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R.E. Burritt collection, 1929-1949, Date acquired: 10/00/1991, bulk 1936-1942

 

Summary

Creator:
Burritt, R.E. (Roslyn Elmore) (1901-1950)
Burritt, Inez
Extent:
7.26 Linear Feet
11 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

R. E. Burritt collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, membership rosters, speeches, and press releases related to the Tampa Chapter of the National Aeronautic Association and the Tampa Aero Club.  Also includes newspaper clippings concerning the growth of aviation in Florida (1930s), photos of the Burritt family and various participants in air shows, aerial photos of Florida airports, flight magazines, booklets, and newsletters, flight maps, air show entry applications, and materials concerning Tony Jannus and the first scheduled commercial flight.

Biographical / historical:

Roslyn Elmore Burritt, born in 1901 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, became interested in aviation in 1922 while working as sales manager and booking agent for LaCrosse Airways and Flying Circus. In 1924 he moved to Tampa where he became Traffic Representative for National Airlines System. He served as Executive Secretary and Vice Chairman of the Tampa Aero Club, Executive Secretary of the Tampa Chapter of the National Aeronautic Association, and he played a key role in arranging Fordon-Brown National Air Shows in the Tampa Bay area. He died in 1950.

Acquisition information:

Inez Burritt

Donation

Arrangement:

Series.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Terms of access:

None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright.  Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

R. E. Burritt collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Location of this collection:
The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus
4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122
Tampa
FL
33620-5400
USA