Materials include letters, papers, and collected items, including newspaper clippings, magazines, and photographs, pertaining to the W.N.A.A. and other things aeronautical. Dated 1932-1938.

Collection of military papers and equipment used to train naval airforce cadets in navigation techniques. The papers were published between 1939-1942 and later annotated by Sheldon P. Hayes. His reasons for collecting and annotating the materials are unknown.

Contains correspondence and photographs of Cooper's early interest and participation in the commercial aviation industry and space exploration, dating from between 1921 and 1969. Materials from the early 1930s documents his involvement in General Aviation Corp., National Aviation Corp., Western Air Express, and with his interest in space pioneer Robert Goddard.