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[Letter to Helen Hester from Dorothy Hester regarding stunt flying, circa 1931] (Item)

Letter to Helen Hester from Dorothy Hester, circa 1931. Discusses Dorothy's stunt flying and the death of a fellow barnstormer. Two handwritten pages.

"She'll try any death-defying stunt in the air..." [Newspaper clipping] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "She'll try any death-defying stunt in the air, but boys frighten new champ of girl pilots," from The NEA Service (Cleveland, Ohio), May 28, 1931. Article describes Dorothy Hester's flying career, including her upcoming performance at the National Air Races.Inscription at top of page: "As far as is known, Miss Hester was the only woman to ever perform professionally at any of…