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The Radar Collection [Blom] consists of approximately 9 cubic feet of maintenance guides for radar systems, wartime equipment catalogs and guides, periodicals, photographs and audio/visual materials.

Identifier

NASM.2024.0005

Date

1940s-2000s

Provenance

Heather Ramos, Gift, 2023, NASM.2024.0005

Extent

8.77 Cubic feet (24 containers (22 letter boxes, 2 flat boxes))

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection conists of approximately 9 cubic feet consists of Western Electric maintenance guides for radar systems, wartime equipment catalogs and guides, periodicals, photographs and audio/visual materials.

Arrangement note

This collection is organized into five series according to material type: Series 1: Technical Manuals, Handbooks and Catalogs, 1942-1995 Series 2: Other Publications and Miscellaneous, 1940-2006 Series 3: Photographs and Negatives, 1940s, 1950s and undated Series 4: Oversize, 1945 Series 5: Audiovisual, undated

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

Radar Collection [Blom], Acc. NASM.2024.0005, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics
Radar in aeronautics
Radar
United States Navy -- 20th century

Type

Collection descriptions
Archival materials