A Guide to the G. Grahame Duce Papers 1920-1947
A Collection in
Special Collections
Collection Number Ms87-005
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Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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P.O. Box 90001
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Email: specref@vt.edu
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Processed by: Gilbert Borrego, Special Collections Staff
2005 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the G. Grahame Duce Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Preferred Citation
G. Grahame Duce Papers, Ms87-005- Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Acquisition Information
The G. Grahame Duce Papers were donated to Special Collections in 1987.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement and description of the G. Grahame Duce Papers began in October, 2005 and was completed in October, 2005.
Biographical/Historical Information
G. Grahame Duce was President of Duce Aeronautical Research, located at 2100 Mount Royal Ter. Apt. 6, Baltimore 17, Maryland.
Scope and Content
This collection contains the papers of G. Grahame Duce, President of Duce Aeronautical Research in Baltimore, Maryland. Included within the collection are various airplane notes and characteristics from 1920 to 1939, an approved aircraft index from 1947, and manuscript drafts of articles, some from 1947, discussing new paratroop devices, the fastest long-ranger, the Martin XB-48, the building of XB-48, airlines in the red, pilot judgment, air races, the Boeing XB-47, the jet pilot, and the future of jet planes.
Arrangement
The papers are divided into twelve folders and are arranged in a roughly chronological order.