National Air and Space Museum, Archives Division
The Giuseppe M. Bellanca Collection
Accession No. 1993-0055
National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC
David Schwartz
© Smithsonian Institution, 2000
| Biographical and Historical Notes |
|
Giuseppe Mario Bellanca was born in 1886 in Sciacca, Sicily. As a young man, he attended the Technical Institute in Milan, graduating with a teaching degree in mathematics in 1908. During his quest for a second mathematics and engineering degree, he became enamoured of aviation, and set out to design and build his own airplane. Bellanca's first aircraft design was a "pusher" aircraft, somewhat similar to the Wright Flyer. Lacking funds for such an endeavor, he joined with two partners, Enea Bossi, and Paolo Invernizzi. The union of the three produced the first flight of a totally Italian-designed and Italian-built aircraft in early December of 1909. The flight was short, but it was a start. Bellanca's second design, was a tractor-type aircraft. Although the aircraft was successfully constructed, it was never flown due to insufficient funds for an engine. At the urging of his brother Carlo, who was already established in Brooklyn, New York, Giuseppe Bellanca immigrated to America in 1911. Before the end of the year, he began construction of his third airplane design, a parasol monoplane. After construction was completed, he took the small craft to Mineola Field on Long Island, NY, and proceeded to teach himself to fly. He began by taxiing. He then, taxied faster, which gave way to short hops. The hops got longer, until, on May 19, 1912, there was not enough room to land straight ahead, and Bellanca had to complete a turn in order land safely. Having successfully taught himself to fly, Bellanca then set about teaching others to fly, and from 1912 to 1916, he operated the Bellanca Flying School. One of his students was a young Fiorello La Guardia, the future mayor of New York City. In return for flying lessons, La Guardia taught Bellanca how to drive a car. In 1917 the Maryland Pressed Steel Company of Hagerstown, MD hired Bellanca as a consulting engineer. While there, he designed two trainer biplanes, the CD, and an improved version, the CE. With the conclusion of WWI, Maryland Pressed Steel's contracts were cancelled and the company entered into receivership. Thus, the CE never went into production. In 1921, a group of investors lured Bellanca westward to Omaha, NE, in hopes of establishing that town as a center for aircraft manufacture. Before the aircraft could be built, the company went bankrupt, but construction of the aircraft continued under the financial backing of a local motorcycle dealer named Victor Roos. The resultant aircraft, the Bellanca CF, was called by Janes's All the World's Aircraft "the first up-to-date transport aeroplane that was designed, built, and flown with success in the United States." Among the local people helping to build the aircraft was the daughter of Bellanca's landlord, Dorothy Brown. Giuseppe and she were married on November 18, 1922. Despite its advanced design, the Bellanca CF could not compete with the economics of the time. In the days just after World War I, a surplus Curtiss Jenny could be purchased for as little as $250.00. A Bellanca CF, with a price tag of $5000.00, was just too expensive and the aircraft never went into production. After the disappointment of the CF, Bellanca designed wings for the Post Office Department's DH-4's. His new wings were a tremendous improvement over the original design, but only a few aircraft were so modified. In 1925, Bellanca went to work for the Wright Aeronautical Corporation of Paterson, NJ. His assignment there was to develop an aircraft around the new Wright Whirlwind engine. He already had a design in mind, which was an improved version of the CF, called the CG. This design evolved into the Wright-Bellanca WB-1. The WB-1 enjoyed a short, but successful flying career. The aircraft had already won one race and efficiency contest before an untimely accident destroyed the craft during preparation for an attempt to break the world's non-refueled endurance record. Fortunately, at the time of the crash, Bellanca was already working on an improved version, of the WB-1 designated the WB-2. During 1926, the WB-2 won two efficiency trophies at the National Air Races in Philadelphia. Wright considered putting the aircraft into production, but decided against it to avoid alienating other aircraft companies that were potential customers for their engines. Disappointed by Wright's decision, Bellanca left the company and joined with a young businessman named Charles Levine to form the Columbia Aircraft Company. Wright sold the WB-2 and all drawings and production rights to the new company. The WB-2 went on to a long and fruitful flying career starting with establishing a new world's non-refueled endurance record of 51 hours, 11 minutes, and 59 seconds in April of 1927. In the latter half of 1926, Charles Lindbergh wanted to buy the WB-2, now named the 'Columbia', for his proposed flight from New York to Paris. He was rebuffed by Levine who also had designs on the flight and the $25,000 prize money. Lindbergh then went to Ryan for his specially designed NYP. Meanwhile Levine, in choosing the crew, managed to promise two seats to three people. So while the Columbia was grounded by a court order brought by the third party, Lindbergh took off on his successful flight to Paris. Eventually, the 'Columbia' was cleared of litigation and took off on its successful transatlantic flight on June 4, 1927. In the cockpit were Clarence Chamberlin, one of the pilots of the endurance record and Charles Levine, who became the first transatlantic passenger. The plan was to fly all the way to Berlin, and Chamberlin had vowed to fly until they ran out of fuel. Forty-three hours later, they landed in Eisleben, Germany, the first of two successful Atlantic crossings for Bellanca's most famous aircraft. Disappointed because the 'Columbia' was not the first aircraft to accomplish the New York to Paris flight, Bellanca severed all relations with Levine, and started his own company, the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation of America, and rented facilities on Staten Island, NY. The new Bellanca model was designated the CH, and was basically a commercial version of the WB-2. The new company also had two other models that were built for special orders, the Bellanca Model J and the Model K. It was not long before Bellanca caught the attention of the Du Pont family of Delaware. They wanted to start aircraft manufacturing in Delaware, and in late 1927, an agreement was made with Bellanca to locate his factory outside of Wilmington. The site was large enough for a first-class airfield, with a seaplane ramp on the nearby Delaware River. This was a busy time in Bellanca's life. Along with all that was happening in his professional life, he and Dorothy celebrated the birth of their son August T. Bellanca in March of 1927. With the exception of a few years immediately before and during the early stages of WWII, Bellanca was President and Chairman of the Board from the corporation's inception on the last day of 1927 until he sold the company to L. Albert and Sons in 1954. After his departure from the company, Giuseppe and his son, August, formed the Bellanca Development Company with the purpose of building a new aircraft. It would have increased performance due to the use of lighter materials for its structure. Work on this aircraft was progressing when Giuseppe Bellanca succumbed to leukemia and died on December 26, 1960. After his father's death, August continued the project, and under his guidance, the aircraft first flew in 1973. In 1993, August Bellanca donated his father's personal and professional papers to the National Air and Space Museum Archives. Prior to that time, they were kept in the Bellanca home near Galena, MD, and administered by Dorothy and August Bellanca. |
| Scope and Content Notes |
|
The Giuseppe M. Bellanca Collection is arranged as follows:
Series I: Mr. Bellanca's professional life. Here, the researcher will find documents regarding the day-to-day operations of the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation. The material is generally divided into core documents of the corporation, correspondence, financial documents, subcontracting pursuits, patents, employee relations, and company history. Series II: Technical Material This material is separated into the following subseries: Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches, Bellanca Aircraft Technical Data, Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Reports, Technical Research Files, Bellanca Aircraft Drawing Lists, Bellanca Aircraft Drawings, and Bellanca Aircraft Drawing Indexes. The Bellanca Collection is not a complete history of the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation. Over the years, it appears that many items were loaned out by the Bellanca Family to researchers and not returned. Therefore, there are significant gaps in correspondence, formal, numbered reports, and other areas of the collection. For example, the earliest report in the Bellanca Collection is Report #28, the next report which appears is report #45. The Giuseppe M. Bellanca Collection contains over 10,000 drawings. (At the time of processing, not all drawings were entered into the Bellanca Drawings Database. These drawings will be entered as time allows.) The drawings vary in size from 8 x 11 inches to 36 x 185 inches. There are original pencil drawings, blueprints, and blueline drawings. Over 130 models of Bellanca aircraft are represented in the Collection. There are General Arrangement, or Three-View drawings for over 80 of these models. Bellanca drawings are not easy to decipher. Most of the drawings have data blocks which contain only a finite amount of information. Often the aircraft has been identified only by serial number. In some cases the model number of the aircraft is also the drawing number. Other times, the aircraft name would be given, but no model number, i.e. Skyrocket. Also, words were abbreviated and it was left up to the processing archivist to determine their probable meaning. Despite the explanation in the scope and content notes, the Bellanca Corporation was not consistent when assigning model numbers. Letters were sometimes assigned that reflected a United States War Department designation, i.e. the VSO and the VF. The processing archivist by using the Bellanca Drawing indexes was able to supply model numbers for some of the drawings. 7136 Bellanca Aircraft Company Drawings have been added to the National Air and Space Museum Miscellaneous Drawings Database. As time allows, the remaining Bellanca Drawings will be added to this database. An Archives Staff member will assist researchers in retrieving these materials from the database finding aid. The Bellanca drawings were stored for over thirty years in less-than-ideal conditions. Many of the drawings were drawn on poor-quality tracing paper, and have become extremely brittle and fragile. Therefore, many of the drawings in the Bellanca Collection may not be available to researchers. During processing of the collection, the project archivist has gained some insight about how Mr. Bellanca chose the model designations for his aircraft. The earliest system of model designations was based upon letters of the alphabet. No model designations appear for any Bellanca design until his work for Maryland Pressed Steel in 1916. The CD, which he designed for that company, was his fourth aircraft design that was built, and the letter D is the fourth letter of the alphabet. This pattern continues through the Bellanca CF. During 1926, when Mr. Bellanca worked for the Wright Corporation, he already had in mind an improved version of the CF, which was designated the CG. This aircraft received the designation WB-1 from the Wright Corporation. When Mr. Bellanca formed his own company in 1927, the letter pattern described above reasserted itself for a time with the introduction of the Bellanca CH. It was a common practice of manufacturers of the time to also include the engine horsepower as part of the model number, so the Bellanca CH actually received its Approved Type Certificate (ATC) as the CH-200. When the next model came out, it was the CH-300 with a 300 horsepower Wright Whirlwind engine. This system remained in place through the CH-400. Names were given to some Bellanca aircraft. It appears that the names were a marketing tool meant to appeal to the buying public. With this idea in mind, the CH-300 became the "Pacemaker", the CH-400 became the "Skyrocket", and the P-100 was christened the "Airbus". In the early 1930's, the Bellanca Corporation moved away from the alphabetical designations and moved to numerical designations. Later Bellanca aircraft model designations consist of a series of numbers, such as 31-50. The first number was the wing area, in this case, 310 square feet, divided by 10. The second number was the horsepower of the engine, 500, divided by 10. This resulted in a distinctive system of model designations, which lasted until Mr. Bellanca sold the company. Series III: Mr. Bellanca's personal material. In this series, the researcher will find personal correspondence among family members, from both Giuseppe and Dorothy Bellanca's families and personal, legal and financial records for Bellanca family. As the lines between Mr. Bellanca's personal and professional lives were sometimes blurred, a fine line of separation between the two was not always possible. For example, at one time or another, two of Mr. Bellanca's brothers, John and Frank, worked for the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation and Andrew Bellanca, Mr. Bellanca's nephew, was his lawyer throughout his life. Therefore, the processing archivist suggests that the researcher look in the professional series of documents as well as Mr. Bellanca's personal papers for a more complete representation of Mr. Bellanca's correspondence. Series IV: Photographs. The researcher will find photographs of Bellanca aircraft, including the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation's Master Photograph Files, photographs of the Bellanca factory and factory workers, and photographs of Giuseppe M. Bellanca, business associates, and family members. Series V: Miscellaneous and Oversize Materials. This series contains ephemera of the Bellanca Collection:
The Bellanca Collection included 27 motion picture films. In May of 2000, this film was transferred to the NASM Film Archives. Researchers wishing to access this part of the collection should contact the NASM Film Archivist. |
| Giuseppe M. Bellanca Timeline |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series I: Mr. Bellanca's Professional Life |
|
This series follows the history of Mr. Bellanca's professional life. Most of the material concerns the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation of New Castle, DE, of which Mr. Bellanca was Chairman of the Board from 1927 until selling the company in 1954. The Subseries are:
|
|
Series I: Professional Life Subseries I: Core Records of the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation |
|
This subseries contains the essential documents required to operate the corporation. It also includes material regarding Mr. Bellanca's involvement with other companies prior to the formation of the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation of New Castle, DE. | ||
| Box | Folder | |
| 1 | 1 | Roos-Bellanca Aircraft Company, Contract, Correspondence, 1922-1927 | 2 | Randolph G. Page, Agreement and Correspondence, 1926-1927 | 3 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation, (New York) Agreement, [no date] | 4 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation of America [c. 1927] | 5 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation - Statement of Facts- Subscription Agreement Prior to Organization [c. 1927] | 6 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation, Certificates of Incorporation, December 31, 1927 [Two Copies] | 7 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation, Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation, March 24, 1933 | 8 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Resolution, 1936 | 9 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation By-Laws, 1941-1948 | 10 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Resolutions, 1941 | 11 | Manning Report - Study of the Business and Operations of Bellanca Aircraft Corporation , January 25, 1941 | 12 | Manning Report - Notes on Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Business [1941-1942] | 13 | Overview of Bellanca Aircraft Corporation, [c. 1951] | 14 | Overview of Bellanca Aircraft Corporation, November 1, 1952 | 15 | Organizational Charts, 1927-1954 | 16 | Lawsuit, Alfred D. Chandler vs. Bellanca Aircraft Corporation, 1932 | 17 | Director's Meeting Minutes, 1929 | 18 | Board of Directors Meetings, 1935 | 19 | Board of Directors Annual Meeting, March 4, 1936 | 20 | Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1937 | 21 | Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1938 | 22 | Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1939 | 23 | Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1940 | 24 | Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1941 | 25 | Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1942 | 26 | Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1942-1943 | 27 | Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, Special, 1942 | 28 | Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1943 |
| 2 | 1 | Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1947 | 2 | Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1948 | 3 | Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1949 | 4 | Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1950 | 5 | Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1951 | 6 | Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1952 | 7 | Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1953 | 8 | Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1954 | 9 | Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1955 | 10 | Correspondence, Board of Directors, 1932 | 11 | Correspondence, Board of Directors, 1937 | 12 | Correspondence, Board of Directors Meeting, General Manager's Report, March 24, 1944 | 13 | Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, [1941-1942] | 14 | Operations Committee Meetings, 1954 | 15 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Annual Reports, 1929-1960 | 16 | Agreement, G.M. Bellanca and Ray Strong, 1960 | 17 | Bellanca Property Drawings |
|
Series I: Professional Life Subseries II: Correspondence |
|
This correspondence reflects the business endeavors of Bellanca from 1917-1960. Due to the inconsistent nature of the Bellanca filing system, the correspondence has been grouped into three sub-subseries. The first and largest sub-subseries is arranged chronologically. The next sub-subseries is arranged alphabetically by company or subject. The last sub-subseries contains Bellanca Aircraft Corporation internal memos arranged by individual or company department. This method was chosen in order to adhere, as closely as possible, to the original ordering of the documents. In some cases, when a certain group of documents was not dated, the processing archivist was able to provide the approximate dates based upon the subject matter, or the material accompanying it. When this has occurred, the researcher will find a set of square brackets [ ] around the dates. There are numerous pieces of correspondence written in other languages. At the time of processing, no attempt was made to translate these documents. |
|
Series I, Subseries II: Correspondence Sub-subseries I: Correspondence Filed Chronologically and Alphabetically |
|
This sub-subseries of correspondence is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically by correspondent. | ||
| Box | Folder | |
| 3 | 1 | Correspondence 1917 | 2 | Correspondence 1918 | 3 | Correspondence 1919 | 4 | Correspondence 1920 | 5 | Correspondence 1921 | 6 | Correspondence 1922 | 7 | Correspondence 1923 | 8 | Correspondence 1924 |
| 4 | 1 | Correspondence 1924 | 2 | Correspondence 1925 | 3 | Correspondence [1918-1925] | 4 | Correspondence 1926 | 5 | Correspondence 1927 | 6 | Correspondence 1928 | 7 | Correspondence 1929 | 8 | Correspondence 1930 | 9 | Correspondence 1931 | 10 | Correspondence 1932 | 11 | Correspondence 1933 |
| 5 | 1 | Correspondence 1934 | 2 | Correspondence 1935 | 3 | Correspondence 1936 A-G | 4 | Correspondence 1936 K-L | 5 | Correspondence 1936 M-R | 6 | Correspondence 1937 | 7 | Correspondence 1938 A-F | 8 | Correspondence 1938 G-J | 9 | Correspondence 1938 K-O | 10 | Correspondence 1938 P | 11 | Correspondence 1938 Q-Z |
| 6 | 1 | Correspondence 1939 A | 2 | Correspondence 1939 B | 3 | Correspondence 1939 C | 4 | Correspondence 1939 D | 5 | Correspondence 1939 E | 6 | Correspondence 1939 F | 7 | Correspondence 1939 G | 8 | Correspondence 1939 H | 9 | Correspondence 1939 I | 10 | Correspondence 1939 J | 11 | Correspondence 1939 K | 12 | Correspondence 1939 L | 13 | Correspondence 1939 M | 14 | Correspondence 1939 N | 15 | Correspondence 1939 O | 16 | Correspondence 1939 P | 17 | Correspondence 1939 R |
| 7 | 1 | Correspondence 1939 S | 2 | Correspondence 1939 T | 3 | Correspondence 1939 U | 4 | Correspondence 1939 V | 5 | Correspondence 1939 W | 6 | Correspondence 1939 X, Y, Z | 7 | Correspondence 1939 | 8 | Western Union Telegrams, 1939 | 9 | Postal Telegraph Telegrams, 1939 | 10 | Telegrapher's Number Sheets, February-March, 1939 | 11 | Invoices - Telegraphs, January-February, 1939 | 12 | Correspondence, [no date, c. 1930's] |
| 8 | 1 | Correspondence 1940 A | 2 | Correspondence 1940 B | 3 | Correspondence 1940 C | 4 | Correspondence 1940 D | 5 | Correspondence 1940 E | 6 | Correspondence 1940 F | 7 | Correspondence 1940 G | 8 | Correspondence 1940 H | 9 | Correspondence 1940 I | 10 | Correspondence 1940 J | 11 | Correspondence 1940 K | 12 | Correspondence 1940 L | 13 | Correspondence 1940 M | 14 | Correspondence 1940 N | 15 | Correspondence 1940 O | 16 | Correspondence 1940 P | 17 | Correspondence 1940 R | 18 | Correspondence 1940 S | 19 | Correspondence 1940 T | 20 | Correspondence 1940 U | 21 | Correspondence 1940 V | 22 | Correspondence 1940 W | 23 | Correspondence 1940 X, Y, Z |
| 9 | 1 | Correspondence 1941 A | 2 | Correspondence 1941 B | 3 | Correspondence 1941 C | 4 | Correspondence 1941 D | 5 | Correspondence 1941 G | 6 | Correspondence 1941 H | 7 | Correspondence 1941 | 8 | Correspondence 1942 A | 9 | Correspondence 1942 C | 10 | Correspondence 1942 D | 11 | Correspondence 1942 E | 12 | Correspondence 1942 L | 13 | Correspondence 1942 | 14 | Correspondence 1943 M | 15 | Correspondence 1943 S | 16 | Correspondence 1943 | 17 | Correspondence 1944 B | 18 | Correspondence 1944 C | 19 | Correspondence 1944 E | 20 | Correspondence 1944 H | 21 | Correspondence 1944 M-N | 22 | Correspondence 1944 O | 23 | Correspondence 1944 S | 24 | Correspondence 1944 T | 25 | Correspondence 1944 W | 26 | Correspondence 1945 |
| 10 | 1 | Correspondence 1946 | 2 | Correspondence 1947 | 3 | Correspondence 1948 | 4 | Correspondence 1949 | 5 | Correspondence [c. 1940's] | 6 | Correspondence 1950 A | 7 | Correspondence 1950 B | 8 | Correspondence 1950 C | 9 | Correspondence 1950 D | 10 | Correspondence 1950 F | 11 | Correspondence 1950 G | 12 | Correspondence 1950 H | 13 | Correspondence 1950 M | 14 | Correspondence 1950 N | 15 | Correspondence 1950 O | 16 | Correspondence 1950 R | 17 | Correspondence 1950 S | 18 | Correspondence 1951 A | 19 | Correspondence 1951 B | 20 | Correspondence 1951 C | 21 | Correspondence 1951 E | 22 | Correspondence 1951 F | 23 | Correspondence 1951 G | 24 | Correspondence 1951 H | 25 | Correspondence 1951 K | 26 | Correspondence 1951 L | 27 | Correspondence 1951 S | 28 | Correspondence 1951 V | 29 | Correspondence 1951 W | 30 | Correspondence 1952 A | 31 | Correspondence 1952 B | 32 | Correspondence 1952 C | 33 | Correspondence 1952 D | 34 | Correspondence 1952 E | 35 | Correspondence 1952 F | 36 | Correspondence 1952 G | 37 | Correspondence 1952 H | 38 | Correspondence 1952 I | 39 | Correspondence 1952 J | 40 | Correspondence 1952 K | 41 | Correspondence 1952 M | 42 | Correspondence 1952 N |
| 11 | 1 | Correspondence 1952 O | 2 | Correspondence 1952 P | 3 | Correspondence 1952 R | 4 | Correspondence 1952 S | 5 | Correspondence 1952 T | 6 | Correspondence 1952 U | 7 | Correspondence 1952 W | 8 | Correspondence 1953 A | 9 | Correspondence 1953 B | 10 | Correspondence 1953 C | 11 | Correspondence 1953 D | 12 | Correspondence 1953 E | 13 | Correspondence 1953 F | 14 | Correspondence 1953 G | 15 | Correspondence 1953 H | 16 | Correspondence 1953 I | 17 | Correspondence 1953 J | 18 | Correspondence 1953 K | 19 | Correspondence 1953 L | 20 | Correspondence 1953 M | 21 | Correspondence 1953 N | 22 | Correspondence 1953 P | 23 | Correspondence 1953 R |
| 12 | 1 | Correspondence 1953 S | 2 | Correspondence 1953 T | 3 | Correspondence 1953 U | 4 | Correspondence 1953 V | 5 | Correspondence 1953 W | 6 | Correspondence 1953 X, Y, Z | 7 | Correspondence 1954 A | 8 | Correspondence 1954 B | 9 | Correspondence 1954 C | 10 | Correspondence 1954 D | 11 | Correspondence 1954 E | 12 | Correspondence 1954 F | 13 | Correspondence 1954 G | 14 | Correspondence 1954 H | 15 | Correspondence 1954 I | 16 | Correspondence 1954 J | 17 | Correspondence 1954 L | 18 | Correspondence 1954 M | 19 | Correspondence 1954 N | 20 | Correspondence 1954 O | 21 | Correspondence 1954 P | 22 | Correspondence 1954 R | 23 | Correspondence 1954 S | 24 | Correspondence 1954 T | 25 | Correspondence 1954 U | 26 | Correspondence 1954 V | 27 | Correspondence 1954 W |
| 13 | 1 | Correspondence, 1955 | 2 | Correspondence, 1956 | 3 | Correspondence, 1957 | 4 | Correspondence, 1958 | 5 | Correspondence, 1959 | 6 | Correspondence, 1960 | 7 | Correspondence, 1961 | 8 | Correspondence, 1962 | 9 | Correspondence, 1966 | 10 | Correspondence, 1967 | 11 | Correspondence, 1968 | 12 | Correspondence, 1970 | 13 | Correspondence, 1974 | 14 | Correspondence, 1978 | 15 | Correspondence, 1980 |
|
Series I, Subseries II: Correspondence Sub-Subseries II: Correspondence Filed Alphabetically by Company or Subject |
|
This sub-subseries is arranged alphabetically by company, manufacturer, publication, government agency, country, and general subject. | ||
| Box | Folder | |
| 14 | 1 | Aero Digest, 1939 | 2 | Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce - General, 1938-1939 | 3 | Air Mail Correspondence, 1923-1925 | 4 | Air Materiel Command, 1950 [Also 1949 & 1951] | 5 | Air Materiel Command, 1953 | 6 | L. Albert & Son, 1954-1958 | 7 | Army Liaison, [1952] | 8 | Aviation, 1939 | 9 | [Bellanca Canada Limited, 1930-1931] | 10 | Brazil, [1957-1958] | 11 | Canadian Business, [1940] | 12 | Canada - Qualities of Skyrocket - Pacemaker Follow-up, 1949 | 13 | Chamber of Commerce - Delaware, 1939 | 14 | China, 1938 | 15 | Chile - AT-6, 1949 | 16 | Civil Aeronautics Authority, 1939 | 17 | Civil Aeronautics Administration, 1952-1956 | 18 | Columbia Aircraft Corporation - Personnel |
| 15 | 1 | EDO Aircraft Corporation, 1939 | 2 | Eichor Inc., 1954 | 3 | Ellis Air Lines, [1950-1952] | 4 | Fairchild Aerial Camera Company, 1924 | 5 | Fiat, [1951-1952] | 6 | Hosier and Company, Ltd., [1949-1951] | 7 | Lenape Motors Corp., 1939-1940 | 8 | Lycoming Motors Corp., 1939 | 9 | Macchi, 1958 | 10 | Glenn L. Martin Co., [1952] | 11 | Maryland Pressed Steel, 1918-1920 |
| 16 | 1 | Menasco Manufacturing Co., 1939 | 2 | Morris & Arscht, [1941-1943] | 3 | Movietone News, 1956-1959 | 4 | National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics, 1938 | 5 | National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics, 1939 | 6 | National Aeronautic Association, 1939 | 7 | National Air Races, 1939 | 8 | National Museum of Canada, 1964-1971 | 9 | Pioneer Instrument Company, 1930 | 10 | Portugal - Manuel Bramao, 1948 | 11 | Pratt & Whitney, 1938 | 12 | Pratt & Whitney, 1939 | 13 | Production, [1952-1953] | 14 | Production, [1953-1956] | 15 | Ranger Engineering Corp., 1939 | 16 | Sportsman Pilot, 1938 | 17 | Sportsman Pilot, 1939 | 18 | Thomas & Griffith, 1938 |
| 17 | 1 | Tobey & Company, 1939 | 2 | Tobey & Company, 1940 | 3 | United States Navy Department, 1938-1940 | 4 | United States Department of the Navy, 1951-1955 | 5 | United States War Department, Air Corps, 1924 | 6 | United States War Department, Air Corps, 1932 | 7 | United States War Department, Air Corps, 1934 | 8 | United States War Department, Air Corps, 1935-1936 | 9 | United States War Department, Air Corps, 1937-1938 | 10 | United States War Department, Air Corps, 1939-1941 |
| 18 | 1 | United States War Department - Air Corps - Circular Proposal 39-770 | 2 | United States War Department - Air Corps - Circular Proposal 39-775 | 3 | United States War Department - Air Corps, AT-15, 1940-1942 | 4 | University of Delaware, 1952 | 5 | Walton Motor Company - England, [1918-1919] | 6 | Western Flying, 1938-1939 | 7 | Wright Aero Shop Correspondence, [1925-1928] | 8 | Wright Aeronautical Corporation, 1939 | 9 | Wright Aeronautical Corporation Twin Cyclone 2600 Engine, 1939 | 10 | Miscellaneous Correspondence [no date] |
|
Series 1, Subseries II: Correspondence Sub-subseries III: Correspondence Filed Alphabetically by Correspondent |
|
This sub-subseries is arranged alphabetically by individual, department and then chronologically. | ||
| Box | Folder | |
| 19 | 1 | Bellanca, Andrew, 1938 | 2 | Bellanca, August T. - Advertising and General Information, 1946-1953 | 3 | Bellanca, Frank, 1939 | 4 | Bellanca, Frank, 1946 | 5 | Bellanca, John, 1939 | 6 | Burgess, Louis, 1932 | 7 | Chamberlin, Clarence D. - Notes to GMB [Giuseppe Bellanca], 1950 | 8 | D'Annunzio, Ugo V., 1934-1942 | 9 | Fitzmaurice, Major James H., 1934 | 10 | Galatti, Michael, 1934-1939 | 11 | Gruber, Jacob, 1939 | 12 | Lindsay, Katherine, 1936-1938 | 13 | Maxwell, David F., 1954-1955 | 14 | Mollinson, Amy Johnson, 1933 | 15 | Petrovich, Alexander, 1929-1931 | 16 | Reichers, Louis T. 1940 |
| 20 | 1 | Rogers, Leighton W., 1939 | 2 | Sullivan, R. Livingston, 1953 | 3 | Sullivan, R. Livingston, 1953 | 4 | Sullivan, R. Livingston, 1953 | 5 | Memos - Accounting Department, 1939-1941 | 6 | Memos - Cost Department, 1939-1941 | 7 | Memos - Engineering Department, 1937-1941 | 8 | Memos - Inspection Department, 1939 | 9 | Memos - Planning Department, 1938-1941 | 10 | Memos - Sales Department, 1930-1941 | 11 | Memos - Du Pont, A.F., 1940-1941 | 12 | Memos - Milburn, L.C. [Vice President and General Manager] | 13 | Memos - Trainer and Cruisair - Comments, Tests, etc., 1941-1950 | 14 | Memos - Wilson, Joseph S., 1941 | 15 | Memos - Yarnell, W.R., 1941 | 16 | Memos - Miscellaneous, 1951-1953 |
|
Series I: Professional Life Subseries III: Financial and Legal Documents |
|
The Financial and Legal Documents in the Bellanca Collection are arranged as follows:
| ||
| Box | Folder | |
| 21 | 1 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Financial Statements, 1928 | 2 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Financial Statements, 1931 | 3 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Financial Statements, 1932 | 4 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Financial Statements, 1933 | 5 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Financial Statements, 1934 | 6 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Financial Statements, 1935 | 7 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Financial Statements, 1936 | 8 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Financial Statements, 1937 | 9 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Financial Statements, 1939 | 10 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Financial Statements, 1940 | 11 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Financial Statements, 1941 | 12 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Financial Statements, 1942 | 13 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Financial Statements, 1943 | 14 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Financial Statements, 1945 | 15 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Financial Statements, 1946 | 16 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Financial Statements, 1949 |
| 22 | 1 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Financial Statements, 1950 | 2 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Financial Statements, 1951 | 3 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Financial Statements, 1952 | 4 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Financial Statements, March, and May-September, 1953 | 5 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Financial Statements, October - Year-End, 1953 | 6 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Financial Statements, January-June, 1954 |
| 23 | 1 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Financial Statements, July-December, 1954 | 2 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Financial Statements, 1955 | 3 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Financial Statements, [no date] | 4 | Financial, Profit and Loss Charts, 1942-1950 | 5 | Financial Institutions, Amalgamated Bank of New York, 1934 | 6 | Financial Institutions, Amalgamated Bank of New York, 1936 | 7 | Financial Institutions, Amalgamated Bank of New York, 1945 | 8 | Financial Institutions, Bank of the Manhattan Company, 1941-1944 | 9 | Financial Institutions, Commercial National Bank and Trust Company, 1941-1942 | 10 | Financial Institutions, Equitable Trust Company, 1940-1942 | 11 | Financial Institutions, National City Bank of New York, 1932-1934 | 12 | Financial Institutions, National City Bank of New York, 1935 | 13 | Financial Institutions, Security Trust Company, 1941-1942 | 14 | Financial Institutions, Wilmington Trust Company, 1941 | 15 | Business Ledger, 1923 | 16 | Business Ledger, 1924 | 17 | Business Ledger, 1924-1925 |
| 24 | 1 | Business Ledger, 1928-1932 | 2 | Cash on Hand Reports, 1935 | 3 | Cash Reports, 1936 | 4 | Cash Reports, 1937 | 5 | Cash Reports, 1938 | 6 | Corporate Refinancing, 1935-1942 | 7 | Business Reports, Miscellaneous | 8 | Expenses, Travel, 1918-1919 | 9 | Expenses, 1929-1935 and 1940-1941 | 10 | Expenses] Accounting and Cost [Models 23-140, 23-100, C-24-100P, C-24-140P, 28-100, C28-140, Cruisair and Cruisemaster], 1939-1954 | 11 | Expense Accounts - G.M. Bellanca, 1944-1954 |
| 25 | 1 | Insurance - American Mutual Compensation, 1939 | 2 | Insurance - Frank & DuBois, 1930-1935 | 3 | Insurance - Frank & DuBois, 1936 | 4 | Insurance - Frank & DuBois - XSOE-1, 1936 | 5 | Insurance - Frank & DuBois - Factory Fire, 1939 | 6 | Insurance - General, 1939 | 7 | Insurance - Marsh & McLennan, Inc., 1953 [1951] | 8 | Insurance - Parker & Co., 1939-1940 | 9 | Receipts, 1923-1948 | 10 | Payment of Legal Fees, June 25, 1942 | 11 | Purchase Requisition, 1954 | 12 | Sales, 1927-1939 | 13 | Sales, Advertisements for and Featuring Bellanca Aircraft | 14 | Sales, Bills of Material, A Drawings, 1929-1930 | 15 | Sales, Bills of Material, C Drawings, 1929-1930 | 16 | Sales, Bills of Material, D Drawings [no date] | 17 | Sales, Bills of Material, F Drawings [no date] | 18 | Sales, Bills of Material, G Drawings, 1930 | 19 | Sales, Bills of Material, W Drawings, 1929-1930 | 20 | Sales, Bills of Material, X Drawings | 21 | Sales, Bills of Material, 2000 Series Drawings | 22 | Sales, Bellanca Price Lists, Aircraft and Parts, 1929 | 23 | Sales, Bellanca Sales Catalogs, 1930 and 1934 | 24 | Sales, Price Data & Calculations, 1930-1931 | 25 | Sales, Bellanca Price Lists, Aircraft and Parts, 1930-1935 and 1939-1941 | 26 | Sales, Price Calculations Aircraft and Parts, [no date] |
| 26 | 1 | Sales Material, 1931 | 2 | Sales, Engineering Memos, Report Numbers 3003 and 3004, [Statistics For Bellanca Special J-300's Numbers 3003 "Liberty" and 3004], 1931 | 3 | Sales, Proposal on New, Low Priced, Six Place Bellanca, 1933 | 4 | Sales, Colombia, 1933-1934 | 5 | Sales, Future Projects, 1935 | 6 | Sales, Agreement, 1936 | 7 | Sales, Exports, 1937-1938 | 8 | Sales, Publicity - General, 1938 | 9 | Sales, Publicity - General, 1939 | 10 | Sales, Publicity - Cruisair, 1939 | 11 | Sales, Publicity - General, 1940 | 12 | Sales, Foreign Arms Sales, 1940 | 13 | Sales, Visits to United States War Department, 1940 [and no date] | 14 | Sales, Orders - Sales Department, 1941 [and 1940] | 15 | Sales, Reference Bids, War Department - Air Corps, [1935-] 1942 | 16 | Sales, Report Regarding Advertising, Bellanca, 1943 | 17 | Sales, Post War Plans | 18 | Sales, 1946 | 19 | Sales, Customer and Distributor Comments, 1946-1948 | 20 | Sales, Proposed Requirements For Walter Nix's Cruisemaster | 21 | Sales Material, 1948-1956 | 22 | Sales, Advertisements [no date] | 23 | Monthly Sales Forecast [no date] | 24 | Competition's Airplane Specifications, [1951 Beechcraft Bonanza] | 25 | Statistical Study of U.S. Civil Aircraft, 1952 | 26 | Bellanca Brochure [c. 1954] |
|
Box 27 contains Sales Records. The first set of records are the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation's Domestic Sales records. They are arranged in alphabetical order by customer name. The next group are the records for Bellanca Aircraft sold abroad, also arranged in alphabetical order by customer name. The researcher should take note that some aircraft that were originally sold abroad eventually came back into the United States. These aircraft are still filed with the foreign orders. The final group are three different sets of Sales Prospects. The first set is in alphabetical order by salesman or distributor name. The second set of prospects is in alphabetical order by customer name. The third set is in order by name or model number of aircraft, or by type of prospect. The researcher may notice some duplication of subjects, as no effort was made to combine groups of cards. | ||
| 27 | Domestic Sales | Foreign Sales | Sales Prospects, Ailor | Sales Prospects, Blevins | Sales Prospects, Chathams | Sales Prospects, Eldred | Sales Prospects, Faber | Sales Prospects, Faulkner | Sales Prospects, Jones | Sales Prospects, Lakestate | Sales Prospects, Lovejoy | Sales Prospects, Miramon | Sales Prospects, Owens | Sales Prospects, Queen City | Sales Prospects, Springfield | Sales Prospects, Weaver | Sales Prospects in Alphabetical Order, Thomas G. Abbey-B.D. Zissu | Sales Prospects, Aircruiser | Sales Prospects, Pacemaker | Sales Prospects, Model 28-90 | Sales Prospects, Photographic | Sales Prospects, Three Place, Five Place | Sales Prospects, Miscellaneous | Sales Prospects, Foreign | Sales Prospects, Aircruiser | Sales Prospects, Pacemaker | Sales Prospects, Skyrocket | Sales Prospects, Model 28-90 | Sales Prospects, Three Place, Five Place | Sales Prospects, Photographic | Sales Prospects, Dealerships, Agencies, etc. | Sales Prospects, Miscellaneous | Sales Prospects, Aircruiser | Sales Prospects, Pacemaker, Skyrocket | Sales Prospects, 28-90 | Sales Prospects, Miscellaneous | Sales Prospects, Foreign | Sales Prospects, Pacemaker, Skyrocket | Sales Prospects, Miscellaneous | Sales Prospects, Agency | Sales Prospects, Trainer |
|
The Bellanca Stock Transactions have been placed in the following order:
| ||
| 28 | 1 | Stock Transactions, 1928-1941 | 2 | Securities and Exchange Commission, 1935-1939 | 3 | Securities and Exchange Commission, 1942-1952 | 4 | Continental Underwriters Inc., June-December, 1934 | 5 | New York Curb Exchange, 1936-1942 | 6 | Stockholder Correspondence, 1928-1939 |
| 29 | 1 | Stockholder Correspondence, 1940-1943 | 2 | Stockholder Correspondence, 1945-1958 | 3 | Bellanca Stock Certificates, 1941-1942 | 4 | Meehan Security Investigation, 1931-1936 | 5 | Material Regarding Trip to Europe, Bellanca Stock Selloff, and Italian Correspondence, 1956 | 6 | Bellanca Stock Transfers, 1942-1944 | 7 | Economic Development, Puerto Rico, 1954-1960 | 8 | Miscellaneous Stock Material, 1932-1954 |
|
Mr. Bellanca had other business ventures. For example, during the corporate refinancing of 1940, Mr. Bellanca was required to resign as president of the company. During this time, he worked at the A.J. Higgins company of New Orleans, LA. Also included in this section, are the subcontracting pursuits of the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation. In 1954, after selling the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation, Mr. Bellanca and his son, August, formed the Bellanca Development Company. After Mr. Bellanca's death, this company's name was changed to Bellanca Aircraft Engineering, Inc. These records are arranged by company name. | ||
| 30 | 1 | British Bellanca Aircraft Company Limited, January-June, 1935 | 2 | British Bellanca Aircraft Company Limited, July-December, 1935 | 3 | British Bellanca Aircraft Company Limited, 1936-1939 | 4 | General Manager's Production Reports, 1942 | 5 | Higgins - Correspondence, 1942-1944 | 6 | Higgins - Correspondence, 1943-1944 |
| 31 | 1 | Higgins - Internal Memos, Receipts, and Correspondence | 2 | Higgins - Internal Memos and Receipts | 3 | Higgins - Internal Correspondence and Specifications | 4 | Higgins - Completed Requisitions | 5 | Higgins - Applications for Patents, Cargo Aircraft | 6 | Higgins - Data, Models 22-34, 39-60, 35-48, 35-60, 36-60, 34-38, 35-40 | 7 | Higgins - Data, Models 39-60, 35-48, 35-60, 36-60, 34-38, 35-40, 35-48 |
| 32 | 1 | Higgins- Data, Models 39-60, 35-48, 35-60, 36-60, 34-38, 35-40, 35-48 | 2 | Higgins - Cargo Plane Information | 3 | Higgins - Models 35-40 and 35-60 | 4 | Higgins - Models 39-60 and 34-38 | 5 | Higgins - Drawings, Models 35-48, 35-60, 39-60 | 6 | Higgins - Three-View Drawing, American Aeromarine Industries, Twin-Engine Cargo Aircraft | 7 | Higgins - Wind Tunnel Tests, Cargo Plane | 8 | Higgins - Photostats and Correspondence | 9 | Higgins - Model HC-57, Technical Data and Reports |
| 33 | 1 | Higgins - Twin Engine Cargo Airplane, Model 22-34, Performance Computations, July 3, 1943 | 2 | Higgins - Twin Engine Cargo Airplane, Model 34-38, Aerodynamics Report | 3 | Higgins - Model 35-40, Aerodynamics - Obsolete | 4 | Higgins - Model 35-40 Performance Curves | 5 | Higgins - Model 35-40 General Arrangement (Three View) Drawing | 6 | Higgins - Twin Engine Cargo Airplane, Model 35-44 Aerodynamics Report | 7 | Higgins - Model 35-48, Model Specifications | 8 | Higgins - Model 35-48, Model Specifications, Worksheets Only | 9 | Higgins - Model 35-48, Model Specifications Report | 10 | Higgins - Model 35-48, Aerodynamics Report | 11 | Higgins - Model 35-48, Drawings |
| 34 | 1 | Higgins - Model 35-48, Drawings | 2 | Higgins - Model 35-48, Drawings | 3 | Higgins - Model 35-48, 3548-2 Aerodynamics Report | 4 | Higgins - Model 35-60, Drawing and Performance | 5 | Higgins - Model 35-60, Model Specifications | 6 | Higgins - Model 35-60 Aerodynamics Report, December 20, 1943 |
| 35 | 1 | Higgins - Model 35-60 Aerodynamics Report, March 25, 1944 | 2 | Higgins - Model 35-60, Drawings | 3 | Higgins - Model 35-60, Drawings | 4 | Higgins - Model 35-60-2A, Worksheets | 5 | Higgins - Model 39-60, Technical Data |
| 36 | 1 | Higgins - Model 39-60, Model Specifications | 2 | Higgins - Model 39-60, Aerodynamics Report, Old, December 22, 1943 | 3 | Higgins - Model 39-60, Aerodynamics Report 3960-2A, Superseded By Final Copy | 4 | Higgins - Model 39-60, Aerodynamics Report 3960-2A, April 25, 1944 | 5 | Higgins - Model 39-60, Wind Tunnel Tests | 6 | Higgins - Model 39-60, General Arrangement (Three View), Drawings |
| 37 | 1 | Higgins - Model 39-60 Drawings | 2 | Higgins - Model 39-60 Drawings and Unnumbered Sketches | 3 | Higgins - Model 39-60M, Drawings | 4 | Higgins - Model 39-60M, Technical Data | 5 | Higgins - Miscellaneous Technical Data | 6 | Higgins - Unidentified Technical Drawings |
| 38 | 1 | Bellanca Rejected Material Reports, 1944 | 2 | Subcontracting, Navy Gargoyle Missile, 1944 | 3 | Subcontracting, Glenn L. Martin Company, 1942 -1952 | 4 | Subcontracting, Glenn L. Martin Company, Engineering Report 1904, Stress Analysis of Engine Mount, Model PBM-5, 1944 | 5 | Subcontracting, Glenn L. Martin Company, Engineering Report 3500 Vol. I, Structural Analysis of Nacelle Engine Mount and Engine Cowl, Model P5M-1, 1951 | 6 | Subcontracting, Glenn L. Martin Company, Engineering Report 3500 Vol. II, Structural Analysis of Nacelle, Engine Bearer, Bomb Bay Doors, and Beaver Tail, Model P5M-1, 1951 | 7 | Subcontracting, Consolidated P5M Rudder Schedules, November 17, 1952 [Incomplete] | 8 | Subcontracting, Fairchild, 1952 | 9 | Miscellaneous Subcontracting Work, 1954-1955 | 10 | Correspondence - Possible Subcontracting Work, 1953 | 11 | Subcontracting Work [no date] | 12 | Bellanca Development Company, 1954-1963 | 13 | Bellanca Aircraft Engineering Inc., 1963-1970 |
|
The following Bellanca Patents are arranged numerically by Patent Number, or Patent Application Number. | ||
| 39 | 1 | Bellanca Patents [List], July 23, 1941 [Three Copies] | 2 | Trademark 273, 252, July, 22, 1930 | 3 | Trademark 299, 475, December 6, 1932 | 4 | Cruisair" Trademark Material, 1940 | 5 | "At Home in the Air" Trademark Material, 1951 | 6 | "Cruisemaster" Trademark Material, 1951 | 7 | Patent 1,691,105, Re. 18, 226, Landing Gear For Airplanes, 1926-1931 | 8 | Patent 1,790,894, Seaplanes, February 3, 1931 | 9 | Patent 1,835,368, Airplane Landing Gears, December 8, 1931 ["Roma"] | 10 | Patent 1,835,369, Airplane Constructions, December 8, 1931 [Sesquiplane And Biplane Strut Construction] | 11 | Patent 1,835,370, Airplane Fuel Tanks, December 8, 1931 ["Roma] | 12 | Patent 1,835,371, Airplane Landing Gears, December 8, 1931 [Sesquiplane, Amphibian] | 13 | Patent 1,845,474, Re. 18,115, Exhaust Manifolds, February 16, 1932 | 14 | Patent 1,850,823, Wing Structures, March 22, 1932 [Leading Edge Construction Improvement] | 15 | Patent 1,853,492, Strut Constructions, April 23, 1932 [Pacemaker Lift Strut Principle] | 16 | Patent 1,854,364, Airplane Engine Improvements, April 19, 1932 [Two Motor Tandem - Side By Side Engines] | 17 | Patent 1,858,726, Airplane Engine Arrangements, May 17, 1932 [Four Motor Tandem - Two Banks of Two on Top] | 18 | Patent 1,858,761, Airplane Engine Arrangements, May 17, 1932 [Two Motor Tandem - One Engine Behind the Other] | 19 | Patent 1,858,762, Airplane Engine Arrangements, May 17, 1932 [Two Motor Tandem - One Engine on Top of the Other] | 20 | Patent 1,859,277, Fuselage Construction, May 24, 1932 [Series of Identically Curved Plates] | 21 | Patent 1,861,901, Strut Constructions, June 7, 1932 [Triangular Strut - Aircruiser Type] | 22 | Patent 1,861,902, Strut Constructions, June 7, 1932 [Two Struts, Pacemaker Type] | 23 | Patent 1,866,961, Wing Structures, July 12, 1932 [Improved Leading Edge Structure] | 24 | Patent 1,879,039, Airplane Construction, September 27, 1932 [Omnibus Patent On Bellanca Airbus and Aircruiser] | 25 | Patent 1,888,902, Airplane Construction, November 22, 1932 [Aircruiser Strut And Landing Gear, Application 459,746] | 26 | Patent 1,900,631, Air Brakes for Airplanes March 7, 1933 [Rotatable Struts] | 27 | Patent 1,901,795, Airplane Landing Gears, March 14, 1933 [Airbus Landing Gear, Double Fork] | 28 | Patent 1,901,864, Aeroplane Wing Construction, March 21, 1933 [Special Method of Stitching Fabric and Seams] | 29 | Patent 1,917,791, Aircraft Engine, July 11, 1933 [Induction and Exhaust System for Packard Diesel Engine] | 30 | Patent 1,919,682, Propelling Mechanism for Airplanes, July 25, 1933 [Tandem Shafting System] | 31 | Patent 1,924,481, Landing Gear Assembly, August 29, 1933 [Skyrocket "F" And Pacemaker "E" Landing Gear] | 32 | Patent 1,926,136, Adjustable Stabilizing Lift Strut, September 12, 1933 [Pacemaker] | 33 | Patent 1,929,135, Control Surfaces for Airplanes, October 3, 1933 [Aileron On Aircruiser Lift Strut] | 34 | Patent 1,933,001, Airplane Construction, October 31, 1933 [Cocktail Shaker Airplane, Omnibus Patent on Tandem Sesquiplane] |
| 40 | 1 | Patent 1,934,678, Airplane Motor Mounting, November 14, 1933 [Airbus Trimotor, Engines Between Strut and Landing Gear] | 2 | Patent 1,943,783, Landing Gear, January 16, 1934 [Airbus - Single Yoke Construction, Application 548,438] | 3 | Patent 1,952,786, Airplane Baggage Compartments, March 27, 1934 [Airbus - Beneath Floor, Application 548, 440] | 4 | Patent 1,965,790, Improved Wing Structure, July 10, 1934 [Gull Wing Type - Navy Fighter, Application 591,146] | 5 | Patent 1,969,200, Wing Structure, August 7, 1934 [Tank in Wing and Mounting, Application 561,285] | 6 | Patent 1,971,637, Airplane Construction, August 28, 1934 [Stub Wing Baggage Compartments] | 7 | Patent 1,982,242, Wing Structure, November 27, 1934 [Extensible Wing Tip - Nested Airfoils, Application 586, 010] | 8 | Patent 1,995,089, Seaplane Construction, March 19, 1935 [Tandem Seaplane] | 9 | Patent 1,995,090, Convertible Airplane, March 19, 1935 [Sesquiplane, Biplane. Etc. - Ref. British Lysander Const., Application 631,550] | 10 | Patent 2,014,366, Airplane, September 17, 1935 [Low Wing Monoplane With Dihedral Angle, Inverted Gull Wing] | 11 | Patent 2,043,980, Fuselage Construction, June 16, 1936 [Monocoque Front, Steel Tube Rear, Application 665, 585] | 12 | Patent 2,051,021, Retractable Landing Gear, August 18, 1936 [Flash Amphibian - Gear Retracts Into Column] | 13 | Patent 2,058,659, Ventilation of Airplanes, October 27, 1936 [Double End Scoop Ventilator, Application 544, 012] | 14 | Patent 2,096,535, Retractable Landing Gear, October 19, 1937 [Application 671,564] | 15 | Patent 2,111,274, Wing Structure, March 15, 1938 [Extensible Wing Tips - Nested Airfoils - Improvements, Application 656,002] | 16 | Patent 2,135,096, Airplane, November 1, 1938 [Aircruiser With Flaps on Struts And Main Wing] | 17 | Patent 2,222,997, Control Means For Airplanes, November 26, 1940 [Wing Tip Aileron] | 18 | Patent 2,230,739, Aircraft Rear Power Plant, February 4, 1941 [Cooling of] | 19 | Patents [Patent Applications], Thomas A. Hill Attorney [1920-1923] | 20 | Patent Application 164,579, Methods and Means of Fabricating Structures of Metal and Non Metallic Materials, 1927-1930, Abandoned | 21 | Patent Application 351,552, Wood Adhesive, 1939-1941 | 22 | Patent Application 459,744, Four Engines in Double Tandem, June 7, 1930, Abandoned | 23 | Patent Application 507, 981, Curved Joints, Airbus Fillet Construction - January 10, 1931, Abandoned | 24 | Patent Application 547,881, Anti-Drag Ring, Correspondence, 1933 | 25 | Patent Investigation, Pusher-Tractor Propeller Combination, 1939 |
| 41 | 1 | Patent Application, Bellanca Propeller [c. 1939] | 2 | Miscellaneous Propeller Patents | 3 | Patents and Inventions, General, 1919-1950 | 4 | Patents, Correspondence, 1941-1942 | 5 | Lists of Employees, c. 1940-1945 | 6 | Breakdown of Factory Personnel, [c. 1941] | 7 | Employee Pay Rates, c. 1931-1944 | 8 | Employee Stock Options, 1940 | 9 | Employment Applications, 1936-1959 | 10 | Employee Relations, Correspondence | 11 | Bonus Plan For Supervisory Personnel [1952-1953] | 12 | Pensions, 1951-1957 | 13 | Group Insurance Plan [c. 1950's] | 14 | Quality Control Procedures Bulletins, 1952 | 15 | Bellanca Trainees Packet | 16 | Employee Relations, Award Certificates, Ten and Fifteen Year Service Award Dinner, January 27, 1945 | 17 | Union Relations, 1942 |
| 42 | 1 | Union Relations and Agreements, 1943-1950 | 2 | Union Relations and Agreements, 1951-1953 | 3 | Labor Relations, Should the Taft-Hartley Act Be Amended to Curb Picketing | 4 | Management Agreements and Contracts, 1935-1945 | 5 | Employment Contracts, G.M. Bellanca, 1923-1956 | 6 | Company Newsletters, Bellanca News Bulletin, Bellanca Gossiper, and Bellanca Flash With Related Correspondence, 1930-1954 |
|
The Collection contains material from the corporate history of the Bellanca Aircraft Company, and Giuseppe Bellanca's personal biography.
| ||
| 43 | 1 | Bellanca History [Including what appears to be Handwritten Notes by G. M. Bellanca] | 2 | General Bellanca Histories | 3 | "Main Roads of Aviation", by Leon Kelley | 4 | Correspondence and Flying Article Draft, Gene Thomas, 1977 | 5 | "Miss Columbia, Queen of the Air", by Errol Boyd, unpublished manuscript | 6 | Chapter VII, "A Racer for Ireland, a Bomber for Spain", by John Underwood | 7 | Historical Society of Wilmington - Museum Exhibit, 1978 | 8 | Italo-American Exhibit, 1983 | 9 | History of Bellanca Corporate Name | 10 | History of Bellanca Aircraft Corporation, February 27, 1946 | 11 | Bellanca Articles Written by Dick Brown | 12 | Short Biographies of Mr. Bellanca | 13 | Bellanca Achievements | 14 | "Reaching For the Stars" and "The Hempstead Plains" Murals | 15 | Notes Regarding Preston Snyder's "Columbia" Recreation, c/n 187, N217 | 16 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation, 25th Anniversary Programs, June 21, 1952 | 17 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation, 25th Anniversary Stickers | 18 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation, 25th Anniversary Internal Correspondence | 19 | Bellanca Aircraft Corporation, 25th Anniversary Correspondence | 20 | Standards for Physical Security of Industrial and Governmental Facilities, 1958 | 21 | Business Cards | 22 | Office Supplies | 23 | Miscellaneous |
| Series II: Technical |
|
Mr. Bellanca was known as a man who often altered the designs of his aircraft as well as creating new designs. In this creative process, he generated copious amounts of sketches and specifications, most of which were not identified or dated. They were found throughout the collection. Where possible, the processing archivist has maintained the original order and folder headings. Technical information was found in the Bellanca Collection that was not part of a formal report. This information is listed alphabetically by aircraft name and/or model number. The Collection contains specifications for aircraft issued by the United States government. The researcher will also find formal reports issued by the Bellanca Corporation filed by report number. In an effort to keep abreast of new developments in the aircraft industry, Mr. Bellanca collected literature regarding other manufacturer's products. Mr. Bellanca's research material is listed alphabetically by subject. The Bellanca drawings are listed in numerical order. |
|
Series II: Technical Subseries I: Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches |
| Box | Folder | |
| 44 | 1 | Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches, Biplanes | 2 | Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches | 3 | Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches | 4 | Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches | 5 | Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches |
| 45 | 1 | Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches, [Wright Aeronautical Corporation] | 2 | Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches, Bellanca Propellers | 3 | Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches, Bellanca Four Motors Plane, and other Drawings Made Before 1915 | 4 | Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches, Bellanca Projects, 1927 | 5 | Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches, New Designs, 1938 | 6 | Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches, Ideas, 1951 | 7 | Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches, Controls | 8 | Miscellaneous Notes and Sketches, Twin Engine Cargo Airplane, Model 2234, Performance Computations | 9 | Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches, Airbus and Twin Cargo Specifications | 10 | Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches, Cargo Plane Notes | 11 | Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches, Cargo Plane Specifications | 12 | Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches, Cargo Plane | 13 | Clippings for Special Cargo Project, January 1951 | 14 | Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches, Large Transport, 1948-1950 | 15 | Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches, Metal Fuselage, 1952 | 16 | Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches, Performance of Military Transport, September 7, 1953 | 17 | Cargo Plane Information on Small Engine, Clippings and Correspondence | 18 | Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches, Army Small Cargo, 1953 | 19 | Structures for Study, Small Army Cargo, April, 1953 | 20 | Power Plants for Army Plane, March, 1953 | 21 | Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches, Cargo - Transport (Chamberlin Promotion) | 22 | Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches, Drawings, Cargo Plane | 23 | Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches, Parasite Fighter/Missile Carrier |
|
Series II: Technical Subseries II: Aircraft Technical Data |
|
Technical information found in the collection, that was not part of a formal report, is listed alphabetically by aircraft name and/or model number. In cases of the letters X (experimental) or Y (pre-production) preceding the military designations, the aircraft was listed as a production version. For example, the XRE-1 is listed under the letter R. | ||
| Box | Folder | |
| 46 | 1 | Bellanca [Airbus] Model P | 2 | Bellanca Airbus | 3 | Bellanca Multimotor Airbus | 4 | Bellanca Trimotor Airbus | 5 | Bellanca Aircruiser | 6 | Bellanca Trimotor Bomber | 7 | Bellanca Army Bombers | 8 | Bellanca Army Attack Model A | 9 | Bellanca XC-942 | 10 | Bellanca Model C-24-100-P | 11 | Bellanca Model C 28-140 | 12 | Bellanca CD [and DH-4] | 13 | Bellanca CE | 14 | Bellanca CE Fairings | 15 | Bellanca CE Propeller Tracings |
| 47 | 1 | Bellanca CF | 2 | Bellanca CG | 3 | Bellanca CG Fuselage - Preliminary | 4 | Bellanca CG Fuselage | 5 | Bellanca CG - Preliminary Figures for Bellanca CG given to Wright in 1925 | 6 | Bellanca CG - Landing Gear, Controls | 7 | Bellanca CG and CH, Wings | 8 | Bellanca CG and CH, Miscellaneous [WB-1] | 9 | Bellanca CG With OX-OXX Curtiss [Incomplete Folder Title] | 10 | Bellanca CH Amphibian | 11 | Bellanca Cruisair | 12 | Bellanca Cruisair "Winnie" | 13 | Bellanca Cruisair Senior, 14-13, 14-13-2 | 14 | Bellanca Senior Cruisair NC 74465 & Up, Weight and Balance Forms, Model 14-13, Serial Numbers 1578 & Up |
| 48 | 1 | Bellanca Cruisemaster 14-19 | 2 | Bellanca High Speed Deluxe Cruiser and High Speed Low-Wing Transport | 3 | Bellanca DeHavilland DH-4 Modified | 4 | Bellanca DeHavilland DH-4 Modified, Templates | 5 | Bellanca DeHavilland DH-4 Modified, Stress Analysis | 6 | Bellanca F-1 | 7 | Bellanca F-2 | 8 | Bellanca J [Fuel] Consumption Test [Ship #3001 "Cape Cod" - With Correspondence], 1930 | 9 | Bellanca J "Liberty" | 10 | Bellanca J "Miss Veedol" | 11 | Bellanca JE-1 | 12 | Bellanca Junior 14-9 | 13 | Bellanca Model K | 14 | Bellanca Model 2-12, Class KD Target Drone | 15 | Bellanca KD-300 |
| 49 | 1 | [Bellanca KD-300], Summers Gyroscope Company, Report EP-1050, Technical Proposal, Command Guidance and Control System For Drone Aircraft | 2 | [Bellanca KD-300], Summers Gyroscope Company, Report EP-1064, Stabilizer and Control System for the KD-300 Class Target Drone | 3 | Bellanca Transport M | 4 | Bellanca Mailplane | 5 | Bellanca Canadian Mailplane [MP-901] | 6 | Bellanca Mail and Passenger Plane, Low Wing, 1932-1933 | 7 | Bellanca XM-24 Tow Target | 8 | Bellanca YO-50 | 9 | Bellanca YO-50 Daily Progress Reports | 10 | Bellanca YO-50, Preliminary Stress Analyses, Liaison Short Range Observation Airplane, Model 49-42 | 11 | Bellanca P-2 Army | 12 | Bellanca Pacemaker CH-300 Actual Weight and Balance Reports [Serial Numbers 175, 306, 218, 205, 204, 203, 202, 166] April 2, 1932-May 15, 1939 | 13 | Bellanca Pacemaker CH-300 | 14 | Bellanca Pacemaker | 15 | Bellanca Senior Pacemaker Model 31-42 | 16 | Bellanca Parasol Monoplane | 17 | Bellanca XRE-1, Detail Specifications | 18 | Bellanca XRE-2, Detail Specifications | 19 | Bellanca 2-Seater Scout |
| 50 | 1 | Bellanca XSE-1 | 2 | Bellanca XSE-2 | 3 | Bellanca XSE-2 and Two Seater, Wind Tunnel Tests and Data | 4 | Bellanca Skyrocket CH-400 | 5 | Bellanca Skyrocket, Report S-146, [Model] 31-55A and 31-55B Airplane Manual With Revisions | 6 | Bellanca Skyrocket Handbook of Instructions, Model 31-55 Ships #816 and #817 | 7 | Bellanca [August T.] Skyrocket II | 8 | Bellanca T14-14 Trainer | 9 | Bellanca 6 Seater Tandem | 10 | Bellanca Tandem Experimental Sesquiplane (TES) | 11 | Bellanca Tandem Experimental Sesquiplane (TES) [Including Material Regarding a "4-Seater"] | 12 | Bellanca Three-Seater Super Fighter | 13 | Bellanca General Design Navy Two Seater or Single Seater Fighter of High Wing Type [VF] | 14 | Bellanca Model VF, Specifications | 15 | Bellanca Model VOS, Report N-126, Performance Calculations | 16 | Bellanca Model VOS Airplane, Detail Specifications | 17 | Bellanca Model VSO Airplane, Detail Specifications |
| 51 | 1 | Bellanca Wasp 9-Seater | 2 | Columbia Aircraft Corporation Columbia - Bellanca Model I | 3 | Wright -Bellanca WB-1 | 4 | Wright - Bellanca WB-2 ["Columbia"] | 5 | Wright - Bellanca [WB-1 and WB-2] Braces (Struts) | 6 | Bellanca Model 17-20, Wind Tunnel Tests and Drawing | 7 | Bellanca Model 18-13, Drawings | 8 | Bellanca Model 18-40 Technical Information | 9 | [Bellanca Model 19-18], Important Technical Information | 10 | Bellanca Model 19-67 | 11 | Miscellaneous Technical Data [Including Model 22-42] | 12 | Bellanca Model 23-100 | 13 | Bellanca Model 23-140 | 14 | Bellanca Model 26-100B, Single Seat Fighter Bomber Landplane | 15 | Bellanca Model 27-50 | 16 | Bellanca Model 27-86 Two Seater Fighter - Landplane | 17 | Bellanca Model 28 | 18 | Bellanca Model 28-70 | 19 | Bellanca Model 28-90 | 20 | Bellanca Model 28-90B | 21 | Bellanca Model 28-92 |
| 52 | 1 | Bellanca Model 28-100, Detail Specification | 2 | Bellanca Model 28-110 | 3 | Bellanca Model 28-140 | 4 | Bellanca Model 33-220 | 5 | [Bellanca Model 50-210], Trimotor Bomber Specification | 6 | Bellanca Model 65-75, Group Weight Statement, From Actual Weights of Bellanca C-27B | 7 | Bellanca Model 77-160, Detail Specification, Twin Float Monoplane | 8 | Bellanca Model 77-170, Detail Specification, Twin Float Monoplane | 9 | Specifications, Various Bellanca Aircraft | 10 | Bellanca Airfoils | 11 | Bellanca Wind Tunnel Tests, 1929-1934 |
| 53 | 1 | United States Post Office Department Mailplane Specifications, 1920 | 2 | United States Navy Department Material, 1919-1920 | 3 | United States Navy Department, Detail Specifications For Model F4B-3 Airplane, Single Seat Fighter, Class VF, February 3, 1931 | 4 | United States Navy Department, Type Specification for Class VF Airplane, March 28, 1932 | 5 | United States Navy Department, Detail Specification for Model XPTBH-2 Airplane, Twin Float Monoplane, (Class VTPB), January 23, 1935 | 6 | United States Navy 22 Airfoil Specifications | 7 | United States War Department, Air Corps, Basic Combat Airplane, 1938-1939 | 8 | United States War Department Specifications, AN9500, AN9501 & Amendment #1, AN9502, 1808, & Amendment #1 to Specification R-1810, 1939 | 9 | United States War Department Liaison Material, 1946 | 10 | United States [War Department] Army Air Forces, Specification of Desired Airplane, [Light Amphibian], June 17, 1947 | 11 | United States [War Department] Army Air Corps, Drawings |
|
Series II: Technical Subseries III: Reports |
|
The following boxes contain the formal, numbered reports. These reports are in order by report number. The Bellanca Collection is not a complete history of the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation. Over the years, it appears that items have become separated from the collection. Therefore, the Collection does not contain a complete |