Title: |
Harley R. Schneider Northwest Vandalia Modification Center Collection |
Repository: |
Wright State University Libraries Special Collections and Archives
Phone: 937-775-2092 http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/ |
Creator: |
Schneider, Harley R., 1909-2008 |
Dates: |
1943-2000 |
Bulk dates: |
1943-1944 |
Quantity: |
.25 linear feet |
Abstract: |
Harley R. Schneider was an employee of Northwest Airlines Corp. Schneider was a civil engineer employed to modify World War II bombers at Northwest Airlines Corp. Modification Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. Northwest Airlines expanded their facilities in 1943 which included a new Modification Center in Vandalia, Ohio. Schneider was reassigned to the Vandalia location in 1943. This collection consists of various materials from his time working at the Vandalia Modification Center including a detailed listing of the plant's project activities, parts and projects lists, a photograph, housing information, telephone directories, and forms from 1943-1944, as well as correspondence from 2000 with some of Schneider's later recollections. |
Identification: |
MS-557 |
Language: |
The records are in English |