Manuscripts

Ryan School of Aeronautics

Description: Photographs documenting the Ryan School of Aeronautics, a flight school in San Diego, California, during World War II. Images include Army cadets living in barracks, taking classes, getting medical check-ups, and learning to fly airplanes. Some images at school sites in Hemet, California and Tucson, Arizona.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1939-1945
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.
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Subseries 8: Ryan Aeronautical Company

Manuscripts

These photographs were created and compiled by the Ryan Aeronautical Company, and date to primarily the 1940s through the 1960s. They depict aircraft being built and tested, manufacturing processes, workers, pilots, facilities, and other topics. They are all 4 x 5-inch prints and many have typed captions. There are also photographs documenting the Ryan School of Aeronautics, a flight school in San Diego that trained Army pilots during World War II. Other photographs depict Ryan's work on components for other aircraft companies.

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Ryan Aeronautical Company: Facilities

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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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Ryan Aeronautical Company: Factory equipment

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Ryan Aeronautical Company: Manufacturing processes

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Ryan School of Aeronautics

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