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TIGHAR, 1990 - 1997

 Series — Box: 7
Identifier: MSP 188, Series 5

Scope and Contents

This series contains some of the published reports of TIGHAR: The International Group for the Historic Aircraft Recovery - The Earhart Project, compiled by Richard E. Gillespie, Executive Director, TIGHAR, edited by Patricia R. Thrasher, President, TIGHAR. There is also one issue of TIGHAR TRACKS: The Journal of the International Group for Historical Aircraft Recovery, which features an Earhart cover story.

Dates

  • 1990 - 1997

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection material is in English.

Access Information

Collection is open for research.

Historical Information

TIGHAR is the The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery, a non-profit foundation dedicated to promoting responsible aviation archaeology and historic preservation. TIGHAR's mission is to compile and verify reports of rare and historic aircraft surviving in remote areas. They also conduct investigations and recovery expeditions in co-operation with museums and collections worldwide. One of their key expeditions being the search for Amelia Earhart, Fred Noonan and her lost Electra plane. TIGHARS’s mission statement also states that they serve "as a voice for integrity, responsibility, and professionalism in the field of aviation historic preservation.

Extent

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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