Henry I. Metz papers, 1925-1966
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Metz, Henry I.
- Title
- Henry I. Metz papers
- Dates
- 1925-1966 (inclusive)19251966
- Quantity
- 14.40 cubic feet (32 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 02567
- Summary
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Additional Reference Guides
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Additional Information
Preliminary finding aid available in repository.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Henry I. Metz was an aviation radio engineer and federal aviation official during the twentieth century. A 1927 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Metz spent the early part of his professional career as a radio engineer for Westinghouse Electric Corporation in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts. He later joined the Civil Aeronautics Authority and went on to hold a number of positions with this federal agency and its successors, the Civil Aeronautics Administrations and Federal Aviation Agency between the 1930s and 1960s, serving as Assistant Radio Engineer at Birmingham (Alabama) Municipal Airport (1930s), Chief of Experimental Station in Indianapolis, Indiana (1940s), Chief of Maintenance Engineering Division (1950s), and Chief of Personnel and Training Division in Kansas City, Missouri (1960s). In the course of his career, Metz was a noted expert on aviation communications and air traffic control.
Content Description
Collection contains Henry I. Metz's subject files (which contain correspondence, clippings, notes, photographs, government documents, and printed materials), personal files, notebooks created by Metz, and photographs of aviation communications equipment, air traffic equipment, and airports in the continental United States, Alaska, and Wake Island. A few photographs of aircraft, a photograph album of aviation structures on Wake Island, papers and reports (some written by Metz), government documents (including a few aviation accident reports), miscellaneous printed materials, and miscellaneous periodicals are in this collection as well.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Copyright InformationThe researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative Information
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Aeronautics -- Communication systems -- United States.
- Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States -- 20th century.
- Air traffic control -- United States -- 20th century.
- Airports -- United States -- 20th century.
- Radio engineers -- United States -- 20th century.
- Radio in aeronautics -- United States -- 20th century.
Corporate Names
- United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
- United States. Civil Aeronautics Authority.
- United States. Federal Aviation Agency.
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs.
