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

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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

Finding Aid

Online Finding Aid