]> http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007006 Aero Club of America A Register of Its Records in the Library of Congress Prepared by Patrick Kerwin and Bradley E. Germand Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2005

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Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2007 Finding aid written in English. Collection Summary Aero Club of America 1891-1912 MSS34124 Aero Club of America 6 items 6 containers 1 linear feet Collection material in English Manuscript DivisionLibrary of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Aeronautical organization. Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings relating to the advent of manned flight. Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

 Names: Aero Club of AmericaWilloughby, Hugh L. (Hugh Laussat), b. 1856. Scrapbooks of Hugh L. Willoughby (1903-1908 and 1910-1912) Subjects: Aeronautics--Societies, etc. Aeronautics--United States Airplanes Airships Flight Administrative Information Provenance:

The records of the Aero Club of America, an organization founded to promote aeronautics, were transferred to the Manuscript Division in 1954 from the Aeronautics Section in the Science Division of the Library of Congress. They were probably acquired for the Library by Albert F. Zahm, chief of the Aeronautical Division (later the Aeronautics Section in the Science Division), sometime between 1929 and 1946.

 Copyright Status:

The status of copyright in the records of the Aero Club of America is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).

 Preferred Citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Aero Club of America Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Scope and Content Note

The records of the Aero Club of America span the years 1891-1912. The club, founded in 1905 to promote the cause of aeronautics, was interested in the potential represented by flying machines. The collection consists of scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, some of which predate the club’s founding by sixteen years, chronicling the advent of flight by airplane, airship, and other methods.

The records include two sets of scrapbooks, those of the Aero Club of America and those of Hugh L. Willoughby. Willoughby, an aviation pioneer, was a founder of the organization. A collection of his papers is held by the Newport, Rhode Island Historical Society.

Albert F. Zahm, also a founder of the Aero Club of America and chief of the Library of Congress Aeronautical Division from 1929 to 1946, appears to have obtained these records on behalf of the Library.

Related Materials

A collection of the papers of Albert F. Zahm at the University of Notre Dame includes related Aero Club files.

 Arrangement of the Papers

This collection is arranged alphabetically by name and thereunder chronologically.

 Container List Container Contents 1 Aero Club of America, scrapbooks 1 1891-1906 2 1906-1909 3 1909-1911 4 1911 5 Willoughby, Hugh L., scrapbooks 5 1903-1908 6 1910-1912