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Box 24

 Container

Contains 2 Collections and/or Records:

"Pictures and story of my trip to and eight months training as a flying cadet, at March Field, Riverside, California", June 22, 1930 - June 22, 1931

 Item — Box: 24, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 5, Sub-Series 2, Item 2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Key items in sub-series two are family, Purdue and Post-Purdue album, whcih includes various Purdue photographs, dance and event memorabilia; photographs and story from Johnson's eight months training as a flying cadet, at March Field, Riverside, California; Album containing certificate of commissioning as 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Corps; photo album containing impressive aerial shots taken during Johnson's Air Corp training; photo album, "Graduating at March Field," Riverside,...
Dates: June 22, 1930 - June 22, 1931

Ralph S. Johnson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 25
Scope and Contents The Ralph S. Johnson papers document the pioneering aviation career of Ralph S. Johnson. Included among the papers are aeronautical engineering drawings done by Johnson, along with articles and papers authored by him. The newspaper clippings, awards, and honorary Doctorate of Engineering from Purdue University focus on the latter part of his career, as he was being recognized as an aviation pioneer. The biographical information was often collected and written by the authors, as a...
Dates: 1924 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1947