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[Logbook belonging to flight nurse Mary M. Oldehoff, circa 1944] (Item)

Logbook belonging to flight nurse Mary M. Oldehoff, circa 1944.

[NC315Y logbook #1, February 1932-December 1932] (Item)

Aircraft maintenance logbook for Dorothy Hester's Great Lakes Model 2T-1A aircraft (NC315Y), February 1932-December 1932. Includes a note from Tex Rankin on the inside cover that certifies that this book replaced one lost on or around February 20, 1932.

[Cirrus 3002 logbook #2, October 1932-September 1933] (Item)

Aircraft engine maintenance logbook for the American Cirrus engine (serial number 3002) used in Dorothy Hester's Great Lakes Model 2T-1A aircraft (NC315Y), October 1932-September 1933.

[Cirrus 3002 Logbook #1, May 1931-October 1932] (Item)

Aircraft engine maintenance logbook for the American Cirrus engine (serial number 3002) used in Dorothy Hester's Great Lakes Model 2T-1A aircraft (NC315Y), May 1931-October 1932.

[NC315Y logbook #2, January 1933-June 1933] (Item)

Aircraft maintenance logbook for Dorothy Hester's Great Lakes Model 2T-1A (NC315Y) aircraft, January 1933-June 1933.

[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…

[Carol (Nicholson) Lewis Collection, Box One, Folder 4 - War Department -- payroll information, 1944-1945] (Item)

Items from Box One, Folder 4 of The Carol (Nicholson) Lewis WASP Collection, circa 1944-1945. Folder contains nine financial documents for Lewis, including payroll stubs from the War Department, documents related to war savings bonds, and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) pamphlets about income tax withholdings.

[Carol (Nicholson) Lewis Collection, Box One, Folder 1 - WASP personnel record, 1944-1946] (Item)

Items from Box One, Folder 1 of The Carol (Nicholson) Lewis WASP Collection, circa 1944-1946. Folder contains 14 documents related to Lewis’s World War II service with the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).

[Membership card issued by Caterpillar Club to Nancy (Nordhoff) Dunnam, April 29, 1969] (Item)

Membership card issued by the Caterpillar Club to Nancy (Nordhoff) Dunnam, April 29, 1969. Certifies Dunnam's membership in the club for her emergency parachute jump on May 14, 1944.