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Glenn L. Martin (1886-1955) was an early aviator and aircraft designer. Beginning in 1910, he quickly broke many flight records and designed and manufactured aircraft for both governments and private individuals. In 1916, he formed Wright-Martin Aircraft Aircraft Co., which included ownership of the Simplex Automobile Co. Moving his aircraft from Los Angeles to Cleveland, he continued to design and manufacture aircraft. Later, he moved his plant to the Baltimore area, where maintained the largest privately owned aircraft business in the world.

 Identifier

NASM.XXXX.0018

Creator

Institute of Aeronautical Sciences

Date

1910-1920

Provenance

Delia Martin, gift, unknown, XXXX-0018, unknown

Extent

1.82 Cubic feet ((2 flatboxes))

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one large format scrapbook of photographic-quality photocopies of clippings relating to the life and career of Glenn L. Martin presented to him by the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences. Also included are 30 certificates and two oversized photographs: a signed photo of G.C. Marshall and one featuring a group of 22 men on the wing of a Martin JRM Mars.

Rights

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Restrictions

No restrictions on access

Topics

Martin JRM Mars Family

Aircraft industry -- United States

Aircraft industry

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States

Aeronautics, Commercial

Aeronautics

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Certificates

Scrapbooks

Clippings

Photographs