Series Description

      The Roscoe Turner Papers are arranged in eighteen series:

      Series  I.  General  Correspondence, 1920-1971.   34.45 cubic ft.
           (76  document  boxes and  1  slim document  box).   Arranged
           alphabetically.     Correspondence  between  Roscoe  Turner,
           professional   associates,   friends,   fans,   family   and
           politicians regarding air races, developing the aircraft and
           airline  industries  and the  use of  air power  in national
           defense.  
           
           

                                           

      Series II.  Business Endeavors, 1926-1969. 
      
      

               
      
           Subseries  1.  Roscoe Turner Flying Service, 1926-1930.  2.5
                cubic  ft. (5 document boxes  and 1 slim document box).
                Arranged  alphabetically. Correspondence between Roscoe
                Turner and prospective students, clients, suppliers and
                the  City Council  of Richmond,  Virginia regarding the
                flying service.
                
                

				
           Subseries 2.  Curlee Clothing Company, 1926-1969.  .75 cubic
                ft.  (1 flat  box).  Arranged  by physical description.
                Correspondence and posters regarding  advertising company
                products and programs of company banquets. 
                
                

				
           Subseries  3.  Nevada Airlines, 1929-1930.  .53 cubic ft. (l
                document box and 1 flat box).  Arranged alphabetically.
                Correspondence  between  Roscoe  Turner,  the  board of
                directors, suppliers, and staff regarding the operation
                of the airline and promotional photographs.
                
                 

				
           Subseries  4.   Salsbury Corporation, 1931-1946.   .25 cubic
                ft.  (1 slim document  box).  Arranged chronologically.
                Correspondence    between   Roscoe   Turner   and   the
                corporation  regarding sales of Motor Glide Scooters by
                Turner. 
                
                

				
           Subseries  5.  Porterfield  Aircraft Corporation, 1937-1940.
                .25   cubic  ft.  (1  slim  document  box).    Arranged
                chronologically.        Correspondence    between   the
                corporation,   clients   and   corporation   executives
                regarding the selling of Porterfield Aircraft.
                
                 

				
           Subseries 6.  Roscoe Turner Aeronautical Corporation, 1939-
                1969.    5.4 cubic  ft. (12  document boxes).
                Arranged  alphabetically.   Correspondence  between the
                corporation  and aircraft companies, airlines, clients,
                suppliers and government agencies regarding corporation
                divisions. 
                
                

                 
				
           Subseries  7.   Air  Minded-A Roscoe  Turner Air  Race Game,
                1940. .33 cubic ft. (1 flat box).  Arranged by physical
                description.  Correspondence and prototype of the board
                game.
                
                

          
				                                  
      Series III.  Biographical Information, 1925-1971.  6 cubic ft. (2
           slim   document  boxes   and  8   flat  boxes).     Arranged
           chronologically.    Broadsides,  certificates,  memorabilia,
           newspaper   clippings,   magazines,   press   releases   and
           scrapbooks.
           
           

       
				                                          
      Series IV.  Photographs, 1897-1970.  3.25 cubic ft. (5 document
           boxes  and 1  flat box).       Arranged alphabetically.   Of
           Roscoe  Turner, his  family, friends, Gilmore  the lion, air
           races, airplanes and aviators.
           
           

 
				
      Series V.  Financial Records, 1928-1958.  6.75 cubic ft. (15
           document   boxes).    Arranged  alphabetically.    Bank
           records,  bills,  expense  receipts,  expense  vouchers  and
           income tax records.      
           
            

          
				               
      Series  VI.    MacRobertson  International  Air  Race  England to
           Australia,  1934-1936.  3.15 cubic ft.  (2 document boxes,
           1 slim document  box,  and  5  flat  boxes).    Arranged
           alphabetically. Correspondence,   entry  information,
           log, photographs  and scrapbooks. 
           
           

       
				                       
      Series VII.  Entertainment Enterprises, 1928-1940.
           Subseries 1.  Movies:  1928, 1939.
                A. Flight At Midnight, 1939.  .3 cubic ft. (2/3
                   document   box).      Arranged   by physical
                   description.   Publicity,  photographs, scripts
                   and shooting schedule.

                B.  Hell's Angels, 1928.  .15 cubic ft. (1/3
                    document   box).      Arranged   by physical
                    description. Advertising and photographs.

           Subseries 2.  Radio Shows, 1935-1940.  1.4 cubic ft. (2
                document  boxes  and  1  slim  document box).
                Arranged   alphabetically.    Scripts  and
                promotional material  for "Flying Time" and "Sky
                Blazers".  Scripts of miscellaneous shows
                featuring Roscoe Turner. 
                
                

   
				
      Series VIII.  Chicago Times Syndicate-"Aviation," 1941-1946.  1
           cubic  ft.  (1  flat box).    Arranged chronologically.
           Galleys  of daily  columns coauthored  by Roscoe  Turner and
           Maurice Toddy.  
           
               

 
				                                
      Series IX.  American Legion, 1927-1970.  4.75 cubic ft. (10
           document  boxes  and  1  slim  document  box). Arranged
           alphabetically.    Correspondence,  pamphlets  regarding the
           officers, committees, conventions and air defense. 
           
           

 
				
      Series  X.   National  Aeronautic  Association, 1918-1949.   2.95
           cubic  ft.  (6  document  boxes and  1  slim  document box).
           Arranged  alphabetically.    Bulletins,  correspondence  and
           newsletters  regarding  air  defense,  air  races, chapters,
           committees and government regulations.
           
           

 
				
      Series  XI.    National Aviation  Trades  Association, 1940-1955.
           3.15 cubic ft. (7 document boxes).  Arranged alphabetically.
           Correspondence   and  newsletters   regarding  air  defense,
           aircraft   distributors,  aviation  training,  airports  and
           government regulations. 
           
            

 
				                           
      Series  XII.  National  Aviation Training Association, 1940-1944.
           .7  cubic  ft. (1  document box  and  1 slim  document box).
           Arranged   chronologically.    Constitution,  correspondence
           budgets, memos, press releases and newsletters regarding the
           Civil   Air   Patrol,   increasing   public   awareness   of
           aeronautics,  Civilian Pilot Training  Program and advancing
           the science of aeronautics.
           
           

    
		                            
      Series  XIII.  Civil Aeronautics Board,  1940-1949.  .9 cubic ft.
           (2  document boxes).  Arranged alphabetically.  Applications
           and/or   amendments   filed  for   certificates   of  public
           convenience and necessity, calendars of notices of hearings,
           press   releases  and  correspondence  regarding  civil  air
           regulations. 
           
           

		                                               
      Series XIV.  Civil Aeronautics Administration, 1935-1949. .45
           cubic ft. (1 document box).  Arranged alphabetically.
           Documents,  press releases,  newsletters and correspondence
           regarding  civil  air regulations  and aviation
           facilities.
           
            

 
		                                             
      Series XV.  Indiana, 1939-1969.  1.6 cubic ft. (3 document boxes
           and 1 slim document box).  Arranged alphabetically.  Corres-
           pondence, brochures, reports and pamphlets regarding Roscoe
           Turner and Indiana trade associations, cities, public service
           organizations, state boards and state commissions.
           
           

 
		   
      Series XVI.  Indianapolis, Indiana, 1938-1969.  .9 cubic ft. (2
           document     boxes).        Arranged    alphabetically.
           Correspondence  regarding Roscoe  Turner and  memberships in
           local  organizations,  speaking engagements,  public service
           and the municipal airport.
           
            

  
		   
      Series XVII.  United States Department of Agriculture, Weather
           Bureau, 1929-1933.  1.35 cubic ft. (3 flat boxes).  Los
           Angeles  Daily weather maps used by Roscoe Turner for flight
           information.
           
            

  
		                                          
      Series  XVIII.  Iconographic Material,  1930-1972.  2.5 cubic ft.
           (1  document  box and  1 flat  box).   Arranged  by physical
           description.    Blueprints of  airplane  racers, broadsides,
           comic  strips featuring Roscoe Turner,  World War II British
           propaganda  posters,  prints of  World  War I  airplanes and
           model airplanes.