Great explorations: increasing online access to our aerospace heritage [the museum proposes a three-year project to preserve, catalog, and digitize still and moving images from the consolidated…

The San Diego Air & Space Museum (SDASM) received a three-year, $334,315 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to preserve, catalog, and digitize 120,000 images from the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation, Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, and the Convair division of General Dynamics. Known collectively as Convair, these companies played a pivotal role in San Diego's aerospace industry and housing their records is crucial to understanding regional aviation history.

Through the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program, which supports increasing long-term access to historical resources, SDASM will conserve the fragile Convair collection and make the images available online. By cataloging and digitizing this collection, the Museum aims to extend its lifespan for research and public enjoyment. The grant period runs from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026.

Great explorations: increasing online access to our aerospace heritage [the museum proposes a three-year project to preserve, catalog, and digitize still and moving images from the consolidated aircraft corporation, consolidated vultee aircraft corporation, and the convair division of general dynamics, collectively referred to as convair. Through this project 120,000 images will be cataloged, digitized, and offered for public access using various online platforms to increase accessibility. Throughout the past century, the growth of the aviation and space industry has shaped and defined major aspects of our society. SAN diego?S contribution aviation history and technology development is unparalleled. Sdasm houses the corporate records of arguably one of the most significant and successful aircraft manufacturing companies based in SAN diego, convair. Due to the size, age, and fragile nature of the collection, there is an immediate and critical need to extend the life of this humanities collection and make IT available for research and public enjoyment.]