Eddie Rickenbacker Papers, RG 101
Finding Aid: Accession 00-081
Listed by: Anthony Donaldson -- January 2001
Date Span: 1909-1970
Size of Collection: 10 file folders
Biographical Sketch: Edward Vernon Rickenbacker earned fame as an American Flying Ace in World War I. During his lifetime he was involved in several business ventures including serving as a partner in an automobile manufacturing company and as the owner of Eastern Airlines.
Scope / Content: Includes correspondence, brochures, incorporation papers and other company documents for the Columbus Buggy Company and the Rickenbacker Motor Company.
Box 1:
- Automobile Brochures 1909, 1910, 1913, 1922, 1923
- Correspondence, 1921
- Rickenbacker Motor Company Incorporation Papers, 1921
- Correspondence, 1923
- Proposal To Combine Automobile Companies, 1924
- Rickenbacker Motor Company Memorandums, 1924
- Statement Of Current Condition And Future Goals Of The Rickenbacker Motor Company, Circa. 1925
- Affidavit Of Byron F. Everitt Concerning The Rickenbacker Motor Company, 1925
- Rickenbacker Motor Company History, 1969, 1970
- "Fundamental Facts Of A Good Car Company" (No Date)