Howard Franklin Wehrle Scrapbook

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The Howard Franklin Wehrle Scrapbook Collection consists of a scrapbook compiled by Wehrle including newspaper articles on aviation, copies of Wehrle's 1929 column, "Flying – America's Path to Greatness," and articles detailing Wehrle's activities in the aviation industry.

Howard Franklin Wehrle was born in Charleston, West Virginia on January 20, 1890. In April 1916, Wehrle entered the Curtiss Aviation School. He made his first solo flight on June 16, 1916. Wehrle served overseas as a pilot in World War I, and returned to the United States in December 1918 as a major. He was secretary of the National Aeronautic Association in 1924, and general manager of the Cessna Aircraft Company in 1929. Wehrle also wrote a newspaper column, "Flying – America's Path to Greatness." Howard Franklin Wehrle died on December 14, 1964, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Identifier

NASM.2000.0069

Creator

Wehrle, Howard Franklin, 1890-1964

Date

1923-1931

Provenance

John Ross, Gift, 2000, 2000.-0069.

Extent

0.28 Cubic feet (1 flatbox)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a scrapbook compiled by Howard Franklin Wehrle, containing newspaper articles on aviation, including a Wehrle's 1929 column, "Flying – America's Path to Greatness", and other articles detailing Wehrle's activities in the aviation industry.

Arrangement note

The collection consists of one scrapbook, the pages of which were dismounted at an unknown date. The scrapbook pages have been left in their original order.

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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

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Citation

Howard Franklin Wehrle Scrapbook, Acc. 2000.0069, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics, Military
Aeronautics -- Societies, etc.
Aeronautics
World War, 1914-1918
Aircraft industry
Cessna Aircraft Company
National Aeronautical Association (U.S.)

Type

Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Scrapbooks

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