| Title: |
Reminiscences of Lawrence Dale Bell, DeWitt Clinton Ramsey, George Olmstead, and Elton J. Smith
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP87-A21
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Aviation Project
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| Description: |
Speeches from management dinners, Bell Aerospace Corp.; broadcast from world-record helicopter flight, Texas to Niagara Falls, 1952; Larry Bell Library dedication, Mentone, Indiana, 1955; first contact with airplane; exhibition flying; developing various types of planes; barnstorming; Bell Aircraft from 1935: developing the company, new techniques, new planes, work for military; world records; developing the helicopter; first supersonic flight. Impressions of Glenn Martin, Lincoln Beachey, Generals Henry H. Arnold and William S. Knudsen and others.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 288 leaves, Tape: 1 reel
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1955 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Ramsey, DeWitt Clinton
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Document date: |
1955
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Aeronautics; Aeronautics, Military; Air pilots; Executives; Helicopters; Oral history
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Aviation; Bell Helicopter Corporation; Bell, Lawrence Dale, 1894-1956; Olmstead, George; Ramsey, DeWitt Clinton; Smith, Elton J.; Supersonic planes
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0017949-16901
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