AHJ_ah09321 Inventory of the Rose A. Benas Papers and Airlanes magazines1936-1990 Benas (Rose A.) papers and Airlanes magazines Processed by D. Claudia Thompson in 2013 and Jamie J. Greene in 2015. University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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 Finding aid encoded by D. Claudia Thompson February 2012 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Benas, Rose A. Rose A. Benas papers and Airlanes magazines 1936-1990 09321 3.75 cubic ft. (6 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Rose A. Benas was the publisher and editor of Airlanes Magazine, a commercial aviation trade publication. The collection contains issues of Airlanes Magazine and Benas' personal papers and records regarding her career and work with the magazine. Biography of Rose A. Benas

Rose A. Benas Lustig (1915-2012) was the publisher and editor of Airlanes Magazine and its successor Airworld Magazine. Airlanes was published monthly from January 1936 until October 1965. The magazine was the first "in-flight" periodical but later developed into an executive trade publication. The successor, Airworld, was intended to be an "in-flight" magazine and was carried by 10 U.S. airlines. However Airworld was suspended after 5 months. Benas later became a writer on the staff of George E. Mueller, Manned Space Flight Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Rose Benas married Harold E. Lustig in 1940. The couple had two daughters, Merrily Lustig Tornatore and Loraly June Lustig.

 Scope and Content

The collection contains printed issues of Airlanes Magazine (1936-1965) and Airworld Magazine (1966). These monthly periodicals contained articles and advertisements on travel destinations, as well as information of general aviation interest. The publications document the development of commercial airline travel. There are also Airlanes Publishing Company records, correspondence, biographical information, photographs, news releases, and reports about Rose A. Benas' career and work with commercial aviation publications.

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

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There are no known other archival collections created by Rose A. Benas at the date of processing.

This material was received from Rose A. Benas in 1986 and Merrily Lustig Tornatore from 2014-2020.

The collection was processed by D. Claudia Thompson in February 2013 and updated by Jamie J. Greene in April 2015, January 2020, and March 2022.

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Digital reproductions of select material from this collection are available at http://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu:8180/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~140~140.

 Access Terms Lustig, Rose A. Benas Aeronautics, Commercial -- Periodicals Air travel -- Periodicals Transportation. Publishers and Publishing. Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce. Airlanes Magazine Airworld Magazine Container List Series I. Business and personal records

4Airlanes Publishing Company1940-1961 4Awards and certificates: Martin 2-0-2 test crew member certificate undated 4Biographical file: Rose A. Benas1960-1969 5Biographical file: Rose A. Benas1957 4Correspondence1941-1990 5-6Correspondence1957-1986 4I.A.T.A. (International Air Transport Association) general meeting program 1960 4Interview with Kitty Carlisle Hart: "A Conversation with Kitty Carlisle Hart" undated 5Interview with MuellerJuly 1969 6Journals - Rose BenasOctober 1951-October 1952 4Lectures and speeches1968-1982 4Lithographs of a Fokker D-VII airplane, 1963 5-6Manuscripts1965-1979 6Manuscript drafts and correspondence1959-1969 5NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) (photographs and correspondence)1968-1972 6NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) - memos1969-1970 4Newsletters: "Hew 2 Report: Region II, United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare" 1975-1976 5Newspaper clippings1961-1962 4News releases1967-1987 4Photographs1959-1964 5Photographs1949-1986 5Publications - miscellaneous1947-1964 4Reports and studies1955-1964 6Speeches written by Rose A. Benas for Dr. George Miller 1968-1969 5Travel (itineraries, correspondence, orders, and tickets)1949-1986 Series II. Airlanes Magazines

1 Airlanes Magazine 1936-1946 2 Airlanes Magazine 1947-1956 3 Airlanes Magazine 1957-1965 3 Airworld Magazine 1966