Joseph P. Minton collection of Purdue Aeronautics Corporation and Purdue Airlines Inc. historical material, 1960-2010 | Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections

By Mary A. Sego

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Folder 1: Photographs, 1969-1970

Item         

1.    Photograph of Joseph P. Minton, circa 1969 [black and white, 8” x 10”]     

2.    Photocopied image of Purdue Airlines, Incorporated brochure, 1969     

3.    Aerial view of Purdue campus, facing north, circa 1969 [color, 8” x 10”]     

4.    Aerial view of Purdue campus, facing northwest, circa 1969 [color, 8” x 10”]     

5.    Photograph of executives in front of a Purdue Airlines DC-9 plane, with two men in front holding a small replica of the plane, 1969 [black and white, 9 ½” x 7 ¾”]     

6.    Photograph of executives in front of a Purdue Airlines DC-9 plane, with six men, including Minton, in front holding a small replica of the plane, 1969 [black and white, 9 ½” x 7 ¾”, signed in left, top corner, but can’t read signature]]     

7.    Photograph of 3 men standing with Minton in hangar, circa 1969 [black and white, 9 ½” x 7 ¾”]     

8.    Color rendering of Purdue Airlines, DC-9 flying over campus, circa 1969 [11” x 8”]     

9.    12 polaroid photographs of “first engine change,” including two aerial shots of campus, June 4, 1970 [A/C 393 noted on front of sheet of 3 ½” x 3 ½” color photos]

Folder 2: Newspaper Clippings, 1960s-1971

Item   

1.    “Second Careers – Colonel Who Soloed At 16 Directs Airline,” Air Force Times(Weekend) February 19, 1969 [includes photograph of Joseph P. Minton with “new officers of the Purdue Aero Club,” in sleeve with clipping is a black and white photo, 3 ½” x 5 1/2” of Minton in Air Force uniform with two Air Force officers and two civilians]

2.    “Local Bomber Crew Takes ‘Outsiders’ on SAC Mission: 380th BW develops visual demonstration,” circa 1960s [includes photo of Minton with 3 other men, no publication information available] 

3.    “Jet Travel for Class Trips Key to Unknown for Pupils,”  by Paul Lybrook, Saturday Evening, January 31, 1970, [no other publication information available, includes photo of Robert Q. Calloway, president of Imperial Equipment Corporation and Joseph P. Minton, Purdue Airlines president]   

4.    “Purdue Airlines and The DC-9s: PAI Completes First Full Business Year,” Tuesday Evening, January 27, 1970 [on original, one photocopy, no publication information available]   

5.    “Business – Purdue Airlines Chief Is Angry,” Tuesday, September 10, 1970 [no publication information available]   

6.    “Purdue Airlines To Terminate DC9 Jet Operation April 30,” by Charles W. McClure, 1970 [one original copy and one photocopy, no publication information available]   

7.    Newspaper photo with caption, “For Sale,” Lafayette Journal and Courier, Tuesday Evening, March 23, 1971[one of Purdue’s DC-9s on runway, one original and one copy]   

8.    Peanuts cartoon, circa 1970s [depicts Charlie Brown trying to fly a kite, then it crashes; no publication information available, one copy and one original]   

9.    “Part of Purdue Airline Jet Fleet,” photograph of jet with caption, 1969 [no publication information available] 

10.    “Purdue Airlines Put In Tailspin By Route Limits,” by John H. Lyst, Business and Industry section, Wednesday, March 24, 1971 [no publication information available]

Folder 3: Hugh Hefner's "The Big Bunny," 1970

Item       

1.    Color Photocopy of front page of Professional Pilot, includes publisher Hugh Hefner, TV star Bill Cosby and Purdue Airlines President Joe Minton at Bunny Tail of Playboy DC-9 N950PB at ORD, vol. 4, no. 6, June 1970

2.    “The Big Bunny Is Airborne: hefner hosts press on inaugural flight,” 1970 [includes color photos from a magazine article, no publication information available] 

3.    “Look—Don’t Touch – Playboy Plane Lease Pact For 2 Years Only,” [includes photograph with caption “…To be maintained and flown by Purdue Airlines crews…” 1970 [no publication information available]   

4.    “Maggie Daly” column, Family Today, Chicago Today, Wednesday, February 11, 1970 [makes mention of Hugh Hefner’s all black jet, $5.5 million, PB 950]   

5.    “Airborne Playboy: Hefner Flies With Bed and Bunnies,” 1970 [from a newspaper “Lifestyles” section, with detailed description of  the interior, no publication information available]   

6.    “the bunny jet set: high-flying cottontails undergo elaborate training,” circa 1970 [page from unidentified magazine, includes color pictures of “the Big Bunny”]   

7.    Black and white newspaper photograph, “Inside the Big Bunny,” [UPI Telephoto, no publication information available]   

8.    Playboy name badge for Mr. Joseph Minton, Purdue Airlines, circa 1970   

9.    “Security Around Playboy Plane Likened to Air Force One’s,” includes photo of Joseph P. Minton with a replica of the Playboy jet, with caption, “What Else But a Bunny?” circa 1970 [no publication information available]

Folder 4: Brochures, Annual Reports, Stationery, Performance Reports, 1969-1971

Item   

    1.    Brochure, “Purdue Airlines formerly Purdue Aeronautics Corporation, Air Charter Service, A Certified Supplemental Air Carrier,” circa late 1960s [includes a brief history of the airlines]     

2.    Purdue Airlines Incorporated Annual Report, 1969     

3.    Purdue Airlines, Inc. stationery and Joseph P. Minton, president, business card, circa 1969     

4.    Balance sheets, 1968-1969     

5.    Performance report, quarterly analysis, 1969-1970, released April 15, 1971 [2 copies]

Folder 5: Aviation Daily Articles, 1968-1974

Item

        1.    “Purdue Aeronautics Asks For Mexican, Caribbean Supplemental Authority,” Aviation Daily, March 6, 1968, p. 23.     

2.    “Purdue Airlines Inc. announced that Grove Webster has been elected chairman and Joseph P. Minton president and chief executive officer…,” Aviation Weekly, February 7, 1969, p. 207.     

3.    “Purdue Airlines, supplemental carrier, has taken delivery of a McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-30…,” Aviation Weekly, February 7, 1969, p. 208.     

4.    “Purdue Requests Temporary Caribbean Authority,” Aviation Weekly, June 27, 1969, p. 305     

5.    “Purdue Gets Exemption Covering Playboy’s DC-9,” Aviation Weekly, February 13, 1970, p. 276     

6.    “CAB Denied Exemption Request of Purdue Airlines…,” Aviation Weekly, October 15, 1970, p. 247     

7.    “Congress Checks DOD Failure To Honor Small Business Law (Special Report – WVH),” Aviation Weekly, February 23, 1971 [Minton’s role in case featured]     

8.    “Purdue Airlines To Cease DC-9 Supplemental Service,” Aviation Weekly, March 24, 1971 [3 copies]     

9.    “Purdue Closes Out Charter Service On Up-Beat,” Aviation Weekly, May 11, 1971     

10.    “Purdue Airlines For Sale; Interim Officers Announced,” Aviation Weekly, July 22, 1971     

11.    “CAB Bureau, Trunks, Supplementals Push For Revocation Of Purdue’s Authority,” Aviation Weekly, May 31, 1974

Folder 6: "1st Working Papers" and Historical Documents, 1969-2010

Item   

1.    Packet with “Newsletter,” contents prepared by Joseph P. Minton, February 27, 1969 [includes letter to Mr. Jackson T. Stephens, Stephens, Incorporated, detailing state of affairs for Purdue Airlines, November 29, 1970; DC-9 operations analysis, January 1, 1970-December 31, 1971; revenue analysis 1967-1970; fact sheet and financial statement for the month of February 1971 and fiscal year to date]     

2.    Miscellaneous financial notations made by Minton, circa 1972     

3.    “Statement of Joseph P. Minton, Former President, Purdue Airlines, Inc., West Lafayette, Indiana,”  February 15, 1977 [details Purdue Airlines history]     

4.    “Purdue Aeronautics Corporation: a lease Corporation of Purdue University, 1967-1968,” August 5, 2010 [history written by Joseph P. Minton]     

5.    “Purdue Airlines, Incorporated, 1968-1971,” August 5, 2010 [history written by Joseph P. Minton]