STRAIGHT, Whitney (1912-1979)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0402 WST |
Held at | : Royal Geographical Society Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Collections/Collections.htm › |
Full title | : STRAIGHT, Whitney (1912-1979) |
Date(s) | : 1962-1965 |
Level of description | : Collection level |
Extent | : 2 box files |
Name of creator(s) | : Straight | Whitney Willard | 1912-1979 | racing driver and industrialist |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born, USA, 1912; educated Lincoln School, New York, Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon, 1925-1931; Trinity College, Cambridge, 1931-1933; left Cambridge to devote himself to motor sport, 1933; formed the Straight Corporation, 1935; Royal Auxiliary Air Force, 1940; air aide-de-camp to King George VI, 1944; first deputy chairman and managing director of British European Airways, 1946; chairman of Government advisory committee on private flying, 1947; chairman of the Royal Aero Club, 1946-1951; deputy chairman British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), 1947; executive vice-chairman BOAC 1949-1957; executive vice-chairman, Rolls-Royce Ltd, 1955; deputy chairman; chairman, 1971-1976; board of the Midland Bank, 1956; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1964-1979; deputy chairman of the new Post Office Corporation, 1969-1974; died, 1979.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Whitney Willard Straight, 1962-1968, comprising correspondence, press cuttings and papers concerning his visits to the Sahara and to Socotra.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Original order
Conditions governing access:
Accessible via The Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist, and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
Finding aids:
Detailed box list available in the Foyle Reading Room.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Donated by the widow, 31 Oct 1979.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Prepared by Archives Volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: Oxford DNB
Rules or conventions:
ISAD(G) ed. 2. Name authority NRA.
Date(s) of descriptions:
1st March, 2001. May 2008.
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