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Box 1

 Container

Contains 5 Collections and/or Records:

James M. Johnson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 13
Scope and Contents The James M. Johnson papers document the career of pilot James Johnson (Jimmy Johnson) and his colleagues in early flight and aviation training. Most of the collection is made up of photographs. There are also newspaper clippings and three pilot's log books. The photographs show Johnson individually, Johnson standing with colleagues, Johnson in or near airplanes, and airplanes individually. Many of the photographs were taken at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio.
Dates: 1905 - 1953; Majority of material found within 1905 - 1915

Photographs, 1905 - 1915

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 13, File 1
Scope and Contents Material includes three folders.
Dates: 1905 - 1915

Pilot's log books , 1917 - 1932

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 13, File 2
Scope and Contents This includes three log books. One log book covers 1917 to 1927; a second is for 1929. and the third covers 1931 to 1932.
Dates: 1917 - 1932

McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, photographs, 1905 - 1915

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 13, File 3
Scope and Contents This includes three folders of photographs.
Dates: 1905 - 1915

Aerial newspaper clippings, 1918 - 1953

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSA 13, File 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The James M. Johnson papers document the career of pilot James Johnson (Jimmy Johnson) and his colleagues in early flight and aviation training. Most of the collection is made up of photographs. There are also newspaper clippings and three pilot's log books. The photographs show Johnson individually, Johnson standing with colleagues, Johnson in or near airplanes, and airplanes individually. Many of the photographs were taken at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio.
Dates: 1918 - 1953