Archives Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Papers |
Date |
1948 |
Description (ex. RP-63G) |
Papers, Correspondence (A2025.02.176a) and two flyers (A2025.02.176b, A2025.02.176c), previously paperclipped together. Individual descriptions: A2025.02.176a: Correspondence, form letter, one page, from C.O. Wright, AMA President, to members of AMA committees, about committee meetings at the 1948 Nats, dated July 15, 1948, stamped in blue ink: "JUL 19 1948". Names mentioned in letter include Dale Dorst, Lieutenant Commander Tex Witherspoon, Val Sherrard, and L.L. Cooke. A2025.02.176b: Flyer, schedule, printed at top "ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Schedule for Business Meetings, Nationals at Olathe, Kansas, 1948", Tuesday, August 3 - Friday, August 6, 1948. A2025.02.176c: Flyer, list, printed at top "1948 ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS COMMITTEES, (All meeting at Olathe, Kansas, august 3, 1948)". Committees listed: Bylaws, Insurance, Membership, Finance, Clubs and Chapters, Public Relations, Resolutions, Honors, Nominating, and Contest Board. Addresses in images A2025.02.176c pages 1 and 2 have been redacted. The 1948 Nats was held Tuesday, August 3 to Sunday, August 8 in Kansas. (Registration on Tuesday, August 3 and Wednesday, August 4, competition from Wednesday, August 4 to Sunday, August 8.) Per the 1948 Nats brochure ("Bulletin", A2017.20.128), Indoor events were held at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri, and outdoor events were held at the U.S. Naval Air Station at Olathe, Kansas. Although some original material from the 1948 Nats advertises it as the 17th Nats, this Nats is currently considered the 22nd Nats based on other historical research. The first contest that is considered the Nats by the National Model Aviation Museum is the Mulvihill Model Trophy contest event held during the 1923 international air races in St. Louis. |
Details |
3 items 8.5" x 11" each (l x h) 4 pages (single-sided) |
Creator |
Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) |
Museum Donation/Transfer Credit Line |
Academy of Model Aeronautics |
Museum ID number |
A2025.02.176a,b,c |
Collection number |
0001 |
Tags |
1940s 1948 1948 Nats Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) Academy of Model Aeronautics Collection, #0001 Acord, Ray O. AMA Committee AMA Committee - Bylaws AMA Committee - Clubs and Chapters AMA Committee - Finance AMA Committee - Honors AMA Committee - Insurance AMA Committee - Membership AMA Committee - Nominating AMA Committee - Public Relations AMA Committee - Resolutions Angus, Everett N. Arden, Ray Barton, Rogers L. Blake, Wallace R. Bradish, Harold G. Bristol, C.L. Brown, Willis C., Capt. Bushey, Frank B. Caviness, C.C. Clemens, John ("Johnny") E. Committee Competition Contest Contest Board Cooke, L.L. Correspondence Dorst, Dale Douglas, Jack H. Dyer, June C., Mrs. Executive Council Executive Council meeting Fletcher, William (Bill) H. Flyer Goldberg, Carl Good, Walter (Walt) A., Dr. Grant, James B. Greene, Frank Hermes, Carl Hillegas, John W. Hopkins, Carl A. Hudson, Hendrik R. Hummel, Al J. Janke, Curtis D. Kansas Lanzo, Chester (Chet) D. Letter Lewis, Albert (Al) L. Light, Gordon S. List McClelland, James (Jim) E., Jr. McCullough, Claude McEntee, Howard G. National Aeromodeling Championships (Nats) Nats Nekimken, Frank Nichol, E.R. Olathe, KS Oldershaw, Vernon W. Pierce, A.F. Puckett, Howard G. Robbers, Harvey S. ("Pop"), Sr. Robbers-Coad, Myrtle B. ("Mom") Roth, Elmer J. Rutledge, Leo Schedule of events Schneider, John H. Sherrard, Val Simmers, Wallace (Wally) M. Specter, Milton J. Sposite, Frank P. St. Clair, Corliss Sweet, William F. Thomas, Henry A., Jr. Thomas, M.J. (Mike) Thomas, William T. Thornton, C.H. U.S. Naval Air Station U.S. Naval Air Station, Olathe, KS U.S. Navy (USN) Walker, Jim Warner, Donald Winter, William (Bill) J. Witherspoon, Tex, Lt. Cdr. Worth, John Wright, C.O. Yount, Al Zaic, Frank |
Copyright Information |
Copyright has been assigned to the National Model Aviation Museum by the donor for those copyrights that were held by the donor. Although copyright was transferred by the donor, copyright in some items in the collection may still be held by their respective creator(s). This material is made available for education and research purposes. All requests for permission to publish holdings of the Museum must be submitted in writing to the Museum. For further information contact the National Model Aviation Museum. |