Archive Record
Metadata
Collection |
Gee Bee and Aviation Collection |
Object ID |
GBC |
Title |
The Gee Bee and Aviation Collection |
Object Name |
Archival materials |
Scope & Content |
The Gee Bee and Aviation Collection includes photographs, photograph albums, scrapbooks, correspondence, mechanical details and other materials connected both with the Granville Brothers Aircraft Inc, and the Gee Bee Airplanes, produced here in Springfield, as well as material related to Aviation in general. General aviation material consists primarily of periodicals and books that are Series 8 and 9 respectively. Notable in this collection are the photo albums and scrapbooks compiled by members of the Granville family that contain firsthand information about the brothers and their company. This collection also contains materials such as Maude Irving (Tait) Moriarty's pilot licenses [restricted], log books for the Springfield Airport, and Thomas Granville's design draft book. Originally housed at the Springfield Science Museum archives, these Gee Bee Aircraft items were moved to the Genealogy and Local History Archives in 2019 given their nature as paper & archival materials rather than objects. Items unconnected with accession number were moved in the summer and October of 2019 and the remaining items are waiting committee approval before they may be incorporated with the other portions. All items previously accessioned have retained their old numbers, listed in the appropriate field. The collection has been reorganized using the following organization: Series 1 - Photographs (see photos catalog) Series 1.1 - Negatives (see photos catalog) Series 2 - Photo Albums (see photos catalog) Series 3 - Scrapbooks Series 4 - Correspondence Series 5 - Granville Brothers Company Series 6 - Pilots Series 7 - Blueprints and Mechanics Series 8 - Periodicals Series 9 - Books Series 10 - Clippings Series 11 - Media Series 12 - Over Sized Materials |
People |
Granville, Edward Granville, Isabelle (Savary) Granville, Mark Granville, Norma Granville, Robert, d. 1978 Granville, Thomas Granville, Wilfred E. Granville, Zantford Moriarty, Maude Irving (Tait), 1901-1982 |
Related |
Aeronautics Business enterprises Business people Correspondence Gee Bee (Racing plane) Granville Airplane Company (Springfield, Mass) Granville family Inventions Inventors Scrapbooks |
Search Terms |
Aeronautics Business enterprises Business people Correspondence Gee Bee (Racing plane) Granville Airplane Company (Springfield, Mass) Granville family Inventions Inventors Scrapbooks |