Shakir S. Jerwan Scrapbooks
Shakir Saliba Jerwan (1881-1942), the son of a Protestant minister, was born in Beirut, Lebanon, then part of the Ottoman Empire. In 1904, Jerwan immigrated to the United States and became a citizen in 1910. In 1911, he learned to fly, earning F.A.I. license number 54. Jerwan was chief pilot for the Moisant School of Aviation, Garden City, New York from 1912 to 1914. From 1915 to 1919 he served as Director of Military Aviation in Guatemala. Jerwan returned to the United States in 1919. His later career was as a hotelier. He was a member of the Early Birds of Aviation.
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Shakir S. Jerwan Scrapbooks
Identifier
NASM.XXXX.0231
Creator
Jerwan, Shakir S., 1881-1942
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Allan Janus, 2018.
Date
1911-1919
Provenance
Shakir S. Jerwan, gift, date unknown, XXXX-0231
Extent
0.87 Cubic feet (2 boxes; 1 folder)
Summary
The Shakir S. Jerwan Scrapbooks Collection contains material from the period 1911-1919. During this period, Jerwan was Chief Pilot at the Moisant School of Aviation, Garden City, New York, and Director of Military Aviation for the government of Guatemala.
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Arrangement
The collection consists of one photographic album and one scrapbook.
Scope and Contents
This collection documents events in Shakir S. Jerwan's career during the period of 1911 to 1919. Scrapbook photographs (many signed) feature Jerwan's pupils and pilots at the Moisant School and of the Moisant International Aviators, including Harriet Quimby, Matilde Moisant, Bernetta Adams Miller, Roland Garros, René Barrier, René Simon and Edmond Audemars. Other photographs include John Frisbie and his man-carrying kites, Charles Niles and his Looper, and Monoplane, Jerwan's flying dog. Also included are a brochure and drawings for the Aeromotor Boat, designed by Shakir Jerwan and his brother, Fuad (Fred) Jerwan. Correspondence includes letters between Shakir Jerwan and Manuel Estrada Cabrera, president of Guatemala, and Venustiano Carranza, later president of Mexico.
Genre/Form
Correspondence -- 1910-1920
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
Creator
Jerwan, Shakir S., 1881-1942
Names
Moisant Aviation School
Moisant International Aviators, Inc.
Audemars, Edmond
Barrier, Rene
Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957
Cabrera, Manuel Estrada
Carranza, Venustiano, General
Frisbie, John J.
Garros, Roland
Jerwan, Shakir S., 1881-1942
Miller, Bernetta Adams.
Moisant, Alfred, 1862-1929
Moisant, Matilde, 1887-1964
Niles, Charles
Quimby, Harriet, 1875-1912
Simon, Rene
Topic
Aeronautics -- History
Women in aeronautics
Aeronautics, Military -- Guatemala
Aeronautics -- 1910-1920
Aeronautics -- Exhibitions
Air pilots -- Correspondence
Citation
Shakir S. Jerwan Scrapbooks Collection, Acc. XXXX.0231, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
