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Arthur Nutt was an aeronautical engineer specializing in engine design.

Identifier

NASM.1987.0115

Creator

Nutt, Arthur, 1895-1983

Date

1915-1981
bulk 1915-1945

Provenance

Jean N. Welch, gift, 1987, 1987-0115; 1988, 1988-0055 and 1988-0059.

Extent

5.57 Cubic feet (15 boxes)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the personal papers of Dr. Arthur Nutt. These papers relate to his career as an aeronautical engineer with the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, Wright Aeronautical Corporation, Packard Motor Car Company, Arthur Nutt and Associates, and the Lycoming division of AVCO Manufacturing Corporation. The material include correspondence, photographs, reports, manuals, handbooks, test data, brochures, speeches, and scrapbooks. Included are biographical and autobiographical materials (notes, news clippings, articles, and photographs) compiled by Nutt in an unsuccessful attempt to publish his autobiography. Two smaller collections of Dr. Nutt's papers, NASM.1988.0055 and NASM.1988.0059, have been integrated into the main collection. Note: The digital images in this finding aid were repurposed from scans made by an outside contractor for a commercial product and may show irregular cropping and orientation in addition to color variations resulting from damage to and deterioration of the original objects.

Arrangement note

The collection is arranged into two broad series. First, is the material pertaining to his professional life. This includes Nutt's correspondence, official reports, photographs (mainly of aircraft engines and aircraft), corporate publications (brochures, handbooks, instruction books, manuals, and parts lists), aircraft engine blueprints, aircraft engine proposals, test data, speeches, magazines, and newsletters. The second series contains papers gathered mainly for Nutt's personal use and interest. Of special interest are Nutt's logbook, scrapbooks, and notes for his autobiography. Nutt's papers are arranged both alphabetically by manufacturer and then chronologically. Correspondence, photographs, reports, speeches, and notes (except miscellaneous biographical notes without dates) are organized by the latter method. Corporate brochures, handbooks, instruction books, manuals, blueprints and test data are grouped alphabetically by corporate name, then by date (and by aircraft engine type when applicable). Magazines, newsletters, and newspapers are also arranged alphabetically by title of publication and then chronologically.

Rights

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Restrictions

No restrictions on access

Citation

Arthur Nutt Collection, Acc. 1987-0115, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics, Commercial
Curtiss R-1454 (engine)
Aeronautics
Curtiss CD-12 (engine)
Aeronautical engineers
Curtiss V-1400 (engine)
Airplanes -- Motors

Type

Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Manuscripts
Correspondence
Drawings
Publications