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Photocopies of correspondence Earhart sent to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in regards to her world flight, and her need for the Navy's possible help refueling her plane in the air over Midway Island, and construction of a possible emergency landing field at Howland Island, 1936

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSP 188, Series 2, File 1

Scope and Contents

From the Series: This series is comprised of a variety of items, with a focus on several informative memoirs written by those that knew Earhart; "Sound of Wings," a memoir about Earhart"s time at Purdue, written by Alice Price, resident nurse in Women"s Residence Hall when Earhart lived there, 1935-1937; "A Flying Acquaintance," by Mrs. F.K. Sparrow; and "I Helped Make Her Maps," by Laurel H. Johnson.

Dates

  • 1936

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection material is in English.

Access Information

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Series: 0.363 Cubic Feet (One letter-size full-width manuscript box)

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository

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