Special collection MC-19
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Wingless on Luna (25th Wings Club General Harold R. Harris "Sight" Lecture, presented May 18, 1988 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York), 1988-05-20, 1988
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 226, Call No.: TL 789.8 .U6 A652 1988
Identifier: 20160006
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Presentation (Industry).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: 25th Wings Club General Harold R. Harris "Sight" Lecture, presented May 18, 1988 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York by Neil A. Armstrong, aviator, test pilot and first human on the moon.Contents (from the Introduction): "First let me thank the Wings Club for the privilege of delivering the 25th General Harold R. Harris 'Sight' Lecture. In rereading...
Dates:
1988-05-20; Copyright: 1988
For the Record: From Wall Street to Washington, 1988, 1988
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 227, Call No.: E 840.8 .R44 A3 1988
Identifier: 20061138
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Informational).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from the Foreword): "I have kept Plutarch's observation in mind while writing this memoir of my more than six years of public service as the Secretary of the Treasury and as Chief of Staff in the White House under President Reagan, and have attempted to describe the President I served, the people I encountered in the course of that service, and...
Dates:
Copyright: 1988; Publication: 1988
Chess and Checkers, the Way to Mastership: Complete Instructions for the Beginner, Valuable Suggestions for the Advanced Player (New Revised Edition), 1948, 1948
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 228, Call No.: GV 1445 .L3 1948
Identifier: 20061168
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from the Preface): "A quadratic board of 64 squares, two opposing groups of pieces with names suggesting military maneuvers and court intrigue, a few rules governing the moves of these pieces in their efforts to checkmate the hostile king-and you have the one game which, coming out of dim antiquity, has outlasted all world empires, survived all political and...
Dates:
Copyright: 1948; Publication: 1948
Test 1 (date range) > Inclusive, 1937-01-01 - 1940
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 123, Call No.: TL 671 .A26
v.3 pt.1
Identifier: 20060303
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Authoritative reference.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Document Number: Volume III, Part 1: Maintenance and Overhaul (pages 1-432)Series: Aero Engineering (3 Volumes in six books, plus Chart Volume)Scope: This illustrated technical reference book, published January 1, 1937, is the 5th of 7 books in the series. It is a compilation of short articles that provide detailed troubleshooting, maintenance and repair...
Dates:
Publication: 1937-01-01 - 1940
Test 2 (date range) > Bulk, bulk: 1940 - 1945, 1941
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 124, Call No.: TL 701.5 .M655
pt.1 1940
Identifier: 20180010
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference)
Purpose: Informational
Authority: Author ExpertiseSeries: Aeroplane Maintenance and Operation Series, Volume 5Scope: A detailed technical manual "compiled by a panel of experts," overseen by General Editor, E. Molloy and Advisory Editor, E.W. Knott. The editors write that "...this book is offered to the ground engineer and air mechanic in the firm belief that it will be found invaluable whenever any practical difficulty has to...
Dates:
Publication: Majority of material found within 1940 - 1945; Issued: 1941
Test 3 (date range) > Expression, Circa early 1920s
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 125, Call No.: TBD
Identifier: 20062011
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Manual (Maintenance - MRO).
Purpose: Technical reference.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Series: Aircraft Production and Maintenance Series.
Note: Third Revised Editon with "Latest AN [Army-Navy] Parts. New sections: Stress Fundamentals for Structural Repairs; Process for Fabrication of Plastic Materials."
Scope: Reference manual written by Joseph A. Ashkouti for trained aircraft mechanics.
Contents: TBD
Dates:
Publication: Circa early 1920s
The First 80 Years (21st Wings Club General Harold R. Harris "Sight" Lecture, presented 16 May 1984 at the Wings Club, New York City), 1984-05-16, 1984
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 192, Call No.: HE 9774 .H314 1984
Identifier: 20160004
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Presentation (Industry).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: 21st Wings Club General Harold R. Harris "Sight" Lecture, presented 16 May 1984 at the Wings Club, New York City by Brigadier General Harold R. Harris, "perhaps the only man living today who has devoted his entire career from those early days both to military and civil aviation and has literally seen it all from the time when at the age of 14 he attended the...
Dates:
1984-05-16; Copyright: 1984
Rolls-Royce: 1904-2004, A Century of Innovation, 2004, 2004
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 199, Call No.: TL 703 .R6 R65 2004
Identifier: 20160504
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: An illustrated history celebrating "Rolls-Royce, 1004-2004: A Century of Innovation." The historic text written by Peter Pugh and the book is edited by David Howie. From page 1: "Rolls-Royce is one of the world's great brands. It began as a car company but became so much more. But how did it all begin? Who were Rolls and...
Dates:
Copyright: 2004; Publication: 2004
Armstrong Siddeley: The Parkside Story, 1896-1939 (Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Historical Series #11), 1988, 1988
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 198, Call No.: HD 9710 .G74 A763 1988
Identifier: 20171013
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Series: Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Historical Series #11.NB: The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust and the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation are closely related. From "Rolls-Royce: The Pursuit of Excellence" (1984): "Both organisations share the history of the early days and work closely in harmony. This Historical Series of books was started by the Trust and...
Dates:
Publication: 1988; Copyright: 1988
Rolls-Royce: The Growth of a Firm, 1978, 1978
Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 196, Call No.: HD 9710 .G74 R567
Identifier: 20171008
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Series: This is the first of three books in the history. Scope: Historical study of the Rolls-Royce company, written by Ian Lloyd, an independent historian.From the dust jacket: "The name Rolls-Royce has stood for the best part of the twentieth century in the vanguard of British industrial and technological achievement. Its association with...
Dates:
Copyright: 1978; Publication: 1978