Identity elements
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Level of description
Collection
Title
W.R. Peters Pan Am Photograph collection
Date(s)
- 1942-1977 (Creation)
Extent
2 Boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Peters joined Pan Am in 1942 after working as an instructor for Spartan Aircraft Manufacturers in Tulsa, Oklahoma. While working for Pan Am, he was stationed in Miami, Florida and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The bulk of this collection consists of photographs taken and developed by W.R. Peters between 1942 and 1955 while working for Pan Am. It also includes: a Miami and Latin American Division pilot and cabin service personnel directory, a pilot seniority list, a grievance conciliation and agreement list, and some photographs that were not taken by Mr. Peters that were acquired at antique stores.
The collection candidly depicts the working lives of Pan Am flight attendants and pilots, including excellent images of insignia, aircraft, and architecture. Photographs not by Peters include images taken during the 747SP “New Horizons” speed record breaking around the world flight in 1977, the Orange Bowl Parade, and flight attendant class photos from the 36th Street flight academy.
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Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
This collection is open for research use.
Physical access
This collection is kept in an off-campus storage facility. Please contact Special Collections at asc.library@miami.edu with the boxes you are interested in prior to your visit, and allow up to 1 week for delivery of materials.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
W.R. Peters Pan Am Photographs Finding Aid © 2014 University of Miami. All rights reserved. Requests to reproduce or publish materials from this collection should be directed to asc.library@miami.edu.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
- Latin
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Place access points
Name access points
- Pan American World Airways, Inc. (Subject)