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 Summary

This collection documents the flying career of Mary Billy Cline Quinn.

 Biographical / Historical

Mary Billy Cline Quinn was born May 5, 1902, in Erie, Kansas. She studied law at the University of Kansas and graduated from the Kansas State Teachers College before making her career in aviation. She held Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI)/National Aeronautic Association (NAA) license #7580 and transport pilot license #12647, as well as sporting and foreign licenses. On July 2, 1930, Quinn set a brief world altitude record for a woman in a light plane, reaching 17,500 feet.

 Identifier

NASM.2003.0002

Creator

Quinn, Mary Billy Cline, 1902 (date of birth)

Date

1929-1963

Provenance

Beth Q. Vaughn, Gift, October 2002, NASM.2003.0002

Extent

.10 Cubic feet (2 folders)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the following types of material: aviator licenses, correspondence, pilot's logs, certificates, photographs, and newspaper clippings.

Arrangement note

The two folders in this collection are arranged by format. Folder 1 includes paper materials; folder 2, photographs.

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No restrictions on access.

Citation

Mary Billy Cline Quinn Collection, Acc. NASM.2003.0002, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Women in aeronautics

Aeronautics

Aeronautics -- Records

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Publications