From: Gaye Lyn
Date: Sat, Jul 30, 2022 at 3:57 PM
Subject: RG: 197, Actions Taken By Staff, 1948, NA Identifier 6528108
To: Archives2reference
Hello,
This is my first day searching for specific information in your
Archives. I’ve gotten to a certain point – now don’t know how to
proceed to access the actual data.
Here’s where I am:
Civil Aeronautics Board [CAB]
Series General Records 1942 – 1957
Record Group 197
Actions Taken By Staff, 1948
NA Identifier 6528108
HMS/MLR Entry Number A1 21
National Archives at College Park – Textual Reference (RDT2)
Here is my research project:
It falls within 1945 – 1949 when my Dad founded an all-Veterans
non-scheduled cargo and passenger airline: Veterans Air Express [VAE]
and Veterans Air Line.
My objective is to learn and document findings about:
CAB rulings, regulations and actions of the period.
The official CAB Filings submitted by VAE in September 1945 and any
official exchanges between VAE and CAB.
Of greatest importance are the final circumstances, exchanges and
rulings when VAE ceased to exist in 1947-48. Financial Receivership?
Or possibly Loss of Registration due to illegal charter flights?
How do I look for those kinds of documents? Would apreciate your help.
I tried the phone number provided online 301-837-1752, but no one
answered.
Thanks so much. I must admit, your Archives are formidable! I’m eager
to get good at using them.
Best regards,
g.
Gaye Lyn
Current Day Researcher
Saunie Gravely, Founder & President
Veterans Air Express & Veterans Air Line
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From “Amy Reytar”
To Gaye.Lyn
Date 8/18/2022 1:54:14 PM
Subject Re: [22-55672] RG: 197, Actions Taken By Staff, 1948, NA
Identifier 6528108
Dear Ms. Lyn:
Thank you for contacting the National Archives and Records
Administration. This email is in response to your inquiry concerning
access to CAB filings and records pertaining to the Veterans Air Express
[VAE] and Veterans Air Line for the 1945-1949 time period.
These records are not available to view online but we took a look at
what you had cited: Actions Taken By Staff, 1948 in Box 1 of the
series, General Records, 1942-1957; Entry A1 21; Records of the Civil
Aeronautics Board, Record Group 197
<catalog.archives.gov/id/6282574> and were unable to locate a
reference to VAE or Veterans Air Line. Since the CAB records are not
indexed it requires extensive research to locate any materials. We find
that the database Hathitrust is helpful in providing information
beneficial to your research. www.hathitrust.org/
We searched Hathitrust on your behalf and were unable to locate
anything with the keywords “Veterans Air Line” but were successful in
locating information with “Veterans Air Express”. We identified Dockets
2412, 2413 and 2244 as relevant to VAE. Unfortunately, though, we could
not locate these dockets in the series: Selected Dockets, 1938-1984;
Entry A1 42; Record Group 197 <catalog.archives.gov/id/6434880>
. Your best course of action for proceeding with your research would be
to view the series: Notation Memorandums Relating to Board Actions,
1944-1968; Entry A1 37; Record Group 197
<catalog.archives.gov/id/7866944> . We identified that FRC
Boxes 2-6 at Stack 530/28/35/03-04 cover your time span of research. We
will be happy to make these records available to you or your
representative should you have an opportunity to visit NARA at College
Park. You could also hire a researcher to conduct research on your
behalf. A list of private researchers who are familiar with National
Archives facilities is available on our web site at
www.archives.gov/research/hire-help/index .Research room hours
are Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm. We are currently taking
appointment(s) through Eventbrite.
www.eventbrite.com/o/national-archives-at-college-park-textual-45638648793
. If you would like to make an appointment please do so through the
“Textual Research Appointment at Archives 2” selection. If you hire a
researcher they will need to make an appointment directly with us.
Also through our search of Hathitrust we uncovered the citation 76 F.
Supple 684 (D. C. N. J., 1948) in regards to Veterans Air Express.
Please see the copied and pasted information from Hathitrust below.
In re Veterans; Air Express; Co., Inc., 76 F. Supp. 684 (D. C. N. J.,
1948). (The prior lien of a Federal Government agency (RFC) on an
aircraft recorded in accordance with Sec. 503 of the Civil Aeronautics
Act takes precedence over a later possessory mechanics lien established
by state law.) …
Found here, as well:
babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015020939073&view=1up&seq=5&skin=2021
. We believe that there should be a reference to the Veterans Air
Express case on Page 684 of Volume 76 in the publication Federal
Supplement . Through WorldCat <www.worldcat.org/> you can
locate repositories that have this publication.
www.worldcat.org/search?q=%22Federal+Supplement%22&qt=results_page
Our best example of the Federal Supplement collection we could find
is from Marquette University’s Library catalog:
.
Finally, since this case was heard in the District Court of New Jersey
there might be a record of it at the National Archives at New York City
<www.archives.gov/nyc> . Please see this link for additional
information and how to request these records:
www.archives.gov/nyc/public/courts.html#usdist .
We hope this information assists you in your research.
Sincerely,
AMY REYTAR
Textual Reference Archives II Branch (RR2RR)
National Archives at College Park, MD
RR2RR 22-55672