AHJ_ah06454 Inventory of the Clarence T. Tolpo Papers, 1922-1969 Tolpo (Clarence T.) Papers University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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2018

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Leslie Waggener. 2018 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Tolpo, Clarence T. Clarence T. Tolpo papers 1922-1969 06454 0.48 cubic ft. (2 boxes + artwork) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Papers of early United States Army aviator who later flew for the U.S. Postal Service and later joined the Civil Aeronautics Administration of the U.S. Civil Service Commission's Department of Commerce. Biography of Clarence T. Tolpo

Clarence T. Tolpo was an early United States Army aviator who flew for the U.S. Postal Service starting in 1924. He received a public service award from the Postmaster General in 1928. He later became employed by U.S. Bureau of Air Commerce and the Airways Operations Division of the Civil Aeronautics Administration. He took part in establishing the first air traffic control system in the U.S. and later became airport manager for airports across the U.S. He became a member of the Air Mail Pioneers.

 Scope and Content

The collection contains correspondence regarding Tolpo’s career, tourist travel to the country of Colombia, and about the Air Mail Pioneers (1927-1969); newsletters of the Thompson Aeronautical Corporation (1929-1932); news articles of early aviation-related events in a scrapbook; a copy of The AuSable News (1928) containing an article about air mail coming to Michigan; a pamphlet titled “A New Chapter in Transportation Progress: The Packard Diesel Aircraft Engine” (1930) published by the Packard Motor Car Company; transcript of a short interview with Tolpo about his work as acting manager of the Cleveland Airway Traffic Control department of the U.S. Bureau of Air Commerce (1937); an air navigation program plan for Tolpo to be a Civil Aviation Consultant to the Government of Colombia under the Cultural Cooperation Program (1949); and certificates from the U.S. Army and postal service (1922-1928). There are scrapbook pages with photographs and memorabilia from Tolpo’s career, including photos of Thompson Aeronautical Corp. officers and directors, airports and military air fields in Michigan, Air Mail Pioneer groups, and photos of Tolpo. Additionally, there is a painted portrait of Tolpo.

 Access Restrictions

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

 Copyright Information

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 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Clarence T. Tolpo at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from Clarence T. Tolpo in 1976 and 1977.

Preferred Citation

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

 Access Terms United States. Bureau of Air Commerce. Thompson Aeronautical Corporation. Packard Motor Car Company. Air mail service -- United States -- 1920-1930. Air pilots, Military -- United States. Aeronautics -- Colombia. Tourism -- Colombia. Aeronautics. Air traffic control -- United States. Airplanes -- Motors -- Design and construction. Airports -- Management -- United States. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce Transportation Businesses and Corporations Container List

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