Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
National Airlines collection
Date(s)
- At least 1969-1978 (Creation)
- undated (Creation)
Extent
9 Boxes
Name of creator
Administrative history
National Airlines was founded by George T. Baker in 1934 and used the Miami International Airport as its base of operations from 1934 to 1980. It began offering local flights within the United States, flying almost daily from coast to coast, and quickly expanded to offer passenger flights to Europe in the 1970s. Eventually, National Airlines sold its shares to Pan American World Airways, ceding control of most of its planes and air routes through the acquisition.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
This collection currently contains advertisements, ephemera, pamphlets, scrapbooks, and graphic materials from National Airlines, mostly dating to the 1970s.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
This collection is open for research.
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
University of Miami does not own copyright. It is incumbent on the user to obtain copyright from the original creator.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Items in this collection have largely been donated by Armand Arel.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Items related to Pan Am have been removed and placed in the Pan American World Airwyas, Inc. Collection, 2017.
Pan American World Airways, Inc. Collection
Pan American World Airways, Inc. Records
Pan Am Historical Foundation, Inc. Records
Related descriptions
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Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Sources used
Archivist's note
Finding aid revised by Jordan Jedry, Purdy Processing Archivist, 2024 November 12.