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Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974

 Person

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Aeronautics Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0012
Scope and Contents

Collection of correspondence, reports, printed material, and clippings pertaining to St. Louis aviation history. Includes papers relating to the Pioneer Aeroplane and Exhibition Company (1911); the St. Louis Aeronautic Corporation, formed to hold the international air races in St. Louis, October 1-2, 1923; ballooning; and the early history of Lambert St. Louis Flying Field.

Dates: 1830-1984

Gorrell Starke Clinger Diaries and Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: A3263
Scope and Content The collection is comprised of 96 volumes including mostly diaries and nine scrapbooks dating from 1901 to 1965. There are no diaries or scrapbooks for the years 1904, 1905, 1908, 1918, and 1932. The diaries for 1922 and 1923 and the 1955 scrapbook are incomplete. The collection is arranged chronologically. The diaries are a combination of daily activity journal and scrapbook. They include Gorrell’s daily notes on her activities and also many pasted newspaper...
Dates: 1901-1965

Joseph Jennings Dorn Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A2353
Scope and Contents The collection consists of correspondence, bills, newspaper clippings, magazines, photographs and other papers regarding Joseph Jennings Dorn's role in the trial of Bruno Hauptmann for kidnapping Charles Lindbergh's baby. The collection includes: correspondence of Arthur G. Koehler, a wood identification expert for the Forest Service; letters from Dorn and his wife to their daughter while they were in New Jersey for the trial; newspaper clippings and magazine articles regarding the Hauptmann...
Dates: 1929-1999

Charles Augustus Lindbergh Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A0904
Abstract The documentation of Charles Lindbergh's 1927 transatlantic flight and his involvement in the early development of aviation in the United States constitute the major strengths of the Charles Augustus Lindbergh Papers. Papers concerning his scientific endeavors and literary contributions are also a major focus. A substantial number of documents in the collection relate to the literary productions of Anne Morrow Lindbergh and her activities with her husband. The papers contain some material on...
Dates: 1827-1969; Majority of material found within 1927-1942

Spirit of St. Louis Snapshot Collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0998
Scope and Contents The Spirit of St. Louis Snapshot Collection contains six snapshots showing the Spirit of St. Louis airplane and Charles Lindbergh. The photographs appear to have been taken in the Ryan Airlines hangar in San Diego, California, likely right after the plane was built. Several men, including Ryan Airlines founder Claude Ryan, are shown posing in front of the plane and fueling it with a gasoline can. One snapshot shows Charles Lindbergh, without the plane. The collection also includes an...
Dates: ca. 1927

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Subject
Aeronautics -- United States 2
Air pilots -- United States 2
Airplanes -- United States 2
Lindbergh, Charles Augustus, 1930-1932 -- Kidnapping, 1932 2
Aeronautics -- Competitions 1