Albert Francis Zahm Papers

Preferred Citation

Albert Francis Zahm Papers (AZA), University of Notre Dame Archives (UNDA), Notre Dame, IN 46556

Scope and Content

Correspondence, 1889-1953; manuscripts by Zahm; diaries, 1930-1941; publications and clippings by and about Zahm; correspondence, reports, and other records concerning his involvement with the Smithsonian Institution, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and its Committee on Aerodynamics, the Library of Congress Division of Aeronautics, the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences, and the War Department; material collected by Zahm concerning the North Pole; records of his experiments including notes, design memoranda, lab records, notebooks, sketches, blueprints, and copyright and patent material; teaching and lecture notes; financial records; photographs; and personal effects including a will, membership cards, and addresses.

Background

Aviation pioneer, professor of mathematics and mechanics, University of Notre Dame, 1885-1892, and chief of the Aeronautical Division of the Library of Congress, 1929- 1946.

Index :

 Smithsonian Institution. 
 United States. National Advisory Committee for 
Aeronautics Committee on Aerodynamics. 
 Library of Congress Division of Aeronautics. 
 Institute of Aeronautical Sciences. 
 United States. War Dept. 
 North Pole. 
 Aerodynamics. 
 Wind tunnels. 
 Zahm, Albert Francis, 1862- 

• CAZA Albert Francis Zahm: Manuscripts
  • CAZA 1-07 Series : Correspondence
    • CAZA 1/01-07 Subseries : Family Correspondence 1900-1953
      • CAZA 1/01 Folder : Family Correspondence 1900-1909
      • CAZA 1/02 Folder : Family Correspondence 1910-1919
      • CAZA 1/03 Folder : Family Correspondence 1920-1929
      • CAZA 1/04 Folder : Family Correspondence 1930-1939
      • CAZA 1/05 Folder : Family Correspondence 1940-1949
      • CAZA 1/06 Folder : Family Correspondence 1950-1953
      • CAZA 1/07 Folder : Family Correspondence nd
    • CAZA 1-03 Subseries : General Correspondence 1889-1953
      • CAZA 1/08 Folder : General Correspondence 1889-1890
      • CAZA 1/09 Folder : General Correspondence 1891-1892
      • CAZA 1/10 Folder : General Correspondence 1893
      • CAZA 1/11 Folder : General Correspondence 1893
      • CAZA 1/12 Folder : General Correspondence 1894
      • CAZA 1/13 Folder : General Correspondence 1895
      • CAZA 1/14 Folder : General Correspondence 1895
      • CAZA 1/15 Folder : General Correspondence 1896-1897
      • CAZA 1/16 Folder : General Correspondence 1898-1899
      • CAZA 1/17 Folder : General Correspondence 1900
      • CAZA 1/18 Folder : General Correspondence 1901
      • CAZA 1/19 Folder : General Correspondence 1902
      • CAZA 1/20 Folder : General Correspondence 1903
      • CAZA 1/21 Folder : General Correspondence 1904
      • CAZA 1/22 Folder : General Correspondence 1904
      • CAZA 1/23 Folder : General Correspondence 1905
      • CAZA 1/24 Folder : General Correspondence 1905
      • CAZA 2/01 Folder : General Correspondence 1906
      • CAZA 2/02 Folder : General Correspondence 1906
      • CAZA 2/03 Folder : General Correspondence 1907
      • CAZA 2/04 Folder : General Correspondence 1907
      • CAZA 2/05 Folder : General Correspondence 1908
      • CAZA 2/06 Folder : General Correspondence 1908