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The John and Charles Wise Ballooning Collection contains material related to American ballooning pioneer John Wise (1808-1870) and his son Charles.

Identifier

NASM.2001.0002

Creator

Wise, John, 1808-1879

Date

1850-1870

Provenance

Jeanne Grist, Gift, 2000, NASM.2001.0002

Extent

0.35 Cubic feet (1 box)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the following material relating to American ballooning pioneers John and Charles Wise: correspondence between John Wise and Major Albert J. Meyer during the Civil War, several unfinished manuscripts, including "Electricity of Instinct", envelopes, letterhead, and newspaper articles relating to the 150th anniversaries of John Wise's famous flights. Most importantly, this collection includes a scrapbook full of newspaper accounts, circa 1850-1870, of both John and Charles Wise's ballooning careers.

Arrangement note

This collection is arranged in two series: I. Documents II. Scrapbooks

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

John and Charles Wise Ballooning Collection, Acc. 2001.0002, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics
Balloons -- pre-1900
Balloons -- History
Ballooning

Type

Collection descriptions
Archival materials