Papers, 1835, 1885, 1897-1977

Wright, Orville, 1871-1948

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Orville Wright was a pioneer aviator. He was born in Dayton, Ohio, on Aug 19, 1871. He was a son of Bishop Milton and Susan Catherine (Koerner) Wright. In 1903, with his brother Wilbur Wright, he devoted much of his time to Wright Brothers' flying machine. He died on January 30, 1948, in Dayon, Ohio....

Saltonstall, Leverett, 1892-1979

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Leverett A. Saltonstall (September 1, 1892 – June 17, 1979) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He served three two-year terms as the 55th Governor of Massachusetts, and for more than twenty years as a United States Senator (1945–1967). Saltonstall was internationalist in foreign policy and moderate on domestic policy, serving as a well-liked mediating force in the Republican Party. He was the only member of the Republican Senate leadership to vote for the censure of Joseph...

Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937

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Amelia Mary Earhart (AE) was born on July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas, the first daughter of Amy (Otis) Earhart and Edwin Stanton Earhart. Her sister, Grace Muriel, was born three years later. The family moved several times (to Kansas City, Kansas; Des Moines; St. Paul; Chicago) during AE's childhood as her father tried unsuccessfully to establish a profitable legal career. AE graduated from Chicago's Hyde Park High School in 1916. ESE's increasing reliance on al...

Cochran, Jacqueline, 1906?-1980

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Jacqueline Cochran, cosmetics executive and world-famous aviatrix, was the product of obscure origins. Born Bessie Pittman, born 1906/1908/1910, in northwest Florida (sources differ on her birth year). The Pittmans were and impoverished family that moved from one town to another in search of work. Even as a child, Bessie possessed an unusual amount of drive and ambition. She resented the limited opportunities available to her in such an environment, especially after she was told the Pittmans wer...

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the longest-serving First Lady throughout her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms in office (1933-1945). She was an American politician, diplomat, and activist who later served as a United Nations spokeswoman. A shy, awkward child, starved for recognition and love, Eleanor Roosevelt grew into a woman with great sensitivity to the underprivileged of all creeds, races, and nations. Her constant work to improve their lot made her one of the most loved–...

Society of the Sons of the Revolution

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Reischauer, Edwin O. (Edwin Oldfather), 1910-1990

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Reischauer was professor of Japanese history at Harvard, 1950-1961, and U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1961-1966. He served as director of the Harvard-Yenching Institute, 1956-1961; he became University Professor at Harvard in 1966. From the description of Papers of Edwin Oldfather Reischauer, 1933-1990 (inclusive), 1966-1981 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76977368 Epithet: Professor of Far Eastern Languages Harvard University British L...

Wright, Lucile M.

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Chittim, May

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Otis family

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Bronson, Maude

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de Schweinitz, Louise

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Curley, Walter

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Stultz, Wilmer

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Stanton, Frank

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Frank C. Stanton is a retired business executive in Savannah, Georgia. He is active in the community and served as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Savannah Olympic Support Council for the 1996 Olympics and was the chairman for the 1996 Rolex Golden Spinnaker Ball, a benefit gala for the United States sailing team. The Savannah Olympic Support Council (SOSCO) was formed in 1991 to help support the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games in organizing the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georg...

Elise B. Gillespie

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Guest, Edgar A. (Edgar Albert), 1881-1959

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Guest was born Aug. 20, 1881 in Eng., the son of Edwin and Julia Guest. He graduated from Central High School in Detroit (Mich.) in 1897. He started writing when age 14. Guest worked as a newspaper man for the Detroit Free Press, 1895-1959. He did radio presentations and his verse was syndicated across the country. Guest married and had two children. He was frequently referred to as "The Poet of the Plain People". Guest died in 1959. (Information from Michigan Authors, pp. 146-147.) The Clarke H...

Young, Bess

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Alfred G. Otis

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Mantz, Paul

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Royer, Lloyd

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Goerner, Frederick

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Clare Hudson)

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Noonan, Frederick J., -1937

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Amy Otis Earhart

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Edwin Stanton Earhart

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Jean Hoyt

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Pugsley, Beatrice

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Putnam, George Palmer, 1887-1950

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George Palmer Putnam (b. September 7, 1887, Rye, New York-d. January 4, 1950, Torna, California) was an American publisher, author and explorer. Known for his marriage to famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart, he had also achieved fame as one of the most successful promoters in the United States during the 1930s. He was the primary financier of the Baffin Island Expedition in 1927....

Vaeth, J. Gordon

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Zonta international

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Marsha B. Hall

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Maude M. Bronson

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Maria Grace Harres

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Earhart family

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International Aerospace Hall of Fame

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Evelyn D. Hotchkiss

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Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993

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John Bowden Connally Jr. (February 27, 1917 – June 15, 1993) was an American politician. He served as the 39th Governor of Texas and as the 61st United States Secretary of the Treasury. He began his career as a Democrat and later became a Republican in 1973. Born in Floresville, Texas, Connally pursued a legal career after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin. During World War II, he served on the staff of James Forrestal and Dwight D. Eisenhower before transferring to the Asiati...

Morrissey, Muriel (Earhart), 1899-

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Ann Helen Earhart

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Taylor, Bert Leston, 1866-1921

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Ninety-Nines (Organization)

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The female pioneers of flight all began with aviatrixes, such as Amelia Earhart, Betty Wharton, and Blanche Noyes, in 1929. Their fame started with the creation of the "Ninety-Nines," an international organization of licensed women pilots established to educate and support their fellow women who have passion for flight. Named for the original 99 members, the "Ninety-Nines" were established at Curtiss Field, Long Island, New York....

College Preparatory School

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Benét, William Rose, 1886-1950

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American poet, novelist, and editor. From the description of Letter to a dealer [manuscript], n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647806176 Editor of The Chimaera. From the description of ALS, [1915]-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122500150 This may not really be Benét's writing. Although the verse appears to be signed by him the writer's intent may have been simply to ascribe the verse to him. Also, it is on letterhead engraved "MM...

Jimmy Walker

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Kleiber, Hans, 1887-1967

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Light, Howland

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Aviation Hall of Fame

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Batten, Donald

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Louis Gordon

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