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This collection contains documentation on TAT (Transcontinental Air Transport) and NAT (National Air Transport) as well as radio communication and general aviation themes. The following types of material are included: house newspapers/newsletters for both airlines; newspaper and magazine articles relating to Proctor, the airlines or aviation; photographs of both NAT and TAT, specifically dealing with radio; correspondence; and memorabilia relating to TAT and NAT.
Elbert W. Proctor worked for both National Air Transport (NAT) and Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT) Airlines during the 1920s and early 1930s as a radio engineer. Proctor was in charge of communication for TAT.
NASM.1993.0038
Proctor, Elbert W.
1920-1963
bulk [ca.1920s]
Elbert W. Proctor, gift, 1993, 1993-0038, NASM
1.09 Cubic feet ((1 records center box))
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection contains documentation on TAT (Transcontinental Air Transport) and NAT (National Air Transport) as well as radio communication and general aviation themes. The following types of material are included: house newspapers/newsletters for both airlines; newspaper and magazine articles relating to Proctor, the airlines or aviation; photographs of both NAT and TAT, specifically dealing with radio; correspondence; and memorabilia relating to TAT and NAT.
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Elbert W. Proctor Collection, Acc. NASM.1993.0038YEAR.####, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States
Aeronautics, Commercial
Aeronautical instruments
Aeronautics
Radio in aeronautics
Radio
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Archival materials
Ephemera
Correspondence
Photographs
Clippings
Articles
Newsletters