Research Catalog

Title

Vincent Raschella papers, 1889-1905.

Author

Raschella, Vincent, 1863-

Supplementary Content

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Details

Description

.07 linear foot (2 boxes).

Summary

Papers, written mainly in Italian, reflect Vincent Raschella's career as an artist and aeronautic inventor.

Subjects

• Inventors
• Artist
• Sketches
• Photographs
• Italy > History > 1870-1914
• Shoe machinery
• Inventions > United States
• Inventions > Italy
• Flying-machines
• Aeronautics
• Raschella, Vincent, 1863-

Genre/Form

• Photographs.
• Sketches.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Biography (note)

• Vincent Raschella (1863- ), artist and aeronautic inventor of gliders and dirigibles was born in Italy. After he was unsuccessful in persuading the Minister of War in Italy to adapt one of his designs for wartime use, Raschella emigrated to the United States in 1899, where he continued to work on his designs.

Processing Action (note)

• Processed
• Cataloging updated

Call Number

MssCol 2528

OCLC

NYPW92-A164

Author

Raschella, Vincent, 1863-

Title

Vincent Raschella papers, 1889-1905.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Biography

Vincent Raschella (1863- ), artist and aeronautic inventor of gliders and dirigibles was born in Italy. After he was unsuccessful in persuading the Minister of War in Italy to adapt one of his designs for wartime use, Raschella emigrated to the United States in 1899, where he continued to work on his designs.

Finding Aids

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Occupation

Artist.

Inventors.

Research Call Number

MssCol 2528