Scope and Contents The George T. Knott Collection documents the academic life and aviation interests of George Thomas Knott, a student of Parks College who graduated in Aviation Mechanical Engineering in 1948. Many of the materials date from the 1930s and 1940s—a pivotal time that provides insight on aeronautics during World War II, as well as the decade when the school merged with Saint Louis University. Highlights of the collection include Knott's Academics, which details his enrollment and coursework...

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Items include a weather map symbol chart (1941), a student weather map by George Knott (1946), and "Map of St. Louis and St. Louis County" by H.W. Gross (circa 1950s).

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Ephemera items include Parks College tags and a flyer for a baseball game between the University of Notre Dame and Parks College (circa 1940s).

Scope and Contents This series contains various sets of publications from Parks College, including issues of news, bulletins, and directories. Folder 9: Parks College Alumni Directory (1957-1958, 1959-1960)Folder 10: Parks College Bulletins (1945, 1946-1947)Folder 11: Parks College News (Fall 1969/Winter 1970, Summer 1970), Parks Air News (Winter 2001), Parks Today (Summer 2002, Winter 2002) Oversize Folder: Parks Air News (July 1939, August 1939, September 1939,...

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Items in this series are related to George Knotts' academic work at Parks College in the 1940s.

Folder 1: Academic records: enrollment contract, grade reports of courses taken, and a training log book (1946)

Folder 2: Coursework: reading assignments and study questions (1947)

Folder 3: Notes: "Dope and Fabric Notebook" and "Sheet Metal Notes" (1947)

Folder 4: Thesis: "The Universal Repair Station" by George Knott with thesis directions (1948)

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Correspondences are arranged alphabetically by last name or institutional name and include items from:

Beck, Niels C. (letter about layoffs at North West Airlines, 1954)

Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences (press release memo with photo about establishment of the Glenn L. Martin fund and laboratory, 1942)

Lindsley, S.F. (letter about aviation work advice, 1948)

Tibbits, Kenneth W. (letter and an article about the Taylor Aircraft Co., 1936)

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The photographs consist of images of flights and airplane models in the 1930s and 1940s, including those of bombers and fighters designed for the U.S. Army during WWII. Many of them are associated with Parks College. The photographs are arranged according to region/institution: St. Louis (Parks College), General unidentified, East Coast, Nebraska, Texas, and Washington (Boeing).