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Katherine Cheung (1904-2003) was the first woman pilot of Chinese descent to earn a pilot's license in the United States. This collection consists of material documenting the aviation career of Katherine Cheung.

Identifier

NASM.2021.0030

Creator

Cheung, Katherine

Date

1930-2017

Provenance

Dorothy Leschenko, Gift, 2021, NASM.2021.0030.

Extent

0.18 Gigabytes (7 digital images)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the following material documenting the aviation career of Katherine Cheung: a photo album containing black and white photographs and negatives; newspaper articles; Cheung's 3 by 4.5 inch Stanavo Pilot's Handbook, 1932 (annotated); color snapshots; a scrapbook containing correspondence, newspaper articles, certificates, programs, photographs, and biographical information, in both English and Chinese; a DVD copy of the documentary, Aviatrix: The Katherine Sui Fun Cheung Story; a DVD copy of the documentary A Brief Flight: Hazel Ying Lee and the Women Who Flew Pursuit; eleven VHS tapes; three DVDs containing footage of Cheung; a cassette tape from a 1995 radio interview; and seven digital images.

Arrangement note

Collection is arranged by type of material.

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

Katherine Cheung Collection [Leschenko], NASM.2021.0030, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics
Women air pilots

Type

Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Gigabytes
Scrapbooks
Video recordings
Photograph albums
Digital images