Box 3

Scope and Contents 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.

Scope and Contents The Collection of Amelia Earhart related materials consists of items collected by the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections over the years as a supplement to the George Palmer Putnam collection of Amelia Earhart papers. There are numerous articles about Earhart, including information about her relationship with Purdue University and activities held in her honor. The collection also contains firsthand accounts of encounters with Earhart written by those who knew her while she was...