Box 2
Scope and Contents
The Doris Hurt Powers papers (1942 – 2008; 2 cubic feet) documents the student, aviation, and business activities of Doris Hurt Powers. Powers’ experience as a woman breaking into the male-dominated fields of engineering and aeronautics is well documented through autobiographical speeches and her memoir Nothing but Blue Skies. One strength of the collection are the speeches delivered by Powers that address the particular challenges and opportunities encountered by women in the engineering field. Powers traveled extensively, including several trips to Russia during and immediately after the cold war. In 1991, she was invited by the Russian Ministry of Aviation and Defense, and that trip is documented through photographs in Series 2. Materials in the collection include newspaper clippings, books, speeches, photographs, pamphlets, and artifacts.
Dates
- Creation: 1944 - 2006
Creator
- From the Collection: Powers, Doris Hurt, 1927-2009 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 2.00 Cubic Feet
From the Collection: 3 mss. boxes, one large flat box other_unmapped
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
504 Mitch Daniels Boulevard
West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu