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ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS 



The Museum continued its service to various Government depart- 

 ments during the year. Included were the Federal Aviation Agency, 

 NASA, Library of Congress, Department of Justice, U.S. Navy, and 

 U.S. Air Force. 



REFERENCE MATERIAL AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



The library, reference tiles, and photographic files of the Museum 

 have been greatly enriched during the year with new materials. These 

 are very valuable to staff and visitor researchers in providing informa- 

 tion, authenticating historical data. 



The cooperation of the following persons and organizations in pro- 

 viding this material is sincerely appreciated and acknowledged : 



Academy of Aeronautics, Inc., Flushing, N.Y. : Six boxes of periodicals. 

 Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, J. B. Hartranft, Jr., Bethesda, Md. : 



Two cabinets each with 20 drawers for IBM card files ; 37 of the drawers have 



IBM cards filed by aircraft registration numbers. 

 Althin, Dr. Torsten, Stocliholm, Sweden: Book titled "Moderna Luftfartyg," 



in Swedish and published in 1910. 

 Armstrong, Robert, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Bethesda, Md. : 



AOP's Yellow Guide to Aircraft Listings. 

 Atwell, Lt. Comdr. Robert B., USN, Norfolk, Va. : An aeronautical map of the 



United States, Canada, Cuba, and Mexico, made by James T, Igoe Co., copy- 

 right 1930. 

 AzBE, Victor J., Azbe Corp., St. Louis, Mo. : Original letter written by Major 



Parseval ; photograph of Major Parseval. 

 Beaird, Henry G., Jr., Swiss American Aviation Corp., St. Gallen, Switzerland : 



Photos of SAAC-23%0 scale model; three-view and longitudinal drawings; 



preliminary specifications list. 

 Berliner, Col. Henry, Washington, D.C.: Photograph of Emile Berliner, two 



scrapbooks. 

 Brand, Harrison, Jr., Aerospace Industries Association, Washington, D.C. : 



Three books, "American Heroes of the War in the Air," by Howard Mingos 



and inscribed by the author ; "The Birth of an Air Industry" ; "Air Power for 



Peace." 

 Bryant, Maj. Robert L., USAF, Director, Air Force MusEUir, Wright-Patterson 



AFB, Ohio : Approximately 1,500 linear feet of documents on foreign aircraft ; 



photos and drawings on commercial aircraft and others on the theory, history, 



and development of aviation. 

 Cochran, Miss Jacqijeline, Washington, D.C. : A dossier requesting the homolo- 

 gation of two world records by Alan B. Shepard in "Freedom 7." 

 Cooke, David C, Valley Stream, N.Y. : Books, "Racing Planes That Made His- 

 tory"; "Flights That Made History"; "Jet and Rocket Planes That Made 



History" — all by David C. Cooke. 

 Day, Curtiss L., Elkhart, Ind. : 25 Photographs of early planes and flyers. 



Circa 1910-11. 

 Dodd, Mead & Co. Inc., New York, N.Y. : A book, "Wonders of Flight," by 



Robert Wells. 

 Doolittij:, Lt. Gen. James H., Redondo Beach, Calif. : 36 black and white aerial 



photos, unmounted; 4 mounted black and white aerial photos; 2 mounted 



