Civilian Aeronautics Authority, 1939-42

File — Box: 53, Folder: 18

Identifier: VIII

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series: Robert H. Hinckley and Dean Brimhall were very close friends. They worked together to make a success of Utah Pacific Airways, and later both worked for the Works Progress Administration during the 1930s. In 1939 Robert Hinckley was appointed chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Authority. He chose Dean Brimhall to be his assistant. In 1940 Hinckley was appointed to the post of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Air. In 1942 he left government service to work for Sperry Rand Corporation, but in 1944 was called back by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to be director of Contract Settlement. After Hinckley resigned from this post in 1946, he helped found the American Broadcasting Company. In 1949 President Harry S. Truman asked him to tour European countries to determine the success of the Marshall Plan. In 1965 he established the Robert H. Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah. Until the time of Brimhall's death in 1972, he and Hinckley remained in close contact. Both native Utahns, the two corresponded a great deal on a variety of subjects. For more information about Robert H. Hinckley, see Robert H. Hinckley Papers, Ms 102.

Dates

1939-42

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.