Aviation Career, 1918 - 1997
Scope and Contents
This series encompasses Cornish's extensive career in aviation following World War One with his work at Aereco Flying Service, manager of the Paul Baer Municipal Airport in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and after World War Two as the first director of the Aeronautics Commission of Indiana. Also included are events Cornish participated in, aviation groups he was a member of, anniversary flights, and awards and accolades. Types of materials include photographs, correspondence, documents, clippings, awards/certificates, and artifacts. Artifacts include two pilot goggles, a pair of pilot gloves, and a pilot's cap autographed by family, friends, and colleagues of Cornish. Of note are pilot log books, materials on Cornish's anniversary flights he made each year starting in 1968, and his Guinness World Record as the oldest working pilot at the age of 97 in 1995.
Dates
- Creation: 1918 - 1997
Creator
- From the Collection: Cornish, Clarence Frank, 1898-1995 (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material is primarily in English. Two Spanish textbooks are present in the collection.
Access Information
The collection is open for research.
Extent
3.233 Cubic Feet (Four cubic foot boxes, three flat boxes, one flat folder, and one legal-size full-length manuscript box. )
Subject
- Aereco Flying Service (Organization)
- Aeronautics Commission of Indiana (Organization)
Genre / Form
Occupation
Topical
- Box: 2 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 3 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 5 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 6 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 7 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 8 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 10 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 11 (Realia)
- Box: Communal Collections 71, Placement: 05 (Graphic Materials)
- Box: Communal Collections 71, Placement: 06 (Mixed Materials)
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
504 Mitch Daniels Boulevard
West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu