Francis Q. Vogtner Eastern Airlines collection
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The collection contains airline timetables, in-flight materials and company newspapers from 1969 to 1989.
Dates
- 1964-1989
Creator
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research use.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Georgia State University is the owner of the physical collection and makes reproductions available for research, subject to the copyright law of the United States and item condition. Georgia State University may or may not own the rights to materials in the collection. It is the researcher's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and obtain permission from the copyright holder before publication, reproduction, or display of the materials beyond what is reasonable under copyright law. Researchers may quote selections from the collection under the fair use provision of copyright law.
Biography of Francis Q. Vogtner
Francis (Frank) Quigley Vogtner (1922-2010) was an Eastern Air Lines pilot. Born and raised in Mobile, Alabama, he graduated from Spring Hill College and received a masters degree from the University of Alabama. He and his wife, Mary Elizabeth (Zietz) Vogtner, had ten children. A pilot in the US Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War, Vogtner moved to Atlanta, Georgia, in 1956 to pursue his career with Eastern Air Lines. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Eastern Airlines was one of the "Big Four" airlines that dominated the passenger airline business in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s. Eastern declared bankruptcy in 1989 and ceased operations in 1991.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (in 1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract:
Francis (Frank) Quigley Vogtner was an Eastern Air Lines pilot from 1956 to 1989. The collection contains airline timetables, in-flight materials and company newspapers.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Stephen Zietz, June 2012.
Separated Materials
During processing, periodicals were separated to the Southern Labor Archives Periodicals Collection finding aid or catalog.
Separated to the Southern Labor Archives Periodicals Collection
- Falcon (Eastern Airlines employee newspaper, 6 issues), 1969, 1972
- ATL - The Airport Newsletter, May 11, 1972
Processing Information
Processed by Bob Scarr at the file level, June 2012.
Creator
- Title
- Francis Q. Vogtner:
- Subtitle
- A Guide to His Eastern Air Line Collection at Georgia State University Library
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Georgia State University Library
- Date
- June 22, 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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