Women air pilots -- United States -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Marjorie Stinson Diary (SC-393)
Collection
Identifier: SC-393
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a single pocket size diary written by Marjorie Stinson during her time learning to fly at the Wright School of Aviation in Dayton, Ohio.The earliest entry is from June 19, 1914, and reads simply "Dayton Bound" with a sketch of an arrow underneath; that was the day she departed on that day from San Antonio, Texas. She arrived at Dayton on June 25, 1914, and on that same day made her first visit to the Huffman Prairie with Orville Wright. Entries continue...
Dates:
1914 - 1915
Found in:
Special Collections
Zoe Dell Lantis Nutter Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-446
Abstract
The collection consists of the personal papers and photographs of Zoe Dell Lantis Nutter, a resident of Xenia, Ohio. Zoe Dell is recognized for her influence in aviation and in her local community as a pilot and the first woman president of the National Aviation Hall of Fame, as well as for her contributions to several civic organizations. In 1939 she was named "Most Photographed and Publicized Girl in the World," which was mostly attributed to her role as Theme Girl in the 1938 San...
Dates:
1934-2010
Found in:
Special Collections
