| Abstract: Edward J Barrett a former resident of Queensbury, New York. He Was a World War II Veteran serving three years in the Pacific aboard the USS Montpelier. He was a holder of A Presidential Unit Citation along with seven battle stars and other awards. From 1946 to 1978 he was associated with the commercial airline industry work in management and quality control for Colonial, Eastern, Allegheny and Mohawk airlines in Glens Falls and other cities.
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Scope and Content. The Edward J Barrett collection contains newspapers newspaper clippings, airline brochures, airline schedules and timetables, photos and local airline service history.
Organization and Arrangement Box 1 contains three folders: I. newspaper clippings II. brochures III. photos.
Description and Box Listing
Box 1
Located in box, no folder
2009.010.001 Plaque from Mohawk Airlines
Folder 1: Clippings
2009.010.002 The First Airmail, dated May 15, 1918
2009.010.003 Local service airline industry (history 1964)
2009.010.004 Post Star clipping (Mohawk Airlines), December 20, 1966
2009.010.005 News clipping (Mohawk Airlines), 1962
2009.010.006 News clipping (Mohawk Airlines), November 15, 1962
2009.010.007 Newspaper clipping (Eastern Airlines), June 10, 1957
2009.010.008 News clipping (Allegheny Airlines), 1977
2009.010.009 News clipping (Allegheny Air System), 1977
2009.010.010 News clipping (Allegheny Air Inc.), 1977
Folder 2: Brochures
2009.010.011 Flyer (brochure) Allegheny Commuter, December 1, 1975
2009.010.012 Timetable (Mohawk Airlines) April 1, 1972
2009.010.013 Colonial Airlines
2009.010.014 Eastern Airlines complete System Timetables, April 21, 1960
2009.010.015 Allegheny System Air, Schedule(s), effective April 24, 1977
2009.010.016 Allegheny System Air, Timetable October 29, 1978
2009.010.017 Stickers (2), Skycruises to Bermuda
2009.010.018 Flyer—Fly colonial Drive Airs
2009.010.019 Flyer—Hertz
2009.010.020 Allegheny commuter schedule December 1, 1975 Plastic Bag – Colonial Airlines with route map
Folder 3: Photographs
2009.010.022 Colonial Airlines, Glens Falls, NY Jan. 1956, Just merged with Eastern Airlines.
2009.010.023 Eastern, M404 at Glens Falls Airport, 1956-1961 44 seats.
2009.010.024 Air North, Mohawk commuter.
2009.010.025 Photo of two men in front of airplane.
