Jacqueline Cochran Papers. 1930 - 1975. Ninety-Nines Files

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Jacqueline Cochran Papers. 1930 - 1975. Ninety-Nines Files

1930-1944

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/580846

This series contains correspondence, reports and printed material pertaining to the early activities of the Ninety-Nines, an international organization of women pilots founded by Amelia Earhart in 1929. This series contains the official records of the first five presidents of the organization. This material was given to Jacqueline Cochran when she was elected president in 1941 and she retained the files instead of passing them on to her successor in 1943.

Approximately 10,400 pages

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Dwight D. Eisenhower Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6484571

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...