Samuel F. Pryor papers, 1927-1984 (inclusive), 1950-1984 (bulk).

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Samuel F. Pryor papers, 1927-1984 (inclusive), 1950-1984 (bulk).

The papers consist of correspondence, writings, printed material, newspaper clippings, and photographs documenting the life and career of Samuel F. Pryor and his friendship with Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh.

1 linear ft. (3 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8025814

Yale University Library

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Lindbergh, Anne Morrow, 1906-2001

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Anne Spencer Morrow Lindbergh was born in Englewood, New Jersey on 22 June 1906, the daughter of ambassador and politician Dwight Morrow and author and Smith College president Elizabeth Cutter Morrow. From 1924-1928 Anne studied literature at Smith College, where she graduated in 1928 with a bachelor's degree in English. In May 1929, after a brief courting period, Anne married Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1902-1974). Anne had met Lindbergh in Mexico in 1927, while her father was serving as ambas...

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-...

Pryor, Samuel F. (Samuel Frazier), 1898-

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Samuel F. Pryor was born on March 1, 1898, in Ferguson, Missouri. After graduation from Yale University in 1921, Pryor began a career in business and eventually became a vice-president of Pan American World Airways. Pryor was a close friend of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. Samuel Pryor died on September 9, 1985. From the description of Samuel F. Pryor papers, 1927-1984 (inclusive), 1950-1984 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702179661 Pryor was credited with revitalizing ...