The Bee-Hive (August 1945: 20th Anniversary Issue) [United Aircraft Corp. Internal Employee Newsletter], 1945-08

Item — Box: TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.012

Identifier: 20170323

Scope and Contents

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Document Type: Periodical (Internal Newsletter).

Purpose: Informational.

Authority: Company (Manufacturer).

Document Number: August 1945 (20th Anniversary Issue).

Scope: Periodic newsletter written and published by the United Aircraft Corporation "...for its employees." Primarily includes aviation news, especially related to company products, as well as some internal company news.

Contents: - August 1945 Issue (20 pages): "Special Issue Commemorating the Twentieth Anniversary of Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Division." Includes articles titled: "Twenty Years Ago", "20 Years of Engineering for Tomorrow ", "Pioneers of Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Still On the Job", an untitled 2-page centerfold with color photographs of various P&W powered aircraft used in World War II, "Our Part in the War Effort", "History Flew at the Pilot's Shoulders: A Few Illustrations From An Epic Story", "On the Record: Highlights from a List of Achievements That Were Milestones in the Progress of America's Aviation" and "Powered by Pratt & Whitney" (an illustrated list of aircraft powered by P & W engines).

Dates

Publication: 1945-08

Creator

United Aircraft Corporation (Publisher, Organization)
United Aircraft Corporation (Editor, Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Full Extent

1 Issue

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Folder Contents

Items in the same folder (ID #s): 20170322 and 20170323.

Related Materials

See also other Items in the periodical run: ID #20170307 through ID # 20170322.

Digital Scan Location

spc-aehs-000390

Format & Physical Description

Stapled 8.5” x 11” periodical (with 20 pages including covers). Printed on glossy paper. Includes color covers & 2-page color centerfold, black & white photographs, charts and drawings. Staples have been removed.

Note: Minor wear and tear.

Publication Data

Published periodically in 1945 by United Aircraft Corporation. Commercially printed in Hartford, Connecticut, USA by The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co.