Martin Jensen papers, 1927-1990.

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Martin Jensen papers, 1927-1990.

1927-1990

http://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wyu-ah10025.xml

The Martin Jensen Papers contain photographs, telegrams, scrapbooks, correspondence, and newspaper clippings about the 1927 James D. Dole Derby Trans-Pacific Air Race. Material also relates to subsequent events related to this race including reunions. There are also photos and newspaper clippings about the 1927 MGM Studios publicity flight in which Jensen piloted a specially designed aircraft that held the MGM mascot lion. There is correspondence, reports, articles, and other printed materials on Jensen's aeronautical developments, technical issues, and aviation history including photos of Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh. There is a small amount of material including correspondence and photographs related to his personal life including copies of donor correspondence from Jensen to the American Heritage Center.

1.38 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

eng, Latn

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7919441

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Jensen, Martin, 1900-1992.

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