Supermarine Spitfire and Seafire;, 1946-1976
Scope and Contents note
The printed materials include manuals, brochures, diaries, schematics, and related documents ranging from a Parisian ballooning permit from 1784 to material related to man in space in the 1980s.
Dates
- Creation: 1946-1976
Creator
- From the Collection: Anderson, Benjamin M. (Person)
Access Restrictions
This material is open for research.
Boxes 1-23; 25-67; 70 stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586. Boxes 24; 68-69 stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.
Extent
From the Collection: 23.5 Linear Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General note
This folder contains a brochure commemorating the 40th anniversary of the first flight of the Spitfire on March 5, 1936, a 10-page Vickers-Armstrong specification paper for the Spitfire P.R. Mark XIX, and a Royal Aeronautical Society advance proof titled The Development of the Spitfire and Seafire.
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu