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Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1925
  • Existence: 1938

Biography

In Existence: 1925 - circa 1938 (?)

LOCNAF: Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company founded 1925; United Aircraft Corporation. Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Division; housed in a single factory area in Hartford, Conn., leased from Pratt & Whitney Company, a prominent machine tool manufacturer, and thus company name was acquired (no corporate association between with two companies); later expanded to East Hartford, Conn., which became headquarters for the organization)

in 1938 United Aircraft Corporation took over all outstanding stock of Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Company and that of several other companies) [Pratt & Whitney Aircraft story, c1950]

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Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

The Bee-Hive, Vol. III (1929), Nos. 1, 8 & 9 [Pratt & Whitney Internal Employee Newsletter], 1929-03 - 1929-11

 File — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.001
Identifier: 20170307
Scope and Contents Document Type: Periodical (Internal Newsletter).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document Number: Volume III (1929), Numbers 1 (March), 8 (October) and 9 (November).Scope: Monthly newsletter written and published by the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company "...for its employees." Primarily includes aviation news aviation news, especially related to company products, as well as some internal company...
Dates: Publication: 1929-03 - 1929-11

The Bee-Hive, Vol. IV (1930), Nos. 2 through 12 [Pratt & Whitney Internal Employee Newsletter], 1930-02 - 1930-12

 File — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.002
Identifier: 20170308
Scope and Contents Document Type: Periodical (Internal Newsletter).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document Number: Volume IV (1930), Numbers 2 (March) through 12 (December).Scope: Monthly newsletter written and published by the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company "...for its employees." Primarily includes aviation news, especially related to company products, as well as some internal company news....
Dates: Publication: 1930-02 - 1930-12

The Bee-Hive, Vol. V (1931), Nos. 1 thru 4, 7, 8 & 10 [Pratt & Whitney Internal Employee Newsletter], 1931-01 - 1931-10

 File — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.003
Identifier: 20170309
Scope and Contents Document Type: Periodical (Internal Newsletter).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document Number: Vol. V (1931), Nos. 1 (January) thru 4 (April, 7 (July), 8 (August) and 10 (October).Scope: Monthly newsletter written and published by the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company "...for its employees." Primarily includes aviation news, especially related to company products, as well as some internal...
Dates: Publication: 1931-01 - 1931-10

The Bee-Hive, Vol. VI (1932), Nos. 1 thru 4 and 9 thru 11 [Pratt & Whitney Internal Employee Newsletter], 1932-01 - 1932-11

 File — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.004
Identifier: 20170310
Scope and Contents Document Type: Periodical (Internal Newsletter).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document Number: Vol. VI (1932), Nos. 1 (Jan) thru 4 (April) and 9 (Sept) thru 11 (Nov).Scope: Monthly newsletter written and published by the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company "...for its employees." Primarily includes aviation news, especially related to company products, as well as some internal company...
Dates: Publication: 1932-01 - 1932-11

The Bee-Hive, Vol. VII (1933), Nos. 1 through 12 [Pratt & Whitney Internal Employee Newsletter], 1933-01 - 1933-12

 File — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.005
Identifier: 20170311
Scope and Contents Document Type: Periodical (Internal Newsletter).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document Number: Vol. VII (1933), Nos. 1 (Jan) through 12 (Dec).Scope: Monthly newsletter written and published by the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company "...for its employees." Primarily includes aviation news, especially related to company products, as well as some internal company news....
Dates: Publication: 1933-01 - 1933-12

The Bee-Hive, Vol. VIII (1934), Nos. 10 thru 12 [Pratt & Whitney Internal Employee Newsletter], 1934-10 - 1934-12

 File — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.006
Identifier: 20170312
Scope and Contents Document Type: Periodical (Internal Newsletter).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document Number: Vol. VIII (1934), Nos. 10 (Oct) thru 12 (Dec).Scope: Monthly newsletter written and published by the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company "...for its employees." Primarily includes aviation news, especially related to company products, as well as some internal company news....
Dates: Publication: 1934-10 - 1934-12