Manuscripts

Jack Northrop papers

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Description: This small group of material consists of booklets, clippings, magazines, newsletters, photographs, and programs that document Jack Northrop's career in aviation. An item of interest is a manuscript entitled "Northrop. A Treatment by David A. Wilson and John G. Avildsen. Based on real life events." The folder outside of the box includes four photographs of the Northrop YB-49.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1952-2005.
Call number: mssNorthropJackpapers
Creator: Northrop, John Knudsen (1895-1981)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Mrs. Paul (Bette) Johansing, April 2014.

Northrop Flying Wing aircraft

Visual Materials

The Northrop YB-49 jet bomber prototype aircraft, also called the "Flying Wing" seen at an unidentified airfield.

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Northrop Flying Wing aircraft

Visual Materials

The Northrop YB-49 jet bomber prototype aircraft, also called the "Flying Wing" seen at an unidentified airfield.

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Northrop Flying Wing aircraft

Visual Materials

The Northrop YB-49 jet bomber prototype aircraft, also called the "Flying Wing" seen at an unidentified airfield.

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Northrop Flying Wing aircraft

Visual Materials

The Northrop YB-49 jet bomber prototype aircraft, also called the "Flying Wing" seen at an unidentified airfield.

photCL_555_06_2710

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Subseries 5: Northrop Corporation Facilities

Manuscripts

Photographs of Northrop's main facilities in Hawthorne, California, as well as production facilities throughout Southern California: Palmdale, El Segundo, Anaheim, Palos Verdes, and other locations. Also images of Air Force bases, international locations, production plants, and the Titan I Missile Site in South Dakota, which Northrop helped build. This section also contains internal photograph booklets produced by Northrop.

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Northrop Grumman Corporation papers

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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Jack Northrop papers

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