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Letter from Norman "Jim" Archibald to his sister Hazel Draper, written during his service in France, 1917. Describes his daily schedule of breakfast, roll call, preparation of aircraft, flight with a French instructor, lunch, afternoon lectures,…

Letter from Norman "Jim" Archibald to his sister Hazel Draper, written during his service in France, August 25, 1918. Describes his new plane as better than the old one he crashed; a fellow aviator winning a prize for being one of the first five…

Letter from Norman "Jim" Archibald to his sister Hazel Draper, written during his service in France, June 8, 1918. Describes aviators waiting eagerly in Paris for their orders, including prominent figures who cannot be named, and his delivery of a…

Letter from Norman "Jim" Archibald to his sister Hazel, written during his service in France, June 23, 1918. Describes flying to Tours and running into a colleague from Seattle; taking up advanced aircraft and performing stunts; a visit to a hospital…

Letter from Hazel Draper to Norman "Jim" Archibald, October 4, [circa 1934-1935]. Describes taking advance orders for the book, making contacts for reviews, and negotiating percentages of sales. Forwards a letter from a possible reviewer. Suggests…

Letter from Hazel Draper to Norman "Jim" Archibald, circa 1934. Mentions reaching out to various contacts for potential promotion and the possibility of Boni printing more galleys. Two typed pages. Part of a series of documents relating to…

Letters from Hazel Draper to Norman "Jim" Archibald, February 10 and 17, [circa 1934]. Asks about his travels, discusses various items of personal news, describes a letter from publisher Boni requesting various edits to the manuscript. Four typed…

Letter from Hazel Draper to Norman "Jim" Archibald, dated October 1, [circa 1934]. Discusses planning promotion strategies, desire for extra galley proofs to show around, asks about willingness to do speaking engagements, and other personal news.…

Letter from Hazel Draper to Norman "Jim" Archibald, October 20, [circa 1934-1935]. Discusses potential reviewers, meeting with contacts, and other promotional activities. Two typed pages.Part of a series of documents relating to Archibald's book…

Letter from Hazel Draper to Norman "Jim" Archibald, circa 1934. Asserts belief that Boni will take the book, mentions Natalie guaranteeing two thousand copies, insists that contract will require changes if she is financially responsible for half the…