Marion R. Neary papers, 1940-1969
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Neary, Marion R.
- Title
- Marion R. Neary papers
- Dates
- 1940-1969 (inclusive)Date of CollectionDate of Collection
- Quantity
- 1.00 cubic ft. (1 box)
- Collection Number
- 02823
- Summary
- Papers of maintainance officer with the Civil Aeronautics Authority, which later became the Federal Aviation Agency and then the Federal Aviation Administration.
- 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.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Marion Richard Neary was employed by the Civil Aeronautics Authority beginning in 1940 when the CAA was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The CAA was responsible for air traffic control, safety programs, and airway development. Neary continued his employment as the CAA’s functions were given to a new independent body, the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) in 1958 (later the Federal Aviation Administration). During his time with the CAA, Neary was an installation engineer stationed in Kansas City, Missouri (1942-1946), and then was chief of the Airways Technical Field office in Laramie, Wyoming and then at San Jose, California (1947-1959). He was next stationed in Oakland and then Fremont, California, as a maintenance liaison officer with the FAA (1960-1968). His position was abolished by the FAA in 1969 and he subsequently retired.
Content Description
The collection contains a resume for Neary (1959); materials pertaining to Neary's employment with the CAA, later FAA, including travel orders, duty descriptions, memos, commendations, and an FAA newsletter (1952-1969); instruction manuals for aircraft radios, receivers, transmitters, direction finders, radiofone, and radar beacon (1940-1963); membership information and journals from the Electronic Maintenance Engineering Association, retitled the Airways Engineering Society in the early 1960s (1960-1963); membership information, directories, yearbooks, and newsletters of the Society of Airway Pioneers (1958-1970); three issues of the aviation newspaper Cross Country News (1962); and programs from the All Woman Transcontinental Air Race (1962) and the Powder Puff Derby (1964).
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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The American Heritage Center is in the process of converting its older container lists to a more accessible format. This link is to an older version of a container list.
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Description: Link to Container List (PDF)
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Airplanes -- Electronic equipment -- Maintenance and repair.
- Airplanes -- Radio equipment.
Corporate Names
- Powder Puff Derby.
- Society of Airway Pioneers.
- United States. Federal Aviation Administration. Systems Maintenance Service.
- United States. Federal Aviation Agency.
