Ted and Cecil "Teddy" Kenyon Collection
Cecil (Teddy) Kenyon (1905-1985) was taught to fly by her husband, Ted Kenyon, a pilot for Colonial Airlines, in 1929. Teddy received her pilot license after 10 hours of instruction. After receiving her license, Teddy became a charter member of the "99s" and in 1933 she won the National Sportswomen Flying Championship at Roosevelt Field, New York. During the late 1930s Teddy flew for the Civil Air Patrol, and became a test pilot for Grumman during World War II. In her position at Grumman she had opportunity to fly the following types of Grumman aircraft as they came off the production line: F4F Wildcats; F6F Hellcats; and TBF Avengers. Teddy received her helicopter license in 1960 and remained an active pilot well into her seventies.
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Ted and Cecil "Teddy" Kenyon Collection
Identifier
NASM.1999.0013
Creator
Kenyon, Cecil (Teddy), 1905-1985
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Patti Williams, 1999.
Date
[ca. 1930s-1970s]
bulk [ca. 1940s-1960s]
Provenance
Donald W. MacGlashan, gift, 1999, 1999-0013, unknown
Extent
1.29 Cubic feet ((1 shoebox) (11 film cans))
Summary
This collection consists of both color and black and white images of Ted and Teddy Kenyon and their aviation careers. There are also a number of images of Bud and Betty Gillies. This collection also contains eleven 16mm films of Teddy Kenyon.
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Color slides
Motion pictures (visual works)
Arrangement
The Ted and Cecil "Teddy" Kenyon Collection is arranged by content type.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of both color and black and white images of Ted and Teddy Kenyon and their aviation careers. There are also a number of images of Bud and Betty Gillies. This collection also contains eleven 16mm films of Teddy Kenyon. Note: The digital images in this finding aid were repurposed from scans made by an outside contractor for a commercial product and may show irregular cropping and orientation in addition to color variations resulting from damage to and deterioration of the original objects.
Genre/Form
Photographs
Color slides
Motion pictures (visual works)
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
Kenyon, Cecil (Teddy), 1905-1985
Names
Colonial Airlines
Grumman Aerospace Corporation
Ninety-Nines (Organization)
United States. Civil Air Patrol
Gillies, Betty
Gillies, Bud
Kenyon, Cecil (Teddy), 1905-1985
Kenyon, Ted
Topic
Aeronautics
Women in aeronautics
Aeronautics, Commercial
Aeronautics, Military
Test pilots
Grumman Aircraft Family
Women test pilots
Citation
Ted and Cecil "Teddy" Kenyon Collection, Acc. NASM.1999.0013, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
