Box 3
Container
Contains 16 Collections and/or Records:
Book, Correspondence, Memoirs, Publications and Miscellaneous Material, 1928 - 2002
Series — Box: 3
Identifier: MSP 188, Series 2
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.
Dates:
1928 - 2002
Earhart, A. 20 hrs. 40 min.: Our flight in the Friendship. The American girl, first across the Atlantic by air, tells her story. New York: G.P. Putnam's, 1928
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 188, Series 2, Item 1
Scope and Contents
"This should be autographed - Maybe - Yes," written inside.
Dates:
1928
Letter written and signed by Earhart on New York, Philadelphia and Washington Airway Corporation stationery, indicates her position as Vice-President in charge of Public Relations, October 24,1930
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSP 188, Series 2, Item 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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.
Dates:
October 24,1930
Correspondence from Mrs. John D. Chapman to Sally Putnam Chapman, includes a copy of Earhart's will, dated April 1932, letter dated January 2, 1988, 1932 - 1988
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSP 188, Series 2, Item 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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.
Dates:
1932 - 1988
Photocopies of correspondence Earhart sent to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in regards to her world flight, and her need for the Navy's possible help refueling her plane in the air over Midway Island, and construction of a possible emergency landing field at Howland Island, 1936
File — Box: 3, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSP 188, Series 2, File 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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.
Dates:
1936
Sheet music for "Courage," words by Earhart, music by Charles Ridgway, by Gamble Hinged Music Company, Chicago, International copyright secured, 1937
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSP 188, Series 2, Item 4
Scope and Contents
This is a photocopy of the sheet music.
Dates:
1937
Photocopies of United States Coast Guard Documents on Earhart Search - Radio transcripts of Earhart flight, 1937
File — Box: 3, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSP 188, Series 2, File 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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.
Dates:
1937
Photocopies of the log of U.S.S. Cushing, San Diego, California, August 1, 1937
File — Box: 3, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSP 188, Series 2, File 3
Scope and Contents
Information details the search for Earhart in July 1937, along with a rough drawing of the area searched for her and Captain Noonan.
Dates:
August 1, 1937
Correspondence from the Smithsonian Institution National Air Museum, to Miss Esther Schlundt, Head of Readers Division, Purdue University, in regards to Earhart medals in exhibit, May 28, 1954
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSP 188, Series 2, Item 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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.
Dates:
May 28, 1954
Thirty Sky Blue Years: Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Ninety-Nines, Inc. (Earhart charter member), 1929 - 1959
File — Box: 3, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSP 188, Series 2, File 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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.
Dates:
1929 - 1959
Brochure, The International Forest of Friendship, Atchison, Kansas (Earhart's birthplace), circa 1986
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSP 188, Series 2, Item 6
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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.
Dates:
circa 1986
Sound of Wings, memoir about Earhart's time at Purdue, written by Alice Price, resident nurse in Women's Residence Hall when Earhart lived there, 1935 - 2002
Item — Box: 3, Item: 11
Identifier: MSP 188, Series 2, Item 7
Scope and Contents
Includes an article about Price from the Lafayette Journal and Courier in 2002.
Dates:
1935 - 2002; Majority of material found within 1935 - 1937
A Flying Acquaintance, by Mrs. F.K. Sparrow, 1993
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSP 188, Series 2, Item 8
Scope and Contents
Includes three copies, gift from son, Tom Sparrow.
Dates:
1993
I Helped Make Her Maps, by Laurel H. Johnson, 1993
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSP 188, Series 2, Item 9
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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.
Dates:
1993
Pacific Historical Maps Presents: The Mystery of Amelia Earhart - July 1 & 2, 1937, Pacific Ocean Area, with notes surrounding the disappearance of the Lockheed Electra and the Flight to Howland Island, by Economic Service Counsel , 1994
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 14
Identifier: MSP 188, Series 2, Item 10
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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.
Dates:
1994
Selected Bibliography of Amelia Earhart, undated
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 15
Identifier: MSP 188, Series 2, Item 11
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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.
Dates:
undated