Tips for searching the aviation collection
The aviation collection is organized into three record types: museum, library, and archive, each containing object categories and subcategories.
Collection and categories
- Museum records include three-dimensional objects, such as model aircraft, airline bags, and meal service items.
- Library records include books and periodicals.
- Archive records include documents, photographs, and other two-dimensional items.
Categories and subcategories
- Museum categories include the following subcategories:
- Promotional items that advertise the airline or aircraft manufacturer, such as airline bags, luggage tags, matchbooks, or posters.
- Equipment includes flight apparatus such as radio and navigation equipment.
- Insignia includes airline crew uniform badges and wings.
- Passenger Amenity contains airline in-flight items such as playing cards, games, and toiletry kits.
- For library searches, use the separate library search fields at the bottom of the Advanced Search Page.
- Archive categories include the following subcategories:
- Company Record / Document contains employee newsletters, annual reports, and training manuals.
- Employee Career History includes items from an individual’s work history, such as awards, memoirs, scrapbooks, and correspondence.
- Passenger Amenity contains two-dimensional items given to passengers, such as airsickness bags, menus, traveler information, and safety information cards.
- Promotional includes items produced by airline or aircraft manufacturers, such as brochures, advertisements, and luggage labels.
- Scheduling / Ticketing includes airline baggage tags, timetables, tickets, ticket jackets, and boarding passes.