - Merrill undated 14 Fields - Minchumina undated 14 Fields - Moses Point 1942 June 1 14 Fields - Newfoundland 1943 August 20 14 Fields - Penhold 1945 July 2 14 Fields - Presque Isle 1945 April 17 14 Fields - Scotland 1943 August 28 14 Fields - Souther undated 14 Fields - St. John undated 14 Fields - Taliafero undated 14 Fields - Talkeetna undated 14 Fields - Valdez undated 14 Fields - Wasilla undated 14 Fields - Watson Lake undated 14 Fields - Wheeler undated 14 Fields - Whitehorse undated 14 Fields - Wold-Chamberlin undated 14 Fields - Wrigley 1944 February 20 14 Fields - Yakutut undated 13 Fields 1945, undated 14 Flights - New York to Rome undated 14 Food service 1945, undated 14 General Airplanes Corporation undated 14 Guided missiles 1949, undated 14 Hangars 1909, undated 29 Helicopters 1930-1947, undated 14 Instruments - Williams's inventions 1946, undated 14 McDonnell Aircraft Corporation undated 14 Model planes undated 14 Ocean landing stage 1928 April 12 14 Organization supporters undated 14 Parachuting undated 14 Reader's Digest National Tour circa 1940 14 Rescue and survival 1928-1945, undated 14 Seaplane base construction undated 14 Stunt flying undated 29 Courses of Instruction at Taloa Academy 1948 14 Training 1945, undated 14 Veterans 1928 November 10 14 Weather 1943, undated Sub-series 3. Geographic 29 Alaska 1944, undated 29 Bering Strait undated 29 Bermuda undated 29 California 1922-1945, undated 29 Canada 1945, undated 29 Colombia, South America 1933, undated 29 Cuba undated 29 Egypt undated 29 Florida 1919, undated 29 Gotland Island undated 29 Greenland 1943 29 Hawaii undated 29 Iceland 1943 August 27 29 India undated 29 Labrador 1943 September 10 29 Maine 1945 April 17 29 Manila undated 29 McKinley Park undated 29 Mexico 1948, undated 29 Montana undated 29 Mountains - glaciers 1943, undated 29 Nassau Harbor undated 29 New York 1918, 1928 29 Newfoundland 1943 August 20 29 Panama Canal 1922 March 31 29 Paris, France undated 29 Philippines undated 29 Scotland 1943 August 28 29 Shanghai undated 29 South America 1947, undated 29 South Dakota undated 29 Spain undated 29 Sweden undated 29 Texas undated 29 Virgin Islands undated Sub-series 4. General 2 Electroplates for Up Currents (column) undated 12 Images removed from frames 1969, undated 26 Negatives 1940, undated 2 Original drawings by Art Brewster for Up Currents circa 1946-1947, undated 11 Original photos for Who's the Dumb Animal? undated 21 Photo album 1929 11 Photographs circa 1927-1963, undated 12 Photos - for Col. Wiliams's aviation memoirs undated 11 Photos autographed to RQW 1947, undated 11 Pictures for Reader's Digest scrapbook 1939-1940 15 Pictures of Aerocoupe designed by Williams circa 1941 29 Ships 1922-1945, undated 10 U.S. Patent sketches for R.Q.W.'s military airplane circa 1933 11 WWI pictures 1924, undated 11 WWII Alaska & index to "The Moon + Halfway Back" book 1943-1945, undated