Northwest Airlines papers, 1939-1992 (bulk 1939-1942).

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Northwest Airlines papers, 1939-1992 (bulk 1939-1942).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313827665

Two scrapbooks; and a reminiscence, reunion materials, and other loose papers documenting the pioneering aviation career (1939-1942) of Helen Jacobson Richardson and other early Northwest Airlines flight attendants, as well as Richardson's ongoing interest in her colleagues and the airline.

1.2 cu. ft. (1 oversize box).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 7314591

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Richardson, Helen R. (Helen Ruth), 1891-

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Helen Virginia Bernice Jacobson (Richardson) was born November 26, 1914 in Winthrop, Sibley County (Minn.). She graduated from Bethesda Hospital School of Nursing (St. Paul) in 1937 as a registered nurse. In 1939 she was the third woman to be hired as a stewardess by Northwest Airlines, which required that its stewardesses be registered nurses. In addition to her flight attendant duties, Jacobson co-authored the airline's stewardess training manual, trained new stewardesses, and represented the ...

Northwest Airlines, inc.

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Northwest Airlines was incorporated in 1926 as Northwest Airways. The company began service on October 1, 1926, as an airmail carrier between the Twin Cities and Chicago. Passenger service was inaugurated in July 1927. Northwest expanded its service through the Dakotas and Montana to Spokane and Seattle, Washington, in 1928-1933. The company was reincorporated as Northwest Airlines, Inc. in 1934. During World War II the company set up and operated a military cargo route ...