National Air and Space Museum Archives
Republic Feeder Airlines Collection
Republic Airlines
NASM.1989.0134
Archival Resource Key
7.63 Cubic feet
(7 records center boxes)
1945-1983
bulk [ca. 1950s-1960s]
This collection consisted of miscellaneous material, including annual reports, for companies that were later acquired by Republic Airlines.
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Republic Feeder Airlines Collection, NASM.1989.0134 (NASM.1989.0134-M0000006-00130)
Biographical / Historical
This collection consist of various materials belonging to a group of airlines that eventually came under Republic Airlines. The product of mergers, this airline found its start in the small, postwar feeder airlines of the Mid- and Southwest. The nine small companies that became Republic include: West Coast Airlines, Wisconsin Central Airlines, North Central Airlines, Southwest Airways, Southern Airways, Bonanza Air Lines, Pacific Air Lines, Air West, and finally, Hughes Air West.
Scope and Contents
The collection consisted of miscellaneous material, including annual reports for all companies that eventually came under Republic Airlines: route maps, photographs of various aircraft used, and publicity stickers, stamps, and notices. Press releases and newsletters are held for some of the companies. Much of the collection of press releases, progress reports, and information packets centers on the Boeing 727 series, the Boeing 747SP series, and the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 series. This collection also includes Bonanza Air Lines negatives.
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.
Conditions Governing Use
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
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Minnesota Historical Society, Gift, 1989, 1989-0134, NASM
Preferred Citation
Republic Feeder Airlines Collection, Acc. NASM.1999.0134, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Processing Information
Arranged, and described by James Kohan, 1990. Encoded by Allan Janus, 2020.
General
NASMrev
Boeing 727 Family
Douglas DC-9 Family
Boeing 747SP (747-100SP)
Local service airlines
Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States
Aeronautics, Commercial
Aeronautics
Airlines
Air travel
Press releases
Newsletters
Reports
Maps
Publications
Photographs
Periodicals
Correspondence
West Coast Airlines
Wisconsin Central Airlines
North Central Airlines
Southwest Airways
Southern Airways
Bonanza Air Lines
Pacific Air Lines
Air West
Hughes Air West
Republic Feeder Airlines Collection, 1945-1983, Photographs #1
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1
Republic Feeder Airlines Collection, 1945-1983, Photographs #1
Republic Feeder Airlines Collection, 1945-1983, Photographs #2
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2
Republic Feeder Airlines Collection, 1945-1983, Photographs #2
[Miscellaneous Material]
Archival Resource Key
3
Scope and Contents
Box contents were not scanned.
[Miscellaneous Material]
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4
Scope and Contents
Box contents were not scanned.
Douglas C-49K Operating Instructions
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5
1
Douglas C-49K Operating Instructions
Douglas DC-3 Structural Repair
Archival Resource Key
May 10, 1946
5
2
Douglas DC-3 Structural Repair
Douglas DC-9 Maintenance Facility and Equipment Planning Manual
Archival Resource Key
5
3
Douglas DC-9 Maintenance Facility and Equipment Planning Manual
Civil Aeronautics Manual 18 (General CAM 18) - Maintenance, Repair, and Alteration of Airframes, Powerplants, Propellers, and Appliances, Revised November 1953
Archival Resource Key
5
4
Civil Aeronautics Manual 18 (General CAM 18) - Maintenance, Repair, and Alteration of Airframes, Powerplants, Propellers, and Appliances, Revised November 1953
Civil Aeronautics Manual 18 (General CAM 18) - Supplement Number 1
Archival Resource Key
September 21,1954
5
5
Civil Aeronautics Manual 18 (General CAM 18) - Supplement Number 1
Civil Aeronautics Manual 18 (General CAM 18) - Supplement Number 1
Archival Resource Key
October 31, 1955
5
6
Civil Aeronautics Manual 18 (General CAM 18) - Supplement Number 1
Civil Aeronautics Manual 18 (General CAM 18) - Supplement Number 3
Archival Resource Key
July 17, 1956
5
7
Civil Aeronautics Manual 18 (General CAM 18) - Supplement Number 3
Air Associates - "Aircraft Hardware" [Supply Catalog] [Includes Standards]
Archival Resource Key
January 1, 1953
5
8
Air Associates - "Aircraft Hardware" [Supply Catalog] [Includes Standards]
Hewlett-Packard "VHF Signal Generator 608E/F - Operating and Service Manual"
Archival Resource Key
February 1, 1970
5
9
Hewlett-Packard "VHF Signal Generator 608E/F - Operating and Service Manual"
"Aircraft Mechanic's Pocket Manual"
Archival Resource Key
5
10
"Aircraft Mechanic's Pocket Manual"
[Miscellaneous Material]
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6
1
Scope and Contents
Folder contents were not scanned.
Boeing 727 Operating Instructions, Volume I
Archival Resource Key
November 28, 1980
6
2
Boeing 727 Operating Instructions, Volume I
Boeing 727 Operating Instructions, Volume I
Archival Resource Key
6
3
Boeing 727 Operating Instructions, Volume I
Boeing 727 Operating Instructions, Volume II
Archival Resource Key
6
4
Boeing 727 Operating Instructions, Volume II
Boeing 727 Operations Manual
Archival Resource Key
6
5
Boeing 727 Operations Manual
Convair 340 - R4Y Service Training Study Guide
Archival Resource Key
August 15, 1955
6
6
Convair 340 - R4Y Service Training Study Guide
Convair 340 - R4Y Service Training Study Guide
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6
7
Convair 340 - R4Y Service Training Study Guide
Convair 340-R4Y Service Training Study Guide
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6
8
Convair 340-R4Y Service Training Study Guide
[Miscellaneous Material]
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7
Scope and Contents
Box contents were not scanned.
[Miscellaneous Material]
Archival Resource Key
8
Scope and Contents
Box contents were not scanned.
[Miscellaneous Material]
Archival Resource Key
9
Scope and Contents
Box contents were not scanned.
[Miscellaneous Material]
Archival Resource Key
10
Scope and Contents
Box contents were not scanned.
Pacific Air Lines Station Manual No. 53 [1 of 3]
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11
1
Pacific Air Lines Station Manual No. 53 [1 of 3]
Pacific Air Lines Station Manual No. 53 [2 of 3]
Archival Resource Key
11
2
Pacific Air Lines Station Manual No. 53 [2 of 3]
Pacific Air Lines Station Manual No. 53 [3 of 3]
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11
3
Pacific Air Lines Station Manual No. 53 [3 of 3]