Arnold Zimmerman gave the records of the United States Pilot Association to the Western Historical Manuscript Collection in two increments on September 8, 1997 and February 11, 2002.
The United States Pilot Association is a national umbrella organization of state pilot associations, member controlled, with approximately 8000 individual, affiliated and associate members throughout the United States that promote safety and education in the aviation community. It began after the December 1980 dissolution of the National Pilots Association, a group organized to provide facilities for to promote advances in aeronautics, due to a lack of sufficient funds to serve its membership. USPA's registered office resides in St. Louis, MO, and its current records are maintained in Branson, MO. USPA automatically grants membership to pilots, spouses and others interested in aviation that belong to a state pilots association affiliated with USPA. Meetings are conducted at the site of quarterly meetings, in various locations in the United States, usually within affiliated states.
The Missouri Pilots Association was founded in 1953 for the purpose of encouraging the development of aviation in the Missouri through educational, civic, recreational and patriotic activities. It voted to affiliate with the US Pilots Association in June 1981. In 1990 USPA and its Missouri chapter worked together to support legislation to improve funding for Missouri airports and related aviation facilities. USPA often takes positions on important national topics concerning aviation, including the Air Traffic controller’s strike in 1981 and the air crash death of under-age pilot Jessica Dubroff in 1997.
See also: sl 710, US Pilots Association Addenda, 1978-2001.
Series 1 – Board Minutes and Correspondence, 1981-1998, folders 1-102
Contains USPA minutes and business correspondence.
Series 2 – State Groups, 1978-1994, folders 103-203
Includes affiliation-related correspondence from state aviation groups, 1978-1994
Series 3 – Videotapes, 1986-1997, Tapes 645.1-645.11
Includes documentaries about USPA and news reports about the death of under-age pilot Jessica Dubroff in 1997.
Box 1 (051762)
Series 1 – Board Minutes and Correspondence, 1981-1998, folders 1-102
1. Board Meetings, 1986-1989
2. Board Meetings, 1986-1989
3. Board Minutes, 1996
4. By Laws and Policy Manual Used To Develop USPA By Laws, 1978
5. By Laws, 1981
6. Correspondence, 1982
7. Correspondence, 1982
8. Correspondence, 1982
9. Correspondence, 1982
10. Correspondence, 1982
11. Correspondence, 1982
12. Correspondence, 1983
13. Correspondence, 1983
Box 2 (051763)
14. Correspondence, 1983
15. Correspondence, 1983
16. Correspondence, 1983
17. Correspondence, 1983
18. Correspondence, 1984
19. Correspondence, 1984
20. Correspondence, 1984
21. Correspondence, 1984
22. Correspondence, 1985
Box 3 (051764)
23. Correspondence, 1985
24. Correspondence, 1985
25. Correspondence, 1985
26. Correspondence, 1985
27. Correspondence, 1986
28. Correspondence, 1986
29. Correspondence, 1986
30. Correspondence, 1986
31. Correspondence, 1987
32. Correspondence, 1987
33. Correspondence, 1987
Box 4 (051765)
34. Correspondence, 1987
35. Correspondence, 1987-1988
36. Correspondence, 1988
37. Correspondence, 1988
38. Correspondence, 1988
39. Correspondence, 1988
40. Correspondence, 1988
41. Correspondence, 1988
42. Correspondence, 1988-1989
43. Correspondence, 1989
44. Correspondence, 1989
45. Correspondence, 1989
46. Correspondence, 1989
47. Correspondence, 1989
Box 5 (051766)
48. Correspondence. 1989
49. Correspondence, 1990
50. Correspondence, 1990
51. Correspondence, 1990
52. Correspondence, 1981
53. Correspondence, 1991
54. Correspondence, 1991
55. Correspondence, 1991
56. Correspondence, 1992
57. Correspondence, 1992
58. Correspondence, 1992
Box 6 (051767)
59. Correspondence, 1992
60. Correspondence, 1992
61. Correspondence, 1992
62. Correspondence, 1992
63. Correspondence, 1992
64. Correspondence, 1993
65. Correspondence, 1993
66. Correspondence, 1993
67. Correspondence, 1993
68. Correspondence, 1993
Box 7 (051768)
69. Correspondence, 1993
70. Correspondence, 1994
71. Correspondence, 1994
72. Correspondence, 1994
73. Correspondence, 1994
74. Correspondence, 1994
75. Correspondence, 1994
76. Correspondence, 1994
77. Correspondence, 1994
78. Correspondence, 1994
79. Correspondence, 1994
80. Correspondence, 1994
81. Correspondence, 1994
82. Correspondence, 1994
Box 8 (051769)
83. Correspondence, 1995
84. Correspondence, 1995
85. Correspondence, 1995
86. Correspondence, 1995
87. Correspondence, 1995
88. Correspondence, 1995
89. Correspondence, 1995
90. Correspondence, 1996
91. Correspondence, 1998
92. How To Operate A Local Pilot Group, 1981
93. Ledger, 1988
94. Ledger, 1988
95. Ledger, 1990
Box 9 (051770)
96. Ledgers and Tax Returns, 1991-1992
97. Ledgers and Tax Returns, 1992-1993
98. Ledgers and Tax Returns, 1992-1993
99. Ledgers, 1996
100. Mailing Lists, 1981-1983
101. St. Louis Airspace Users Advisory Committee, 1991
102. WPA BoD, 1984-1986
Box 10 (051771)
Series 2 – State Groups, 1978-1994, folders 103-203
103. Arizona
104. Arkansas
105. Arkansas
106. Arkansas
107. Arkansas
108. Arkansas
109. Arkansas
110. California
111. California
112. California
113. Florida
114. Florida
115. Florida
116. Florida
117. Florida
118. Florida
119. Florida
Box 11 (051788)
120. Georgia
121. Georgia
122. Georgia
123. Georgia
124. Illinois
125. Illinois
126. Illinois
127. Illinois
128. Illinois
129. Illinois
130. Illinois
131. Illinois
132. Illinois
133. Illinois
Box 12 (051789)
134. Illinois
135. Illinois
136. Illinois
137. Illinois
138. Illinois
139. Illinois
140. Illinois
141. Indiana
143. Iowa
144. Iowa
145. Kansas
Box 13 (051790)
146. Kansas
147. Kansas
148. Kansas
149. Kansas
150. Kentucky
151. Louisiana
152. Louisiana
153. Massachusetts
154. Massachusetts
155. Michigan
156. Midwest Flyer
157. Midwest Flyer
158. Midwest Flyer
Box 14 (051791)
159 Minnesota
160. Minnesota
161. Missouri
162. Missouri
163. Missouri
164. Montana
165. Nebraska
166. Nebraska
167. Nebraska
168. Nebraska
169. Nebraska
170. Nebraska
171. Nebraska
172. New Jersey
173. New Mexico
174. New Mexico
175. New Mexico
Box 15 (051792)
176. North Carolina
177. North Carolina
178. North Dakota
179. North Dakota
180. Ohio
181. Ohio
182. Ohio
183. Ohio
184. Ohio
185. Ohio
186. Oklahoma
187. Oklahoma
188. Oklahoma
189. Oklahoma
Box 16 (051793)
190. Oklahoma
191. Oklahoma
192. Oklahoma
193. Oklahoma
194. Oregon
195. Texas
196. Texas
197. Texas
198. Texas
199. Texas
200. Texas
201. Texas
202. Utah
203. Washington
Box 17 (051794)
Videotapes, 1986-1997, Tapes 645.1-645.11
645.1 Jessica Dubroff, Tape of Assorted Newscasts
645.2 Operation Blessing International
645.3 Remembering the Past, Celebrating the Future
645.4 US Pilots Association (w/ UMatic Edit Master)
645.5 National System Fantastic Flight (Poor Color), 1986
645.6 WALA TV 10 – NBC Mobile US Pilot Association, “Aviation Safety”,
3/9/89
645.7 Channel 22 Newscast on USPA, 10PM News, 5/26/89
645.8 Collier, 1995
645.9 Globalstar, LP – Loral Corporation, Globalstar Singe Scree, 12/1/95
645.10 10:00 PM New, Channel 4, 4/11/96
645.11 Kid Pilots, CBS News Up To The Minute, 4/12/96
INDEX
Aerospace
Air Traffic Controller Strike, 1981, f. 92
Dubroff, Jessica, f. 11, T645.1
Missouri Pilots Association
US Pilots Association