Finding Aid for the Herbert Earl Copeland Jr. Papers, 1960-1979


MS-1533

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, November 2, 2006.

Summary Information
Title: Herbert Earl Copeland Jr. Papers

Date/Date Range :   1960-1979

Extent: 3.0 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection houses publications, newspaper clippings, correspondence, brochures, photographs, and drafts documenting Herbert E. Copeland Jr.'s work with hydrofoils, hovercraft, and other experimental vehicles.

Call number: MS-1533

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
Herbert Copeland Jr. donated these papers to the University of Tennessee's Special Collections Library in 1980.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Copyright:
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of Item], Herbert Earl Copeland Jr. Papers, MS-1533. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of two boxes.


Biography / History

No biographical information could be found.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection houses publications, newspaper clippings, correspondence, brochures, photographs, and drafts documenting Herbert E. Copeland Jr.'s work with hydrofoils, hovercraft, and other experimental vehicles.

Subject Terms

  • Copeland, Herbert Earl Jr.
  • Ground-effect machines.
  • Hydrofoil boats.
Contents List
Box   1     Folder   1    
Hovercrafts, surface-effect ships--Press releases.

Box   1     Folder   2    
Hovercrafts, surface-effect ships--Various publications.

Box   1     Folder   3    
Hovercrafts, surface-effect ships--Newsclippings, articles.

Box   1     Folder   4    
Hovercrafts, surface-effect ships--Various manufacturer correspondence, brochures.

Box   1     Folder   5    
Hovercrafts, surface-effect ships--Photographs, etc. related to H.E. Copeland's hovercraft article for Ordnance magazine, 1965

Box   2     Folder   1    
Hydrofoils--Press releases

Box   2     Folder   2    
Hydrofoils--Various publications

Box   2     Folder   3    
Hydrofoils--Newsclippings, articles

Box   2     Folder   4    
Hydrofoils--Various manufacturer correspondence, brochures

Box   2     Folder   5    
Hydrofoils--Photographs, etc. related to H.E. Copeland's hydrofoil article for Ordnance magazine, 1966

Box   2     Folder   6    
Typescript of final draft of hydrofoil article for Ordnance magazine, 1966

Box   2     Folder   7    
Preliminary drafts, working papers for article on hydrofoils and hovercrafts, 1965

Box   2     Folder   8    
Issues of Rendezvous magazine, 1964-1979

Box   2     Folder   9    
Issues of National Geographic Society bulletins.

Box   2     Folder   10    
Miscellaneous material (on other experimental vehicles, etc.)