George Teeple Eggleston papers, 1918-1985.

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George Teeple Eggleston papers, 1918-1985.

The George Teeple Eggleston papers include correspondence, clippings, and notes relating to the America First movement, as well as Charles Lindbergh's role in the movement. Editions of Scribner's Commentator, Reader's Digest, and Life magazine are also present, all of which Eggleston helped edit. The collection also contains many of his books, as well as reviews, clippings, and correspondence from fans and publishers. Some personal files are also present.

2.48 cubic ft. (4 boxes)

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Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974

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Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) was an American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, and activist. At the age of 25 in 1927, he went from obscurity as a U.S. Air Mail pilot to instantaneous world fame by winning the Orteig Prize for making a nonstop flight from New York City to Paris. Lindbergh covered the ​33 1⁄2-hour, 3,600-statute-mile (5,800 km) flight alone in a purpose-built, single-engine Ryan monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis. While the first non-...

Eggleston, George Teeple, 1906-

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George Teeple Eggleston was born in Oakland, California in 1906. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1929. In the late 1930s, until the bombing of Pearl Harbor, he was very active in the America First movement with Charles Lindbergh. At that time, he was editor-in-chief of Scribner's Commentator, dedicated to keeping America out of war. The public outcry against the America First movement affected Eggleston. Eggleston was discharged from military service and there were ru...

America First Committee

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Private organization to promote United States nonintervention in World War II. From the description of America First Committee records, 1940-1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868195 ...