To view items in this collection, use the Online Finding Aid

This collection consists of approximately 6.05 cubic feet of material relating to Charles Lindbergh including photograph albums; scrapbooks; postcards; photographs; philately; sheet music; records; film; CDs (data and audio); videotapes; flyers; articles; advertisements; reception ephemera; magazines; and labels.

Identifier

NASM.2010.0022

Creator

King, Stanley.

Date

1927-1939

Provenance

Stanley King, Gift, 2002, NASM.2010.0022

Extent

6.05 Cubic feet (16 boxes)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

The Stanley King collection was donated to the Museum in 2002, and the archival material was later transferred to the Archives. The archival material includes photograph albums; scrapbooks; postcards; photographs; philately; sheet music; records; film; CDs (data and audio); videotapes; flyers; articles; advertisements; reception ephemera; magazines; and labels. The thirteen photo albums, arranged chronologically from 1927-1938, include some lovely photographs of Anne Lindbergh and their flights in the Lockheed Sirius "Tingmissartoq;" Lindbergh's tour through Mexico and South America; and the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh, Jr. and the subsequent trial. The four scrapbooks consists of newspaper clippings (with a few pieces of sheet music) relating mostly to the 1927 flight.

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

Charles Lindbergh Memorabilia [Stanley King] Collection, NASM.2010.0022, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics
Transatlantic flights
Collectors and collecting
Lockheed Model 8 Sirius "Tingmissartoq"

Type

Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Scrapbooks
Ephemera
Photograph albums
Sheet music