GB 0402 WST - STRAIGHT, Whitney (1912-1979)

2 box files

GB 0402 WST 1962-1965 Collection level 2 box files Straight , Whitney Willard , 1912-1979 , racing driver and industrialist

Born, USA, 1912; educated Lincoln School, New York, Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon, 1925-1931; Trinity College, Cambridge, 1931-1933; left Cambridge to devote himself to motor sport, 1933; formed the Straight Corporation, 1935; Royal Auxiliary Air Force, 1940; air aide-de-camp to King George VI, 1944; first deputy chairman and managing director of British European Airways, 1946; chairman of Government advisory committee on private flying, 1947; chairman of the Royal Aero Club, 1946-1951; deputy chairman British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), 1947; executive vice-chairman BOAC 1949-1957; executive vice-chairman, Rolls-Royce Ltd, 1955; deputy chairman; chairman, 1971-1976; board of the Midland Bank, 1956; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1964-1979; deputy chairman of the new Post Office Corporation, 1969-1974; died, 1979.

Donated by the widow, 31 Oct 1979.

Papers of Whitney Willard Straight, 1962-1968, comprising correspondence, press cuttings and papers concerning his visits to the Sahara and to Socotra.

Original order

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English

Detailed box list available in the Foyle Reading Room.

Prepared by Archives Volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: Oxford DNB

ISAD(G) ed. 2. Name authority NRA.

1st March, 2001. May 2008. Straight , Whitney Willard , 1912-1979 , racing driver and industrialist Geography Geographical exploration Travel Topography Geomorphology Land forms Deserts Socotra Yemen Middle East North Africa

Donated by the widow, 31 Oct 1979.

Papers of Whitney Willard Straight, 1962-1968, comprising correspondence, press cuttings and papers concerning his visits to the Sahara and to Socotra.

Original order

Accessible via The Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.

Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist, and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

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English

Detailed box list available in the Foyle Reading Room.

ISAD(G) ed. 2. Name authority NRA.

• anglais