Invitation to Purdue President, Amelia Earhart Memorial by the Amelia Earhart Post 678, American Legion Department of California at the Smithsonian Institution National Air Museum, Washington, DC, October 7, 1949

Item — Box: 9, Item: 2

Identifier: MSP 188, Series 6, Item 7

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: Among the artifacts is a piece of Amelia Earhart brand luggage and the accompanying brochure, several Earhart collectible dolls, and various first day cover stamps, including a binder containing a first day cover from Earhart's 1928 "Friendship Flight," signed by Earhart, Wilmer Stultz (co-pilot) and Lou Gordon (mechanic). Also included is various memorabilia, including programs from Purdue events, a series of "Amelia Earhart: The Purdue Years," postcards, © Purdue Research Foundation, and a pin with Earhart's image on it given to staff during Spring Fling, an annual staff appreciation day. There is also a plaque commemorating Amelia Earhart's aviation achievements and death.