Letter, 1961 May 6.

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Letter, 1961 May 6.

From Cochran in New York City to Alice Norton, Public Relations Officer, Denver Public Library (Denver, Colo.) thanking Norton for press clippings.

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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...