Series: 5. Audio Recordings, 1945-1997
Scope and Content Note: This series is comprised of 66 audio cassette and reel recordings, primarily interviews that Hardie conducted with figures prominent in early Wisconsin aviation. These include John Kaminski, associates of Billy Mitchell, and several engineers, designers, and employees of Hamilton Standard Propeller Company and the Lawson Airline Company. The balance of these tapes include recordings of AAHS meetings and interviews of Hardie discussing his role in the EAA and AAHS.

American Aviation Historical Society

Director on Editorial Committee, undated
Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.) 

Directors Meeting, 1962
Physical Description: Audio cassette 

Ball, Lester R., Oral History Interview, 1960
Biography/History: Lester Ball (d. 1968) was an early pilot who built and operated his planes from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Physical Description: Audio cassette 
Access Restrictions: The original audio cassette is restricted; users must use digital file available in the Archives.

Physical Description: 2 digital files (47 min., 7 sec.; 18 min., 0 sec.) 

Bank, Liam F., Interview, 1962
Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.) 

Baron, R. N., Oral History Interview, 1976 April 28
Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.) 

Bateman, C. Barry

Interview, 1989
Physical Description: Audio cassette 

Milwaukee Observer, Interview, 1994
Physical Description: Audio cassette 

The Business of Wisconsin, undated
Physical Description: Audio cassette 

Billman's Flight Into Yesterday, undated
Physical Description: Audio cassette 

Bueschel, Speech, How to be a Collector/Specialist, 1961
Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.) 

Burnelli, Vincent, Oral History Interview, 1962
Biography/History: Vincent Burnelli (1894-1964) was an engineer for the Lawson Airplane Company. He was known for the "lifting body" and "flying wing" concepts, and for his design of Alfred Lawson's first commercial passenger aircraft.

Physical Description: Audio cassette 
Access Restrictions: The original audio cassette is restricted; users must use digital file available in the Archives.

Physical Description: 2 digital files (46 min., 20 sec.; 46 min., 19 sec.) 

Central States Historian Meeting, Dayton, 1964
Physical Description: Audio reels (¼ in., 1 ⅞ ips) 

Dayton Meeting, 1963
Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.) 

Dedication of Mitchell Airfield, 1955
Physical Description: Record album (33 ⅓ rpm) 

Dedication of Mitchell Gallery of Flight, undated
Physical Description: Audio cassette 

Doerflinger, Joseph, Oral History Interview, 1956

Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.) 
Access Restrictions: The original audio reel is restricted; users must use digital file available in the Archives.

Physical Description: 2 digital files (1 hr., 4 min., 31 sec.; 17 min., 2 sec.) 

Dunlap, George, Oral History Interview, 1960
Biography/History: George Dunlap was an early pilot and Curtiss plant employee.

Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.) 
Access Restrictions: The original audio reel is restricted; users must use digital file available in the Archives.

Physical Description: 1 digital files (1 hr., 38 min., 40 sec.) 

EAA, Annual Business Meeting, undated
Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.) 

Firing Line, Deregulation: Kahn, Alfred and Frank Borman, Interview, 1988
Physical Description: Audio cassette 

Genshe and Obenberger, Interview, 1970
Physical Description: Audio cassette 

Hagner, Joseph, Oral History Interview, 1956
Biography/History: Joseph Hagner worked for the Lawson Airplane Company as a mechanic, machinist, and aircraft designer, most notably on the C-2 Airliner.

Physical Description: Audio cassette 
Access Restrictions: The original audio cassette is restricted; researchers must use the digital files available in the Archives.

Physical Description: 2 digital files (46 min., 57 sec.; 16 min., 44 sec.) 

Hardie, George

Comments on Directors Meeting Agenda, undated
Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.) 

I Remember Milwaukee, WMVS interview, 1995
Physical Description: Videocassette 

Interview, circa 1950s
Physical Description: Audio cassette 

Speech at Dayton Meeting, 1963
Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.) 

WUWM-FM Radio Interview and WITI-TV County Close-Up, 1969
Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 1 ⅞ ips) 

Hardie, George and Harvey Lippincott, A.A.H.S., 1966
Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.) 

Hartman, Eric
Biography/History: Eric Hartman (1922-1993), originally "Erich Hartmann," was a Luftwaffe Ace for Germany during World War II who emigrated to Milwaukee after ten years in a Russian POW camp.

"German War Ace," Interview, 1971

Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.) 
Access Restrictions: The original audio reel is restricted; researchers must use the digital file available in the Archives.

Physical Description: 1 digital file (46 min., 46 sec.) 

Speech, undated

Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.) 
Access Restrictions: The original audio reel is restricted; researchers must use the digital file available in the Archives.

Physical Description: 1 digital file (33 min., 39 sec.) 

Henry, Lyell, Interview via the Telephone, 1997
Physical Description: Audio cassette 

Hessler, Frank, Flying with the Luftwaffe, Speech, 1971
Biography/History: Frank Hessler was a pilot for the Luftwaffe during the 1930s and World War II.

Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.) 
Access Restrictions: The original audio reel is restricted; researchers must use the digital files available in the Archives.

Physical Description: 2 digital files (56 min., 9 sec.; 2 min., 31 sec.) 

Jones, Ira Milton, Channel 10 Interview, undated, and Oral History Interviews, 1987
Biography/History: Ira Milton Jones (1896-1992) was a World War I veteran, captain in the 32nd National Guard Division, and president of World War I Overseas Flyers. He received the Billy Mitchell Trophy in 1989 for his contributions to aviation.

Physical Description: Audio cassettes 
Access Restrictions: The original audio cassettes are restricted; researchers must use the digital files available in the Archives.

Physical Description: 4 digital files (46 min., 19 sec.; 46 min., 20 sec.; 45 min., 43 sec.; 28 min., 43 sec.) 

Kaminski, John, Oral History Interview, undated
Biography/History: John Kaminski (1893-1960) was a Polish-American aviator, stunt pilot, and the first licensed pilot in Wisconsin.

Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.) 
Access Restrictions: The original audio reel is restricted; researchers must use the digital file available in the Archives.

Physical Description: 2 digital files (1 hr., 22 min., 55 sec.; 29 min., 44 sec.) 

Krimkowski, Julius, Interview, 1970
Physical Description: Audio cassette 

Krimkowski, Julius, Interview, 1970
Physical Description: Audio cassette 

Loening, Grover, Speech, 1976
Biography/History: Grover Loening (1888-1973) was head of the Loening Aeronautical Engineering Corporation and recipient of the first American Aeronautics Engineering master's degree from Columbia University.

Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.) 
Access Restrictions: The original audio reel is restricted; researchers must use the digital file available in the Archives.

Physical Description: 2 digital files (51 min., 19 sec.; 2 hr., 4 min., 39 sec.) 

Marker Dedication, 1976
Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.) 

Midwest Aero Historians

Fall Meeting, 1969
Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.) 

Meeting, EAA Hales Corners, 1973
Physical Description: Audio cassette 

Mulick, Ed, Oral History Interview, 1974 March 28
Biography/History: Ed Mulick was an aviator and manager of the Curtiss-Wright Airport during the 1930s.

Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.) 
Access Restrictions: The original audio reel is restricted; researchers must use the digital file available in the Archives.

Physical Description: 1 digital file (1 hr., 57 min., 15 sec.) 

Nichols, John, Interview, undated
Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 1 ⅞ ips) 

Niemann, Robert A., Flying in World War I, Speech, 1972
Biography/History: Robert A. Niemann was an aviator for Germany during World War I and pilot based out of Lodi Airfield in Columbia County, Wisconsin.

Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.) 
Access Restrictions: The original audio reel is restricted; researchers must use the digital files available in the Archives.

Physical Description: 1 digital file (58 min., 43 sec.) 

Page, George Jr., Speech at A.I.A.A., 1966
Biography/History: George Page, Jr. (d. 1983) was an early aeronautical engineer for the Curtiss-Wright Corporation and others, best remembered for designing the C-46 cargo plane.

Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 1 ⅞ ips) 
Access Restrictions: The original audio reel is restricted; researchers must use the digital files available in the Archives.

Physical Description: 1 digital file (1 hr., 33 min., 32 sec.) 

Phlaz DXII Aircraft, Rebuilding, 1958
Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.) 

Poberezny, Paul, Interview, 1957
Physical Description: Audio cassette 

Reddig, James C., Interview, undated
Physical Description: Audio cassette 

Roberts, Claudious H. F., Interview, undated
Physical Description: Audio cassettes 

Sanders, Edwin O., Interview, 1970
Physical Description: Audio cassette 

Schory, Carl and Al Manella, Interview, undated
Physical Description: Audio cassette 

Schory, Carl, Oral History Interview, undated
Biography/History: Carl Schory was a mechanic and engine-man on the C-2 Lawson Airliner.

Physical Description: Audio cassette 
Access Restrictions: The original audio cassette is restricted; researchers must use the digital files available in the Archives.

Physical Description: 2 digital files (1 hr., 2 min., 26 sec.; 31 min., 30 sec.) 

Schrader, Harold and Robert Reisky, Interview, 1987
Physical Description: Audio cassette 

Schwandt, Ernst, Some Surprises in Relativity, Interview, 1972
Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.) 

Shaw, ?, Interview, 1956
Physical Description: Audio cassette 

Smith, Floyd K., Oral History Interview, circa 1965
Biography/History: Floyd K. Smith was a secretary for Lawson Airplane Company responsible for coordinating airline routes and preparing air fields for the company's air-mail contract.

Physical Description: Audio cassettes 
Access Restrictions: The original audio cassettes are restricted; researchers must use the digital files in the Archives.

Physical Description: 5 digital files (30 min., 3 sec.; 30 min., 5 sec.; 30 min., 1 sec.; 30 min., 4 sec.; 6 min., 4 sec.) 

Stevens, Brooks, N.R.H.S. Banquet, 1973
Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.) 

Surini, Andrew and Henry Rayeske, Lawson l-4 Tri-Motor, Interview, 1956
Physical Description: Audio cassette 

Surini, Andrew, Oral History Interview, 1956
Biography/History: Andrew Surini (1894-1958) was a mechanic, machinist, and designer for the Lawson Airplane Company.

Physical Description: Audio cassette 
Access Restrictions: The original audio cassette is restricted; researchers must use the digital files available in the Archives.

Physical Description: 2 digital files (30 min., 3 sec.; 30 min., 5 sec.) 

Unknown, Interview, undated
Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.) 

Wagner, Ron, Oral History Interview, 1967 August 26
Biography/History: Ron Wagner was winner of the 1967 Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Scale Model Contest and EAA manager of field operations.

Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in.) 
Access Restrictions: The original audio reel is restricted; researchers must use the digital file available in the Archives.

Physical Description: 1 digital file (32 min., 29 sec.) 

Watts, Ray, Oral History Interview, 1964 June 14
Biography/History: Ray Watts was an early aviation enthusiast, World War I cadet, and pilot from Naperville, Illinois.

Physical Description: Audio cassettes 
Access Restrictions: The original audio cassettes are restricted; researchers must use the digital files available in the Archives.

Physical Description: 5 digital files (29 min., 22 sec.; 29 min., 23 sec.; 30 min., 0 sec.; 30 min., 4 sec.; 6 min., 40 sec.) 

Wittman, Steve, Oral History Interview, undated
Biography/History: Steve Wittman (1904-1995) was an airplane racer, builder, and designer and manager of the Oshkosh Airport during the 1930s.

Physical Description: Audio cassette 
Access Restrictions: The original audio cassette is restricted; researchers must use the digital files available in the Archives.

Physical Description: 2 digital files (58 min., 53 sec.; 29 min., 23 sec.)