Norah O'Neill Pilot Collection

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Identifier2006-03-03Description

The Norah O'Neill Pilot Collection highlights the 1973-2005 flight career of aviation pioneer and pilot Norah O'Neill with textual and visual materials.

The collection includes three pilot log books for 1973-1976; eight photographs depicting Norah in her pilot uniform and casual dress; serials and newsletters from professional organizations such as the Ninety-Nines; and a few job-related documents, such as two commendation letters from supervisors and an e-mail related to sexual harassment that O'Neill experienced from a male pilot. Additionally, there are a few book reviews for her memoir, Flying Tigress.

The collection also includes a scrapbook, compiled by O'Neill, which includes an introduction written by Norah in March-April 2017. It primarily contains photocopies of articles written about O'Neill at various points in her career, as well as photocopies of photographs, some original clippings, and a 2013 article by O'Neill's daughter about growing up with a pilot mom.

Date1973-2017 CreatorO'Neill, Norah, 1949-2017Resource RecordGuide to the O'Neill (Norah) Pilot CollectionLanguageEnglishRights HolderThe Museum of Flight ArchivesRightsPermission to publish material from the Norah O'Neill Papers must be obtained from The Museum of Flight Archives.Bibliographic CitationThe Norah O'Neill Papers/The Museum of FlightAccess StatusThe pilot logbooks, work-related materials, and photographs have been digitized from this collection.

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