Stimpson, Steve A.
Person
Steve A. Stimpson worked as Traffic Manager for Boeing Air Transport (BAT), a predecessor of United Airlines (UAL) . He is credited as being one of the pioneers of the stewardess profession in 1930. Publicity Manager for Boeing Air Transport & friend of Ellen Church, first BAT stewardess. No further biographical information is known.
Sources and Further Reading:
United Airlines Historical Foundation: http://www.uahf.org/ua_flight_attendants_founders.asp
Sources and Further Reading:
United Airlines Historical Foundation: http://www.uahf.org/ua_flight_attendants_founders.asp
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Biographical Information Files - S
Sub-Group
Scope and Contents
Individuals whose names begin with S: Sachs, Donald G. [Aeronautical engineer, B-17 pilot] Brief resumeObituaries, 1998 Saint Exupery, Antoine de [Pilot, author] "The Spirit of Saint-Exupery," no source, undated"Wind, Sand and Wars," Air & Space, December 1994/January 1995 Sakai, Saburo [WWII Japanese fighter...
Steve A. Stimpson Photograph Album
Collection
Identifier: 1986-03-25
Abstract
Steve A. Stimpson was a manager for Boeing Air Transport in the 1920s-1930s. The collection contains one hundred and fifty-two (152) black-and-white photographs in an unbound photograph album documenting early United Airlines history.
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