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United States. War Department (1789-1947)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1789 - 1947

Parallel Names

  • United States. War Office

Historical

found: LC man. auth. cd.(hdg.: U.S. War Dept.; created by act approved Aug. 7, 1789: the supervision of naval affairs which was orig. assigned to this department was transferred to the Navy dept. at its estab. in 1798; jurisdiction in the matters of public lands, military pensions, and Indian affairs was transferred to the Dept. of the Interior when that dept. was created in 1849; superseded by the Dept. of the Army which was estab. by the National Security Act of 1947, approved July 26, 1947)

Found in 73 Collections and/or Records:

"Lautaret Engine Tests" (Bulletin of the Airplane Engineering Department, U.S.A, Vol. I, No. 2), 1918-07

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.002
Identifier: 20140702
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Bulletin of the Airplane Engineering Department, U.S.A. [United States Army], Vol. I, No. 2 (dated July 1918. This section on pages 114 through 139.Scope: Report "Compiled by the Technical Publication Department from French Reports". Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes "Review of...
Dates: Publication: 1918-07

"Liberty-12 Gasoline Consumption" (Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A, Vol. II, No. 3) [Photocopy], 1918-12

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.007
Identifier: 20140707
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A. [United States Army], Vol. II, No. 3 (dated December 1918). This section on pages 41 through 43.Scope: By the Experimental Department. Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes "Tests at Maximum,...
Dates: Publication: 1918-12

"Liberty-12 with High-Power Features" (Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A, Vol. I, No. 4), 1918-09

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.004
Identifier: 20140704
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A. [United States Army], Vol. I, No. 4 (dated September 1918). This section on pages 26 through 37.Scope: By Engine Testing Section. Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes "Successive Experimental Changes...
Dates: Publication: 1918-09

"Liberty Engine Heat Balance" (Bulletin of the Airplane Engineering Department, U.S.A, Vol. I, No. 1), 1918-06

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.001
Identifier: 20140701
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Bulletin of the Airplane Engineering Department, U.S.A. [United States Army], Vol. I, No. 1 (dated June 1918. This section on page 77.Scope: Report by the Engine Testing Department. Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes "Results of 1-hour Test Run on Standard High Compression Army...
Dates: Publication: 1918-06

"Liberty Engine Standardization Tests" (Bulletin of the Airplane Engineering Department, U.S.A, Vol. I, No. 2), 1918-07

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.002
Identifier: 20140702
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Bulletin of the Airplane Engineering Department, U.S.A. [United States Army], Vol. I, No. 2 (dated July 1918. This section on pages 86 through 104.Scope: Report by Engine Testing Department. Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes "Power Output and Fuel Consumption Tests of Twelve...
Dates: Publication: 1918-07

"Liberty Engine Vacuum Oil Control" (Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A, Vol. I, No. 4), 1918-09

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.004
Identifier: 20140704
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A. [United States Army], Vol. I, No. 4 (dated September 1918). This section on pages 72 through 76.Scope: From "Engine Testing Section Experimentation". Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes "Device...
Dates: Publication: 1918-09

"Liberty Epicyclic Reduction Gear" (Bulletin of the Airplane Engineering Department, U.S.A, Vol. I, No. 2), 1918-07

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.002
Identifier: 20140702
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Bulletin of the Airplane Engineering Department, U.S.A. [United States Army], Vol. I, No. 2 (dated July 1918. This section on pages 53 through 85.Scope: Report by Research Department--Chief Engineer's Office. Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes "Design of Reduction Gearing for Use...
Dates: Publication: 1918-07

"List of Propellers and Propeller Clubs for Service and Training Planes and Engines" (Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A, Vol. II, No. 3) [Photocopy], 1918-12

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.007
Identifier: 20140707
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A. [United States Army], Vol. II, No. 3 (dated December 1918). This section on pages 112 through 113 (top half).Scope: By the Experimental Department. Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: list of service and training...
Dates: Publication: 1918-12

"McCook Field Gun Control" (Bulletin of the Airplane Engineering Department, U.S.A, Vol. I, No. 1), 1918-06

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.001
Identifier: 20140701
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Bulletin of the Airplane Engineering Department, U.S.A. [United States Army], Vol. I, No. 1 (dated June 1918. This section covers page 5 through 43.Scope: Report by the Armament Department. Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article covers "New Mechanical Type Recently Developed – Comparative...
Dates: Publication: 1918-06

"New Adjustable Pitch Propeller" (Bulletin of the Airplane Engineering Department, U.S.A, Vol. I, No. 1), 1918-06

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.001
Identifier: 20140701
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Bulletin of the Airplane Engineering Department, U.S.A. [United States Army], Vol. I, No. 1 (dated June 1918. This section on page 78 through 88.Scope: Report by the Propeller Department. Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes "Strength and Performance Tests Made to Determine Rate of...
Dates: Publication: 1918-06