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- Title
The George Palmer Putnam Collection of the Amelia Earhart Papers.
- Authors
CRAWFORD, SCOTT A. G. M.
- Abstract
The article discusses the George Palmer Putnam Collection of the Amelia Earhart Papers located at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. The article details the relationship between Earhart, a U.S. pilot, and Purdue University. According to the article, Earhart and her husband, George Palmer Putnam, met with Purdue president Edward C. Elliot in 1935 and established The Amelia Earhart Fund for Aeronautical Research at Purdue. The article describes the collection and states that the papers cover a time period between 1785 and 1948, encompassing 16.5 cubic feet of materials. According to the article, the papers are classified into seven series including Earhart's flying career, her personal and family life, and artifacts. The article describes the uses and drawbacks of the collection.
- Subjects
UNITED States; EARHART, Amelia, 1897-1937; PUTNAM, George Palmer, 1887-1950; PURDUE University; ARCHIVES; WOMEN air pilots; AERONAUTICS; ELLIOT, Edward C.; HISTORY; HISTORY of aeronautics
- Publication
Journal of Sport History, 2011, Vol 38, Issue 1, p115
- ISSN
0094-1700
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5406/jsporthistory.38.1.115