Delta Airlines 50th anniversary scrapbook
Scope and Contents
Loose leaf scrapbook pages featuring photos and clippings concerning Delta's 50 years of service to the Augusta area, from 1934-1984.
Dates
- Created: 1984
- Other: Date acquired: 06/16/1989
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions; Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
No restrictions; Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Delta Air Lines, founded in 1925 as the world's first aerial crop-dusting company (Huff Daland Dusters), is a major global carrier headquartered in Atlanta. Renamed Delta Air Service in 1928, it began passenger flights in 1929. Delta began serving Augusta Daniel Field on July 7, 1934, as part of its expanding Atlanta-Charleston route.
Extent
1.00 folders
Language
English
Arrangement
Collection is arranged in a single folder.
Custodial History
Previosuly titled: Delta Airlines 50th anniversary in Augusta photographs and clippings. Retitled in June, 2018.
Method of Acquisition
This material was acquired by Reese Library Special Collections, Augusta University on 06/16/1989 Acc#1989.28
- Title
- Inventory of the Delta Airlines 50th anniversary scrapbook
- Author
- Kara Flynn and Aaron Hayes
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Reese Library Archives Repository