Inventory of the John J. Montgomery Papers, 1885-1947
Collection Number 3385-z
Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Collection Information
- Contact Information:
- Manuscripts Department
- CB#3926, Wilson Library
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
- Phone: 919/962-1345
- Fax: 919/962-3594
- Email: mss@email.unc.edu
- URL: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/
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Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
- Creator
- Montgomery, John J. (John Joseph), 1858-1911.
- Title
- John J. Montgomery Papers, 1885-1947.
- Call Number
- 3385-z
- Language of Materials
- Materials in English
- Extent
- 33 items.
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Administrative Information
- Additional Descriptive Resources
- A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
- Preferred Citation
- [Identification of item], in the John J. Montgomery Papers, #3385-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Copyright Notice
- Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Online Catalog Headings
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.
- Aeronautics--Experiments--History--19th century.
- Gliders (Aeronautics)--History.
- Gliding and soaring--Experiments--History.
- Montgomery, John J. (John Joseph), 1858-1911.
- Physicists--California--History--19th century.
- Stockholders--California--History--19th century.
Biographical Note
Inventor and physics professor from Monterey, Calif.
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Correspondence and other papers relating to the 1880s flying experiments of Montgomery. Papers include some of his writings about his flights, and letters to his sister and from a Chicago engineer concerning glider experiments. Additional items, 1911-1947, concern the family's attempt to see that Montgomery was given credit for his work.