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Robert S. Ball Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-210
Abstract
Ball was a newspaper reporter and editor who specialized in space and aviation. He spent the major portion of his career writing for the Detroit Free Press. Papers include news articles pertaining to various aviation subjects, correspondence, an autographed photograph of Amelia Earhart, and fabric from the wing of the first airplane to complete a trans-continental flight (1911).
Dates:
1911-1982
Found in:
Special Collections
Zola Marie MacDonald Aviation Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: MS-291
Abstract
Scrapbook containing articles and information on aviation crashes, women in aviation (including the search for Amelia Earhart), and aviation fiction, dating between 1935 and early 1940s.
Dates:
1935-1945
Found in:
Special Collections
