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Overview
One facet of the WAHF mission statement states "collect and
preserve the history of aviation in Wisconsin". That is
certainly a daunting task for an all-volunteer organization but one
that our founders believed in and worked at long before the Hall of
Fame came into being.
During the research and writing of
the book, Forward in Flight, a History of Aviation in Wisconsin,
much material was collected. Thousands of interviews,
photos, drawings, posters, scrapbooks, and other primary source material
serve as the archives' foundation. Secondary sources within the
archives include thousands of newspaper clippings, hundreds of
books, and untold magazines. In addition, collections consisting of
memorabilia, relics, artifacts, and other materials give WAHF what
may be the most comprehensive aviation
historical archive in Wisconsin. Other collections are certainly
larger, none is as broad-based.
In other words, the WAHF archives do
not contain everything about Wisconsin aviation history, nor do we
have everything on any one person or subject, but we do have a
little bit of information on just about every facet of our state's
aviation history.
The archives continues to grow on an
almost daily basis. Our most recent acquisitions include
manuscripts, photos, slides, World War I memorabilia, videotapes,
CDs and DVDs. Visit the Collections
page to experience one example of our varied materials.
Donations / Loans
If you have items that you would like to donate (or loan) to the
Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame please contact Michael Goc at
608-339-7191. The Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame is registered as a
501(c)(3) organization for tax purposes.
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Books, pamphlets, scrapbooks, news
clips, government documents, audio tapes, photos, prints, slides,
negatives including CD and DVD collections, plus hundreds of data
files on aviation history make up the WAHF archives.
(WAHF photo)
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