Ligue Internationale Aviatrix Trophy, 1933

Sub-Series — Box: 4

Identifier: MSP 9, Series 1, Sub-Series 8

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains some of the correspondence related to the Ligue Internationale Aviatrix Trophy.

Dates

Creation: 1933

Creator

From the Collection: Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 (Person)
From the Collection: Putnam, George Palmer, 1887-1950 (Person)

Access Information

The collection is open for research.

Biographical Information

Clifford Burke Harmon was a wealthy real estate developer and aviator. He founded the International League of Aviators (Ligue Internationale des Aviateurs) and was the sponsor of the Harmon Trophy. Prior to World War II, the award was administered by the International League of Aviators (Ligue Internationale des Aviateurs), an organization founded by Harmon to serve as "an agent for Peace and National security." The National Trophy was awarded from 1926 through 1938 to the most outstanding aviator in each of the twenty-one member countries. In 1932 Earhart won the trophy.