National Air and Space Museum Archives
National Air Transport Collection [Hutchinson]
National Air Transport
NASM.1991.0024
Archival Resource Key
0.75 Cubic feet
(1 flatbox and one cassette tape box)
1927-1937
This collection consists of a scrapbook, photographs, correspondence, interviews, and newspaper articles relating to National Air Transport (NAT).
English
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Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the following material: NAT scrapbook which includes 110 photographs of NAT pilots, aircraft used by NAT and the service overhaul shop; correspondence and notes by or about Walter J. Addems, E.B. Gray Egbert P. Lott, C.T. Robertson, R.T. Hopkins, and Beebe Daniels; miscellaneous material on Stout Air Services, BAT and NAT; photographs of Stout stewards; tapes of interviews with Harry Bitterman, Egbert P. Lott, and E. Brown Gray; photocopies of newspaper articles on aircraft crashes; copy of a 1933 weather report; photographs of United; and the NAT 1933 newsletter, 'Flypaper'.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Joseph D. Hutchinson, Gift, 1990, NASM.1991.0024, NASM
Biographical / Historical
National Air Transport (NAT), Boeing Air Transport (BAT), and Stout Air Services were three early airmail carriers. NAT was formed in 1925 by Clement Keys, and in 1927 won the bid for the New York to Chicago Airmail route. BAT received the Chicago to San Francisco route in 1927, and also carried passengers. Stout Air Service was formed in 1925 and carried mail and passengers from Detroit to Cleveland. These three companies were all predecessors of United Air Lines, which was formed in 1929.
General
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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 <extref xlink:href="http://airandspace.si.edu/permissions"
Preferred Citation
National Air Transport Collection [Hutchinson], NASM.1991.0024, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Patti Williams, 2020.
Arrangement
Arrangement by type.
Aeronautics, Commercial -- Passenger traffic
Aeronautics, Commercial
Airlines
Aeronautics
Air travel
Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States
Audiotapes
Newsletters
Clippings
Notes
Correspondence
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Addems, Walter J.
Gray, E. Brown
Lott, Egbert P.
Robertson, C. T.
Hopkins, R. T.
Daniels, Beebe
Bitterman, Harry
Keys, Clement Melville, 1876-1952
United Air Lines, Inc.
National Air Transport
Boeing Air Transport
Stout Air Services
Airlines
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National Air Transport
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National Air Transport Photograph Album
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1
1
National Air Transport Photograph Album
National Air Transport Photograph Album Copies
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1
2
National Air Transport Photograph Album Copies
NAT Flypaper
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November 1933
1
3
NAT Flypaper
National Air Transport Misc Documents
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1
4
National Air Transport Misc Documents
National Air Transport Misc Documents
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1
5
National Air Transport Misc Documents
National Air Transport Misc Documents
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1
6
National Air Transport Misc Documents
National Air Transport Misc Documents
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1
7
National Air Transport Misc Documents
Boeing Air Transport
Archival Resource Key
1
8
Boeing Air Transport
Stout Airlines
Archival Resource Key
1
9
Stout Airlines
United Airlines
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United Airlines Photographs
Archival Resource Key
1
10
United Airlines Photographs
United Airlines Crashes
Archival Resource Key
1
11
United Airlines Crashes
United Airlines Early Weather Reports
Archival Resource Key
1
12
United Airlines Early Weather Reports
United Airlines Pilots
Archival Resource Key
1
13
United Airlines Pilots
Airline Personalities
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Walter J. Addems
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Walter J. Addems Documents
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1
14
Walter J. Addems Documents
Walter J. Addems NAT Documents
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1
15
Walter J. Addems NAT Documents
Bebbe Daniels Documents
Archival Resource Key
1
16
Bebbe Daniels Documents
E. B. Gray
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E. B. Gray Documents
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1
17
E. B. Gray Documents
E. B. Gray Tape Recordings
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2
1
E. B. Gray Tape Recordings
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2
E. B. Gray Tape Recordings
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2
3
Egbert P. Lott
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Egbert P. Lott Documents
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1
18
Egbert P. Lott Documents
Egbert P. Lott Recordings
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2
4
Egbert P. Lott Recordings
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2
5
Egbert P. Lott Recording
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2
6
Egbert P. Lott Recording
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2
7
C. T. Robertson Documents
Archival Resource Key
1
19
C. T. Robertson Documents