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Title: |
Ivan R. Gates Collection |
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Repository: |
Wright State University Libraries Special Collections and Archives
Phone: 937-775-2092 http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/ |
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Creator: |
Gates, Ivan Rhuele, 1890-1932 |
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Dates: |
1924-1930 |
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Quantity: |
1.5 linear feet (including 4 scrapbooks) |
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Abstract: |
Ivan R. Gates was an Early Bird of Aviation, receiving his pilot's license in 1911, and is credited with starting the first flying school on the west coast in California. The collection documents Gates' aviation business enterprises, including the Gates Flying Circus, Gates Flying Service, and the New York-based Gates Aircraft Corporation, which manufactured the Gates Belgian RSV convertible monoplane/biplane. Gates' wife Hazel was also a pilot. The majority of the collection is contained within 4 scrapbooks (3 of photographs and 1 of newspaper clippings), along with some loose photographs and documents. |
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Identification: |
MS-646 |
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Language: |
The records are in English |