Informational works -- Histories
Subject
Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
Scope Note: Non-fiction histories excluding local and family histories
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Aeronautics and Astronautics: An American Chronology of Science and Technology in the Exploration of Space, 1915-1960, 1961
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 222, Call No.: TL 521 .A54283
Identifier: 20061137
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (From the Preface): "This volume is largely a response to repeated requests for basic historical information. It is intended to serve as a ready informational reference, one from whence more detailed historical analysis should proceed.The scope of this chronology is defined in accordance with the following criteria:•...
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Publication: 1961
"Dutch" Kindleberger, 1972, 1960-05-06
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 214, Call No.: TL 540 .K564 .M87 1972
Identifier: 20062077
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope:
"Without question, the exploits of North American Aviation, Inc. and progress of the aviation sciences will be duly recorded in the histories of our years. But history is generally reported in cold factual detail. The tremendous story of North American Aviation cannot be told in any truth without consideration of the personality, ability and...
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Copyright: 1972; Presented: 1960-05-06
Orders of Magnitude: A History of the NACA and NASA, 1915-1980 (2nd Edition) [The NASA History Series: NASA Special Publication 4403], 1981
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 223, Call No.: TL 521.312 .A63 1981
Identifier: 20062089
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Document Number: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Special Publication #4406.Series: The NASA History SeriesScope: This is the second edition of Orders of Magnitude: A History of the NACA and NASA. It is based on a monograph written by Eugene M. Emme and published in 1965 as ...
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Publication: 1981
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...
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Copyright: 2004; Publication: 2004
Rolls-Royce: Hives’ Turbulent Barons (Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Historical Series #20), 1992, 1992
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 202, Call No.: HD 9710 .G72 H37 1992
Identifier: 20171015
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Series: Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Historical Series #20.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...
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Copyright: 1992; Publication: 1992
Rolls-Royce: The Formative Years, 1906 - 1939 (Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Historical Series #1), 1981, 1982
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 194, Call No.: TL 215 .R6 H39 1982
Identifier: 20171009
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Series: Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Historical Series #1.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 it...
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Copyright: 1981; Publication: 1982
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...
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Copyright: 1978; Publication: 1978
Rolls-Royce: The Years of Endeavour, 1978, 1978
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 197, Call No.: HD 9710 .G74 R573 1978
Identifier: 20171006
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Series: This is the second 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: "Eagle, Condor, Kestrel and Merlin, Silver Ghost, Phantom and Bentley 3½ Litre - these are the distinctive and now famous names which mark the lineage of Rolls-Royce's...
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Copyright: 1978; Publication: 1978
The Story of Harriman Motor Works: Manufacturers of Aeroplanes and Aviation Motors 1906-1916 -- South Glastonbury, Connecticut, 1984
Item — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.023
Identifier: 20212022
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Publication (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: This illustrated monography details the Harriman Motor Works' efforts to produce airplanes and airplane motors between 1906 and 1916. The booklet was published in 1984 by the Connecticut Aeronautical Historical Association, Inc.Contents: From Page 1: "As will be seen in this narrative, the Harriman Motor...
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Publication: 1984