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Papers of Charles and John Ulm 1803-2000 [manuscript]
Bib ID 1109719
Format ManuscriptManuscript
Author Ulm, C. T. P. (Charles Thomas Phillippe), 1897-1934
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Access Conditions Available for reference. Not for loan. 
Description 1803-2000. 
1.12 m. (8 boxes) + 1 fol. box. 
Summary

The collection consists of papers collected by Charles Ulm as well as those collected by his son, John. The papers comprise newspaper cuttings, stamps, commemorative envelopes, correspondence, brochures, research notes, articles, reviews, certificates, talks, handwritten notes, photocopies of government records, business papers, photographs, maps and ephemera. The largest series in the collection is the commemorative and philatelic material, comprising stamps, commemorative envelopes, tribute albums, newspaper cuttings, articles and reviews relating to the 50th Anniversary of the First Trans-Pacific flight. The 1928 flight saw Charles Ulm fly with Charles Kingsford Smith on the Southern Cross from Oakland, California to Brisbane, Australia in 1928.

Notes

Donated in conjunction with an exhibition at the National Library of Australia in June 2003 to mark the 75th anniversary of the Trans-Pacific flight.

Related Material Charles Ulm national aviation collection; located at; National Library of Australia Pictures collection PIC/8392.  Papers of Charles Thomas Ulm 1934-1951; located at; National Library of Australia Manuscript Section at MS 215  Additional material held in the Mitchell Library. 
Subjects Ulm, C. T. P. - (Charles Thomas Phillippe), - 1897-1934 - Archives.  |  Ulm, John, 1921- - Archives.  |  Southern Cross (Airplane)  |  Air pilots - Australia - Archives.
Occupation Aviators.
Other Authors Ulm, John, 1921-

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