PLEASE NOTE: employees who were retained from company to company maintained their files and did not start new file arrangements. To aid researchers, the change in company name from Ransome Airlines to PAE to TWE appears before the original file title. The Public relations files series consists of marketing and communications materials maintained primarily by Joel Dowshen (1944-), director of public relations at Ransome Airlines from 1972 to 1986, and Henry "Hank" D. Ransome (1947-), son of J. Dawson Ransome, who first joined the family business in 1981. He primarily worked in the marketing department and on several special projects, such as Tariffs Scheduling and the RNAV program. He continued with the new owners, PAE and TWE. In 1990, he became the vice president of marketing and passenger services at PAE. In 1994, Hank Ransome became vice president of marketing and airline planning. Richard Savage was the vice president of marketing and passenger services at PAE from 1987 to 1989, between Dowshen and Hank Ransome. The collection does not include Savages' files.

The series is arranged into four subseries: Promotional materials, Images and related documents, Employee newsletters, and Audio and video recordings.

The Promotional materials subseries consists of printed and published items, such as advertisements, brochures, flyers, press clippings, press kits, and press releases. Of interest are the Aerobatic Club of America Aerobatic World Championship programs, press releases, and photographs from 1970 to 1972 that J. Dawson Ransome competed in as a stunt pilot flying the Pitts Special aircraft. Aitkin-Kynett Co. was an advertising firm that Ransome Airlines contracted with for various newspaper campaigns. The subseries includes bills, reports, and correspondence from the company. There is one Allegheny Airlines annual... report from 1969. There are some cabin safety cards from 1984 and 1986. The subseries is arranged in alphabetical order and dates from 1967 to 1995. Although there is material from Ransome Airlines, PAE, and TWE, the majority of the material is from Ransome Airlines.

The Images and related documents subseries consists of events, crew, aircraft, and facilities photographs, along with relevant press releases, programs, and correspondence. There are biographical sketches, speeches, and brief company histories. Notably, the photographs include J. Dawson Ransome, Maryann Ransome, their family members, and Ransome Airlines staff and crew. Many major milestone events are pictured, such as aircraft dedications, anniversaries, number-of-passenger achievements, Ransome Repair Services, North Philadelphia Airport hanger, and Mercer County Airport terminal opening ceremonies. Many photographs in this subseries that date from pre-1977 were collected for use in the tenth-anniversary book, the "Ransome Airlines Story," by Joan Feldman. The collection does not include the book itself; however, there are drafts and proofs. The proof contains images with captions. There are images and documents related to RNAV, MLS, and STOL. Ransome Airlines was the first airline to implement the revolutionary three-dimensional area navigation (RNAV), which was enhanced by the use of Dash 7 STOL (short take-off and landing) capabilities, and the MLS (Microwave Landing System). There are Ransome Airlines, PAE, and TWE images of aircraft and employee events. The subseries is arranged in chronological order and dates from 1967 to 1995. Although there is material from Ransome Airlines, PAE, and TWE, the majority of the material is from Ransome Airlines.

The Employee newsletters subseries includes newsletters, beginning with the first issue of the "Ransome Flyer" in 1975, through 1982. There are no newsletters for the year 1983. In 1984, the weekly newsletter, "Rabbit Ears" begins, which carries over until it becomes "Pan Am Expressions" in April 1986 through 1989; there are a few issues of the "Pan Am Clipper," from 1988 and 1989; "TWA Skyliner," from 1992 to 1994; and "TW Express" from 1993 and 1994.

The Audio and video recordings subseries consists primarily of audio recordings of radio spots for Ransome Airlines services from 1982 to 1985. The radio commercials are either 30 or 60 seconds; many advertise services from Philadelphia to Washinton, D.C. The audio recordings typically consist of several versions; many cassettes are not fully labeled. There are a couple of audio recordings of radio spots for PAE and TWE. There are a few promotional video recordings for TWE or the parent company TWA, primarily related to business-class travel.