AHJ_ah04979 Inventory of the Joseph D. Hutchinson papers, 1863-1991 (bulk 1928-1983) Hutchinson (Joseph D.) Papers Processed by Kathryn Brooks The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid has been made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/

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Finding aid encoded by Kathryn Brooks July 2011 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Hutchinson, Joseph D. Joseph D. Hutchinson papers 1863-1991 (bulk 1928-1983) 04979 11.12 cubic ft. (19 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Contains the papers of Joseph D. Hutchinson, former United Airlines pilot and aviation historian. Biography of Joseph D. Hutchinson

Joseph D. Hutchinson was an airline pilot and amateur aviation historian during the twentieth century. Hutchinson flew for United Airlines between the 1930s and 1960s. After his retirement, he interviewed retired United Airlines pilots and personnel and did extensive research on the history of United Airlines. He also did some research on his uncle Arthur Hutchinson, who was one of the owners of the Hutchinson Ranch near Salida, Colorado during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Scope and Content

Collection contains Joseph D. Hutchinson's research files (which contain correspondence, photographs, audio-cassettes, transcripts, clippings, periodicals, and printed materials), correspondence between Hutchinson and the United Airlines pilots and personnel he interviewed, and audio-cassettes and transcripts of Hutchinson's interviews of United Airlines and pilots and personnel. Collection also contains United Airlines memoranda, photographs of United Airlines aircraft and personnel, clippings, postcards of aircraft, miscellaneous printed materials (mostly published by United Airlines), and miscellaneous periodicals. Collection also holds a photocopied diary kept by Arthur Hutchinson, a few photocopies of letters written by Arthur Hutchinson, and a photocopy of a Hutchinson Ranch financial ledger. A 16 mm film entitled "Flying Cadets," a few aviation artifacts, and a few aviation books are in this collection as well.

Access Restrictions

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

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Related Materials

There is one other archival collection created by Joseph D. Hutchinson at the Colorado Historical Society.

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Joseph D. Hutchinson from 1976-1991.

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Kathryn Brooks in July 2011.

Preferred Citation

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

Access Terms Van Dersarl, Frank A. United Airlines. Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States -- 20th century. Airlines -- United States -- 20th century. Air pilots -- United States -- 20th century. Airplanes -- United States -- 20th century. Ranchers -- Colorado. Ranches -- Colorado. Hutchinson Ranch (Colo.) Audio-cassettes. Agriculture and Natural Resources Ranching Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce Transportation Container List Series I. Research materials

Contains items pertaining to the various areas of Hutchinson's research; including aviation history, family history, and ranching.

6 1922 photo album pages - aviation - Havana 1922, 1975 7 1975 Annual reports - airlines 1975 7 1975 Annual reports 1975-1976 7 1976 Annual reports - airlines 1976-1977 1 Air Mail Pioneers 1924-1974 8 Air/Space - Lockheed financial report 1976 8 Air/Space financial reports & information 1977 8 Aircraft - airline reports - & aerospace mfcts. 1976-1977 9 Alaskan oil companies - financial reports 1976-1977 7 Annual & quarterly reports 1975-1976 1 Articles 1975 June 11 11 Automotive - energy - fuel - etc. 1976-1977 4 Aviation - miscellaneous undated 14 Aviation research 1932, 1976, 1982 19 Aviation-related newspaper clippings circa 1937 4 Biographical information - Blair, Charles F. 1974 4 Biographical information - Lindbergh, Charles A. 1974-1975 4 Biographical information - Tallman, Frank 1975 10 Boeing Air Transport (B.A.T.) at Cheyenne circa 1929-1930 13 Book - Airway One 1974 14 Book - Glenn Curtiss: Pioneer of Flight 1972 6 Book - Of Magic Sails 1975 6 Book - Pictorial History of Aircraft 1975 1 Colorado ranching 1972-1975 9 Concorde 1976-1977 8 Crane & Burlington Northern reports 1976-1977 1 Diary (facsimile) - John Arthur Hutchinson 1914-1917 13 Douglas DC-3 & DST operation manual circa 1942-1949 14 Export Airlines research 1939-1941 1 French airmen 1924, 1975 6 Friendly Times 1976 4 Golden Anniversary, Permanent Scheduled Airline Service 1976 10 Gurr letters, etc. circa 1982-1988 10 Gurr WX/Radio Truck Boeing Air Transport (B.A.T.) 1928-1987 6 Indians - early West, Wyoming 1958-1976 10 J. H. Gurr tape - UAL dispatcher history circa 1976-1988 3 Joe Gurr - logbooks & correspondence 1929-1988 10 Lafayette Flying Corps reunion 1983 August 1 Ledger (facsimile) circa 1863-1970 1 Legal material 1932-1975 6 Letters - operations - UAL received by W. N. Edson, F. E. Caldwell letters, etc. 1934-1943 9 Lindbergh 1976-1977 4 Lists 1979-1980, undated 4 Manuscripts 1980, undated 6 Misc. aerial 1975-1976 6 Misc. publications 1976 3 Miscellaneous 1923-1975 17 The New York Times aviation clipping 1930 January 26 9 The New Yorker articles on oil, energy, nuclear power 1976 2 Newspaper clippings file 1935-1938, undated 4 Newspaper clippings 1933-1979 10 O. T. Larson scrapbook & correspondence circa 1926-1988 11 Oil - cars 1971-1977 11 Oil - oil spills - marine - energy 1973-1977 9 Old Ranch - Colo. - history 1976-1977 2 Pamphlets 1930-1975 2 Periodical - Aero Digest (facsimile) 1928 2 Periodical - Beehive 1974-1975 2 Periodical - The Orange Disc 1975 11 Petroleum - oil spills - fires - waste - etc. 1976-1977 4 Postcards 1970-1976 3 Reports 1972-1975 3 Richards Field 1975 1 Saga of the United States Air Mail Service 1918-1927 6 Small UAL newsletters 1975-1976 8 Space & flight 1974-1977 8 Space companies - financial reports 1976-1977 14 UAL & Brooks Field Flying Cadets research 1977-1987 11 UAL Co. news magazine - Friendly Times 1976-1977 6 UAL misc. 1975-1976 6 UAL publications 1975-1976 14 UAL research & tape descriptions undated 8 United Airlines - "SWALLOW" airplane & flights of April 6, 1926 & April 6, 1976 1976 3 United Airlines - schedules 1950-1975 10 United Airlines (UAL) 1976-1978 11 United Airlines (UAL) 1976-1977 1 United Airlines Air Atlas 1960, 1967-1968 1 United Airlines memoranda 1934-1945 2 United Airlines meteorology circular 1956-1957 2 United Airlines newsletters 1948, 1974-1975 9 WWI & military misc. 1970-1978 Series II. Personal

Contains the personal items of Hutchinson such as correspondence, literature, maps, printed materials, and other items.

9 Automotive & oil news items from one day's news (Rocky Mtn. News) 1976 December 4 Biographical information circa 1964-1975, 1980 13 Booklets 1794-1943 1 Correspondence 1964-1975 4 Correspondence 1981 6 Ephemera/personal 1974-1977 14 First day issue stamps/envelopes 1968, 1976 12 Maps 1933-1966 2 Periodical - The American Rifleman 1972, 1974-1975 6 Photos - Lafayette Flying Corps reunion 1983 8 Political & misc. 1976-1977 4 Reminiscences (by Hutchinson & others) 1968-1974 3 Roster (facsimile) 1932 13 Scrapbook received from Representative Arthur L. Buck rcvd. 1976 June 8 Series III. Artifacts & art

Artifacts and art pertaining to aviation history are found in this series.

5 Belt 1933 16 Douglas DC-3 NC 16060 (framed) circa 1936-1939 15 Douglas DC-3 wing bolt undated 16 Early Boeing 247 calendar picture (framed) circa 1932-1933 5 Early pilots' satchel circa 1929-1933 16 Framed picture of 1st Aero Squadron 1914 5 GRACE flags undated 18 Helmet of Geo. L. Boyd circa 1929-1933 5 Knife used on UAL Douglas DC-3 food service circa 1937-1946 5 Medallion from Lafayette Flying Corps final reunion 1983 16 Photo/print of Douglas DC-3 aircraft (2) circa 1940 19 Photo/print of Reading, Pennsylvania airport dedication circa 1929 17 Tray cover used to serve dinner in first class on Douglas DC-10 (with salt & pepper packet & stirrer) 1977 November 26 19 Tray used on UAL Boeing 747 first class flight to Honolulu 1976 January 13 17 U.S. Air Force Recruiting Service ad reproduction 1973 16 UAL 1941 calendar 1941 16 UAL 1941-1942 calendar 1941 16 UAL Douglas Dc-3 DST Sleeper (framed) circa 1938 Series IV. Audiovisual materials

Contains audiotapes and some transcriptions of interviews conducted by Hutchinson for his aviation history research. Also contains 16mm film of U.S. Army Air Corps recruiting film and one reel-to-reel tape.

15 16mm film - U.S. Army Air Corps recruiting film - "Flying Cadets (black and white, silent)," 1928 15 Audiotape - AF Gen. Jas. C. Jensen & UAL, AF Col. M. W. Wiley 1983 September 15 Audiotape - Air Corps class - Wiley, Jensen, Simmons, Christenson, Geo. Furch (2) 1981 15 Audiotape - All American Airways history 1991 June 15 Audiotape - Alvin Schmidt, R. Walner, Jim. Angel 1983 15 Audiotape - Brother Arthur in Medford, OR 1981 November 15 Audiotape - C. B. Simmons, Mt. Falcon Park, CO (3) 1981 June 16 15 Audiotape - Capt. Chas. G. Grey of Paris, Lafayette Escadrille member, KOA talk show on WWI 1983 August 15 Audiotape - Col. M. W. Wiley/V. W. Vaughan 1982 August 15 Audiotape - Columbia landing at Edwards AFB, California (2) 1981 April 14 15 Audiotape - Dr. Jas. Parks 1982 February 18 15 Audiotape - E. B. Jeppesen Boeing Air Trans. 1982 January 30 15 Audiotape - F. H. Jacobs, UAL & Voyager II 1981 15 Audiotape - F. Van Dersarl & V. W. Vaughan (2) 1979 May 21 15 Audiotape - F.W. Van Dersarl 1979 May 21 15 Audiotape - Frank A. Van Dersarl 1976 May 4 15 Audiotape - Frank Van Dersarl & E. B. Jeppesen 1976, 1982 15 Audiotape - Frank Van Dersarl & his brother 1976 April 15 Audiotape - Frank Van Dersarl at Yuma St. shop (2) 1976 May 15 Audiotape - Frank Van Dersarl on Hispano-Suiza airplane engines, recorded at St. Luke's Hospital, Denver (6) 1982 July 15 Audiotape - Gen. R. L Waldron - WWII Pacific 1978 February 15 Audiotape - Gen. R. L. Waldron, W. W. Breeding, & J. D. Hutchinson, AF & UAL 1978, 1983 15 Audiotape - Gen. Waldron, Gen. Harmon search (2) 1978 February 21 15 Audiotape - Gen. Waldron, Tinker loss 1978, 1983 15 Audiotape - Gen. Waldron, WWII etc. 1978 February 21 15 Audiotape - Gnl. R. L. Waldron, W. W. Breeding, & J. D. Hutchinson 1978 February 21 15 Audiotape - Hawaii, UAL 1981 November 18 15 Audiotape - Hispano-Suiza engines WWI Jeppesen, Hutchinson, Dana Van Dersarl (3) 1982 15 Audiotape - Lafayette Escadrille banquet-reception (5.5) 1983 August 15 Audiotape - UAL retired pilots lunch 1982 June 16 15 Audiotape - UAL retired pilots meeting (5) 1981 February 27 15 Audiotape - UAL Ted Cochran 1982 August 15 Audiotape - V. W. Vaughan & Frank Van Dersarl 1979-1980 15 Audiotape - Van Dersarl - early aviation 1979 May 21 15 Audiotape - Van Dersarl family, Paul Kuhlman (3) 1976-1983 15 Audiotape - Virg Vaughan & Anna Donley, F. Van Dersarl 1976 April 15 Audiotape - WWI, Dr. Jas. Parks, 94th Sqdn. 1982 February 18 4 Audiotape transcription undated 4 Audiotape transcription 1980 4 Audiotape rcvd. 1981 June 16 4 Audiotape 1968 April 5 17 Audiotapes - Leon Cuddeback speech 1975 February 24 15 Reel-to-reel - early Colo. Aviation - barnstorm period - Frank Van Dersarl 1976