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Arizona Historical Society at Papago Park, 1300 N. College Avenue, Tempe, AZ 85281

Phone: 480-929-0292 ext. 174, Email: [email protected]

RUTH REINHOLD AVIATION COLLECTION

FM MSS #14

TITLE: The Ruth Reinhold Aviation Collection [b. 1902 – d. 1985]

DATE RANGE: 1857 - 2006

CALL NUMBER: FM MSS #14

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 24 linear ft. (21 boxes plus oversized items)

PROVENANCE: Donated by Ruth Reinhold. Donated to the Arizona Historical Society

in 2012 by the Arizona Historical Foundation.

COPYRIGHT: The Arizona Historical Society owns the copyright to this collection.

RESTRICTIONS: This collection is unrestricted.

CREDIT LINE: The Ruth Reinhold Aviation Collection, FM MSS 14, Arizona

Historical Society-Papago Park.

PROCESSED BY: Michaelanne E. Ehrlich, May 2006

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Ruth Reinhold (1902-1985), a pioneer of aviation history,

was one of the first woman pilots in Arizona. Born and raised in Boston, Ruth studied

fine arts at Boston University and the University of California at Los Angeles before

moving to Arizona in 1933. Her first trip to Phoenix’s then small Sky Harbor airport led

to a meeting with the airport manager to arrange for flying lessons. Several weeks later,

the fiery Reinhold was completing her first solo flight.

Ruth’s professional career progressed when she began work at Sky Harbor airport for

Copperclad Airlines. Her duties included bookkeeping, answering phones, and helping

with aircraft maintenance all for $7.50 per week. The added incentive was two hours of

flying time. The incentives soon paid off as Ruth obtained both a commercial and private

pilot’s license. She left secretary work behind and never looked back.

Over the next thirty-five years Ruth taught students, demonstrated and sold aircraft for

her co-owned company Associated Aircraft Service, and worked in charter and executive

flying that took her from coast to coast. She marked many milestones in aviation, from

barnstorming to teaching pilots to fly four-engine bombers during World War II in the

Civilian Training Program. She probably was best known for being Barry Goldwater’s

pilot for 20 years.

The two had met in the 1930’s and their friendship grew when Ruth trained Barry before

the start of WWII to help him upgrade to a commercial pilot’s license. This made her the

natural choice not only to train other members of Barry’s family in flight but also to serve

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as his personal pilot. Ruth worked as Senator Goldwater’s private pilot during his 1958,

1968, and 1972 campaigns for U.S. Senate and assisted by flying short trips for

colleagues and Barry himself during the presidential campaign of 1964. She adhered to a

demanding schedule that took the Senator and his strategists across the state and the

country.

In addition to her work as a pilot, Ruth also served on the Phoenix Aviation Advisory

Board, the Arizona Department of Transportation Board, and she was the first female

member on the Arizona Department of Aeronautics Board. She was a member of several

organizations to include the OX-5 Club and the Ninety-Nines Organization of Women

Pilots. In 1969, Ruth received the OX-5 Club Amelia Earhart Pioneering Achievement

Award for 35 years of dedication to aviation.

Ruth’s passion for Arizona history and a collection of stories from different airstrips,

pilots, and townspeople grew into a desire to gather and produce a book detailing

Arizona’s prominent place in early aviation history. Her efforts culminated in Sky

Pioneering published in 1982. To this day it is the most comprehensive account of

Arizona’s place in aviation history. The Ruth Reinhold collection includes extensive

research notes and correspondence, original newsletters and manuals, organizational

records of early Arizona airlines, and over a thousand extraordinary photographs. These

include breathtaking surveys of Arizona landscapes, photos of people, aircraft, and events

documenting Arizona aviation history.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: This collection includes correspondence to and from

Ruth Reinhold, personal and business financial information and manuscripts but the bulk

of the material is comprised of substantial research files collected and used by Reinhold

in the process of writing her book Sky Pioneering. Within the research file series are

correspondence from witnesses and historians, news clippings, notes, and statistics on

various airports, pilots, events, and general aviation topics. The Ruth Reinhold Aviation

Collection also contains over a thousand rare photographs of pilots, airplanes, events, and

spectacular sights in the early days of Arizona aviation.

This collection is arranged in seven series. Series I: Personal; Series II: Correspondence;

Series III: Research; Series IV: Manuscripts; Series V: Ephemera and Personal

Memorabilia, Series VI: Photographs, and Series VII: Oversized Items.

Series I: Personal The first series includes personal family documents and biographies

of Ruth as well as her personal financial records and last will and testament. The series

contains several files of paperwork, proceedings, and projects from numerous public

boards and committees that Ruth served, including the Arizona Pilots’ Association, the

Arizona Department of Aeronautics, and the Arizona Department of Transportation.

Included also in the business subseries are the financial statements and tax records for

Reinhold’s own companies Ace Court and Associated Aircraft Sales, Inc.

Box Folder Title Dates

1 1 Personal: Awards and Commendations 1963 - 1980





2 Personal: Biographical Material 1968 - 2006

3 Personal: Richard and Ruth Reinhold Personal

Financial Records

September 25, 1945 –

January 16, 1984

4 Personal: Reinhold Family Documents 1900 – 1963

5 Personal: Will, Ruth Reinhold 1980

6 Personal: Boards and Committees, Arizona

Corporation Commission

August 22, 1973 –

October 8, 1974


Department of Transportation

March 24, 1975 –

February 10, 1976


Pilots’ Association

January 25, 1979 –

May 25, 1982


Department of Aeronautics (1 of 2)

June 19, 1968 –

May 10, 1974


Department of Aeronautics (2 of 2)

May 1968 –

May 7, 1974


Department of Transportation

1974 - 1977

12 Personal: Boards and Committees, Central

Arizona Museum of History Aviation Heritage

Committee

April 15, 1982 –

October 24, 1984

13 Personal: Boards and Committees, City of

Phoenix Aviation Department (1 of 2)

March 1979 –

December 1982

14 Personal: Boards and Committees, City of

Phoenix Aviation Department (2 of 2)

January 1983 –

June 1985

15 Personal: Boards and Committees, Maricopa

Association of Governments


October 7, 1974

16 Personal: Boards and Committees, OX5

Aviation Pioneers, Arizona Wing

1969 – 1985

17 Personal: Business, Ace Court Financial

Ledgers (1 of 2)

1946 - 1949

18 Personal: Business, Ace Court Financial

Ledgers (2 of 2)

1950 – 1958

19 Personal: Business, Ace Court Tax Returns

1950 – 1957

20 Personal: Business, Associated Aircraft Sales,

Inc. Correspondence


January 20, 1953


Inc. Financials and Tax Returns

April 16, 1946 –

September 30, 1949


Inc. Insurance Policies

November 10, 1949 –

1955


Inc. Invoices

August 14, 1945 –

April 1, 1951

24 Personal: Business, Associated Aircraft

Service, Inc. Financials and Tax Returns (1 of 2)

February 28, 1947 –

February 29, 1948






Service, Inc. Financials and Tax Returns (2 of 2)

March 31, 1948 –

February 28, 1949


Service, Inc. Inventory

1945 – 1947

27 Personal: Business, Goldwater Campaign

Flight Summary


November 5, 1968

28 Personal: Projects, Aerozona: A Historical

Perspective

January 12, 1985 –

April 1986

29 Personal: Projects, Catalina Street October 30, 1984 –

November 8, 1984

30 Personal: Projects, Douglas Municipal Airport

Historical Landmark


May 27, 1976

31 Personal: Projects, Sky Harbor Airport Noise

Abatement

May 18, 1983 –

April 7, 1985

32 Personal: Projects, Terminal Control Area, Sky

Harbor Airport


March 29, 1983

Series II: Correspondence Series II contains correspondence to and from Ruth

Reinhold both personal and relating to the research for her manuscripts. These files are

organized alphabetically by last name and then chronologically within the file. Letters

not containing a last name reference are organized by first name. Items of interest

include files containing numerous letters of correspondence with both Bert Fireman, then

Director at the Arizona Historical Foundation, and Senator Barry Goldwater.

Correspondence regarding the publication and permissions for Sky Pioneering contain

letters to and from University of Arizona Press, copy editors, and interested aficionados.


2 1 Correspondence: A May 8, 1968 –

June 6, 1984

2 Correspondence: B March 2, 1934 –

May 18, 1984

3 Correspondence: C September 21, 1933 –

May 22, 1984

4 Correspondence: D December 1, 1948 –

May 7, 1981

5 Correspondence: E January 16, 1971 –

August 24, 1972

6 Correspondence: F (1 of 2) May 25, 1966 –

February 19, 1970

7 Correspondence: F (2 of 2) March 19, 1970 –

October 3, 1984

8 Correspondence: G (1 of 2) October 22, 1963 –

October 11, 1978





9 Correspondence: G (2 of 2) August 22, 1979 –

March 1, 1985

10 Correspondence: H (1 of 2) July 18, 1965 –

January 2, 1973

11 Correspondence: H (2 of 2) December 22, 1974 –

February 3, 1984

12 Correspondence: J November 12, 1966 –

March 24, 1985

13 Correspondence: K April 7, 1964 –

October 14, 1982

14 Correspondence: L August 15, 1931 –

July 25, 1983

15 Correspondence: M (1 of 3) March 11, 1964 -

November 26, 1973

16 Correspondence: M (2 of 3) March 27, 1978 –

March 5, 1984

17 Correspondence: M (3 of 3) March 27, 1984 –

October 16, 1985

18 Correspondence: N January 12, 1969 –

January 4, 1975

19 Correspondence: O January 20, 1969 –

May 19, 1980

20 Correspondence: P April 13, 1965 –

January 14, 1983

21 Correspondence: Q January 27, 1968 –

March 2, 1983

22 Correspondence: R (1 of 3) July 14, 1965 –

October 3, 1974

23 Correspondence: R (2 of 3) January 6, 1972 –

July 5, 1974

24 Correspondence: R (3 of 3) August 4, 1974 –

September 21, 1982

25 Correspondence: S January 8, 1968 –

December 25, 1984

26 Correspondence: T October 11, 1967 –

March 11, 1983

27 Correspondence: U-V June 27, 1968 –

December 8, 1983

28 Correspondence: W February 6, 1967 –

October 26, 1982

29 Correspondence: Y September 9, 1969 –

April 2, 1983

30 Correspondence: Correspondence Relating to

Sky Pioneering (1 of 3)

August 1, 1975 –

July 3, 1980







July 5, 1980 –

April 27, 1982



April 28, 1982 –

October 16, 1983

33 Correspondence: Sky Pioneering Photo

Permissions

April 1981

Series III: Research Files Series III is comprised of Reinhold’s research gathered over

the period of several years while writing a massive manuscript that would ultimately be

partially published as Sky Pioneering. The research files include both civilian and

military topics within the subject matter originally arranged by Ruth Reinhold herself to

include the R.E. Warren Papers and the Scenic Airways Collection. Series III is

organized into subseries including aircraft, people, places, publications, organizations,

magazines and manuals, newsletters, miscellaneous aviation materials by topic, and news

clippings. The large subseries magazines and manuals include many rare civilian and

military instruction guides unique to this collection.


3 1 Research: Aircraft, Aeronca C-2 1978

2 Research: Aircraft, Aerostar 601 n.d.

3 Research: Aircraft, AH-64 Apache Attack

Helicopter

1984

4 Research: Aircraft, American Airlines

Condor Sleeper Airplanes

n.d.

5 Research: Aircraft, Apollo Spacecraft 1967 – 1973

6 Research: Aircraft, Balloons 1897 – 1968

7 Research: Aircraft, Beechcraft C-50 Twin

Bonanza

1955 – 1971

8 Research: Aircraft, Beechcraft Queen Air

A65

1964

9 Research: Aircraft, Bendix Ignition n.d.

10 Research: Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft 1943 – 1968

11 Research: Aircraft, Business Aircraft 1974

12 Research: Aircraft, Cessna Aircraft 1967

13 Research: Aircraft, Comanche 1984

14 Research: Aircraft, Concorde 1972

15 Research: Aircraft, Curtiss JN4D J-1

Standard F Boat with OX5 motor

n.d.

16 Research: Aircraft, Curtiss MF 6-K Seagull 1968

17 Research: Aircraft, DH-4 1968

18 Research: Aircraft, Early War Birds 1913 - 1915

19 Research: Aircraft, Ford Aircraft 1927 – 1971

20 Research: Aircraft, Heli-Porter 1966

21 Research: Aircraft, Lockheed Visual

Approach Path Indicator

1968





22 Research: Aircraft, Lycoming Aircraft

Engines

1962 – 1965

23 Research: Aircraft, McCulloch J-2 Gyroplane n.d.

24 Research: Aircraft, McDonnell Douglas

Aircraft

1971 – 1978

25 Research: Aircraft, Honcho Helicopter n.d.

26 Research: Aircraft, Narco Transceivers n.d.

27 Research: Aircraft, Piper Aircraft 1967

28 Research: Aircraft, Ryan X-13 Vertijet 1984

29 Research: Aircraft, Security Airster n.d.

30 Research: Aircraft, Shenandoah 1924

31 Research: Aircraft, Sikorsky S-55 Helicopter 1969

32 Research: Aircraft, Space Aircraft and

Satellites

1968 – 1975

33 Research: Aircraft, Stinson 105 1939 – 1942

34 Research: Aircraft, Sweringen Excalibur 1963 – 1966

35 Research: Aircraft, Toy Biplanes and Gliders n.d.

36 Research: Aircraft, Unidentified Flying

Objects

1897 – 1917

37 Research: Aircraft, The Wright Cyclone

Engine

n.d.

38 Research: People, Adams, Dr. Lytle S. 1945 - 1970

39 Research: People, Balboni, Arrigo 1914 - 1926

40 Research: People, Ballard, Walter R. 1897 – 1972

41 Research: People, Banneman, Frances 1851 – 1918

42 Research: People, Barnstormers 1913 – 1970

43 Research: People, Beard, Melba n.d.

44 Research: People, Bell, Colonel George Jr. 1915 – 1972

45 Research: People, Bowman, Everett 1971

46 Research: People, Bush, Nellie 1967 – 1969

47 Research: People, Cope, Jack 1971

48 Research: People, Carpenter, Paul L. 1927 – 1932

49 Research: People, Crissy, Myron S. 1911

50 Research: People, Davis, Cliff 1923 – 1970

51 Research: People, de Forest, Lee 1952 – 1957

52 Research: People, de Pinedo, Francisco 1927 – 1970

53 Research: People, Earhart, Amelia 1937 – 1968

54 Research: People, Farren, Dean 1892 – 1968

55 Research: People, Fickes, Karl Lester 1902 – 1930

56 Research: People, Fisher, Herb 1974

57 Research: People, Fowler, Robert 1911 – 1972

58 Research: People, Frye, William E. 1897 – 1932

59 Research: People, Gage, Jay 1911 – 1914

60 Research: People, Greer, Joseph M. 1916 – 1969

61 Research: People, Hays, Carl D.W. 1973 – 1979





62 Research: People, Henderson, Randall 1920 - 1969

63 Research: People, Holmes, Harry 1885 – 1915

64 Research: People, Jensen, Martin 1927 – 1977

65 Research: People, Kelly, Oakley 1922 – 1966

66 Research: People, Kennedy, Robert E. 1917 – 1919

67 Research: People, Klink, Leon 1975

68 Research: People, Knabenshue, Roy 1968 – 1978

69 Research: People, Kravitz, Irving 1929 – 1931

70 Research: People, Kuhn, Posse 1922 – 1962

71 Research: People, Lockwood, Lorna 1975

72 Research: People, Luke, Frank 1897 – 1969

73 Research: People, Maddux, Buell D. 1942 – 1945

74 Research: People, Martin, Glenn 1963

75 Research: People, Masson, Didier 1913 - 1973

4 1 Research: People, Maus Clifford 1925 – 1970

2 Research: People, Mayse Charles 1928 – 1970

3 Research: People, McLeRoy, Richard 1908 - 1969

4 Research: People, Moore, Robert 1915 – 1968

5 Research: People, Murillo, George, S. 1919 – 1975

6 Research: People, Nelson, Carlyle Lamar 1917 – 1953

7 Research: People, Pearson, Lt. Alexander 1919 – 1922

8 Research: People, Pickerill, Elmo 1959 – 1965

9 Research: People, Plosser, Joseph B. 1896 – 1929

10 Research: People, Pooley, Edward M. 1969

11 Research: People, Quick, George Curtis 1895 – 1934

12 Research: People, Richards, Durell S. 1927 - 1971

13 Research: People, Rinehart, Howard M. 1885 – 1922

14 Research: People, Rodgers, Cal 1911 – 1980

15 Research: People, Rogers. George 1972

16 Research: People, Schmitt, Joe L., Jr. 1919 – 1926

17 Research: People, Shackleford, J. Gordon 1971

18 Research: People, Shankle, Joan Fay 1928 – 1969

19 Research: People, Smith, Lowell H. 1892 – 1945

20 Research: People, Spaatz, Gen. Carl 1974

21 Research: People, Stites, Frank M. 1882 – 1915

22 Research: People, Sykes, Gilbert 1926 – 1970

23 Research: People, Thornburg, Jack 1972

24 Research: People, Tobin, Edgar G. 1896 – 1932

25 Research: People, Turner, Roscoe 1970

26 Research: People, Tyson, George 1927

27 Research: People, Walker, Vera Dawn 1928 – 1972

28 Research: People, Warren, R.E. (Aero

Corporation of Arizona) (1 of 8)

May 16, 1922 –

August 31, 1928





29 Research: People, Warren, R.E. (2 of 8) September 4, 1928 –

November 10, 1928

30 Research: People, Warren, R.E. (3 of 8) November 12, 1928 –

May 31, 1929

31 Research: People, Warren, R.E. (4 of 8) June 8, 1929 –

September 16, 1930

32 Research: People, Warren, R.E. (5 of 8) July 23, 1931 –

August 29, 1949

33 Research: People, Warren, R.E. (6 of 8) n.d.

34 Research: People, Warren, R.E. (7 of 8) n.d.

35 Research: People, Warren, R.E., News

clippings (8 of 8)

1928 - 1930

36 Research: People, Whelan, Bernard L. 1890 - 1968

37 Research: People, Willard, Charles F. 1883 – 1956

38 Research: People, Williams, Beryl J. 1892 - 1915

39 Research: People, Women in Arizona

Aviation

1936 - 1983

5 1 Research: Places, Ajo 1920 – 1972

2 Research: Places, Atomic Bomb Test Sites 1953

3 Research: Places, Benson 1921 - 1967

4 Research: Places, Bisbee 1908 – 1972

5 Research: Places, Cameron 1946 - 1969

6 Research: Places, Chandler 1928 – 1929

7 Research: Places, Cottonwood (Clemenceau

Airport)

19247 – 1972

8 Research: Places, Coolidge 1973 – 1974

9 Research: Places, Davis-Monthan Air Force

Base

1941 – 1969

10 Research: Places, Douglas 1910 – 1974

11 Research: Places, Douglas Army Air Field 1942 – 1945

12 Research: Places, East Van Buren Field 1911 – 1970

13 Research: Places, Falcon Field 1941 – 1945

14 Research: Places, Ferrying Bases 1941 – 1945

15 Research: Places, Flagstaff 1928 - 1972

16 Research: Places, Florence 1920 – 1929

17 Research: Places, Fort Huachuca 1891 – 1971

18 Research: Places, Fredonia 1966

19 Research: Places, Gila Bend 1928 – 1968

20 Research: Places, Gila Valley 1917 - 1970

21 Research: Places, Grand Canyon 1932 - 1974

22 Research: Places, Holbrook 1923 – 1971

23 Research: Places, Kingman 1919 – 1968

24 Research: Places, Kingman Army Air Force

Base

1941 – 1944





25 Research: Places, Litchfield Naval Air Station 1943 – 1974

26 Research: Places, Luke Field 1941 – 1972

27 Research: Places, Marana Army Air Field 1945 – 1957

28 Research: Places, Navajo Reservation 1873 – 1968

29 Research: Places, Nogales 1925 – 1942

30 Research: Places, Panama Canal 1977

31 Research: Places, Papago Army Air Field 1939 – 1981

32 Research: Places, Payson 1926 – 1927

33 Research: Places, Phoenix 1909 – 1940

34 Research: Places, Phoenix Municipal Airport 1929 – 1935

35 Research: Places, Prescott 1899 – 1968

36 Research: Places, Quartzsite 1930 – 1958

37 Research: Places, Ryan Field 1942 – 1972

38 Research: Places, Safford 1920 – 1972

39 Research: Places, Sky Harbor Airport 1935 – 1977

40 Research: Places, Springerville 1923 - 1968

41 Research: Places, Tucson 1911 – 1973

42 Research: Places, Tucson Municipal Airport 1910 – 1982

43 Research: Places, Wahweap Airport, Page 1966

44 Research: Places, Welton 1919 – 1975

45 Research: Places, Wilcox 1968

46 Research: Places, Williams Air Force Base 1927 – 1973

47 Research: Places, Williams Webber Field 1937 – 1968

48 Research: Places, Winslow 1925 – 1972

49 Research: Places, Yuma Air Station 1928 – 1968

50 Research: Publications, The Antiques and the

Classics: A Portfolio of Fine Aviation

Photographs

1979

51 Research: Publications, A Bibliography on

Minority Contributions to United States

Aviation

May 1971

52 Research: Publications, “The Contributions of

Edsel Murphy to the Understanding of the

Behavior of Inanimate Objects”

August 1967

53 Research: Publications, Dwiggins, Don, “The

Man on the Iron Beam”

n.d.

54 Research: Publications, Evans, David, “The

Growth of Aviation in Arizona,” M.A. Thesis

1974

55 Research: Publications, General Dynamics,

“Combat Story: The Cats and Liberators”

n.d.

56 Research: Publications, Goodkind, Henry,

“The 1911 Vin Fiz Air Mail Stamp,” Part I

and II

1969

57 Research: Publications, Insignia of the U.S.

Armed Forces

1944





58 Research: Publications, Master Planning of

Air Space: A Total Systems Approach

October 26, 1968

59 Research: Publications, Monograph “El Avion

Sonora”

October 1971

60 Research: Publications, Murray, D. Michael,

“Aviation in Arizona: From Pioneer Flights to

the End of World War II,” M.A. Thesis

1965

61 Research: Publications, National

Transportation Safety Board Aircraft Accident

Report

April 17, 1981

62 Research: Publications, Nelson, Lamar,

“Seeing the Grand Canyon by Air”

1927

63 Research: Publications, Pfister, P.F., “Arizona

Energy Outlook”

n.d.

64 Research: Publications, Report of the

Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S.

House of Representatives, 91st Congress

1970

65 Research: Publications, The Story of a

Political Hoax

1966

66 Research: Publications, United States Naval

History: A Bibliography

1969 - 1970

6 1 Research: Organizations, Aeronca Sales

Company

n.d.

2 Research: Organizations, Air Express 1927

3 Research: Organizations, Alcor Aviation, Inc. 1966

4 Research: Organizations, All-Woman

Transcontinental Air Race, Inc.

1966 – 1967

5 Research: Organizations, American Airlines,

Inc.

1925 – 1974

6 Research: Organizations, Apache Aerial

Transportation Corporation

1917 – 1929

7 Research: Organizations, Apache Airlines,

Inc.

1929 – 1968

8 Research: Organizations, Arizona Air Service,

Inc.

1929 – 1933

9 Research: Organizations, Arizona Corporation

Commission

1857 - 1971

10 Research: Organizations, Arizona Department

of Aeronautics

1969 – 1973

11 Research: Organizations, Arizona Flying

Service

1928 – 1972

12 Research: Organizations, Army Model Airway 1918 – 1930

13 Research: Organizations, Border Patrol 1887 – 1972

14 Research: Organizations, Civil Air Patrol 1943 – 1969





15 Research: Organizations, Civil Air Patrol, Inc. 1968

16 Research: Organizations, Civilian Pilot

Training (CPT) Program

1937 – 1980

17 Research: Organizations, Continental Aircraft

and Transportation Company

1910

18 Research: Organizations, Copperclad

Airways, Inc.

1933 – 1952

19 Research: Organizations, Desert Airways 1928 – 1968

20 Research: Organizations, Embry-Riddle

Aeronautical University

1979 – 1980

21 Research: Organizations, First Aero Squadron 1914 - 1917

22 Research: Organizations, G & G Airlines 1930 – 1972

23 Research: Organizations, Grand Canyon

Airlines, Inc.

1931 – 1946

24 Research: Organizations, Lafayette Escadrille 1915 – 1968

25 Research: Organizations, Maddux Airlines 1929 - 1970

26 Research: Organizations, National Air Tours 1925 – 1969

27 Research: Organizations, Navajo Army Depot 1967 – 1969

28 Research: Organizations, The Ninety-Nines 1969

29 Research: Organizations, North American Air

Defense Command (NORAD)

n.d.

30 Research: Organizations, Parks Air College 1928 – 1929

31 Research: Organizations, Pickwick Airways 1929 – 1968

32 Research: Organizations, Pilots for the

American Republic (PAR)

1964 – 1965

33 Research: Organizations, Pima County Air

Museum

1969 – 1974

34 Research: Organizations, Scenic Airways

(1 of 4)

1927


(2 of 4)

1928


(3 of 4)

1929 – 1978


(4 of 4)

n.d.

38 Research: Organizations, Sky Chefs, Inc. 1969

39 Research: Organizations, Standard Airlines,

Inc.

1927 – 1971

40 Research: Organizations, The Thunderbirds 1940 - 1942

41 Research: Organizations, Transcontinental Air

Transport (TAT)

1927 – 1977

42 Research: Organizations, Transcontinental

Western Air (TWA)

1926 - 1970

43 Research: Organizations, United Aviation

Corporation

1933





44 Research: Organizations, Western Air Express 1926 – 1930

45 Research: Organizations, Western Air Lines 1946

46 Research: Organizations, Western Postal

History Museum

1970 – 1971

47 Research: Organizations, Wickenburg Glider

School

1942

7 1 Research: Magazines, AAHS Journal, Vol. 10,

No. 4

1965

2 Research: Magazines, AAHS Journal, Vol. 11,

No. 1-4

1966


No. 1-4

1967


No. 1-4

1968


No. 1-4

1969


No. 1-4

1970


No. 1-4

1971


No. 1-4

1972


No. 1-3

1973


No. 1-4

1974


No. 1-4

1975


No. 1-4

1976

8 1 Research: Magazines, AAHS Journal, Vol. 22,

No. 1-4

1977


No. 2-4

1978


No. 1-4

1979


No. 1-4

1980


No. 1-4

1981


No. 1, 3, and 4

1982






No. 1-4

1983


No. 1-3

1984

9 Research: Magazines, Aerospace Historian,

Vol. 15, No. 3

1968

10 Research: Magazines, Air Force (1 of 2) August 1957

11 Research: Magazines, Air Force (2 of 2) September 1960 –

April 1974

12 Research: Magazines, Air Line Pilot August 1977

13 Research: Magazines, Air Progress, Vol. 46,

No. 11

November 1984

14 Research: Magazines, Airport Services

Management

April 1974

9 1 Research: Magazines, Airport World October 1968-

August 1969

2 Research: Magazines, The AOPA Pilot 1962 – 1985

3 Research: Magazines, Approach: The Naval

Aviation Safety Review

January 1974 –

February 1974

4 Research: Magazines, Arizona Highways May 1947

5 Research: Magazines, Arizona History

Magazine

May/June 1988

6 Research: Magazines, Army/Navy Journal 1943 – 1945

7 Research: Magazines, Aviation Travel Times January 1981 –

March 1981

8 Research: Magazines, Aviation Week and

Space Technology

January 15, 1973

9 Research: Magazines, Flying November 1984 –

Demeber 1984

10 Research: Magazines, Freebird Flyer October 1984

11 Research: Magazines, National Geographic May 1922

12 Research: Magazines, Phoenix Magazine November 1966 –

May 1976

13 Research: Magazines, Private Pilot December 1984

14 Research: Magazines, Society of Experimental

Test Pilots Quarterly Review

Spring 1960

15 Research: Magazines, Sport Aviation November 1984

16 Research: Magazines, Time July 25, 1969

17 Research: Magazines, The Vintage Airplane July 1977

18 Research: Manuals, Aeronautical Charts of the

Western United States

1929 - 1979

19 Research: Manuals, Air Traffic Control:

Manual 60, Part I and III

1940





20 Research: Manuals, Airplane Landings and

Camp Site Guide

1923

21 Research: Manuals, American Airlines, Inc.

Quick Reference Course and Distance Chart

April 24, 1936

22 Research: Manuals, AOPA Handbook for

Pilots

1970

23 Research: Manuals, Arizona History and

Government Teaching Guides

1967

24 Research: Manuals, Army Air Forces Radio

Data and Flight Information

March 1, 1944

25 Research: Manuals, Colonial Airlines DC-3

Airplane Flight Manual

December 1, 1948

26 Research: Manuals, Copperclad Airways

System of Flying Instruction

1935

27 Research: Manuals, Digest of Civil Air

Regulations for Pilots, Civil Aeronautics

Bulletin No. 22

September 1939 –

September 1940

28 Research: Manuals, FAA Historical Fact

Book, 1926 – 1963

1966

29 Research: Manuals, Federal Aviation

Regulations for Pilots

April 1974

30 Research: Manuals, Identification of Aircraft

for Army Air Forces Ground Observer Corps

1942

31 Research: Manuals, Instrument Flying:

Advanced

January 15, 1944


Advanced, Instructor’s Syllabus

June 20, 1945

33 Research: Manuals, Instrument Flying: Basic,

Instructor’s Syllabus

December 15, 1944


Ground Trainer

August 1, 1943


Technique in Weather

June 1, 1943

36 Research: Manuals, Meteorology for Pilots,

Civil Aeronautics Bulletin No. 25

September 1940

37 Research: Manuals, The New Cadet System of

Ground School Training, Vol. I

1930

38 Research: Manuals, The New Cadet System of

Ground School Training, Vol. III

1930

10 1 Research: Manuals, OX-5 Handbook,

Nostalgic

1980

2 Research: Manuals, Path of Flight: Practical

Information About Navigation of Private

Aircraft

1946





3 Research: Manuals, Pilot’s Powerplant

Manual, Civil Aeronautics Bulletin No. 28

October 1942

4 Pilot’s Radio Manual September 1940

5 Research: Manuals, Practical Air Navigation September 1940

6 Research: Manuals, Practical Air Navigation

and the Use of Aeronautical Charts of the U.S.

Coast and Geodetic Survey

1939

7 Research: Manuals, Regional Aviation System

Plan

September 1979

8 Research: Manuals, Stanavo Pilot’s Handbook 1933

9 Research: Manuals, Standard Oil Co. Aviation

Manual

n.d.

10 Research: Manuals, State of Arizona Aviation

Systems Plan, 1974-1993

1973

11 Research: Manuals, U.S. Army Aircraft 1946

12 Research: Manuals, War Department

Technical Manual of Air Navigation

November 25, 1940

13 Research: Newsletters, The 99 News January 1984 –

June 1984

14 Research: Newsletters, Air Historian, Vol. I,

No. 1-3

1968

15 Research: Newsletters, American Aviation

Historical Society (AAHS)

1968 – 1985

16 Research: Newsletters, The Aviation

Consumer

January 1974 –

June 1974

17 Research: Newsletters, Early Birds of

Aviation

December 1966

18 Research: Newsletters, Echelon September 1979 –

October 1979

19 Research: Newsletters, Grey Eagle News February 1970 –

March 1975

20 Research: Newsletters, Helmet and Goggles May 1975 –

March 1985

21 Research: Newsletters, International Aviation

News

May 1970 –

June 1970

22 Research: Newsletters, Jane’s Air Force

Magazine

February 1971 –

February 1984

23 Research: Newsletters, The Latchstring Fall 1983

24 Research: Newsletters, Line Squalls (TWA) August 1932 –

November 1934

25 Research: Newsletters, NASA Fact Sheets 1967 – 1972

26 Research: Newsletters, OX-5 News August 1966 –

August 1984

27 Research: Newsletters, Port Talk August 1978





28 Research: Newsletters, Portland (ME) Board

of Trade Journal

May 1900

29 Research: Newsletters, Southern California

Industrial News (1 of 3)

January 10, 1966 –

September 25, 1967



October 2, 1967 –

July 22, 1968



July 29, 1968 –

December 23, 1968

11 1 Reinhold: Research, Miscellaneous,

Aerospace and Aviation Education

1966 – 1973

2 Reinhold: Research, Miscellaneous,

Agricultural Flying

1923 – 1924

3 Reinhold: Research, Miscellaneous, Air

Commerce Act

1912 – 1960

4 Reinhold: Research, Miscellaneous, Air Mail 1910 – 1975

5 Reinhold: Research, Miscellaneous, Air-Rail

Service

1929

6 Reinhold: Research, Miscellaneous, Air

Traffic Congestion

n.d.

7 Reinhold: Research, Miscellaneous, Airport

Directories

1929 – 1969

8 Reinhold: Research, Miscellaneous, Airport

Development Aid Program (ADAP)

1970 – 1973

9 Reinhold: Research, Miscellaneous, Arizona

Aircraft Registrations

1930 – 1938


Aviation Notes

1892 - 1940


Pilot Statistics

1927 – 1972


Republican’s Aerial Pictorial Survey

May 1928 –

October 1928

13 Reinhold: Research, Miscellaneous, Aviation

Act of 1975

1975 – 1976

14 Reinhold: Research, Miscellaneous, Aviation

Insurance

1929

15 Reinhold: Research, Miscellaneous, Border

Relations 1910-1920 (includes photographs)

1910 – 1974

16 Reinhold: Research, Miscellaneous, Chamber

of Commerce Domestic Air and Foreign

Aeronautical News Report

November 1927 –

December 1927

17 Reinhold: Research, Miscellaneous, Electric

Welding

1972

18 Reinhold: Research, Miscellaneous, Escobar

Rebellion

1929 – 1970





19 Reinhold: Research, Miscellaneous, First Aero

Squadron

1904 – 1977

20 Reinhold: Research, Miscellaneous, First All

Women’s Transcontinental Air Race

1929 – 1966

21 Reinhold: Research, Miscellaneous, Flight

Service Stations

1970

22 Reinhold: Research, Miscellaneous, NASA

Civil Aviation Research and Development

Study

March 1971

23 Reinhold: Research, Miscellaneous, Operation

Haylift

1933 –1968

24 Reinhold: Research, Miscellaneous, Radios

and Instruments

1928 – 1964

25 Reinhold: Research, Miscellaneous, Space

Exploration

1968

26 Reinhold: Research, Miscellaneous, Terminal

Control Areas

1979 – 1981

27 Reinhold: Research, Miscellaneous, Weather 1928 – 1968

27a Reinhold: Research, Miscellaneous, Wright

Bros. Patents (copies of)

1905 - 1915

28 Reinhold: Research, News clippings 1937

29 Reinhold: Research, News clippings 1939 – 1968






Series IV: Manuscripts Series IV incorporates numerous drafts and notes of Ruth

Reinhold’s manuscript for Sky Pioneering, proposed military history, and additional

writings to include poems and short narratives. The 1972 first draft of what would

become Sky Pioneering, as well as the 1981 manuscript is included in Box 12. Box 13

contains a 1980 first draft of the Arizona military aviation history as well as a 1981

manuscript that was submitted for publication but remains unpublished.


12 1 Reinhold: Manuscripts, Sky Pioneering Rough

Draft, Outline and Ch. I

1972

2 Reinhold: Manuscripts, Sky Pioneering Rough

Draft, Ch. II

1972


Draft, Ch. III, Part 1

1972


Draft, Ch. III, Part 2

1972






Draft, Ch. IV, Part 1

1972


Draft, Ch. IV, Part 2

1972


Draft, Ch. V

1972


Draft, Ch. VI

1972

9 Reinhold: Manuscripts, Sky Pioneering, pages

1-168

1981


169-320

1981


321-471

1981


472-621

1981


622-764

1981


765-908

1981


909-1065

1981


1066-1210

1981

17 Reinhold: Manuscripts, Sky Pioneering, 1972

Draft Corrections and Notes

1972

18 Reinhold: Manuscripts, Drafts and Notes, Sky

Pioneering

1967 – 1978

13 1 Reinhold: Manuscripts, Drafts and Notes,

Arizona Aviation Research Record

n.d.

2 Reinhold: Manuscripts, Drafts and Notes,

History of Arizona Aviation Photograph

Record

1908 – 1950

3 Reinhold: Manuscripts, Drafts and Notes,

Military Aviation in Arizona

1912 – 1968

4 Reinhold: Manuscripts, Military History, Part

I (1 of 2)

1980


I (2 of 2)

1980


II

1980


III

1980





8 Reinhold: Manuscripts, Military History,

Pages 1-133

1981


Pages 134-237

1981


Notes and Rewrites

1981

11 Reinhold: Manuscripts, “An Acrobatic Bridge

for Page”

n.d.

Series V: Ephemera and Personal Memorabilia Series V consists of several

membership directories, event programs, Arizona History memorabilia, and items of

personal significance to Ruth Reinhold including early first day air-mail covers and

Transcontinental Air Race programs that feature some of the prominent women in early

aviation. Boxes 14 and 15 contain oversized artifacts such as award plaques, trophies,

and the compass that was last used in Barry Goldwater’s Excalibur SW-50.

Box Folder Contents Dates

13 12 Reinhold: Ephemera, Arizona History

Memorabilia

n.d.

13 Reinhold: Ephemera, Events 1960 - 1984

14 Reinhold: Ephemera, First Day Air Mail

Covers

1930 – 1976

15 Reinhold: Ephemera, Membership Directories

(1 of 3)

1966 – 1968


(2 of 3)

1970 – 1978


(3 of 3)

1979 – 1986

18 Reinhold: Ephemera, Pilot License Materials,

Robert Reinhold

1930

19 Reinhold: Ephemera, Postcards n.d.

20 Reinhold: Ephemera, Programs (1 of 3) 1933 – 1969

21 Reinhold: Ephemera, Programs (2 of 3) 1970 – 1975

22 Reinhold: Ephemera, Programs (3 of 3) 1985 and n.d.

Box Item Contents Dates

14 1 Ruth Reinhold, Tiny Broadwick OX-5 Club

Award

1969

2 Robert Reinhold, President of OX-5 Club

Award

1966

3 Ruth Reinhold, Ninety-Nines Lifetime

Membership Award

1978





4 Ruth Reinhold, OX-5 Club Appreciation

Award, President of Arizona Wing

1964

5 Ruth Reinhold, AIAA Plaque n.d.

6 Ruth Reinhold, ADOT Plaque 1977

7 Ruth Reinhold, Arizona Pilot’s Association

Plaque

1982

8 Morton McKinnon Pilot’s Book 1918 – 1924

9 Marty O’Toole Pilot’s Log Book, Southwest

Air Service

n.d.

10 Ruth Reinhold, ADOT Appreciation Plaque 1977

11 Two pair of Aviation Goggles n.d.

15 1 Beechcraft Compass n.d.

2 Powder Puff Derby Trophy 1959

3 Kachina Doll Race Windsock 1974

4 Leather Flying Cap n.d.

5 Queen Air Elevation “Computer” n.d.

6 Ruth Reinhold, Phoenix Sky Harbor

International Airport Appreciation Award

Plaque

1985

7 Ruth Reinhold, Arizona Aviation Award,

Arizona Pioneer Women in Aviation Dinner

1985

8 Ruth Reinhold, Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame 1985

9 Arizona Aviation Company, Observation Flight

Tickets

1919


16 1 Index Card Research Files, A-Z n.d.

2 Pilot Log Books, Ruth Reinhold and Paul

Odneal

1928 – 1974

3 Ruth Reinhold Daily Calendars 1956 - 1979

Series VI: Photographs Series VI contains photographs and negatives of aircraft,

places, prominent people, and important events in Arizona aviation history. Each

photograph is labeled and kept in its own protective sleeve then included with other

related photographs organized by folder subject. Photographs are then organized in

chronological order within subject where dates are provided. Those photographs that are

undated are filed at the end. The two boxes of negatives correspond with those

photographs that have listed negative numbers on them and are filed for retrieval.

Box Folder Contents Dates

17 1 Reinhold: Photographs, Aircraft, Biplanes

(1 of 5)

1915 – 1918





2 Reinhold: Photograph, Aircraft, Biplanes

(2 of 5)

1919-1925

3 Reinhold: Photographs, Aircraft, Biplanes

(2 of 5)

1926 – 1929


(3 of 5)

1929 – 1938


(4 of 5)

1939 – 1953 and n.d.

6 Reinhold: Photographs, Aircraft, Early Aircraft

(1 of 2)

1907 – 1909

7 Reinhold: Photographs, Aircraft, Early Aircraft

(2 of 2)

1910 – 1914 and n.d.

8 Reinhold: Photographs, Goodyear Aircraft 1930 – 1971

9 Reinhold: Photographs, Aircraft, Military

Aircraft (1 of 2)

1918 – 1934

10 Reinhold: Photographs, Aircraft, Military

Aircraft (2 of 2)

1937 – 1944 and n.d.

11 Reinhold: Photographs, Aircraft, Monoplanes

(1 of 4)

1925 – 1929


(2 of 4)

1929 – 1934

18 1 Reinhold: Photographs, Aircraft, Monoplanes

(3 of 4)

1935 - 1979


(4 of 4)

n.d.

3 Reinhold: Photographs, Aircraft, Nose Art n.d.

4 Reinhold: Photographs, Miscellaneous,

Miscellaneous and Unidentified

1941 – 1952 and n.d.

5 Reinhold: Photographs, Miscellaneous,

Operation Hay Lift

1967 – 1968

6 Photographs: People, Earhart, Amelia 1931 – 1936

7 Photographs: People, Goldwater, Barry 1947-1968

8 Photographs: People, Lindbergh, Charles 1924 – 1928

9 Photographs: People, Mayse, Charles c. 1922 – 1931

10 Photographs: People, Phoenix Flying Club 1935 – 1938

11 Photographs: People, Pilots (1 of 4) 1907 – 1927



14 Photographs: People, Pilots (4 of 4) n.d.

15 Photographs: People, Reinhold, Ruth and

Robert (1 of 2)

c.1929 – 1966

16 Photographs: People, Reinhold, Ruth and

Robert (2 of 2)

1968 – 1984

17 Photographs: People, Stinson, Katherine 1915-1916

18 Photographs: People, Stunt Performers c. 1920





19 Photographs: Places, Ajo 1928 – 1942

20 Photographs: Places, Bisbee 1929

21 Photographs: Places, California Military Bases 1913 – 1945 and n.d.

22 Photographs: Places, Casa Grande 1929 – 1930

23 Photographs: Places, Chandler 1929

24 Photographs: Places, Cottonwood (Clemenceau

Airport) (1 of 4)

1929 – 1942

19 1 Photographs: Places, Cottonwood (Clemenceau

Airport) (2 of 4)

1943 – 1959 and n.d.


Airport) (3 of 4)

n.d.


Airport) (4 of 4)

n.d.

4 Photographs: Places, Douglas 1910 – 1974

5 Photographs: Places, Flagstaff 1928 – 1948

6 Photographs: Places, Gila Bend 1918 – 1942

7 Photographs: Places, Goodyear 1919 – c. 1921

8 Photographs: Places, Grand Canyon (1 of 3) 1921 – 1930

9 Photographs: Places, Grand Canyon (2 of 3) 1930 – 1975

10 Photographs: Places, Grand Canyon (3 of 3) n.d.

11 Photographs: Places, Holbrook 1929

12 Photographs: Places, Kingman 1919 – 1945

13 Photographs: Places, Luke Air Force Base 1939 – 1974

14 Photographs: Places, Naco 1913 – 1929

15 Photographs: Places, New Mexico (Kirtland

Air Force Base)

1935 – 1950 and n.d.

16 Photographs: Places, Nogales 1919 – 1972

17 Photographs: Places, Page 1954 – 1957 and n.d.

18 Photographs: Places, Payson 1928 – 1940

20 1 Photographs: Places, Phoenix (1 of 6) 1896 – 1927

2 Photographs: Places, Phoenix (2 of 6) 1928 – 1929



5 Photographs: Places, Phoenix (5 of 6) 1944 – 1964 and n.d.

6 Photographs: Places, Phoenix (6 of 6) n.d.

7 Photographs: Places, Prescott 1928 – 1929

8 Photographs: Places, Thunderbird Field 1944 and n.d.

9 Photographs: Places, Tucson (1 of 2) 1910 – 1940

10 Photographs: Places, Tucson (2 of 2) 1944 – 1967

11 Photographs: Places, Welton 1921 – 1942

12 Photographs: Places, Wilcox 1911 – 1928

13 Photographs: Places, Williams 1942 – 1943

14 Photographs: Places, Winslow 1931 and n.d.





15 Photographs: Places, Yuma 1911 – 1959

16 Photographs: Places, Arizona Locales 1927 – 1948 and n.d.

17 Photographs: Places, Various Mexico and U.S.

Locations

1913 – 1958

21 1 Photographs, Negatives #9058 - #97327 Various

2 Photographs, Negatives #97328 – 103991 and

unnumbered

Various

3 Photographs, Negatives, Clemenceau Airport Various

4 Photographs, Negatives, Department of

Aeronautics

Various

5 Photographs, Negatives, Unidentified (1 of 2) Various

6 Photographs, Negatives Unidentified (2 of 2) Various

7 Photographs, Negatives Luke Air Force Base Various

8 Photographs, Negatives, Luke Air Force Base Various

9 Photographs, Negatives, Artwork by Private

Bob King

Various





Series VII: Oversized Items The final series of the Ruth Reinhold Aviation Collection

includes oversized items, photographs, and personal memorabilia collected by Reinhold.

These items range from aircraft advertisement artwork to a Presidential dinner program

and various awards received by Ruth Reinhold over her career.


22 1 Radio Facility Map of the Southwest United

States

1940- 1941

2 Biplane Blueprints n.d.

3 Marcus Rawlins’ Clemenceau Airport Register 1932 – 1945

4 Cartoons 1964 and n.d.

5 “Dinner with Ike” program January 27, 1960

6 News Clipping Photocopies 1908 – 1940

7 Ruth Reinhold Portrait n.d.

8 Awards and Certificates Various

9 Aircraft Artwork and Advertisements (1 of 2) n.d.

10 Aircraft Artwork and Advertisements (2 of 2) n.d.

11 Ruth Reinhold with Barry Goldwater’s E-50

Swearagen

1967

12 Navajo Men and Scenic Airways’ monoplane at

Church Rock

1927

13 Unidentified Aviatrix with Aircraft n.d.

14 Amelia Earhart with two others n.d.

15 Cowboy with Biplane n.d.

16 Aerial View Photographs of Douglas Bomb Pits c. 1972

17 Aerial View Print of Douglas Bomb Pits 1974

18 Photograph of planes lined up at Central

Avenue and Roanoak

1922

23 Ruth Reinhold’s Pilot’s Case Including Maps

and Four Jeppessen Flight Manuals

n.d.
