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Series 2

 Container

Contains 1 Collection or Record:

Whyte, Edna Gardner, with Ann L. Cooper. Rising above it: An autobiography. New York: Orion Books. (1st edition and signed by author), 1991

 Item — Container: Series 2, Item: 24
Identifier: MSP 187, Series 2, Item 24
Scope and Contents From the Series: The book collection is comprised of 43 rare books related to pioneer women aviators; women aviators and World War II; "Aviation: A History Through Art;" the poster collection of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum; "Mr. Piper" of Piper Aircraft; Anne Morrow and Charles Lindbergh; Jeanna Yeager and Dick Rutan (Voyager), among others. Some of the books focus on aviatrixes Amelia Earhart, Harriet Quimby, Beryl Markham, Jacqueline Cochran; Evelyn Bryan Johnson (flight instructor), Anne Morrow...
Dates: 1991