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Summary Information
George Hardie Papers
1880-2001
- Hardie, George, 1912-2001
UWM Manuscript Collection 65
- 29 cubic ft. (44 boxes including 1 record album)
- 38 audio cassettes
- 28 audio reels
- 2 microfilm reels
- 872 nitrate negatives
- 9 oversize folders
- 1 roll
- 1 videocassette
- 98 digital files (21.19 GB)
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)
This collection contains personal materials of Milwaukee area
aviation historian, enthusiast, and collector George Hardie. Hardie's passion for aviation
began at a young age with his collection ranging from materials on airplane model building,
to aircraft design and construction in the jet age. The significant areas of the collection
focus on General "Billy" Mitchell, early Wisconsin aviator John Kaminski, the American
Aviation Historical Society (AAHS), and the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), of
which Hardie was a founding member. Also included is extensive material on early aviation in
Wisconsin, which includes information about Alfred Lawson, who was the founder of the Lawson
Aircraft Company, and said to have built the first airliner in the world. Much of the
material in these areas include correspondence between Hardie and prominent figures in
aviation, as well as other aviation enthusiasts, and numerous aviation
photographs.
English
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