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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.
Identifier
NASM.XXXX.0231
Creator
Jerwan, Shakir S., 1881-1942
Date
1911-1919
Provenance
Shakir S. Jerwan, gift, date unknown, XXXX-0231
Extent
0.87 Cubic feet (2 boxes; 1 folder)
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
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.
Arrangement note
The collection consists of one photographic album and one scrapbook.
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
Shakir S. Jerwan Scrapbooks Collection, Acc. XXXX.0231, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Topics
Aeronautics -- History
Women in aeronautics
Aeronautics, Military -- Guatemala
Aeronautics -- 1910-1920
Aeronautics -- Exhibitions
Air pilots -- Correspondence
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence