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This collection contains Verville's personal papers. The material relates mainly to his various aeronautical concerns as well as his involvement with military aviation. The collection includes a large number of photos tracing the development of Curtiss aircraft and Naval Aviation, and especially documenting the design, construction, and flights of a replica of the Navy's first aircraft, the Curtiss A-1 'Triad', built under Verville's direction by the Bureau of Aeronautics to commemorate the Fiftieth Anniversary of Naval Aviation in 1961. Also included are a large number of blueprints and photos of Verville-designed aircraft, especially those developed by the Verville Aircraft Co. in 1928 - 1931

Identifier

NASM.XXXX.0173

Creator

Verville Aircraft Company

Date

1886-1969

Provenance

Alfred Verville, gift, 1954

Extent

50.008 Cubic feet

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

Contents of this collection include blueprints, drawings, technical manuals, reference material, correspondence, financial information, event programs, photographs, newspapers and clippings, magazines, pamphlets, brochures, journals, books. The researcher should note that the collection also contains 35mm, 16mm and 8mm films. These films are not included in the container list but a NASM Archives staff person can assist you regarding access.

Arrangement note

Organized into series: SERIES 1: Correspondence SERIES 2: Institute of the Aerospace Sciences (IAS) - Navy National Naval Aviation Meeting 1961 commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Naval Aviation in San Diego CA featuring the A-1 Replica SERIES 3: Technical Materials SERIES 4: Drawings SERIES 5: Other Papers SERIES 6: Publications SERIES 7: Photographs SERIES 8: Scrapbooks, Oversize Materials SERIES 9: Additional Material This collection was arranged at the time of processing to better reflect its main areas of subject matter as there was very little original order preserved. Original folder titles were kept when they appeared; archivists' folder titles are in brackets. Archivist's description appears below folder titles. Series 9 represents an accrual of documents found within the archive in 2024.

Rights

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Restrictions

No restrictions on access

Citation

Alfred Victor Verville Papers, Acc. XXXX-0173, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Verville Aircraft
Alfred V. Verville
Aeronautics
Buhl-Verville Aircraft Co
Aircraft industry
Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States

Type

Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Film reels