Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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Museum of History &
Industry
Sophie Frye Bass
Library
2700 24th Avenue East
Seattle, WA 98112
Phone: 206-324-1126
URL: http://www.seattlehistory.org
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Collection Number:
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1982.82, 2007.3.2
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Creator:
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Johnson,
Philip G. (Philip Gustav), 1894-1944
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Title:
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Philip G. Johnson scrapbooks and other
material
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Dates:
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1913-1960 (inclusive)
1925-1945 (bulk)
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Quantity:
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9 linear feet
23 boxes and 3 packages
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in
English.
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Summary:
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Scrapbooks, papers and photographs of
Philip G. Johnson, a pioneer of the aviation industry in the United States and
Canada, and president of Boeing companies in the 1920s-1940s.
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Location of Collection:
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13b.1.5-6
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Biographical Note
Philip Gustav Johnson was a pioneer in the manufacturing of airplanes
and in the organization of commercial airlines in the United States and Canada.
Born in Seattle on November 5, 1894, Johnson was the son of Swedish immigrants
Charles S. and Hanna (Gustavson) Johnson. He attended Seattle grade schools and
graduated from Broadway High School on Capitol Hill.
Johnson was a mechanical engineering student in the University of
Washington College of Engineering when the Boeing engineering department
recruited him in 1917. He held successive positions in the Engineering
Department (1917-1918), the Production Department (1918-1919), as
Superintendent (1919-1922), as Vice-president, and as General Manager
(1922-1926), becoming president of the company in 1926. He was president of
four companies that preceded United Airlines--Boeing Air Transport , Pacific
Air Transport, National Air Transport and Varney Air Lines--and in 1933, of
United Aircraft and Transport Company, the parent company merging Boeing, Pratt
& Whitney, and other companies.
In 1934, as a result of the scandal surrounding the assignment of air
mail contracts, Johnson resigned his position as president. Among the
conditions allowing airlines to bid for new air mail contracts was the
requirement that the company not employ any executives present at the 1930
“spoils conference” with Postmaster General Brown, where lucrative air mail
contracts had been allotted. Johnson resigned his position with Boeing, leaving
for Canada in 1937 to assume the post of Vice-President in charge of operations
for Trans-Canada Air Lines. Simultaneously, he was president of Kenworth Motor
Truck Company, a position he held until his death in 1944.
In 1939, the legislation that had driven Johnson out of Boeing was
rescinded. With the company losing money and with an increased demand for
aircraft in wartime, Johnson returned to Seattle and resumed the presidency of
Boeing, supervising the production of the B-17 Flying Fortress bombers and
putting Boeing back on its feet financially.
Johnson also served on the Board of Directors for the Pacific National
Bank, Puget Sound Power and Light, and Puget Sound Navigation Company; he was
also named the “First Citizen” of Seattle in 1943.
Johnson married Catherine Foley in 1925; the Johnson’s had two
children, Esther (b. 1926) and Philip G. Jr.(b. 1930). Phil Johnson died of a
cerebral hemorrhage in Wichita, Kansas, on September 14, 1944, while on
business for Boeing.
Content Description
Scrapbooks, correspondence, government documents, photographs,
publications and ephemera, 1913-1960 (bulk 1925-1945).
The 25 scrapbooks of clippings and ephemera document the development
of the aviation industry and Boeing companies, and the career of Philip G.
Johnson. The personal and professional papers include extensive documentation
of the construction of Johnson’s Tudor style home at Woodway Park, biographical
and memorial materials about Johnson’s life and work, papers related to
Johnson’s other professional activities, as well as some family papers. Subject
files consist largely of correspondence, transcripts and government documents
related to the 1934 Senate investigation headed by Hugo Black into the
assignment of air mail contracts. The photographs depict many individuals in
the aviation industry in the United States and Canada, including executives,
pilots and military officers, as well as men in related industries.
Arrangement
Arranged in 6 series:
- Scrapbooks, 1925-1945
- Personal and professional papers, 1917-1959
- Subject files, 1929-1942
- Photographs, 1916-1940s
- Publications, 1913-1934, undated
- Ephemera, circa 1930-1960
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information Gift of Philip G. Johnson, Jr., 1982 (Accession No.1982.82). Scrapbook
comprising Accession No. 2007.3.2 was found in the museum collection.
Processing Note Materials were numbered upon accessioning. Materials were rearranged
intellectually during creation of the finding aid, though the numbering and
physical arrangement were retained.
Photographs were removed from albums and sleeved or foldered for
preservation purposes. A selection of Christmas cards was removed from the
Christmas card scrapbooks and placed in folders; the rest were discarded.
Separated Materials The volume
American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale
Periods by Joseph Downs (New York: Macmillan, 1952) was relocated to
the library reference collection.
The donation included three plaques. These artifacts are cataloged and
stored separately by MOHAI’s Collections Department.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access The collection is open to the public by appointment.
Restrictions on Use The Museum of History & Industry is the owner of the materials in
the Sophie Frye Bass Library and makes available reproductions for research,
publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from MOHAI
before any reproduction use. The museum does not necessarily hold copyright to
all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may
require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Preferred Citation Philip G. Johnson scrapbooks and other material, Museum of History
& Industry, Seattle
Subjects
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
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| Boeing,
William Edward, 1881-1956. |
| Johnson, Philip G.
(Philip Gustav), 1894-1944--Archives |
| Boeing
Airplane Company |
| United Air
Lines |
| United
Aircraft & Transport Corporation |
| Seattle
(Washington) |
| Air mail service -- United States --
1930-1940 |
| Aircraft
industry--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Airplanes |
| B-17 bomber |
| Photographic
prints |
| Scrapbooks |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Scrapbooks, 1925-1945
26 scrapbooks
41 x 33 cm.
Set of black scrapbooks embossed with the year and Johnson’s name;
one red scrapbook is embossed with a title and year.
These scrapbooks, consisting largely of newspaper clippings,
document developments in the aviation industry in general (such as aircraft
development, landmark flights, aviation records, crashes, lives and deaths of
aviators, and development of commercial, passenger and air mail service), and
in Boeing companies in particular (creation of companies, various mergers,
samples of Boeing advertisements, aircraft development, and labor relations).
The scrapbooks also document the career of Johnson, including the period when
he left Boeing to work for Trans-Canada Air Lines. The clippings document
aviation related news, with extensive coverage given to the cancellation of air
mail contracts in 1934, and related investigations and court proceedings; The
scrapbooks also contain occasional items of a social nature, such as wedding
announcements. The albums contain ephemera such as copies of Boeing News and
Aviation News, first day covers from air mail routes, advertising samples for
Boeing, Kenworth and other companies, plane schedules, and flight related
memorabilia.
Other notable content for each album is indicated in the inventory
below.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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82.82.4:
1925-1927
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1925-1927 |
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110 pages Documents the early Boeing Navy FB-3 pursuit plane; air races at
Sand Point; Boeing’s first air mail flight from Chicago to San Francisco; and
the beginning of passenger flights.
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82.82.5:
1928
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1928 |
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168 pages Documents the growth of commercial aviation; Boeing’s purchase
of a large interest in Pacific Air Transport; George Williams’s flight over the
North Pole; the dedication of Boeing Field; the beginning of the Boeing
Airplane and Transport Company; the first Aeronautical Exposition in Chicago;
the formation of United Aircraft and Transport Corporation; the death of pilot
Ed Hubbard. Also includes the 1928 Boeing catalog and a 15-page log of Mrs.
Boeing’s flight on a 12-passenger plane.
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82.82.6:
1929-1
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1929 |
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102 pages
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82.82.7:
1929-2
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1929 |
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110 pages Includes an article by Johnson, “Recent Developments in Air
Transport,” and a booklet for the Boeing School of Aeronautics.
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82.82.8:
1930-1
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1930 |
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84 pages Includes clippings about Johnson’s plans to build a residence at
Woodway Park for $350,000; about production of Army planes; the Air Mail Act of
1930; the dedication of the Daniel Guggenheim Hall of Aeronautics at the
University of Washington; 29-hour service from Seattle to Chicago; and the
launching of the William Boeing’s motor yacht Taconite.
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82.82.9:
1930-2
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1930 |
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88 pages Includes an article about Amelia Earhart’s visit to Seattle, and
articles about the “recent and popular innovation” of replacing male couriers
on planes with female stewardesses.
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82.82.10:
1931-1
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1931 |
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86 pages Includes clippings about the merger of National Transport,
Boeing, Pacific Air Transport and Varney under United Aircraft Corporation,
with Johnson as President; the beginnings of air traffic control using radios
and magnetic maps; the death of Thomas D. Stimson in his private plane; the
development of the dirigible; female aviator Ruth Nichols.
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82.82.11:
1931-2
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1931 |
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86 pages Includes an article about Wiley Post and Harold Gatty’s progress
on a trans-global flight. Also includes a United Air Lines schedule.
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82.82.12:
1932-1
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1932 |
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80 pages Includes clippings on the inauguration of night flying; the use
of “lighthouse keepers” and radios; and a 31 hour coast-to-coast flight.
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82.82.13:
1932-2
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1932 |
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72 pages Includes articles about navigation instruments and the
increasing adoption of passenger air travel.
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82.82.14:
1933-1
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1933 |
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106 pages Includes articles about Eleanor Roosevelt flying on United Air
Lines, with original letters signed by Mrs. Roosevelt; about feeding air
passengers; and the introduction of automatic pilot, the “airobot.”
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82.82.15:
1933-2
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1933 |
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106 pages Includes a program for a testimonial dinner for Postmaster
General James A. Farley.
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82.82.16:
1934-1
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1934
January-February |
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194 pages The three 1934 albums extensively document events surrounding
the Air Mail Scandal of 1934.
This first album includes articles about allegations that
Postmaster General Walter Brown awarded contracts to a few large companies
without competitive bidding and the apparent burning of Brown’s files on air
mail contracts after he left office; and about the Senate investigative
committee, chaired by then Senator Hugo Black. Includes articles about the
millions made by air line executives at a time when companies were receiving
government subsidies; the arrest of Assistant Secretary William P. MacCracken
for his refusal to hand over his records; Roosevelt’s cancellation of air mail
contracts and his decision to use of the Army Air Corps for delivery of air
mail; and Charles Lindbergh’s rebukes of Roosevelt for cancellation of
contracts. Also documents the first of several fatal crashes of army planes
carrying airmail.
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82.82.17:
1934-2
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1934
March-April |
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178 pages Documents the suspension of army air mail flights after
continued crashes and pilot deaths; the beginnings of conditional return of air
mail to private companies; and the ban of some airline executives (including
Johnson) from the industry. Documents United Air Lines personal suit against
Postmaster General James Farley for deprivation of due process. Also includes
United Aircraft & Transport Corporation 1933 annual report and a page of
handwritten notes on air mail bids.
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82.82.18:
1934-1935
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1934-1935 |
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162 pages Includes articles about William Boeing selling his interest in
UATC after the passage of the Air Mail Act of 1934; and Lindbergh’s defense of
“black listed” air operators. This album contains no documentation of Johnson’s
activities during this period.
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82.82.19:
1937-1938
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1937 June-1938
July |
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108 pages Documents Johnson’s appointment as Vice-President of operations
for Trans-Canada Air Lines, and as President of Kenworth Motor Truck Company.
Consists largely of articles about Johnson, and includes Johnson’s original
notes from his survey trip of Trans-Canada in February 1937.
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82.82.20:
1938
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1938
September-December |
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106 pages Largely concerning Trans-Canada Air Lines. Includes a 1938
annual report.
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82.82.21:
1939
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1939
January-March |
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128 pages Largely articles about Trans-Canada Air Lines. Also includes
ephemera from the Johnson’s attendance at the January 1939 opening of Canadian
Parliament, attended by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Includes an article
about the crash of a Boeing Stratoliner during a test flight, killing 10.
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82.82.22:
1939
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1939
April-December |
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102 pages Includes Trans-Canada and Boeing news and the announcement of
Johnson’s resignation, in September, at Trans-Canada and his resumption of
duties as President at Boeing.
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82.82.23:
1940
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1940 |
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88 pages Documents union activity at Boeing, including a work stoppage at
the Boeing plant for a mass union meeting of 5000 workers, and accusations of
Communism against union leaders. Also includes articles about the need to
expand the Boeing plant to accommodate the building of bombers for the Allies.
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82.82.24:
1941
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1941 |
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98 pages Includes continued documentation of labor union activities and
accusations of Communism; also articles about the U.S. Army order of 1,000
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses.
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82.82.25:
1942
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1942
August-December |
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122 pages This album includes an article by Johnson about his trip to
England to survey aviation plants and see Boeing’s Flying Fortresses in action.
Also includes articles about women working at Boeing plants, and Boeing’s
receipt of Army-Navy “E” awards for excellence.
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82.82.32:
"Aircraft Mission to
England--October 1942"
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1942
October |
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47 pages This album documents Johnson's trip to England to tour aircraft
production factories. Consists largely of a series of 28 photographs, most
captioned "British Official Photograph-- U.S. Aircraft Production Chiefs at
British Factory--A return mission of U.S. Aircraft Production leaders is
visiting Great Bratain under the auspices of the Ministry of Aircraft
Production." Scrapbook also includes a souvenir photo album containing 10
images depicting Johnson on his factory tours, embossed on cover "29th October
1942." Ephemera consists mostly of menus and clippings related to Johnson's
trip. Also includes two confidential reports on Johnson's trip. Includes a
drawing of Johnson, and two loose photographs, one from 1927.
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82.82.26:
1943
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1943 |
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134 pages Includes further documentation of union conflicts; articles
about Boeing’s contributions to the war; and about the crash of a Boeing plane
on a test flight into the Frye Packing Co. plant, killing pioneer test flight
pilot Eddie Allen and 10 others. Also includes clippings about Johnson being
named as Seattle’s “First Citizen” for 1943.
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82.82.27:
1944
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1944 |
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128 pages Includes articles about the production of B-29 Super Fortress to
replace the B-17 Flying Fortress and articles about the first B-29s in action
in Japan. Also documents the “Five Grand,” the 5,000th Flying Fortress, covered
completely with the names of the Boeing workers who built it. Also includes the
text of the Republican National platform.
This album documents the death of Phil Johnson on September 12
in Wichita, Kansas.
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82.82.28:
1945
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1944 |
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84 pages Includes articles on the death of Johnson’s mother, and on a
Bellevue forum on the return of the Nisei.
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Personal and professional
papers, 1917-1959
Arranged in 7 subseries:
- Biographical materials
- Woodway Park residence records
- Financial and legal records
- Other interests and activities
- Miscellaneous correspondence
- Family papers
- Memorial materials
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Biographical
materials
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82.82.70:
Biographical
materials
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undated |
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Essays, resumes and clippings. Also includes materials about
his father Charles Johnson and daughter Esther Johnson.
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82.82.137:
Scrapbook of
clippings
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1933 |
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Includes note from a nun at Rosary Heights to Philip Jr., upon
sending him the scrapbook of clippings about his father in 1962.
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82.82.139:
“Philip G. Johnson, First
Citizen”
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1945 |
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Book commemorating Johnson’s award of Seattle First Citizen
award, including text of addresses, photographs and letters of
congratulation.
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82.82.147:
University of Washington
diploma for Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
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1917 |
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Woodway Park residence
records
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Extensive documentation of the construction of Johnson’s
residence at Woodway Park, including decorator blueprints, materials schedules,
specifications and receipts for a variety of construction costs. Also includes
photographs of furnishings, probably taken at the time of the house’s sale.
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82.82.33.1:
Photographs of
furnishings
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49 photographs with notes on verso regarding object, location
in house, and/or price.
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82.82.33.2:
Decorator’s
drawings
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undated |
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Set of 9 drawings by Lenygon & Morant Inc., decorators
from New York, N.Y. Also includes several drawings of pieces of furniture.
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82.82.34-45:
Receipts
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1929-1934 |
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Receipts for surveying, plumbing and heating, architect,
construction of tennis court, windows and doors, road survey, electrical work,
cord wood, window glass, terrazzo floors, and paving of driveway.
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82.82.46:
Schedules of materials and
finishes
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1930 |
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Includes a blueprint by architect David J. Myers containing
listings of materials and finishes for each surface of each room. Also includes
a booklet by Myers “Specifications for General Work for Residence and Garage,
etc. on Tract 15, Woodway Park for Mr. Philip G. Johnson.”
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82.82.47:
Work progress
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1930-1933 |
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140 pages Includes “Reports of Progress” from architect David Myers;
correspondence between Myers and Johnson regarding construction; and other
correspondence regarding work done at the Woodway Park residence. Also includes
miscellaneous receipts.
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82.82.48:
Garden costs
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1932 |
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60 pages
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82.82.49:
Receipt for earnest
money
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1929 |
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82.82.50:
Telegrams to Johnson regarding
construction
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1930 |
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82.82.51:
Receipts for interior
decorating
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1930-1934 |
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180 pages Mostly from Lenygon & Morant, New York City
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82.82.52:
Electrical wiring
specifications
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undated |
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82.82.63:
Heating and plumbing
specifications
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undated |
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82.82.64:
Painting
specifications
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undated |
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82.82.53:
Receipt for
painting
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1953 |
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82.82.54:
Cost of water
maintenance
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1935-1936 |
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82.82.56:
Interior decoration receipts
and correspondence
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1930-1934 |
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45 pages
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82.82.57:
Miscellaneous
receipts
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1935-1936 |
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82.82.58:
Certificate of vacation from
Snohomish County Board of Commissioners
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1930 |
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Also includes correspondence regarding vacating of road near
Johnson’s property
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82.82.72:
Inventories of
furnishings
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1931, 1944 |
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Furnishings of Johnson residence at Woodway Park (1944) and
W.S. Ross apartment at Michigan Avenue North (1931)
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82.82.76:
Woodway Park
Corporation
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1937-1944 |
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35 pages Correspondence regarding possible purchase of nearby
Corporation owned tidelands by Woodway Park property owners; regarding
subdivision restriction limits and water maintenance costs.
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82.82.143:
“Woodway Park” -- promotional
booklet
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early 1930s |
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Financial and legal
records
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82.82.55, .59-.62, .64, .74, .77-.79:
Personal financial records
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1930s-1940s |
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82.82.80:
Correspondence about children’s
trust accounts
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1935-1947 |
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Mostly incoming correspondence from Pacific National Bank of
Seattle. Also includes a tentative outline of Catherine and Philip Johnson’s
wills.
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82.82.81:
Ledger pages with stock, bonds,
and securities records
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1930-1946 |
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82.82.89:
Real estate titles and
mortgages
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1925-1940s |
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82.82.145a:
Promotional booklet for W.G.
and E.A. John Service (insurance)
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1933 |
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82.82.84:
Ledger pages showing receipts
and expenditures
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1954-1959 |
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82.82.66-.69:
Lakewood Avenue residence --
tax statements, leases to tenants, receipts for repairs
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1930-1935 |
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82.82.82:
Securities records
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1935-1945 |
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82.82.83:
List of stocks
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1934-1935 |
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Other interests and
activities
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82.82.71:
Exploration Syndicate
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1935-1942 |
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Correspondence between Johnson and Alfred Frank, mining
engineer of Salt Lake City, Utah, regarding subscription in mining venture in
New Mexico.
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82.82.73:
Puget Sound Navigation
Company--correspondence
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1940-1943 |
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Johnson was a member of the Board of Directors.
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82.82.75:
Puget Sound Power & Light
Company
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1943-1944 |
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Correspondence regarding stock and Johnson’s nomination for
Board of Directors.
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82.82.90:
Correspondence
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1942, 1944 |
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Regarding Johnson’s interests in Cascade Mountain farm
property (includes 5 photographs of property); and Johnson’s election to
membership in the Wings Club (includes a copy of the
Wings Club Bulletin, July 1944).
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82.82.86:
Miscellaneous
correspondence
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1939-1941 |
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approximately 100 pages Notable items include:
- Letter, with enclosures, to banker Joseph Ripley
summarizing the failed Alcor C-61, a supposedly ground-breaking new Lockheed
plane which crashed during a test flight (March 5, 1940)
- Letter to pioneer aviator Jacqueline Cochrane recounting
his experience with oxygen masks on high-elevation flights and recommending
their use (September 1940)
- Correspondence among Johnson, General Oliver Echols and
Wellwood Beall regarding Erik Nelson’s offer to Beall to leave Boeing and join
him in a new company, and Echol’s objections that this would interfere with the
production of B-29s (March 1941)
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Family papers
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82.82.85a:
School papers of Philip
Johnson, Jr.
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1938-1945 |
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Includes school records, yearbooks and 30 letters written to
his mother from school.
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82.82.85b:
Ireland to Iowa: A History of the Foley
and Clark Families
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1932 December |
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Philip Johnson, Jr.’s copy of a booklet about his mother’s
family. Photographs pasted in pages at back of book depict Catherine Foley
Johnson and her children Esther and Philip, Jr.; Catherine’s mother Mary Clarke
Foley and father, Matthew James Foley; Catherine’s grandparents (?) Hugh G.
Clarke and Ellen Burke Clarke, Michael Foley and Ellen Burke Foley; Philip
Johnson and paintings of Johnson’s parents.
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Memorial materials
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82.82.141:
Memorial resolution, Puget
Sound Power & Light Company
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1944 September 15 |
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Resolution in burgundy leather folder. Includes letter to Mrs.
Johnson. Johnson was a member of the Board of Directors
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82.82.142:
Memorial resolution from Boeing
Airplane Company
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1944 September 20 |
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Brown leather volume in slipcase.
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82.82.144:
“Memorial letters: Philip G.
Johnson”
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1944-1953 |
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Black trifold embossed folder containing letters. Also
includes a photograph of Philip Johnson Jr., being inducted into the Army
(1952)
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82.82.148:
Memorial resolution from United
Air Lines
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1944 September 25 |
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Subject files, 1929-1942
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Black Investigation
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The Black Investigation files include papers and government
documents relevant to the investigation of preference in the assigning of air
mail contracts to commercial carriers by Postmaster General Walter Brown, the
cancellation of commercial airline contracts by the federal government in 1934,
and the subsequent lawsuits.
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Correspondence and other
papers
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82.82.132:
Miscellaneous
papers
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1937-1939 |
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approximately 180 pages Includes:
- Correspondence: regarding court cases, including
copies of documents originally sent to Postmaster General Brown with
recommendations of air mail routes and carriers (June 4, 1930); regarding
Johnson’s interview with Colonel Ristine; April 1934 letter to Farley from
Directors of United Aircraft & Transport Corporation in support of Johnson;
copies of correspondence relative to Black investigation taken from Johnson’s
files and sent to lawyer immediately upon cancellation of air mail contracts
- Transcript of Johnson’s interview with Post Office
Inspectors T.C. Cargill and F.L. Pierce (March 17, 1934)
- Tentative outline of matters to be covered by
testimony of Walter F. Brown; outline of points to be covered by testimony of
Johnson
- Papers about Boeing, Pacific Air, Varney and National
stocks; information about Johnson’s official capacities with Boeing, United,
Pacific, Varney and National (1938)
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82.82.133:
Questionnaire and other
papers
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1933-1934 |
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approximately 120 pages Black investigation questionnaire and correspondence about
its submission (1933); transcript of Col. Paul Henderson’s formal statement on
the Kelly bill; request for information about company stock bought by Johnson
(November 1933). Also includes four Post Office Department Air Mail route maps.
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82.82.134:
Correspondence with Bill
Boeing
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1933-1934 |
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Regarding Johnson’s employment records, expense accounts and
records of stock ownership. Also includes reports of operating revenue and
expenses for Boeing Air Transport, Pacific Air Transport, Varney Air Lines and
National Air Transport routes.
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82.82.135:
Air mail route maps
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1933, undated |
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Also includes completed questionnaires about air mail routes
and list of Order of Expiration of Air Mail contracts.
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82.82.136:
United Air Transport Company
materials
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1929-1934 |
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Includes Johnson’s UATC stock details; copies of documents
taken by the Black Committee, such as minutes of stockholder meetings;
statement on United bonus system; UATC annual report (1932); correspondence
with Fred Rentschler and between William Boeing and Rentschler.
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Government
documents
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82.82.114:
Post Office Appropriations
Bill, 1935. Hearings before the Subcommittee of House Committee on
Appropriations
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1934 |
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82.82.107:
Hearing before the
Subcommittee on Aeronautics making an investigation into certain phases of the
manufacture of aircraft and aeronautical accessories as they refer to the Navy
department
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February 2, 1934 |
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82.82.95:
Court of Appeals, District of
Columbia: Boeing Air Transport, Inc., National Air Transport, Pacific Air Lines
and Varney Air Lines versus John A. Farley. Brief on Behalf of Appellant.
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1934 April |
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82.82.100:
Court of Appeals, District of
Columbia: Boeing Air Transport, Inc., National Air Transport, Pacific Air Lines
and Varney Air Lines versus John A. Farley. Opinion of Court
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1934 April |
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82.82.110:
United States Post Office
Department. In the Matter of the Order of the Postmaster General, dated
February 9, 1934, Directing the Annulment of Air Mail Contracts and Route
Certificates. Brief for Boeing Air Transport, Inc., National Air Transport,
Inc., Pacific Air Transport and Varney Air Lines, Inc.
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1934 April |
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82.82.116:
United States Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia. Boeing Air Transport, Inc., National Air
Transport, Inc., Pacific Air Transport and Varney Air Lines, Inc. versus James
A. Farley. Oral argument.
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1934 April |
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82.82.112-113:
Final report of the War
Department Special Committee on Army Air Corps (2 copies)
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1934 July 18 |
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82.82.111:
Supreme Court of the United
States. Pacific Air Transport versus James A. Farley. Petition for a writ of
certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
and supporting brief.
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1934 October |
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82.82.96:
Before the Interstate
Commerce Commission: Air Mail Compensation. Brief of the respondent, United Air
Lines (Air mail docket No. 1)
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1934 November 24 |
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82.82.93:
Report to the Federal
Aviation Commission 2 copies
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1935 January |
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82.82.115:
Before the Interstate
Commerce Commission. Air Mail Compensation. Exception of United Air Lines, Inc.
to the Report Proposed by the Bureau of Air Mail
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1935 February 2 |
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82.82.94:
Court of Claims of the United
States: Boeing Air Transport versus United States of America (Docket No. 43031)
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1935 June 4 |
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82.82.97:
Court of Claims of the United
States: United Air Transport Corporation versus the United States of America
(Docket No. 43033). Petition
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1935 June 4 |
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82.82.98:
Court of Claims of the United
States: Boeing Air Transport versus United States of America (Docket No.
43030). Petition.
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1935 June 4 |
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82.82.99:
Court of Claims of the United
States: United Air Transport Corporation versus the United States of America
(Docket No. 43032). Petition
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1935 June 4 |
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82.82.121:
United Air Lines
specification for transport plane and request for bid Addressed to C.L. Egvedt,
President Boeing Airport Company
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1935 July 1 |
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82.82.122-.123:
Court of Claims, Docket No.
43029-43033. Testimony for Plaintiffs. Volumes II and III.
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1938 April 27-28 |
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82.82.109:
Court of Claims of the United
States. Pacific Air Transport versus the United States of America (Docket No.
43029). Petition
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1939 June 4 |
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