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The series Technical Reports (1951-1968) mainly includes technical reports and papers concerning the building of a fuel test cell facility within the Aviation department, reports on noise suppression for the test cell, fuel studies, as well as technical information from different companies and corporations. These were presumably used in the aviation department’s classes and lab sessions by students and professors, and/or for ordering certain parts or supplies from different companies.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series III, News Clippings and Publications (1934-1993) consists of clippings from newspapers as well as magazines and other publications about aviation. Most of the clippings are from local newspapers such as the San Jose Mercury News, and SJSU publications, like the Spartan Daily. Most of these articles are about the department's accomplishments.Included are news articles concerning the department, a scrapbook concerning a 1981 air collision in San José, and news concerning the...

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Series IV, Event Programs and Brochures (1950-1995), includes information about the department’s various events, such as commencement ceremonies, retirement parties, Air Youth Day, Aero Crash, the Alpha Eta Rho fraternity, and more. These are mostly in the form of brochures, pamphlets, flyers, and programs.

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Series IV, Event Programs and Brochures (1950-1995), includes information about the department’s various events, such as commencement ceremonies, retirement parties, Air Youth Day, Aero Crash, the Alpha Eta Rho fraternity, and more. These are mostly in the form of brochures, pamphlets, flyers, and programs.

Scope and Contents From the Series: The photographs series spans from 1938 to 1994, and includes a variety of photographic prints, slides, and negatives that depict students in the “Aero Lab,” aviation-related events and conventions/conferences, key people in the aviation department, aircrafts, and more. They depict the different incarnations of the Aviation Lab and the department's equipment, conferences or social gatherings, such as the Federal Aviation Administration Flight Instructor's Seminar. Of note, one department...

Scope and Contents From the Series: The photographs series spans from 1938 to 1994, and includes a variety of photographic prints, slides, and negatives that depict students in the “Aero Lab,” aviation-related events and conventions/conferences, key people in the aviation department, aircrafts, and more. They depict the different incarnations of the Aviation Lab and the department's equipment, conferences or social gatherings, such as the Federal Aviation Administration Flight Instructor's Seminar. Of note, one department...

Scope and Contents From the Series: The photographs series spans from 1938 to 1994, and includes a variety of photographic prints, slides, and negatives that depict students in the “Aero Lab,” aviation-related events and conventions/conferences, key people in the aviation department, aircrafts, and more. They depict the different incarnations of the Aviation Lab and the department's equipment, conferences or social gatherings, such as the Federal Aviation Administration Flight Instructor's Seminar. Of note, one department...

Scope and Contents From the Series: The photographs series spans from 1938 to 1994, and includes a variety of photographic prints, slides, and negatives that depict students in the “Aero Lab,” aviation-related events and conventions/conferences, key people in the aviation department, aircrafts, and more. They depict the different incarnations of the Aviation Lab and the department's equipment, conferences or social gatherings, such as the Federal Aviation Administration Flight Instructor's Seminar. Of note, one department...

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Series V, Student Papers (1934-1996), includes a small sample of the department’s student work, including a scrapbook and a paper on the history of aviation in the Santa Clara Valley.