Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation (Convair) was an aircraft manufacturing company. It was formed in 1943 when the Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft corporations merged. Convair developed and produced military aircraft and guided missiles. This small collection consists of Convair publications primarily intended for internal purposes, such as employee handbooks, newsletters, or recruiting; there are a few items for a wider audience, such as information about specific company programs or company products.

Hughes Helicopters was a manufacturer of civilian and military helicopters. The company was founded in 1947 as a unit of the Hughes Aircraft Co., an aerospace and defense contractor established by Howard Hughes (1905-1976) in 1934. This small collection consists primarily of article reprints that publicize Hughes Helicopters and trade literature for some of the company's competitors before entering the market.