National Air and Space Museum, Archives Division

Early Birds of Aviation, Inc. Collection

Accession No. XXXX-0566


SI neg no. A-48798

National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC

Kate Igoe

© Smithsonian Institution, 1996



Historical Note

Founded after the National Air Races of 1928, the Early Birds (later to be known as the Early Birds of Aviation, Inc.) consisted of pioneer aviators banded together for the purposes of preserving aviation history, advancing interest in aeronautics and the enjoyment of good fellowship. Membership in the group necessitated documentary evidence of solo flight in heavier- or lighter-than-air craft before December 17, 1916. This date was of some significance to the Early Birds, being the thirteenth anniversary (that number being considered propitious) of the first sustained, powered, heavier-than-air flight by the Wrights at Kitty Hawk. Those interested in flying in this pre-World War I period were often required to build their own craft and instruct themselves in the necessary skills to pilot it and members took great pride in this evidence of initiative. (For nationals of countries other than the United States which were engaged in the War the conditional date was set at August 4, 1914.)

As an organization, the Early Birds was responsible for the preservation of aircraft and records, the erection of numerous markers and monuments and the education of the public on the importance of aviation. With members including Glenn Curtiss, Blanche Stuart Scott, Matilde Moisant, Grover Loening, Roy Knabenshue, Sir Thomas Sopwith, Katherine Stinson, Marjorie Stinson, Earle Ovington, Matty Laird, Anthony Fokker and Giuseppe Bellanca, their contributions as individuals were incalculable.

Numbering nearly 600 members at its peak, the Early Birds was conceived of as a "last man's club" whose existence would cease with the passing of its last surviving member.




Contents Note

The Early Birds of Aviation, Inc. Collection (acc. XXXX-0566) contains approximately 18 cubic feet of material relating to this group of early pilots. The material includes correspondence, financial records, periodicals, photographic material, published materials and various other media containing information on the organization and its individual members.

The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) was designated by the Early Birds as the official repository for the organization in 1960 and the Museum has obtained materials at different times from various members. Much of the material in the collection is comprised of the records and memorabilia of the organization's officers, including Paul Garber, past President as well as Archivist/Historian for the group. In addition to the records contained in this collection, members have donated to NASM aircraft, plaques and other items of historical interest.

Some preliminary processing work had been done on this collection by 1996, but much of the material remained without obvious order. Original order, when identified, has been maintained.

Material was added from the Museum's Archives' Technical Files on organizations but researchers seeking information on individual members may wish to cross-reference the biographical section of the Technical Files located in NASM's Archives downtown which includes folders for most of the Early Birds.

Some members of the Early Birds remained quite active with the organization until the late 1980s. The material in the collection therefore spans over eighty years.

Series in the collection are as follows:


Series I: Core Documents of Organization
Series II: Organizational Correspondence and Records
Series III: Publications
Series IV: Events and Meetings
Series V: Individual Biographical Material
Series VI: Miscellaneous
Series VII: Scrapbooks



Series I: Core documents of the Early Birds organization

 
Box  Folder 

1 1 Founding Documents
2 Organizational Literature and Clippings (Founding and History)
3 Constitution, By-Laws and Articles of Incorporation
4 Changes in Constitution, By-Laws and Incorporation
5 Lists of Early Aviators and Certificate and License Holders
6 Membership Lists and Rosters 1932-39
7 Membership Lists and Rosters 1940-49
8 Membership Lists and Rosters 1950-59
9 Membership Lists and Rosters 1960-69
10 Membership Lists and Rosters 1970-79
11 Membership Lists and Rosters 1983-89 and Membership Miscellaneous

2 1 Correspondence with the Smithsonian Regarding Creation of National Air Museum and Disposition of Early Bird Materials
2 Relationships of Early Birds with Museums other than Smithsonian Institution
3 Materials Related to Early Bird Exhibits
4 Related Organizations A-N
5 Related Organizations O-Z
6 Fifty-Year Plaque Correspondence January-May 1960
7 Fifty-Year Plaque Correspondence May-December 1960
8 Fifty-Year Plaque Correspondence 1961
9 Fifty-Year Plaque Correspondence 1962-64

3 1 Miscellaneous Plaque Correspondence
2 Early Birds Logo
3 Early Birds Flag
4 Early Birds Decal
5 Early Birds Forms and Letterhead


Series II: Organizational correspondence and records

Offices in the Early Birds organization were rotated regularly, with that of President changing yearly and Trustees rotating on a circular, multi-year basis. Other offices, such as Secretary and Treasurer, were held by certain members for a number of years.

In at least one instance, an individual held multiple offices in the organization concurrently. For this reason, the records in this series are arranged alphabetically by office holder and chronologically within the folders of each officer.

Most of the correspondence concerns organizational issues. Financial records are few. Much of the material consists of copies of fragile onionskin and the researcher is therefore cautioned in the handling of these documents. Correspondence on any given subject was often fastened together. In these cases, the order has been kept intact and the letters filed according to the most recent letter in the grouping. Please refer to the appendix of this finding aid for a chronological table of officers.


Box  Folder 

3 6 Ralph Barnaby Correspondence 1955-56
7 Edmond Bates Correspondence January-August 1966
8 Edmond Bates Correspondence September-December 1966
9 Edmond Bates Correspondence January-May 1967
10 Edmond Bates Correspondence June-December 1967
11 Edmond Bates Correspondence 1968-1969

4 1 Edmond Bates Correspondence 1970
2 Edmond Bates Correspondence 1971
3 Edmond Bates Correspondence 1972
4 Edmond Bates Correspondence 1973
5 Edmond Bates Correspondence 1974
6 Edmond Bates Correspondence 1975
7 Edmond Bates Correspondence 1976
8 Carl Batts Correspondence 1966-70
9 Allan Bonnalie Correspondence 1973
10 Ralph Carter Correspondence 1963
11 Jo Cooper Correspondence 1983-89
12 John Curran Correspondence 1948-60
13 Richard Depew Correspondence 1944-45
14 Paul Garber Correspondence 1954-56

5 1 Paul Garber Correspondence 1957
2 Paul Garber Correspondence 1958
3 Paul Garber Correspondence 1959
4 Paul Garber Correspondence 1960-71
5 Paul Garber Correspondence 1973-89
6 Paul Garber Correspondence Miscellaneous
7 E.A. Goff Correspondence 1955-60
8 E.A. Goff Correspondence 1961
9 E.A. Goff Correspondence January-July 1962

6 1 E.A. Goff Correspondence August-December 1962
2 E.A. Goff Correspondence 1963
3 E.A. Goff Correspondence 1974-76
4 E.A. Goff Correspondence February-July 1977
5 E.A. Goff Correspondence August-December 1977
6 E.A. Goff Correspondence January-March 1978
7 E.A. Goff Correspondence April-December 1978
8 E.A. Goff Correspondence 1979-81 and Miscellaneous

7 1 E.A. Goff Correspondence January-May 1980 (Bound as Early Bird Correspondence Vol. 2")"
2 E.A. Goff Correspondence May 1980-May 1981 (Bound as Early Bird Correspondence Vol. 3")"
3 Ernest Jones Correspondence 1924-41
4 Ernest Jones Correspondence 1942-43
5 Ernest Jones Correspondence 1944
6 Ernest Jones Correspondence 1945
7 Ernest Jones Correspondence 1946

8 1 Ernest Jones Correspondence 1947
2 Ernest Jones Correspondence January-August 1948
3 Ernest Jones Correspondence September-December 1948
4 Ernest Jones Correspondence January-March 1949
5 Ernest Jones Correspondence April-December 1949
6 Ernest Jones Correspondence 1950
7 Ernest Jones Correspondence 1951
8 Ernest Jones Correspondence 1952
9 Ernest Jones Correspondence 1953

9 1 Ernest Jones Correspondence 1954-56
2 Ernest Jones Correspondence Miscellaneous
3 Stanley Hiller Correspondence 1963
4 Frank Lahm Correspondence 1948-54
5 R.C. Marshall Correspondence 1962-67
6 Cord Meyer Correspondence 1959-64
7 Will Parker Correspondence 1944-53
8 Elmo Pickerill Correspondence 1952-57
9 Elmo Pickerill Correspondence 1958

10 1 Elmo Pickerill Correspondence 1959-60
2 Elmo Pickerill Correspondence 1961-68
3 Augustus Post Correspondence 1934-35
4 Augustus Post Correspondence 1937
5 Augustus Post Correspondence 1938
6 Augustus Post Correspondence 1939
7 Augustus Post Correspondence 1940

11 1 Augustus Post Correspondence January-September 1941
2 Augustus Post Correspondence October-December 1941
3 Augustus Post Correspondence 1942
4 Augustus Post Correspondence January-April 1943
5 Augustus Post Correspondence May-December 1943
6 Augustus Post Correspondence 1944
7 Augustus Post Correspondence 1945
8 Augustus Post Correspondence January-August 1946
9 Augustus Post Correspondence September-December 1946

12 1 Augustus Post Correspondence January-February 1947
2 Augustus Post Correspondence March-July 1947
3 Augustus Post Correspondence August-December 1947
4 Augustus Post Correspondence January-June 1948
5 Augustus Post Correspondence July-December and Miscellaneous 1948
6 Augustus Post Dues Received 1948

13 1 Augustus Post Correspondence January-July 1949
2 Augustus Post Correspondence August-December 1949
3 Augustus Post Dues Received 1949
4 Augustus Post Correspondence 1950
5 Augustus Post Dues Received 1950
6 Augustus Post Correspondence 1951
7 Augustus Post Correspondence 1952-71

14 1 Augustus Post Treasurer's Report 1941-43
2 Augustus Post Financial Ledger 1938-52
3 Augustus Post Miscellaneous
4 Augustus Post Miscellaneous
5 George Scragg Correspondence 1930-56
6 George Scragg Correspondence 1957-59
7 George Scragg Correspondence 1960-67
8 Henry Walden Correspondence 1946

15 1 Waldo Waterman Correspondence 1961-68
2 Waldo Waterman Correspondence 1969-70
3 Waldo Waterman Correspondence 1971-74 and Miscellaneous
4 Forrest Wysong Correspondence 1966-74
5 David Young Correspondence 1957-60
6 Ledger 1921-48 (Non-continuous)
7 Financial Reports 1951-76

16 1 Tax Records 1963-75
2 Bank Books and Checkbook 1934-51
3 Bank Statements 1938-43
4 Bank Statements 1943-46, 1947-51
5 Bank Statements 1966-71
6 Bank Statements 1973-76
7 Check Stubs 1966-77
8 Returned Checks 1945-47
9 Dues Received 1947-51
10 Miscellaneous Accounts Received 1941-50

17 1 Reunion and Proxy Response Cards 1953-77


Series III: Publications

To inform and entertain its membership, the Early Birds organization published, in irregular increments, a periodical known as Chirp. Its content included reports of Early Bird events and detailed biographical articles of various aviation figures. An offshoot of Chirp known as Cluck dealt solely with planning for specific reunions.

Produced in a more casual manner were the newsletters of the Early Birds. Issued by the various offices, most often that of the President, these were used to disseminate club information and news of individual members.

Chirp
 Cluck
 Newsletters

Box  Folder 

18 1 Chirp 1
2 Chirp 2
3 Chirp 3
4 Chirp 4
5 Chirp 5
6 Chirp 6
7 Chirp 7
8 Chirp 8
9 Chirp 9
10 Chirp 10
11 Chirp 11
12 Chirp 12
13 Chirp 13
14 Chirp 14
15 Chirp 15
16 Chirp 16
17 Chirp 17
18 Chirp 18
19 Chirp of June 1937 [Nineteenth in sequence but printed as Number 20"]"
20 Chirp 20
21 Chirp 21
22 Chirp 22
23 Chirp 23
24 Chirp 24
25 Chirp 25
26 Chirp 26
27 Chirp 27
28 Chirp 28
29 Chirp 29
30 Chirp 30
31 Chirp 31
32 Chirp 32
33 Chirp 33
34 Chirp 34
35 Chirp 35
36 Chirp 36
37 Chirp 37
38 Chirp 38
39 Chirp 39
40 Chirp 40
41 Chirp 41
42 Chirp 42
43 Chirp 43
44 Chirp 44
45 Chirp 45
46 Chirp 46
47 Chirp 47
48 Chirp 48
49 Chirp 49
50 Chirp 50

19 1 Chirp 51
2 Chirp 52
3 Chirp 53
4 Chirp 54
5 Chirp 55
6 Chirp 56
7 Chirp 57
8 Chirp 58
9 Chirp 59
10 Chirp 60
11 Chirp 61
12 Chirp 62
13 Chirp 63
14 Chirp 64
15 Chirp 65
16 Chirp 66
17 Chirp 67
18 Chirp 68
19 Chirp 69
20 Chirp 70
21 Chirp 71
22 Chirp 72
23 Chirp 73
24 Chirp 74
25 Chirp 75
26 Chirp 76
27 Chirp 77
28 Chirp 78
29 Chirp 79
30 Chirp 80
31 Chirp 81
32 Chirp 82
33 Chirp 83
34 Chirp 86
35 Chirp 87
36 Chirp 91
37 Copy for Chirp
38 Chirp Miscellaneous
39 Cluck 1970-76

20 1 Newsletters 1946-64
2 Newsletters 1965-81


Series IV: Events and meetings

In addition to regional meetings and various commemorative occasions, an attempt was made to hold at least one reunion per year to assemble the entire membership. These reunions were often set in Cleveland during the early years of the organization's history, to coincide with the National Air Races. A notable lapse in group activities can be seen during the years of 1941-45, when travel restrictions and the wartime responsibilities of some members prevented the general assembly of the Early Birds.

The material in this series includes photographs, programs, clippings and correspondence relating to various Early Bird activities.


Box  Folder 

20 3 Reunion Chicago, Illinois December, 1928
4 Reunion Cleveland, Ohio 1929
5 Reunion New York, New York February, 1930
6 Reunion Chicago, Illinois August, 1930
7 Events and Meetings 1930
8 Reunion Cleveland, Ohio September, 1931
9 Events and Meetings 1931
10 Reunion Cleveland, Ohio September, 1932
11 Events and Meetings 1932
12 Events and Meetings 1933
13 Events and Meetings 1934
14 Reunion Cleveland, Ohio August, 1935
15 Events and Meetings 1935
16 Reunion Los Angeles, California September, 1936
17 Events and Meetings 1936
18 Reunion Cleveland, Ohio September, 1937
19 Events and Meetings 1937
20 Reunion Cleveland, Ohio September, 1938
21 Events and Meetings 1938
22 Reunion Cleveland, Ohio September, 1939
23 Events and Meetings 1939
24 Reunion New York, New York September, 1940
25 Events and Meetings 1940
26 Reunion New York, New York September, 1941
27 Events and Meetings 1941
28 Events and Meetings 1943
29 Events and Meetings 1945
30 Reunion Cleveland, Ohio August, 1946
31 Events and Meetings 1946

21 1 Reunion Cleveland, Ohio August, 1947
2 Events and Meetings 1947
3 Curtiss Memorial Cedar Point, Ohio August, 1948
4 Reunion Cleveland, Ohio September, 1948
5 Events and Meetings 1948
6 Smithsonian Wright Flyer Ceremony Washington, DC December, 1948
7 Reunion Cleveland, Ohio September, 1949
8 Events and Meetings 1949
9 Events and Meetings 1950
10 Reunion Hollywood, California January, 1951
11 Reunion Detroit, Michigan August, 1951
12 Events and Meetings 1951
13 Reunion Dayton, Ohio September, 1953
14 Events and Meetings 1953
15 Reunion Dayton, Ohio September, 1954
16 Correspondence Relating to Governors Island Monument 1950-1953

22 1 Correspondence Relating to Governors Island Monument 1954 and Miscellaneous
2 Governors Island Monument Dedication: Invitations, Programs and Brochures 1954
3 Governors Island Monument Dedication Governors Island, New York December, 1954
4 Reunion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September, 1955
5 Events and Meetings 1955
6 Reunion Oklahoma City, Oklahoma September, 1956
7 Events and Meetings 1956
8 Reunion Washington, DC July, 1957
9 Events and Meetings 1957
10 Reunion Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania July, 1958
11 Reunion Washington, DC November, 1958
12 Events and Meetings 1958

23 1 North Island Naval Station San Diego, California July, 1959
2 Wright Flyer Ceremony Washington, DC July, 1959
3 Reunion Cleveland, Ohio August, 1959
4 Events and Meetings 1959
5 Reunion San Francisco, California September, 1960
6 Events and Meetings 1960
7 Reunion San Diego, California August, 1961 Folder I
8 Reunion San Diego, California August, 1961 Folder II
9 Events and Meetings 1961

24 1 Correspondence Relating to Smithsonian Institution's Plaque Honoring Early Birds 1961-1962
2 Smithsonian Plaque Presentation Washington, DC April, 1962
3 Reunion Birmingham, Alabama September, 1962
4 Events and Meetings 1962
5 Reunion Long Beach, California September, 1963
6 Events and Meetings 1963
7 Correspondence Relating to New York Reunion 1963-1964
8 Reunion New York, New York September, 1964
9 Events and Meetings 1964
10 Reunion Dayton, Ohio September, 1965 Folder I
11 Reunion Dayton, Ohio September, 1965 Folder II
12 Events and Meetings 1965

25 1 Reunion Los Angeles, California October, 1966
2 Events and Meetings 1966
3 Reunion Miami Beach, Florida November, 1967
4 Events and Meetings 1967
5 Reunion Oakland, California October, 1968
6 Events and Meetings 1968
7 Reunion Rockford, Illinois October, 1969
8 Events and Meetings 1969
9 Reunion Washington, DC October, 1970
10 Reunion Denver, Colorado October, 1971
11 Reunion Dayton, Ohio September, 1972
12 Reunion Long Beach, California October, 1973

26 1 Reunion Boston, Massachusetts October, 1974 Folder I
2 Reunion Boston, Massachusetts October, 1974 Folder II
3 Reunion San Diego, California October, 1975
4 Events and Meetings 1975
5 Reunion Washington, DC October, 1976
6 Reunion Washington, DC October, 1976 Photographs
7 Reunion Washington, DC October, 1976 Contact Prints and Negatives
8 Events and Meetings 1976
9 Reunion California October, 1977
10 Events and Meetings 1977
11 Reunion Colorado Springs, Colorado October, 1978
12 Events and Meetings 1978
13 Events and Meetings 1979
14 Reunion Baltimore, Maryland October, 1980 Folder I

27 1 Reunion Baltimore, Maryland October, 1980 Folder II
2 Events and Meetings 1981-1990
3 Recasting of Smithsonian Plaque 1985-1987
4 Events and Meetings Miscellaneous


Series V: Individual biographical material

When an individual is known by more than one name (e.g., Nicholas Aabberly/Abberly, "Tiny" Broadwick/Georgia Brown) or has taken a spouse's name (e.g., Ruth Law Oliver, Katherine Stinson Otero), the individual will be listed below as his or her name appears in the Early Birds roster of January 1, 1989.

The first folder in this series gives an indication of the type of Early Bird material which may be found by cross-referencing the biographical section of NASM's Archives' Technical Files.

| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | J | K | L |
| M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y |

Box  Folder 

27 5 Biographical Material in Technical Files as of April 1963
6 Abberly, Nicholas R.
7 Acker, Steadham
8 Acre, Raynold E.
9 Addems, Walter J.
10 Aitken, William R.
11 Allan, A. Livingston
12 Amory, Francis I.
13 Arcier, A. Francis
14 Arens, Charles A.
15 Armstrong, Edward R.
16 Arnold, George B.
17 Atwood, Harry N.
18 Ausmus, Reinhardt N.
19 Bagnell, Edgar W.
20 Baldwin, William Ivy
21 Balsley, H. Clyde (Early Bird) and Miriam Balsley (Non-member)
22 Barlow, Floyd E.
23 Barnaby, Ralph S.

28 1 Barnhart, George E.
2 Barry, Rutledge B.
3 Beachey, Hillery
4 Beilgard, Harvey A.
5 Bellanca, Giuseppe .M.
6 Bellande, Edward A.
7 Bellinger, Patrick N.L.
8 Bjorklund, Filip A.
9 Blondin, Joseph A.
10 Boland, Edward R.
11 Boland, Joseph J.
12 Bouldin, William III
13 Boyd, George M.
14 Brabazon, Jesse C.
15 Brabazon, Lord of Tara
16 Bragg, Caleb S.
17 Bredouw, Homer L
18 Brejuet, Louis C.
19 Brivonesi, Bruno
20 Broadwick, Georgia Tiny""
21 Brookins, Walter R.
22 Brooks, John B.
23 Brown, Harry B.
24 Brown, Lawrence W.
25 Brown, W. Norman
26 Bruno, Harry A.
27 Bryant, Alys McKey
28 Bullock, Walter R.
29 Burge, Vernon L.
30 Burnelli, Vincent J.
31 Burns, Arthur C.

29 1 Carberry, Joseph E.
2 Carter, Ralph B.
3 Cato, Joseph L.
4 Cessna, Clyde V.
5 Chandler, Alfred N.
6 Chandler, C. deF.
7 Christmas, William W.
8 Church, Everitt Vail
9 Clark, George Russell
10 Coffyn, Frank T.
11 Coombs, Clarence B.
12 Copland, Harry D.
13 Crewdson, Harry B.
14 Culver, H. Paul
15 Curran, John F.
16 Curry, John F.
17 Curtiss, Glenn H.
18 Custer, L. Luzerne
19 Daniell, John B.
20 Daugherty, Earl S.
21 Davis, Walter C., Sr.
22 DeBustamente, Antonio S.
23 DeGiers, Clarence A.
24 DeHart, Dana C.
25 DeKor, Fred Korstad
26 Denehie, William A.
27 Depew, Richard H., Jr.
28 DeRemer, Lionel H.
29 Dick, Farman R.
30 Diehl, William C.
31 Diggins, Ralph C.
32 Doherty, William E.
33 Dollfus, Charles
34 Dora, Henry
35 Dowd, Raymond E.
36 Duede, Carl H.
37 Dunlap, David E.
38 Eaton, Warren S.
39 Ecker, Herman A.
40 Edgerly, John P.
41 Ekstrom, Gustav J.
42 Ellis, Frank H.
43 Ellyson, Theodore G.
44 Engel, Albert J.
45 Erickson, Louis G.

30 1 Fabre, Henri
2 Fay, Charles L.
3 Fleischmann, Max C.
4 Fokker, Anthony H.G.
5 Ford, Harry H.
6 Forkner, Joseph R.
7 Foulois, Benjamin D.
8 Fowler, Robert G.
9 Francis, Roy N.
10 Frost, Donald
11 Fullerton, Rutherford
12 Gammeter, John R.
13 Gantz, Harry
14 Garber, Paul E. (Early Bird) and Irene Tusch Garber (Associate Member)
15 Gertson, Louis H.
16 Goff, E.A., Jr.
17 Goodale, Frank W.
18 Graham, Harry T.
19 Grant, Rudolph R.
20 Gray, George A.
21 Gray, John F.
22 Gregor, Michael
23 Gustafson, Emil
24 Hall, Ernest C.
25 Hallett, George E.A.
26 Halliday, Garnet R.
27 Hamilton, Thomas F.
28 Hanks, Stedman S.
29 Hartman, Arthur J.
30 Hartney, Harold E.
31 Hathorn, Charles E.
32 Havens, Beckwith
33 Haviland, Willis B.
34 Heffernan, Leo G.
35 Heinrich, Arthur O.
36 Henning, John C.
37 Herrman, Charles A.
38 Hess, Charles E.
39 Hewitt, Robert P.
40 Holderman, Russell
41 Holterman, Edward H.
42 Holtzem, Max
43 Hoover, Frederick
44 Humphreys, Frederick E.
45 Huntington, Howard

31 1 Jaquith, E.K.
2 Johnson, Edward A.
3 Johnson, Louis
4 Johnson, Victor G.
5 Jones, Ernest L.
6 Jordanoff, Assen
7 Kabitzke, J. William
8 Kaminski, John G.
9 Kantner, Harold D.
10 Katchinsky, Victorin
11 Keane, Horace P.
12 Keightley, George M.
13 Kelly, Edward A.
14 Kimball, Wilbur R.
15 King, Bertell W.
16 Kirtland, Roy C.
17 Knabenshue, A. Roy
18 Koger, Esten B.
19 Korn, Edward A.
20 Krull, James S.
21 Kuhl, Carl T.
22 LaGrone, John K.
23 Lahm, Frank P.
24 Laird, E.M.
25 Lamb, Dean
26 Lamkey, William A.
27 LaVista, Frank W.
28 LeBoutillier, Oliver C.
29 Lee, E. Hamilton
30 Lees, Walter E.
31 Leighton, Bruce G.
32 Lenert, Willy
33 Lesh, Lawrence J.
34 Link, Goethe
35 Lockheed, Allan H.
36 Loening, Grover C.
37 Loudy, Flavius E.
38 MacDonald, Charles S.
39 Marr, Kenneth
40 Marshall, R.C.
41 Martin, Glenn L.
42 Martin, James V.
43 McClaskey, J.W.
44 McCurdy, John A.D.
45 Messer, Glenn E.
46 Meyer, Cord
47 Meyers, Charles W.
48 Miller, Bernetta

32 1 Miller, Lestere
2 Miller, Lloyd E.
3 Miller, William C.
4 Minshall, Robert J.
5 Mix, Arthur H.
6 Moisant, Matilde
7 Morgan, Stuart A.
8 Morriss, P.G.B
9 Munter, Herbert A.
10 Musick, Edwin C.
11 Myers, George F.
12 Netzow, George
13 North, Russell B.
14 Ober, Willy Otto
15 Oliver, Ruth Law
16 Ovington, Earle L.
17 Page, George A.
18 Page, Stanley H.
19 Pallissard, Joseph M.
20 Park, Harry
21 Parker, Will D.
22 Parl‡, August’n
23 Parsons, Edwin C.
24 Petre, John F.
25 Phillips, Luba
26 Pickerill, Elmo N. 1910-1931

33 1 Pickerill, Elmo N. 1939-1966
2 Pickles, Sydney
3 Pierce, Samuel S.
4 Post, Augustus
5 Post, Edwin M., Jr.
6 Pound, Claude W.
7 Prest, Clarence O.
8 Prevost, Maurice L.
9 Prime, Frederick H.
10 Prince, Frederick H., Jr.
11 Proffitt, Ira J.
12 Prudden, George H.
13 Rader, Ira A.
14 Rankin, Alexander
15 Ray, Arthur
16 Reid, Andrew
17 Reid, Marshall E.
18 Richards, Harrison H.C.
19 Richardson, Holden C.
20 Richmond, Arthur L.
21 Rinehart, Howard Max
22 Robinson, Hugh A.
23 Roche, Jean Alfred
24 Roehrig, Bernard F.
25 Rohlfs, Roland
26 Rosto, Oliver A.
27 Russell, George F.
28 Rutshaw, Lucille Belmont
29 Salinas, Gustavo
30 Scanlon, Martin F.
31 Schauffer, William G.
32 Schoeber, Frank
33 Schroeder, Rudolf W.
34 Schultz, Edward G.

34 1 Scott, Blanche Stuart
2 Scragg, George H.
3 Scripps, William E.
4 Shafer, Howard M.
5 Shaffer, Cleve T.
6 Shaffer, Walter J.
7 Shank, Robert F.
8 Shaw, B. Russell
9 Shoemaker, Charles W.
10 Shoemaker, Joseph
11 Sikorsky, Igor I.
12 Simmons, Milton H.
13 Simon, Robert
14 Sinclair, Cecil
15 Smith, Albert D.
16 Smith, Hilder F. and James Floyd Smith
17 Solbrig, Oscar A.
18 Sopwith, Sir Thomas O.M.
19 Spaatz, Carl T.
20 Spencer, Earl W., Jr.
21 Spencer, P.H.
22 Stadlman, Anthony
23 Stark, William M.
24 Steptoe, Thomas E.

35 1 Stetson, John B.
2 Stewart, Robert J.
3 Stinson, Edward A., Jr.
4 Stinson, Katherine
5 Stinson, Marjorie
6 Stratemayer, George E.
7 Stratton, John G.
8 Stockton, Paul R.
9 Studenski, Paul
10 Stupar, Max F.
11 Sunstedt, Hugo
12 Suppe, Harry B.
13 Suppe, William F.
14 Surini, Andrew M.
15 Sutro, Adolph G.
16 Tabuteau, Maurice
17 Tarbox, Gurdon L.
18 Thomas, Joseph H.
19 Thompson, De Lloyd
20 Thomsen, Carl H.
21 Tickell, Sam A.
22 Tiffany, Carter
23 Timm, Otto W.
24 Torrey, Joseph R.
25 Towers, John H.
26 Tuttle, Horace B.
27 Upson, Ralph H.
28 Vernon, Victor
29 Vincent, Sydney A.
30 Waite, H. Roy
31 Walden, Henry W.
32 Walker, L.L., Sr.
33 Warner, Arthur P.
34 Warren, Robert A.
35 Waterman, Waldo D.
36 Watson, Hugh
37 Webster, Clifford L.
38 Weeks, Elling O.
39 Wheaton, Ivan P.
40 Whelan, Bernard L.
41 Whiting, Kenneth
42 Wilber, Paul F.
43 Wildman, Francis A.
44 Willard, Charles F.
45 Willoughby, Hugh L.
46 Witteman, Charles R.

36 1 Wright, Orville and Wilbur Wright
2 Wright Correspondence (Library of Congress)
3 Wright, Roderick M.
4 Wulpi, James M.
5 Wysong, Forrest E.
6 Yager, George E.
7 Young, David H.
8 Young, Edward H.
9 Miscellaneous Members
10 Membership Profiles
11 Associate Members
12 Associate Membership Miscellaneous
13 Non-members A-I
14 Non-members K-Z and Miscellaneous
15 Harold E. Morehouse Biographical Material

37 Addresses of Early Birds


Series VI: Miscellaneous and Oversize Material

 
Box  Folder 

38 1 Miscellaneous Photographs Folder I
2 Miscellaneous Photographs Folder II
3 Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings
4 Miscellaneous Materials

39 OS Oversize photocopy of B.W. King's newspaper clippings
Newspaper article wherein Frank Goodale recounts seeing an air serpent""
Print of WWI Aces shown with Fokker Dr I
Large piece of acidic paper from Governors Island correspondence file, undated and used for scrap
Elmo Pickerill's Certificate of membership in Order of Daedalians
Elmo Pickerill's Expert Aviator Certificate from Aero Club of America
Elmo Pickerill's Citation from Air Force Association
Photocopy of John Curran's Early Bird Membership certificate
John Curran's certificate of membership in the Aeronautical Society, no. 157
Certificate of membership in Aeronautical Society, no. 106 (John Curran's name partially erased)
Citation to Early Birds from Air Force Association, 1956
Citation to Early Birds from City of Philadelphia, 1956
Two oversized prints of Smithsonian Early Bird plaque
Signature sheet from 1979 Reunion
Early Bird Membership Certificate for John B.R. Verplanck


Series VII: Scrapbooks

 
Box  Folder 

40 1 Scrapbook of Ernest Jones Dates: 1916-1931 Media: Newspaper clippings and photographs
2 Scrapbook of John Curran Dates: 1930-1956 Medium: Photographs

41 1 Scrapbook of William Denehie Dates: April 1959-November 1964 Medium: Letters [Removed from binder numbered 2"]"

42 1 Scrapbook of William Denehie Dates: October 1963-February 1965 Medium: Letters [Removed from binder numbered 3"]"

43 1 Scrapbook of William Denehie Dates: January 1958-January 1959, May 1963-September 1965 (non-consecutive) Media: Letters and photographs [Removed from binder numbered 4"]"
2 Scrapbook about Charles Grant prepared by Joseph Kovel Media: Newspaper clippings and photographs


Appendix I: Officers of the Early Birds of Aviation, Inc.

Officers are listed for the three most active offices in the Early Birds organization: President, Secretary and Treasurer.

Year President Secretary Treasurer
1929 P.G.B. Morriss Ernest Jones H.C. Richardson and
Ernest Jones
1930 Earle Ovington Ernest Jones Horatio Barber
1931 Frithiof Ericson Ernest Jones John Sutton
1932 J. Lansing Callan Ernest Jones Beckwith Havens
1933-34 Caleb Bragg Ernest Jones Augustus Post
1935-36 William Scripps Ernest Jones Augustus Post
1937 Walter Brookins Ernest Jones Augustus Post
1938-40 Jack Vilas Ernest Jones Augustus Post
1941 Beckwith Havens Ernest Jones Augustus Post
1942-43 Frank Coffyn Ernest Jones Augustus Post
1944-46 R.H. Depew Jr. Ernest Jones Augustus Post
1947-48 George Scragg Ernest Jones Augustus Post
1949-50 Frank Lahm Ernest Jones Augustus Post
1951-53 Will Parker Ernest Jones George Scragg
1954-55      C.A. DeGiers Ernest Jones George Scragg
1956 Ralph Barnaby Paul Garber George Scragg
1957 David H. Young Paul Garber George Scragg
1958 Warren Eaton Paul Garber George Scragg
1959 Russell Holderman      Paul Garber George Scragg
1960 E.A. Goff Jr. Paul Garber/
Charles Arens 		George Scragg
1961 George Prudden/
Robert Fowler 		Charles Arens Ivan Wheaton
1962 Bernard Whelan Charles Arens/
E.A. Goff Jr. 		Ivan Wheaton
1963 Waldo Waterman E.A. Goff Jr. Ivan Wheaton
1964 Cord Meyer Elmo Pickerill Ivan Wheaton
1965 R.C. Marshall Elmo Pickerill Ivan Wheaton
1966 Carl Batts Elmo Pickerill Edmond Bates
1967 E.M. Laird Elmo Pickerill Edmond Bates
1968 Stanley Hiller/
Paul Garber 		      * Edmond Bates
1969 Harry Copland Forrest Wysong Carl Batts
1970 George Page Forrest Wysong Edmond Bates
1971 Glenn Messer Forrest Wysong Edmond Bates
1972 Allan Bonnalie Forrest Wysong Edmond Bates
1973 Ivan Wheaton Forrest Wysong Edmond Bates
1974 Walter Addems Forrest Wysong Edmond Bates
1975 Forrest Wysong Forrest Wysong Edmond Bates
1976-77 Paul Garber Forrest Wysong Edmond Bates
1978 Robert Warren E.A. Goff Jr. Walter Addems
1979 Robert Warren E.A. Goff Jr. Walter Addems
1980-81       *       *       *
1982 Forrest Wysong E.A. Goff Jr. Walter Addems
1983-88       *       *       *
1989 Forrest Wysong J. Emery Stromberg Glenn Messer
1990 Forrest Wysong J. Emery Stromberg      James Greenwood
* No information available



Appendix II: Membership List

The following listing represents the membership of The Early Birds of Aviation, Inc. as reflected in the roster of January 1, 1989, the latest in the collection.

| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L |
| M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z |
A
Abberly, Nicholas R.
Acker, Steadham
Acre, Raynold E.
Addems, Walter J.
Aitken, William R.
Aldasoro, Eduardo
Aldasoro, Juan Pablo
Alfaro-Fournier, H.
Allan, A. Livingston
Allen, Walter E.
Allison, Lawrence M.
Allison, Malcolm G.
Amory, Francis I.
Arcier, A. Francis
 Arens, Charles A.
Armor, Robert J.
Armstrong, Edward R.
Armstrong, Robert T.
Arnold, George B.
Arnold, H.H.
Aston, Arthur
Astor, Vincent
Atkinson, B.M.
Atwood, Harry N.
Auer, Stuart F.
Ausmus, Reinhardt N.
Avery, William
B
Babcock, Verne C.
Bacon, W. Barlett
Bagnell, Edgar W.
Baldwin, Frederick W.
Baldwin, William Ivy
Balsley, H. Clyde
Bangs, Niel
Barber, Horatio
Barnaby, Ralph S.
Barnhart, George E.
Barnitz, Richard B.
Barry, Rutledge B.
Bates, Carl S.
Bates, Edmond E.
Bates, Mortimer F.
Batts, Carl T.
Beachey, Hillery
Beatty, George W.
Beilgard, Harvey A.
Bell, Frank
Bellanca, Giuseppe M.
Bellande, Edward A.
Bellinger, Patrick N.L.
Bennett, Joseph S.
Bishop, Lester F.
Bjorklund, Filip A.
Bleriot, Louis
Blondin, Joseph A.
Boal, Pierre deL.
Boland, Edward R.
Boland, Joseph J.
Bolognesi, Alfred
Bonnalie, Allen F.
Borkland, C.R.
Bouldin, William, III
Bounds, Overton M.
 Boyd, George N.
Boyer, Philip
Brabazon, Jesse C.
Brabazon, Lord of Tara
Bradley, Eric T.
Bragg, Caleb S.
Brauninger, Fred H.
Bredouw, Homer L.
Brejuet, Louis C.
Brereton, Lewis H.
Brett, George H.
Brivonesi, Bruno
Broadwick, Georgia "Tiny"
Brock, Walter L.
Brock, William S.
Brookins, Walter R.
Brooks, John B.
Brower, Gerald E.
Brown, Harold H.H.
Brown, Harry B.
Brown, Lawrence W.
Brown, Ralph M.
Brown, W. Norman
Bruno, Harry A.
Bryan, John C.
Bryan, Mahlon P.
Bryant, Alys McKey
Bryant, Frank M.
Budwig, Gilbert G.
Bullock, Walter R.
Burge, Vernon L.
Burnelli, Vincent J.
Burns, Arthur C.
Burnside, Frank H.
Burwell, Paul V.
C
Caldwell, Jeanette Doty
Callan, J. Lansing
Canady, Buel H.
Canady, Leon E.
Carberry, Joseph E.
Carolin, Norbert J.
Carr, Walter J.
Carroll, Philip A.
Carter, Ralph B.
Carter, Verne
Cato, Joseph L.
Cessna, Clyde V.
Chandler, Alfred N.
Chandler, C. deF.
Chapman, Carleton G.
Christie, Arthur R.
Christmas, William W.
Christofferson, Harry P.
Church, Everitt Vail
Clark, George Russell
Clark, Virginius E.
 Claverie, Armand W.
Clinger, W.R.
Coffyn, Frank T.
Coombs, Clarence B.
Cogswell, Stewart W.
Cooper, John D.
Copland, Harry D.
Courtney, Frank T.
Cramer, Parker D.
Crawford, Harvey
Crewdson, Harry B.
Cross, W. Redmond
Crowell, Kent
Culver, H. Paul
Cunningham, A.A.
Curran, John F.
Curry, John F.
Curtis, Greely S.
Curtiss, Glenn H.
Custer, L. Luzerne
D
Daniell, John B.
Dargue, Herbert A.
Daugherty, Earl S.
Davidson, Howard C.
Davis, Stuart V.
Davis, Walter C., Sr.
Davison, F. Trubee
Day, Charles H.
Day, Curtiss L
DeBustamente, Antonio S.
DeFlores, Luis
DeGiers, Clarence A.
DeHart, Dana C.
DeKor, Fred Korstad
DeMitkiewicz, Serigius
Denehie, William A.
Depew, Richard H., Jr.
 DeRemer, Lionel H.
DeVillard, Jean F.
Dick, Farman R.
Diehl, William C.
Diggins, Ralph C.
Doherty, William E.
Dolan, Charles H., II
Dollfus, Charles
Domenjos, John
Doolittle, Burton M.
Dora, Henry
Dowd, Raymond E.
Duede, Carl H.
Dunlap, David E.
Dunsworth, James L.
DuPont, Francis V.
E
Eaton, Warren S.
Ecker, Herman A.
Eckert, Samuel B.
Edgerly, John P.
Ekstrom, Gustav J.
Ellis, Frank H.
Ellyson, Theodore G.
Elton, Albert
Emerson, Raffe
 Engel, Albert J.
Ennis, LeRoy M.
Erickson, Louis G.
Ericson, Frithiof G.
Esnault-Pelterie, Robert
Este, J. Dickinson
Evans, Francis T.
Evers, W. Hendrick
F
Fabre, Henri
Fales, Elisha N.
Fay, Charles L.
Fenouillet, Louis A.
Ferguson, Harry
Ferron, Paul L.
Fish, Farnum
Fleischmann, Max C.
Fokker, Anthony H.G.
Ford, Harry H.
Forkner, Joseph R.
 Foulois, Benjamin D.
Fowler, Harold S.
Fowler, Robert G.
Francis, Roy N.
Frantz, Joseph
Fray, William T.
Freund, John F.
Frolich, Arthur T.
Frost, Donald
Frost, John
Fullerton, Rutherford
G
Gammeter, John R.
Gantz, Harry
Garber, Paul E.
Garrison, Ben
Gates, Ivan R.
Gay, George
Gertson, Louis H.
Gibson, William W.
Gillespie, George S.
Goff, E.A., Jr.
Goodale, Frank W.
Goodier, Lewis E. Jr.
Gordon, Donald H.
 Gorrell, Edgar S.
Graham, Harry T.
Grant, Charles H.
Grant, Rudolph R.
Graulich, Harry D.
Gray, George A.
Gray, John F.
Greene, William
Gregg, David
Gregor, Michael
Grundy, George D., Jr.
Gustafson, Emil
H
Hadley, Clifton O.
Hall, Ernest C.
Hallett, George E.A.
Halliday, Garnet R.
Hamilton, Thomas F.
Hammond, Lee
Hanks, Stedman S.
Hanley, Thomas J.
Harmon, Millard F.
Harper, William Jr.
Harris, Helen Hodge
Hartman, Arthur J.
Hartney, Harold E.
Hassell, B.R.J.
Hathorn, Charles E.
Haupt, William E.
Havens, Beckwith
Haviland, Willis B.
Hawley, Alan R.
Heard, Jack W.
Heath, E.B.
Heermance, Andrew H.
Heffernan, Leo G.
Heindell, Howard J.
 Heinrich, Albert S.
Heinrich, Arthur O.
Henning, John C.
Herrman, Charles A.
Hess, Charles E.
Heth, Eugene
Hetlich, William A., Jr.
Hewitt, Robert P.
Hickey, John E.
Hild, Frederichk C.
Hildesheim, Erik
Hiller, Stanley
Hinkle, Edward F.
Hodgdon, Melvin W.
Holderman, Russell
Holterman, Edward H.
Holtzem, Max
Hoover, Frederick
Hoover, Orton W.
Horton, Clarence F.
Hummel, Fred
Humphreys, Frederick E.
Huntington, Howard
Hutchinson, Joseph R.
I
Irvin, Leslie L.
J
Jaquith, E. K.
Jenkins, William C.
Jerwan, Shakir S.
Johanssen, Christian
Johnson, Davenport
Johnson, Edward A.
Johnson, Frank M.
Johnson, James M.
Johnson, Louis
 Johnson, Robert R.
Johnson, Victor G.
Johnson, Walter E.
Johnston, Archibald B.
Jones, Byron Q.
Jones, Ernest L.
Jones, Harry M.
Jordanoff, Assen
K
Kabitzke, J. William
Kaminski, John G.
Kantner, Harold D.
Kastory, Frank
Katchinsky, Victorin
Keane, Horace P.
Keightley, George M.
Kelly, Edward A.
Kennard, Ralph B.
Kennedy, Frank M.
Kilner, Walter G.
Kimball, Leo B.
Kimball, Wilbur R.
Kinderman, R.M.
 King, Bertell W.
Kingsbury, Jerome
Kinney, James L.
Kirtland, Roy C.
Kiser, Daniel
Knabenshue, A. Roy
Knowlson, Roland S.
Koenig, Alfred
Koerbling, Auguste K.
Koger, Esten B.
Korn, Edward A.
Krull, James S.
Kuhl, Carl T.
L
LaGrone, John K.
Lahm, Frank P.
Laird, E.M.
Lamb, Dean
Lambert, Albert B.
Lamkey, William A.
Landrey, Jean M.
Latham, Boyd
LaVista, Frank W.
LeBoutillier, Oliver C.
Lee, E. Hamilton
Lee, Robert E.
Lees, Walter E.
 Leighton, Bruce G.
Lenert, Willy
Leon, Lawrence
Lesh, Lawrence J.
Lewis, Samuel C.
Link, Goethe
Lissauer, Walter J.
Lockheed, Allan H.
Loening, Grover C.
Longren, Albin K.
Loudy, Flavius E.
Ludlow, Israel
M
Macauley, Theordore C.
MacDill, Leslie C.
MacDonald, Charles S.
MacFie, Robert F.
Marr, Kenneth
Mars, James C.
Marshall, R.C.
Martin, Glenn L.
Martin, Harold S.
Martin, James V.
Masson, Didier
Mattery, William A.
Maxim, Hiram Percy
McCalley, Jmes B.
McClaskey, J.W.
McCurdy, John A.D.
McDonnell, Edward O.
McIlvaine, William M.
McLaughlin, George F.
Meinecke, Emil
Meissner, George
 Meredith, Russell L.
Messer, Glenn E.
Meyer, Cord
Meyers, Charles W.
Miller, Bernetta
Miller, Lestere
Miller, Lloyd E.
Miller, William C.
Milling, T. DeWitt
Mills, Frank
Minshall, Robert J.
Mix, Arthur H.
Moisant, Matilde
Moore, Robert S.
Morgan, Stuart A.
Morris, Raymond V.
Morriss, P.G.B
Munter, Herbert A.
Murray, George D.
Musick, Edwin C.
Myers, George F.
N
Naiden, Earl L.
Nelson, C.E.
Nelson, Nels J.
Netherwood, Douglas B.
 Netzow, George
Nichols, John M.H.
North, Russell B.
O
Ober, Willy Otto
Oliver, Ruth Law
 Olivier, Edward
Ovington, Earle L.
P
Page, George A.
Page, Stanley H.
Pallissard, Joseph M.
Park, Harry
Parker, Evan J.
Parker, Fred F.
Parker, Will D.
Parlá, Augustín
Parsons, Edwin C.
Patterson, Charles H.
Pattison, John W.
Pawlowski, Felix W.
Petre, John F.
Phillips, Luba
Pickerill, Elmo N.
 Pickles, Sydney
Pierce, Percy
Pierce, Samuel S.
Post, Augustus
Post, Edwin M., Jr.
Post, George B.
Pound, Claude W.
Prest, Clarence O.
Prevost, Maurice L.
Prime, Frederick H.
Prince, Frederick H., Jr.
Probst, John D., Jr.
Proffitt, Ira J.
Prudden, George H.
Purcell, Sam A.
R
Rader, Ira A.
Ramsey, Dewitt C.
Rankin, Alexander
Ray, Arthur
Read, Albert C.
Reed, Charles
Reid, Andrew
Reid, Marshall E.
Reynolds, Clearton H.
Reynolds, Harry V.
Richards, Harrison H.C.
Richardson, Holden C.
Richmond, Arthur L.
 Rinehart, Howard Max
Robinson, Hugh A.
Roche, Jean Alfred
Rockwell, Robert L.
Rockwell, Wallace L.
Roehrig, Bernard F.
Rohlfs, Roland
Rosillo, Domingo
Rosto, Oliver A.
Royce, Ralph
Russell, George F.
Rutshaw, Lucille Belmont
S
Salinas, Gustavo
Salinas-Carranza, Alberto
Saunders, Bert
Scanlon, Martin F.
Schauffer, William G.
Schoeber, Frank
Schroeder, Rudolf W.
Schultz, Edward G.
Scott, Blanche Stuart
Scragg, George H.
Scripps, William E.
Shafer, Howard M.
Shaffer, Cleve T.
Shaffer, Walter J.
Shank, Robert F.
Sharp, Samuel H.
Shaw, B. Russell
Sheahan, William H.
Shirley, A.P.
Shoemaker, Charles W.
Shoemaker, Joseph
Sikorsky, Igor I.
Simmons, Milton H.
Simmons, Oliver G.
Simon, Robert
Sims, Dorothy Peirce
Sinclair, Cecil
Smith, Albert D.
Smith, Hilder F.
Smith, James Floyd
 Smith, Jay D.
Solbrig, Oscar A.
Sopwith, Sir Thomas O.M.
Spaatz, Carl T.
Spencer, Earl W., Jr.
Spencer, P.H.
Springer, Thomas Eric
Stadlman, Anthony
Stark, William M.
Stenrud, Arney P.
Steptoe, Thomas E.
Stetson, John B.
Stewart, Robert J.
Stinson, Edward A., Jr.
Stinson, Katherine
Stinson, Marjorie
Stratemayer, George E.
Stratton, John G.
Stockton, Paul R.
Stone, Arthur B.
Stone, E.F.
Studenski, Paul
Stupar, Max F.
Sunstedt, Hugo
Suppe, Harry B.
Suppe, William F.
Surini, Andrew M.
Sutro, Adolph G.
Sutton, John R.
T
Tabuteau, Maurice
Tarbox, Gurdon L.
Tevis, Lansing K.
Thaw, William
Thomas, Joseph H.
Thomas, Willliam T.
Thompson, De Lloyd
Thomsen, Carl H.
Tibbs, Charles Burrell
 Tickell, Sam A.
Tiffany, Carter
Timm, Otto W.
Toncray, Henry E.
Torrey, Joseph R.
Towers, John H.
Turpin, J. Clifford
Tuttle, Horace B.
Tweed, John h.
U
Upson, Ralph H.
V
Van Arsdale, G.E.
Vandivort, Clifford C.
Vaughn, Stanley I.
Vernon, Victor
 Verplanck, J.B. R.
Vilas, Jasck
Vincent, Sydney A.
W
Waite, H. Roy
Walden, Henry W.
Walker, L.L., Sr.
Warner, Arthur P.
Warren, Robert A.
Waterman, Waldo D.
Watson, Hugh
Webster, Clifford L.
Webster, Harry J.
Weeks, Elling O.
Wehrle, Howard F.
West, Charles F.
Whelan, Bernard L.
Wheaton, Ivan P.
Whitaker, John R. H.
Whiting, George Clarke
Whiting, Kenneth
Whitsett, Kirby L.
Wiggin, Charles D.
Wiggin, G. Livingston
 Wilber, Paul S.
Wild, Horace B.
Wildman, Francis A.
Willard, Charles F.
Willets, William P.
Williams, George W., Jr.
Willis, Harold B.
Willoughby, Hugh L.
Wiseman, Fred J.
Witmer, Charles C.
Witteman, Charles R.
Wood, C. Murvin
Wright, Frank W.
Wright, Orville (Honorary Member)
Wright, Wilbur (Honorary Member)
Wright, Roderick M.
Wulpi, James M.
Wyman, Charles D.
Wysong, Forrest E.
Y
Yager, George E.
Young, David H.
 Young, Edward H.
Z
Zistel, Errol H.



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