Jacqueline Cochran Papers. 1930 - 1975. Article Files

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Jacqueline Cochran Papers. 1930 - 1975. Article Files

1938-1963

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/580836

This series contains correspondence, drafts and printed material pertaining to newspaper and magazine articles of interest to Jacqueline Cochran. This series also contains articles written by Jacqueline Cochran and articles written about her by others.

Approximately 6,400 pages

eng, Latn

Dwight D. Eisenhower Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6484565

Dwight D. Eisenhower Library

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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...