Jacqueline Cochran Papers. 1930 - 1975. National Aeronautic Association Files

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Jacqueline Cochran Papers. 1930 - 1975. National Aeronautic Association Files

1958-1963

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/580844

This series contains correspondence, memoranda, reports and printed material pertaining to the work of the National Aeronautic Association and its affiliated organizations. The files cover the period from early 1958 to early 1963, the years of Jacqueline Cochran's greatest involvement in the organization.

Approximately 16,000 pages

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Dwight D. Eisenhower Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6484570

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...