Box 1
Container
Contains 22 Collections and/or Records:
Throttle Landing Power Limiter-Indicator, July 22, 1944
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series one has a strong focus on the unique air safety contributions Johnson made to aviation and aeronautical engineering. Included
are Johnson's engineering drawings, papers he authored, various articles, biographical information, clippings, certificates, correspondence, manuals, memorandums, memoirs, "reading files," records, reports, and transcripts.Highlights of this series are Johnson's reports on "The National Army Air Maneuvers of 1931;" "Exposure - The Key to Flight...
Dates:
July 22, 1944
Throttle Landing Power Limiter (Mounted on Carburetor Body), July 25, 1944
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series one has a strong focus on the unique air safety contributions Johnson made to aviation and aeronautical engineering. Included
are Johnson's engineering drawings, papers he authored, various articles, biographical information, clippings, certificates, correspondence, manuals, memorandums, memoirs, "reading files," records, reports, and transcripts.Highlights of this series are Johnson's reports on "The National Army Air Maneuvers of 1931;" "Exposure - The Key to Flight...
Dates:
July 25, 1944
Articles , circa 1940s - 1948
Sub-Series — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series one has a strong focus on the unique air safety contributions Johnson made to aviation and aeronautical engineering. Included
are Johnson's engineering drawings, papers he authored, various articles, biographical information, clippings, certificates, correspondence, manuals, memorandums, memoirs, "reading files," records, reports, and transcripts.Highlights of this series are Johnson's reports on "The National Army Air Maneuvers of 1931;" "Exposure - The Key to Flight...
Dates:
circa 1940s - 1948
Possibility of Increasing Airplane Utility by Use of the All Weather Landing Descent Test, circa 1940s
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 1
Scope and Contents
(Includes detailed letter from Ralph Johnson to W. C. Mentzer and R.D. Kelly.)
Dates:
circa 1940s
Aviation Industry Finally Recognizing Pioneer's Feats, July 11, 1992
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Item 1
Scope and Contents
(Newspaper clipping from Scottsdale Progress.)
Dates:
July 11, 1992
Goodland Native, 100, is 'Part of the History of Flight' Wyoming declares: June 26 was Captain Ralph S. Johnson Day , July 2, 2006
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, File 1, Folder 3, Item 2
Scope and Contents
(Newspaper clipping from Lafayette Journal and Courier, Sunday, July 2, 2006.)
Dates:
July 2, 2006
Jack Knight's Long Night: The Mail Went Through , undated
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, File 1, Folder 3, Item 3
Scope and Contents
(Newspaper clipping, source and date unknown; notation states one of Ralph's friends and his favorite newspaper article, a hero to Ralph.)
Dates:
undated
Purdue University College of Engineering School of Mechanical Engineering and School of Aeronautics and Astronautics Co-Nominated with Purdue University Libraries, Fall 2007
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 5
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, File 1, Folder 3, Item 5
Scope and Contents
(Nomination for Doctorate of Engineering, honoris causa.)
Dates:
Fall 2007
Itinerary for Ralph S. Johnson, Commencement Weekend, May 8 - 11, 2008
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 6
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, File 1, Folder 3, Item 6
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series one has a strong focus on the unique air safety contributions Johnson made to aviation and aeronautical engineering. Included
are Johnson's engineering drawings, papers he authored, various articles, biographical information, clippings, certificates, correspondence, manuals, memorandums, memoirs, "reading files," records, reports, and transcripts.Highlights of this series are Johnson's reports on "The National Army Air Maneuvers of 1931;" "Exposure - The Key to Flight...
Dates:
May 8 - 11, 2008
"The President and Trustees of Purdue University cordially invite you to dinner celebrating those receiving honorary doctorates at Spring Commencement " (invitation to Westwood), May 10, 2008
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 7
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, File 1, Folder 3, Item 7
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series one has a strong focus on the unique air safety contributions Johnson made to aviation and aeronautical engineering. Included
are Johnson's engineering drawings, papers he authored, various articles, biographical information, clippings, certificates, correspondence, manuals, memorandums, memoirs, "reading files," records, reports, and transcripts.Highlights of this series are Johnson's reports on "The National Army Air Maneuvers of 1931;" "Exposure - The Key to Flight...
Dates:
May 10, 2008
"The President and Trustees of Purdue University cordially invite you to a Luncheon celebrating Spring Commencement 2008 (invitation to luncheon in the Café and John Purdue Room - Stone Hall), May 10, 2008
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 8
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, File 1, Folder 3, Item 8
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series one has a strong focus on the unique air safety contributions Johnson made to aviation and aeronautical engineering. Included
are Johnson's engineering drawings, papers he authored, various articles, biographical information, clippings, certificates, correspondence, manuals, memorandums, memoirs, "reading files," records, reports, and transcripts.Highlights of this series are Johnson's reports on "The National Army Air Maneuvers of 1931;" "Exposure - The Key to Flight...
Dates:
May 10, 2008
Aviation: The Early Years , undated
Sub-Series — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series one has a strong focus on the unique air safety contributions Johnson made to aviation and aeronautical engineering. Included
are Johnson's engineering drawings, papers he authored, various articles, biographical information, clippings, certificates, correspondence, manuals, memorandums, memoirs, "reading files," records, reports, and transcripts.Highlights of this series are Johnson's reports on "The National Army Air Maneuvers of 1931;" "Exposure - The Key to Flight...
Dates:
undated
Spiral bound book, "The Best Of Times: Memoirs of Ralph Johnson," as told to his niece, Jacqueline McBrien Morgan, during his 99th year, 2005
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, File 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series one has a strong focus on the unique air safety contributions Johnson made to aviation and aeronautical engineering. Included
are Johnson's engineering drawings, papers he authored, various articles, biographical information, clippings, certificates, correspondence, manuals, memorandums, memoirs, "reading files," records, reports, and transcripts.Highlights of this series are Johnson's reports on "The National Army Air Maneuvers of 1931;" "Exposure - The Key to Flight...
Dates:
2005
Spiral bound biography, "Captain Ralph S. Johnson" sent to Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame, by Captain Billy Walker, 1992
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, File 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series one has a strong focus on the unique air safety contributions Johnson made to aviation and aeronautical engineering. Included
are Johnson's engineering drawings, papers he authored, various articles, biographical information, clippings, certificates, correspondence, manuals, memorandums, memoirs, "reading files," records, reports, and transcripts.Highlights of this series are Johnson's reports on "The National Army Air Maneuvers of 1931;" "Exposure - The Key to Flight...
Dates:
1992
"Fait pour Valour," by Billy Walker , circa 2006
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, File 3
Scope and Contents
(Biographical pages for Captain Ralph S. Johnson, compiled and clipped together.)
Dates:
circa 2006
Interview with Ralph S. Johnson, by Red Kelso, Cheyenne, Wyoming, transcript, November 16, 1977
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, File 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series one has a strong focus on the unique air safety contributions Johnson made to aviation and aeronautical engineering. Included
are Johnson's engineering drawings, papers he authored, various articles, biographical information, clippings, certificates, correspondence, manuals, memorandums, memoirs, "reading files," records, reports, and transcripts.Highlights of this series are Johnson's reports on "The National Army Air Maneuvers of 1931;" "Exposure - The Key to Flight...
Dates:
November 16, 1977
Excerpts from an article on Ralph Johnson in RUPANEWS, November 2002
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5, Item: 5
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, File 5
Scope and Contents
(Pages 3-4 of a what appears to be a fax transmission, other pages missing.)
Dates:
November 2002
Centrifugally Operating Grounding Switch, July 15, 1944
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series one has a strong focus on the unique air safety contributions Johnson made to aviation and aeronautical engineering. Included
are Johnson's engineering drawings, papers he authored, various articles, biographical information, clippings, certificates, correspondence, manuals, memorandums, memoirs, "reading files," records, reports, and transcripts.Highlights of this series are Johnson's reports on "The National Army Air Maneuvers of 1931;" "Exposure - The Key to Flight...
Dates:
July 15, 1944
Spiral bound notebook, 1941 - 1948
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 4
Scope and Contents
The following articles are in the spiral bound notebook:
All-Weather Landing Descent, Air Transport, November, 1947
Get Better Landings with All-Weather Roll-Ons, Air Transport, March, 1948
Cross-Wind Takeoffs, Air Transport, July, 1947
Cross-Wind Landings, Air Transport, June, 1947
Exposure—The Key to Flight Safety, Air Transport, April, 1947
When Vulnerable Be Vigilant, Air Transport, October, 1947
Buzzing is...
Dates:
1941 - 1948
Certificate, Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame - Ralph S. Johnson, undated
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, File 1, Folder 3, Item 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series one has a strong focus on the unique air safety contributions Johnson made to aviation and aeronautical engineering. Included
are Johnson's engineering drawings, papers he authored, various articles, biographical information, clippings, certificates, correspondence, manuals, memorandums, memoirs, "reading files," records, reports, and transcripts.Highlights of this series are Johnson's reports on "The National Army Air Maneuvers of 1931;" "Exposure - The Key to Flight...
Dates:
undated
Engineering Drawings, Papers, and Articles, 1941 - 1948
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1
Scope and Contents
Series one has a strong focus on the unique air safety contributions Johnson made to aviation and aeronautical engineering. Included
are Johnson's engineering drawings, papers he authored, various articles, biographical information, clippings, certificates, correspondence, manuals, memorandums, memoirs, "reading files," records, reports, and transcripts.Highlights of this series are Johnson's reports on "The National Army Air Maneuvers of 1931;" "Exposure - The Key to Flight...
Dates:
1941 - 1948
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