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Clark Dyer flying machine papers
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Clark Dyer flying machine papers | |
| Creator: Davis, Robert Scott, 1954- | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1953-1980 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet 1 box | |
| Collection Number: ms2507 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Scope and Content
The collection consists of research collected by Robert S. Davis concerning Micajah Clark Dyer's flying machine from 1953-1980. Correspondence from National Archives and Records Service in Washington, D.C., the Historical and Genealogical Society of North West Georgia, Ken Akins, and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., regards Clark Dyer, Dyer's descendants, patents, and Dyer and his flying machine. Miscellaneous items include The story of Clark Dyer and his Flying Machine, written by Ken Akins, Kitty Hawk Was In North Georgia? A Union County Farmer's Experiments With A Practical Flying Machine, by Robert Scott Davis, Jr., notes from oral histories of Dyer family members, information about Atlanta REDWINE'S (photocopies from the 1800s), and photocopies of materials regarding Dyer family descendants. The collection also consists of a diagram of the flying machine, a photograph of Ken Akins at Clark Dyer's home, and newspaper clippings regarding Clark Dyer and the flying machine.
Administrative Information
Custodial History
Gift of Robert S. Davis.
Preferred Citation
Clark Dyer flying machine papers, ms2507, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Finding Aid Publication
Finding aid prepared on: 2019.
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Related audiovisual materials from this collection are housed in the Walter J. Brown Media Archive: http://purl.libs.uga.edu/brown/har-ms2507/bmac-coll