Sally Putnam Chapman papers on Amelia Earhart
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2026-043
Content Description
Materials include newspaper clippings, correspondence, and articles Sally Putnam Chapman used to write the book "Whistled Like a Bird: The Untold Story of Dorothy Putnam, George Putnam, and Amelia Earhart." The majority of the clippings relate to Earhart's disappearance, Earhart's career, and George Palmer Putnam. Also included is the record disk from Earhart's book "The Fun of It" and a slide labeled "Earhart Light at Howland Island" ca. 1980s.
Acquisition Type
Gift
Provenance
Donated by Sally Putnam Chapman on March 6, 2020.
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- Creation: 1920s - 2019
Creator
- Chapman, Sally Putnam (Person)
Extent
0.733 Cubic Feet (One full-width legal-size manuscript box and one half-width letter-size manuscript box)
Source
- Chapman, Sally Putnam (Donor, Person)
Subject
- Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 (Person)
- Putnam, George Palmer, 1887-1950 (Person)