Box 2
Container
Contains 6 Collections and/or Records:
Certificate declaring Ralph Samuel Johnson, Cadet Captain, Purdue University Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, February 1, 1930
File — Box: 2, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The papers are from throughout Johnson's career. Some are aviation related articles collected by him, some are authored by Johnson. Key correspondence is also included.
Highlights of the papers are Johnson's reports on "The National Army Air Maneuvers of 1931;" "Exposure – The Key to Flight Safety," which includes Johnson's designs; all weather and landing techniques; ice accumulation studies/de-ice issues; and papers authored by Johnson and published in Air Transport.
Highlights of the papers are Johnson's reports on "The National Army Air Maneuvers of 1931;" "Exposure – The Key to Flight Safety," which includes Johnson's designs; all weather and landing techniques; ice accumulation studies/de-ice issues; and papers authored by Johnson and published in Air Transport.
Dates:
February 1, 1930
Biographical information and articles about Ralph S. Johnson (includes photograph of Johnson in front of Acacia House Fraternity at Purdue University), 1930s - 2000s
File — Box: 2, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The papers are from throughout Johnson's career. Some are aviation related articles collected by him, some are authored by Johnson. Key correspondence is also included.
Highlights of the papers are Johnson's reports on "The National Army Air Maneuvers of 1931;" "Exposure – The Key to Flight Safety," which includes Johnson's designs; all weather and landing techniques; ice accumulation studies/de-ice issues; and papers authored by Johnson and published in Air Transport.
Highlights of the papers are Johnson's reports on "The National Army Air Maneuvers of 1931;" "Exposure – The Key to Flight Safety," which includes Johnson's designs; all weather and landing techniques; ice accumulation studies/de-ice issues; and papers authored by Johnson and published in Air Transport.
Dates:
1930s - 2000s
Various newspaper clippings related to aviation that Johnson collected , 1931 - 1935
File — Box: 2, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 9
Scope and Contents
(Significant articles about plane crash that killed Will Rogers and Wiley Post, articles about other accidents and historical aviation events from the time period.)
Dates:
1931 - 1935
Certificate of technical training, Air Corps Technical School, Chanute Field, Illinois , June 30, 1933
File — Box: 2, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 10
Scope and Contents
(Includes various documents from the United States War Department.)
Dates:
June 30, 1933
Proposed De-Icer, designed by Ralph S. Johnson, United Air Lines, April 19, 1934
File — Box: 2, Folder: 14
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 14
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The papers are from throughout Johnson's career. Some are aviation related articles collected by him, some are authored by Johnson. Key correspondence is also included.
Highlights of the papers are Johnson's reports on "The National Army Air Maneuvers of 1931;" "Exposure – The Key to Flight Safety," which includes Johnson's designs; all weather and landing techniques; ice accumulation studies/de-ice issues; and papers authored by Johnson and published in Air Transport.
Highlights of the papers are Johnson's reports on "The National Army Air Maneuvers of 1931;" "Exposure – The Key to Flight Safety," which includes Johnson's designs; all weather and landing techniques; ice accumulation studies/de-ice issues; and papers authored by Johnson and published in Air Transport.
Dates:
April 19, 1934
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