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The Evelyn Way Kendall Early Aviation and Balloon Collection documents early aeronautical history from the 18th century to the 1960s in art, prints, photographs, posters, manuscripts, and ephemera.
Identifier
NASM.2015.0053
Creator
Kendall, Evelyn Way
Date
1783-1969
Provenance
Archives of the Norfolk Charitable Trust, Gift, 2015, 2015.0053
Extent
4.41 Cubic feet (8 boxes; 1 map folder)
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of eight boxes of material, comprising approximately 4.41 cubic feet of material, consisting of works on paper – photographs, sheet music, broadsides and handbills, postcards, trade cards, newspapers and magazines. Fine art – paintings, prints and engravings, and objects – were retained in the National Air and Space Museum's Art Collection.
Arrangement note
The collection is arranged by size of the collection material, from small to large.
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
Evelyn Way Kendall Early Aviation and Balloon Collection, Acc. 2015.0053, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Topics
Aeronautics in art
Aeronautics -- History
Ballooning
Balloons -- History
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials