Jacqueline Cochran Papers. 1930 - 1975. General Election Files

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Jacqueline Cochran Papers. 1930 - 1975. General Election Files

1956-1961

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/580843

This series contains correspondence, reports, personnel forms and memoranda pertaining to Jacqueline Cochran's unsuccessful campaign for Congress from the 29th district of California. This series covers her campaign after the primary election in June 1956. After her defeat in November 1956 the file was stored at her ranch in California. It remained active and was used by her staff as late as 1961. Most of the post-1956 material pertains to Jacqueline Cochran's public appearances in California and to the operation of her private golf course.

Approximately 11,200 pages

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Dwight D. Eisenhower Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6484569

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...