Research Catalog

Title

Ida Van Smith photograph collection.

Author

Smith, Ida Van, 1917-

Publication

[between 1974 and 1995?]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Martin, Donald E.
• Smith, Aaron
• Wilson (Jamaica, N.Y.), photographer.

Found In

p1pc Smith, Ida Van, 1917- Ida Van Smith collection, 1971-1990 (OCoLC)79450368

Description

• 93 items (.3 cubic ft., one box); 28 x 36 cm and smaller.
• 78 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
• 10 photographic prints : color ;
• 3 photomechanical prints : halftone, black and white ;
• 2 negatives : gelatin silver, black and white ;

Summary

• Collection depicts some of the educational activities and peer recognition of flight school instructor and pilot Ida Van Smith, from the mid-1970s to the early-1990s. Depictions of her personal life are very limited. The collection consists of studio portraits and candid shots of Smith; group portraits showing Smith with students, flight school employees, fellow aviators and celebrities; views of Smith participating in aviation gatherings, various events, classroom discussions and field trips, and hosting a local cable television program; and views of classes, workshops, award presentations, exhibits, career day events and airport visits.
• Also depicted are Smith's husband, Benjamin E. Dunn, and former students who pursued careers in aviation. Among those depicted with Smith are pioneering African American astronauts Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Frederick D. Gregory and Dr. Mae Jemison; and aviator Jeana Yeager.

Subject

• Smith, Ida Van, 1917-
• African American women air pilots
• African American women educators
• Women air pilots > United States
• Flight schools > United States
• Aeronautics in education > United States
• Students
• Award presentations
• Rites and ceremonies
• Television programs > New York (State) > Long Island

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1970-1999.
• Group portraits – 1970-1989.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1970-1999.
• Dye coupler prints – 1980-1999.

Note

• Title taken from Ida Van Smith Collection.
• Some photographs bear photographer's hand stamp on verso; some items bear organization's hand stamp on verso. Some items bear handwritten captions on verso; some items have typewritten caption labels attached to verso; some items have handwritten caption labels attached to recto; some items have printed caption labels attached to recto; some items accompanied by captions or clippings. One item is mounted. One item is cropped.
• Collection contains work by Donald E. Martin, Aaron Smith and Wilson.

Terms of Use (note)

• Some items may be restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography (note)

• Ida Van Smith (1917-2003) was an African American aviator and teacher who, at age fifty, earned her pilot's license and opened the first of her Ida Van Smith Flight Clubs on Long Island, New York in 1967. Through her schools Smith introduced inner-city children and adults to careers in aviation utilizing lectures, demonstrations, airport tours, and flying lessons. Smith retired from teaching in 1977, but continued to promote her over 20 flight clubs. Smith was published and featured in aviation and education journals, and honored by various aviation and educational organizations.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Ida Van Smith Collection, 1971-1990.

Call Number

Sc Photo Ida Van Smith Collection

OCLC

1054788284

Author

Smith, Ida Van, 1917- , collector.

Title

Ida Van Smith photograph collection.

Production

[between 1974 and 1995?]

Type of Content

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Terms Of Use

Some items may be restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography

Ida Van Smith (1917-2003) was an African American aviator and teacher who, at age fifty, earned her pilot's license and opened the first of her Ida Van Smith Flight Clubs on Long Island, New York in 1967. Through her schools Smith introduced inner-city children and adults to careers in aviation utilizing lectures, demonstrations, airport tours, and flying lessons. Smith retired from teaching in 1977, but continued to promote her over 20 flight clubs. Smith was published and featured in aviation and education journals, and honored by various aviation and educational organizations.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Ida Van Smith Collection, 1971-1990.

Local Note

Sc MG 448

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Added Author

Martin, Donald E., photographer.

Smith, Aaron, photographer.

Wilson (Jamaica, N.Y.), photographer.

Found In:

p1pc Smith, Ida Van, 1917- Ida Van Smith collection, 1971-1990 (OCoLC)79450368

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Ida Van Smith Collection