Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Beschrijvingsniveau
Collectie
Titel
F. Charles Ruegg papers
Datum(s)
- 1940-1980 (Vervaardig)
Omvang
1 Box
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
F. Charles Ruegg was born in San Mateo, California on 14 June 1912. Before joining Pan
American World Airways (Pan Am) in 1940 he spearheaded and managed a number of businesses involving construction, quarrying and sales.
His eleven (11) years of executive experience with Pan Am include positions as Junior Airport Manager for the Pacific Division and Assistant Airport Manager in Honolulu and Suva. In 1942, he was made Senior Representative in Lagos, Nigeria and then Fisherman’s Lake in Liberia where he oversaw the construction and operation of bases during the war years. As Ground Operations Superintendent in 1943, he oversaw the opening of 40 new Pan American stations. In 1946, he was assigned as the first Station Manager for LaGuardia Airport in New York.
Ruegg retired from Pan Am in 1951 due to a family illness. He moved back to California and continued to work in a managerial capacity for two other airlines. He was a senior executive for Allied Aviation Service Company in 1951.
Content and structure elements
Bereik en inhoud
The F. Charles Ruegg Papers consists primarily of correspondence, photographs, and notes from Ruegg’s employment with Pan American World Airways from 1940 to 1951. These materials primarily document his experience with Pan Am in Africa (PAA Africa) during World War II.
Ordeningstelsel
Conditions of access and use elements
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
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
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
University of Miami does not own copyright. It is incumbent on the user to obtain copyright from the original creator.
Languages of the material
- Engels
Scripts of the material
- Latijn
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Toegangen
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Geschiedenis beheer
Directe bron van verwerving
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Aanvullingen
Gift of Frank C. Ruegg, Jr., 2001
Related materials elements
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
- Pan American World Airways, Inc. records
- Pan American World Airways, Inc. collection
- World Wings International, Inc. Records
- Pan Am Historical Foundation, Inc. records
- William C. House papers
- Donald Thomson papers
- Althea "Gerry" Lister papers
- Humphrey W. Toomey Papers
- W.R. Peters Pan Am Photograph collection
Notes element
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Regels of conventies
Sources used
Trefwoorden
Onderwerp trefwoord
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
- Pan American World Airways, Inc. (Onderwerp)