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This collection contains three scrapbooks and four certificates relating to Edwin C. Parsons' aviation career.
Identifier
NASM.XXXX.0308
Creator
Parsons, Edwin C, 1892-1968
Date
1914-1924
bulk 1915-1820
Provenance
Adm. Edwin C. Parsons, Gift, unknown, NASM.XXXX.0308
Extent
0.66 Cubic feet (1 flatbox)
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Scope and Contents
This collection contains three scrapbooks and four certificates relating to Edwin C. Parsons' aviation career. The three scrapbooks include photos, news clippings, and mementos from Edwin C. Parsons' expatriate years, 1914-1924. Included in the albums are photos of Parsons' service in France with the Lafayette Escadrille and Les Cigognes squadron, his repatriation certificate, French military citations, and his memoir Fighting Men of the Sky, published in 40 installments weekly beginning 24 March 1918. Also included are news clippings of Parsons' exploits during his varied career.
Arrangement note
This collection is arranged by type of material; the scrapbooks are in original order and the loose items are housed at the end of the collection.
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
Edwin C. Parsons Scrapbooks, NASM.XXXX.0308, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Topics
Aeronautics
World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations
Periodicals
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Memoirs
Photographs
Certificates
Scrapbooks