Manuscripts

Subseries 2: Drones

Description: Various photographs of drones during development and in active use. Also called Remotely Piloted Vehicles (RPV).
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1938-1980
Call number: mssNorthrop
Creator: Northrop Grumman Corporation(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Northrop Grumman Corporation, October 2011.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Subseries 4: Space Flight

Manuscripts

Photographs related to the testing and development of space vehicles and space structures, such as lunar landing vehicles, solar panels for space structures, and space shuttles. Several photographs document testing for splashdowns, when spacecraft land in water by parachute. Some projects related to NASA's Apollo and Gemini spacecraft.

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Subseries 12: Reference Files: Drones

Manuscripts

The Northrop Grumman Corporation papers document the history of Northrop Aircraft, Inc. and Northrop Corporation, as well as its products, employees, and founder, John Knudsen Northrop. The collection is divided into three series: Northrop Corporation Archives; Aircraft Division Records; and Photographs and Negatives. The bulk of the material is within the Corporation Archives series, which was compiled by Ira Chart, the Aircraft Division/Aircraft Group historian. The series are interrelated and cover similar subject matter. Though there is a Photographs and Negatives series, some photographs can be found throughout the collection. The collection is generally arranged by subject and format of material within. It includes brochures, reports, manuals, photographs, memoranda, newsletters, and other materials.

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Subseries 12: Reference Files: Air Shows/Drones

Manuscripts

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Subseries 6: Employees and Public Affairs

Manuscripts

Photographs of many executives and other employees, in files by name, including founder John Knudsen Northrop. Also photographs of employees seen working in various occupations; women working in assembly jobs during World War II; test pilots; employee celebrations; and various others. Northrop Recreation Club files depict employees in numerous club activities and community programs.

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Subseries 7: Subject Files

Manuscripts

Photographs related to miscellaneous topics, mostly research and development. Examples include electronic countermeasure systems; low drag boundary layer research; tanks; parachutes. Also includes aviation history, aircraft ground equipment, and other topics.

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Subseries 3: Missiles

Manuscripts

Photographs of missile production and development. Majority of material related to the SN-62 Snark missile.

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Subseries 2: Drones

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