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Stanhope S. Boggs papers, 1918-1970
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Boggs, Stanhope S.
- Title
- Stanhope S. Boggs papers
- Dates
- 1918-1970 (inclusive)19201970
- Quantity
- 1.93 cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 06773
- Summary
- Stanhope S. Boggs was an American Air Mail Service Pilot who served from 1920 to 1927. This collection contains aerial photographs and other photos from Stanhope Boggs’ time with the Air Mail Service. Also included are documents related to the service, newspaper clippings, excerpts from Boggs’ journal, his aviator goggles, and a record book for an Air Mail Service Station.
- 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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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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Finding aid available in repository.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Stanhope S. Boggs was an American Air Mail Service Pilot who served from 1920 to 1927. Boggs was a graduate of the School of Military Aeronautics at the University of California at Berkley. He flew forest patrol during World War I. After the war, he joined the Air Mail Service, flying all over the country. He was the first person to fly the mail over the Sierra Nevada Mountains, flying from San Francisco to Elko and back, with stops in Reno. On January 4, 1921, Stanhope survived one of the early crashes of the Air Mail Service. He was flying out of San Francisco at 2,000 feet when his engine quit. He had to go into a flat glide and broke out of the covering fog at only 50 feet over the city of San Francisco. He tried to set the airplane down on Gough Street in the block between Hay and Fell streets. As he was landing, he hit some trolley wires and nosed into the ground. The airplane was destroyed by a post-crash fire, but Boggs was unhurt. He was able to save half of the 270-pound mail cargo load. On February 7, 1921, Boggs set a record of one hour and nineteen minutes flying from San Francisco to Reno. He took his last flight for the Air Mail Service on March 19, 1921, before becoming a superintendent with the service. By 1930, Boggs had earned reclassification as an airways engineer. He became the assistant manager of the Sixth Air Navigation District, a branch of the Civil Aeronautics Authority (later to become the Federal Aviation Administration) and continued to work for the Federal Aviation Administration until his retirement from federal service.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains aerial photographs and other photos from Stanhope Boggs’ time with the Air Mail Service. Also included are documents related to the service, newspaper clippings, excerpts from Boggs’ journal, his aviator goggles, and a record book for an Air Mail Service Station.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
1 | Aeronautical Charts of the United States of America, published by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey | undated |
1 | Airports Service Refresher Quizzes - for Santa Monica, CA | undated |
2 | Artifact - Willson Aviator's Goggles | undated |
1 | Books | 1918, 1929 |
1 | Book - "Who's Who in American Aeronautics" The Blue Book of American Airmen, 2nd edition | 1925 |
1 | Certificates | 1957, 1962, undated |
2 | Certificates - United States Post Office Department recognizes Stanhope S. Boggs for his Contributions as an Air Mail Pilot from 1918-1927 | May 15, 1968 |
1 | Civil Aeronautics Board - Civil Air Regulation Amendments | 1945 |
1 | Correspondence | 1924, 1927, 1933, 1942, 1960-1970, undated |
1 | Department of Commerce materials | 1931, 1942, 1945 |
1 | Documents | 1921, 1928 |
1 | Excerpts from the "Federal Register" | January 9, 1947 |
1 | Extracts from Journal of Stanhope S. Boggs - "Piloting the Transcontinental Air Mail" | 1920 |
1 | Instructors of Brooks Field | undated |
1 | Lists of Airports | undated |
1 | Miscellaneous | undated |
1 | Miscellaneous - Schematics | undated |
1 | Names and Addresses of Field graduates | undated |
1 | Names of Seats in U.S. | undated |
1 | Newspapers - Post Office Anniversary | undated |
1 | Newspaper clippings - Airplane Crashes | undated |
1 | Newspaper clippings - Miscellaneous | undated |
1 | Newspaper clippings - Obituaries | undated |
1 | Periodicals | 1935, 1951 |
1 | Photographs - Aerial views of Chicago, Illinois | 1919 |
1 | Photographs - Aerial view of Langley Field, Virginia | undated |
1 | Photographs - Aerial views of Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 1919 |
1 | Photographs - Aerial views of Minnesota | 1919 |
1 | Photographs - Aerial views of Ohio | 1919 |
1 | Photographs - Aerial shots of Pennsylvania | 1919 |
1 | Photographs - Aerial views of St. Paul, Minnesota | 1919 |
1 | Photographs - Aerial views of Washington, D.C. | 1919-1920, undated |
1 | Photographs - Aviation - Aircraft Crashes | 1919-1920, undated |
1 | Photographs - Aviation - Balloons | 1919, undated |
1 | Photographs - Aviation - Blimps | undated |
1 | Photographs - Parachuting | undated |
1 | Photographs - Aviation - Stunt Flying | undated |
1 | Photographs - Boggs, Marshal S. | undated |
1-2 | Photographs - Boggs, Stanhope S. | undated |
1 | Photographs - Carrothers Field, Fort Worth, Texas (aerial) | 1918 |
1 | Photographs - Colleges & Universities - Ohio State | undated |
1 | Photographs - Clouds | undated |
1 | Photographs - Indiana | undated |
1 | Photographs - Kaibab National Forest, Arizona | undated |
1 | Photographs - New Jersey - Atlantic City | undated |
1 | Photographs - River - Mississippi | undated |
1 | Photographs - Rockwell Field, San Diego, CA | undated |
1 | Photographs - Ships | undated |
1 | Photographs - South Carolina - Columbia | undated |
1 | Photographs - Souther Air Service Training School, Americus, GA (aerial) | undated |
1 | Photographs - Virginia | undated |
1 | Photographs - Virginia - New Port News | undated |
1-2 | Photographs - Miscellaneous | undated |
1 | Photographs - Unidentified People | undated |
1 | Pilot's Book - Stanhope Boggs, 2nd Lieutenant | 1918-1921 |
1 | Program - 50th Anniversary U.S. Air Mail Service Commemorative Stamp Program | May 15, 1968 |
1 | Radio Show Script - " History of Transporting Mail in the United States" broadcasted by N. Gray & Co., entitled "Scrapbook Stories" | January 9, 1939 |
1 | Record Book - Post Office Department Air Mail Service Station Record of Events Log Book | 1920-1921 |
2 | Scrapbook (newspaper) | undated |
1 | Supplement to Post Office Department Air Mail Service Station Record of Events Log Book | 1920 |