Minutes Volume 10: Executive Board Minute Book Convair, July 17, 1943 to December 19, 1944
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Minutes Volume 10: Executive Board Minute Book Convair, July 17, 1943 to December 19, 1944
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Created Date
1943 to 1944
Published Date
1943 to 1944
Description
Board of Directors Minute Books for Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation (Convair). Topics are far-reaching, from employment decisions and employment contracts, to decisions to proceed with new aircraft programs, to decisions to approve major facilities expenditures. The collection is thought to be the only surviving record of these historically significant board meetings. It includes the names of all board members over time, election of new members, as well as member resignation documentation. Consolidated Aircraft Corporation, which relocated from Buffalo, New York to San Diego in 1935, was a giant in the defense industry. It later merged with Vultee aircraft and later General Dynamics. The company produced over 8,000 B-24 Liberator bombers in San Diego during World War II, and nearly 3,000 PBY Catalina flying boats. Later notable accomplishments include design and production of several thousand commercial and military aircraft, as well as the nation's first ICBM, the Atlas, later a highly successful space launch vehicle. At one time Consolidated employed nearly 50,000 technically skilled people in its engineering spaces, and on its factory floor and assembly lines. These items were donated by General Dynamics when they discontinued the Convair Division.
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Publication Location
Temporal Coverage
1943 to 1944
Language
Media Type
Format
Document
Extent
550
Pages
Dimensions
8
x
11
in
Copyright Statement
Copyrighted. Rights are owned by General Dynamics Corp. Copyright Holder has given Institution permission to provide access to the digitized work online. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the Copyright Holder. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Country of Creation
United States
Copyright Date
1943 to 1944
Contributing Organization
Call Number
SDASM2019_048
Contributing Organization Contact Information
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Phone: (619) 234-8291 x150 or x126
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