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 Summary

This collection consists of one Video8 cassette which contains a recording of Geraldine L. "Jerrie" Mock's speech at the graduation ceremony for the Orientation to Nontraditional Occupations for Women program at Licking County Joint Vocational School in Newark, Ohio as well as three news clippings.

 Biographical / Historical

Flying the "Spirit of Columbus," Geraldine L. "Jerrie" Mock, a native of Newark, Ohio, became the first woman to pilot an aircraft around the world. She departed from Columbus, Ohio, on March 19, 1964, and arrived back home on April 17, 1964, after flying 36,964 kilometers (23,103 miles) in 29 days, 11 hours, and 59 minutes. Mock was invited to speak at the graduation ceremony for the Orientation to Nontraditional Occupations for Women program at Licking County Joint Vocational School (Newark, Ohio) in November, 1991. The invitation was extended by Maryalice Turner, the program's coordinator and one of the instructors, and she also introduced Mock at the event.

 Identifier

NASM.2018.0040

Date

1990-1992

Provenance

Maryalice Turner, Gift, 2018, NASM.2018.0040

Extent

0.06 Cubic feet (1 folder and 1 video cassette)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one Video8 cassette which contains a recording of Geraldine L. "Jerrie" Mock's speech at the graduation ceremony for the Orientation to Nontraditional Occupations for Women program at Licking County Joint Vocational School in Newark, Ohio. The video is dated November 1, 1991. The collection also contains photocopies of three news clippings about Mock's speech, and about the program in general.

Arrangement note

This collection is organized by type of material, and chronologically within folders when applicable.

Rights

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Restrictions

No restrictions on access

Citation

Geraldine L. "Jerrie" Mock Graduation Speech Collection [Turner], NASM.2018.0040, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics

Women air pilots

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Newspaper clippings

Videocassettes