Dossiers

The first set of dossiers are organized geographically by continent and region. Since the materials were collected over the span of many years, Davies usually maintained his original order rather than rearrange to match geopolitical changes. This order has been retained within the collection. For example, despite the dissolution of Yugoslavia in 1992, the airlines of Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Macedonia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina are still filed under Yugoslavia. The former Soviet regions are also retained together. Former colonial arrangements are often maintained as well, for example, the West Indies and much of Africa. Davies also maintained dossiers on aircraft, dividing them into United States and non-US manufacturers. The final set of materials are Davies' research binders and loose files. Subjects include civil aviation organizations, such as the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) and International Air Transport Association (IATA); airline routes, maps, and schedules (separate from timetables); statistics; and miscellaneous topics. Davies frequently left notes for his museum volunteers to file newly acquired documents but did not get a chance to file everything before his retirement in 2011. These loose materials are incorporated in the dossier series at either the airline/region/country level as "unfiled materials."