Amelia Earhart Around-the-World Flight Correspondence File [W.T. Miller]
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Amelia Earhart (1897-1937) in 1928 was the first woman to fly (as a passenger) across the Atlantic, and in 1932 the first woman (and second person, after Charles Lindbergh) to fly solo and nonstop across that ocean. She flew many record flights, published several books and accomplished much for women in aviation. This collection consists of a file of correspondence, telegrams, official Coast Guard dispatches from the USS Itasca, and reports relating to the planning of Amelia Earhart's 1937 flight and the naval search for her after her disappearance.
Identifier
NASM.2011.0006
Creator
Miller, W. T.
Date
bulk 1936 - 1940
Provenance
John Davison, Gift, 2010, NASM.2011.0006
Extent
0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a file of correspondence (predominantly carbon copies), telegrams, official Coast Guard dispatches from the USS Itasca, and reports relating to the planning of Amelia Earhart's 1937 flight and the naval search for her after her disappearance. The file contains correspondence signed by George Putnam and some of the correspondence relates to the radio frequencies that were to be used/were used by Earhart during her trip. This file evidently belonged to W. T. Miller, who was Airways Superintendent at the Bureau of Air Commerce, United States Department of Commerce. Miller was very involved in asserting sovereignty over Pacific Islands, such as Howland, during the late 1930s.
Arrangement note
Collection is in original reverse chronological order.
Rights
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Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Citation
Amelia Earhart Around-the-World Flight Correspondence File [W.T. Miller], NASM.2011.0006, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Topics
Women in aeronautics
Flights around the world
Endurance flights
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Telegrams
Newspapers
Reports