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Dr. Charles F. Elvers photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0218

Abstract

This collection contains over 60 images of Elvers, his airplane, aviation events, and trips around the Western United States and Mexico, circa 1900-1940.

Dates

  • 1900-1940

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

The reproduction of materials in this collection may be subject to copyright restrictions. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine and satisfy copyright clearances or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information visit the MCHC’s Rights and Permissions page.

Biographical / Historical

Dr. Charles Franklin Elvers was the first Marylander to fly an airplane in Maryland. Elvers grew up on a farm in Owings Mills, and from a young age, he was fascinated with aviation. He began building kites and eventually constructed a glider, named the “Undertaker’s Pet.” In 1909, he built his first fully functional biplane, which he was able to fly half a mile. An accident forced him to give up flying, and he decided to pursue medical research. During World War I, he travelled to France with the Johns Hopkins Hospital Unit. He returned to school in 1919 and studied at Hopkins’ School of Hygiene and Public Health. He had a varied career and was appointed as curator of American Anthropology for the Maryland Academy of Sciences. He died on April 8, 1954.

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet (1 half Hollinger box)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The items in this collection are cataloged according to PP catalog numbers.

Related Materials

MS 704, Glenn L. Martin aviation albums, 1904-1940

Scope and Contents

The Dr. Charles F. Elvers Photograph Collection contains over 60 images of Elvers, his airplane, aviation events, and trips around the Western United States and Mexico. Of particular interest are sketches drawn by Elvers of the airplane he designed and flew.

The collection mostly contains 5” x 7” negatives with some prints. The photographs are arranged into ten series: Portraits of Elvers, Elvers’ plane, Aviation events and newspaper articles, Miscellaneous aviation, Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Hospital group portrait, Trips to the Western United States, Sketches of Western life, Trip to Mexico, and Miscellaneous. They were then organized by chronologically when possible. Duplicate images were given the same image id number.

Title
Guide to the Dr. Charles F. Elvers photograph collection
Status
Under Revision
Author
Lara Westwood
Date
2014-05
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Revision Statements

  • 2020-02-18: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Mallory Herberger.

Repository Details

Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository

Contact:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750