US Army Air Service Copy Photographs Relyea
Display Status:
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Eleanor Relyea (d. 1951) started her employment with the U.S. War Department working as a clerk for the Signal Corps in 1905. She retired from the War Department in 1935, as a Chief Clerk of the US Army Air Corps. Mrs. Relyea compiled a photo album relating to her work with the Army Air Corps, which included photographs and letters from important aviation personalities, including General William L. "Billy" Mitchell.
Identifier
NASM.2004.0050
Creator
Relyea, Eleanor
Date
bulk 1909-1940
Provenance
Eleanor Ford, Gift, 2004
Extent
0.1 Cubic feet ((2 folders))
Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Correspondence
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the following items copied from Mrs. Eleanor Relyea's album: eleven black and white 8 by 11 inch copy prints of early Air Service photography, including images of the Wright Military Flyer at Fort Myer, a portrait of Glenn Curtiss, images of air-to-air refueling, and images of General William L. "Billy" Mitchell with General Mason M. Patrick; a copy of a publication entitled "Flight in Literature" by Ernest Jones; a copy of a letter to Mrs. Relyea from General Benjamin Delahauf Foulois; and a copy of a memorandum from General Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold. There is also an original 10 by 13 inch black and white photograph of General Mitchell, signed by him to Mrs. Relyea.
Genre/Form
Photographs
Correspondence
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
Relyea, Eleanor
Names
Arnold, Henry Harley, 1886-1950
Foulois, Benjamin Delahauf, 1879-1967
Mitchell, William, 1879-1936
Topic
Wright (Co) Type A Military (Signal Corps No. 1)
Aeronautics, Military
Citation
CUS Army Air Service Copy Photographs [Relyea], Acc. 2004-0050, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives