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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
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Letter of Recommendation for Ralph Johnson, from Walter J. Addems, Chief Pilot, Eastern Division, February 12, 1935

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 17
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.

Dates: February 12, 1935
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Ralph S. Johnson papers / Engineering Drawings, Papers, and Articles / Papers

"Letters Personal", 1935 - 1941

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 17
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.

Dates: 1935 - 1941
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Ralph S. Johnson papers / Engineering Drawings, Papers, and Articles / Papers

Memorandum to all employees of United Air Lines, by newly appointed president, W.A. Patterson, April 12, 1935

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 18
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.

Dates: April 12, 1935
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Ralph S. Johnson papers / Engineering Drawings, Papers, and Articles / Papers

Accident Report, Plane 317, Trip 4 , October 6, 1935

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 19
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.

Dates: October 6, 1935
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Ralph S. Johnson papers / Engineering Drawings, Papers, and Articles / Papers

Accident Report, #NC-13323, Cheyenne, Wyoming, October 30, 1935

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 20
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.

Dates: October 30, 1935
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Ralph S. Johnson papers / Engineering Drawings, Papers, and Articles / Papers

Correspondence in regards to aileron control system and an ice incident in the elevator hinge gap, 1936

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 21
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.

Dates: 1936
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Ralph S. Johnson papers / Engineering Drawings, Papers, and Articles / Papers

"Airplane Accidents", May 5, 1937 - July 27, 1938

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 22
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.

Dates: May 5, 1937 - July 27, 1938
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Ralph S. Johnson papers / Engineering Drawings, Papers, and Articles / Papers

Edited transcript, National Parks Series, Rocky Mountain Park, First Draft, Sunday, April 25, 1937

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 23
Scope and Contents

(Ralph Johnson was the pilot, while this interview was taking place.)

Dates: April 25, 1937
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Ralph S. Johnson papers / Engineering Drawings, Papers, and Articles / Papers

Study on Master Rod Bearing Lubrication/Failures, completed by Johnson, 1938

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 24
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.

Dates: 1938
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Ralph S. Johnson papers / Engineering Drawings, Papers, and Articles / Papers

Annual Report of United Air Lines Transport Corporation, 1939 - 1940

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 25
Scope and Contents

(Correspondence from Hartley Rowe, Vice President, United Fruit Company, June 6, 1940, inside report.)

Dates: 1939 - 1940
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Ralph S. Johnson papers / Engineering Drawings, Papers, and Articles / Papers

Civil Aeronautics Authority Bureau of Federal Airways, Airways Operation Division, Manual of Operations, Chapter B - Communications Section, part 4, section 3 - "Q" signal abbreviations, June 1, 1939

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 26
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.

Dates: June 1, 1939
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Ralph S. Johnson papers / Engineering Drawings, Papers, and Articles / Papers

Ice Accumulation Studies/De-Ice Issue, circa 1940s

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 27
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.

Dates: circa 1940s
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Ralph S. Johnson papers / Engineering Drawings, Papers, and Articles / Papers

Aileron Work, Douglas Airplanes, circa 1940s

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 27
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.

Dates: circa 1940s
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Ralph S. Johnson papers / Engineering Drawings, Papers, and Articles / Papers

Exposure - The Key to Flight Safety , circa 1940s

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 14
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 28
Scope and Contents

(Includes designs by Johnson.)

Dates: circa 1940s
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Ralph S. Johnson papers / Engineering Drawings, Papers, and Articles / Papers

Carburetor Preheat Tests, circa 1940

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 15
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 29
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.

Dates: circa 1940
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Ralph S. Johnson papers / Engineering Drawings, Papers, and Articles / Papers

"Letters General" , 1940 - 1941

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 16
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 30
Scope and Contents

(Includes a passenger discomfort report.)

Dates: 1940 - 1941
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Ralph S. Johnson papers / Engineering Drawings, Papers, and Articles / Papers

Correspondence in regards to Ralph Johnson’s reemployment with United Air Lines in Cheyenne, Wyoming, 1940

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 17
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 31
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.

Dates: 1940
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Ralph S. Johnson papers / Engineering Drawings, Papers, and Articles / Papers

How to use the Douglas Sky Rule, by A.A. Manoff, circa 1940s

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 18
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 32
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.

Dates: circa 1940s
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Ralph S. Johnson papers / Engineering Drawings, Papers, and Articles / Papers

Test Flight Policy and Procedure, 1940 - 1941

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 19
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 33
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.

Dates: 1940 - 1941
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Ralph S. Johnson papers / Engineering Drawings, Papers, and Articles / Papers

United Airlines Transport Corporation Technical Bulletins, 1940 - 1941

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 20
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 34
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.

Dates: 1940 - 1941
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Ralph S. Johnson papers / Engineering Drawings, Papers, and Articles / Papers

"Letters - W.A. Patterson", 1940 - 1941

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 21
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 35
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.

Dates: 1940 - 1941
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Ralph S. Johnson papers / Engineering Drawings, Papers, and Articles / Papers

"Letters - Outside Air Company" , 1940 - 1941

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 22
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 36
Scope and Contents

(Includes correspondence in regards to an instrument to detect ice accumulation during flight and a process to metallize the leading edges of propeller blades.)

Dates: 1940 - 1941
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Ralph S. Johnson papers / Engineering Drawings, Papers, and Articles / Papers

Compass Investigation , 1941

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 23
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 37
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.

Dates: 1941
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Ralph S. Johnson papers / Engineering Drawings, Papers, and Articles / Papers

First Quarterly Report, Engineering Research Department, United Air Line Transport Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, 1941

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 24
Identifier: MSA 25, Series 1, Sub-Series 6, File 38
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.

Dates: 1941
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Ralph S. Johnson papers / Engineering Drawings, Papers, and Articles / Papers