Biographical Information Files - E
Scope and Contents
Individuals whose names start with E:
[WWII U.S. ace pilot]
"Aces' Aircraft: Lt. Col. Glenn T. Eagleston," Aero Album, Fall 1968
[U.S. Air Force pilot]
Folder 1:
Obituary, Eugene Register-Guard, August 7, 1987
"Eaker's Pan-American Mission," Air Force Magazine, September 1986
"Eaker of the Eighth," Air Force Magazine, October 1987
Obituary, Daedalus Flyer, Summer 1987
Book review of Air Force Spoken Here (biography about Eaker), Aerospace Historian, December 1986
Biographical sketch
"Flight of the ?," Popular Mechanics Magazine, March 1929
"A Week in the Air," Popular Science Monthly, March 1929
Folder 2:
Black-and-white photograph of Eaker next to Boeing P-12
Photocopies of photographs of Eaker and P-12 from other files
[Pilot, aviatrix]
Folder 1:
Biographical sketches
Biography (16 pages) including poetry and list of record flights
Biography from Pacific Northwest Aviation Historical Foundation
Letter from A. Earhart to F. Hamlin, February 8, 1932 (accession #1988-02-25A)
“’Lady Lindy’ Wildly Greeted in London after Her Lone Flight across the Atlantic,” Mid-Week Pictorial, January 1932
Letter regarding search for Earhart’s airplane, 1932
Letter from Earhart regarding organization of women pilots, November 25, 1931
Poster honoring Earhart
Maps and details of Earhart’s flights, including “Route of Amelia’s Last Flight,” Aerospace Personality Series
Newspaper photographs: “First Air Ladies Meet” and “Gathering of Some Social-Elect of the Air,” unidentified publication, undated
"Amelia Earhart Speaks at Seattle's Civic Auditorium Under Sponsorship of the Woman's Century Club on February 3, 1933." HistoryLink.org Essay 10018. Posted January 27, 2012
Photocopies of photographs of Earhart from various sources
“Amelia Earhart.” National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
“Miss Earhart Will Lecture,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 29, 1935
Newspaper clippings from “This World” December 17, 1989
Folder 2:
“She Taught Amelia Earhart How to Fly,” unidentified publication, undated
“Amelia Earhart’s Close Call in Hobbs Remembered," New Mexico Magazine, March 1990
“Call to the Colors,” The 99 News, undated
“Amelia Earhart: ‘Someone Must Always Go First,’” Kansas!, May-June 1963
“Is Amelia Earhart Still Alive?," Popular Aviation, December 1939, January 1940
Four photographs of location where Earhart landed in South Wales
“Did Amelia Earhart Survive?,” Air Classics, April 1995
Articles from various sources
“A Study of the Life and Selected Flights of Amelia Earhart.” [draft] Aerospace Personality Series Production
“Amelia Earhart: 50 Years of ‘Friendship,' 1928-1978” (booklet regarding her landing in Burry Port, Wales)
“The Enduring Mystery of Amelia Earhart,” American History Illustrated, May 1987
“Finding Amelia,” TIGHAR Tracks, September 30, 1996
Advertisement for Amelia Earhart Luggage, circa 1962
Folder 3:
Articles from a variety of sources about discoveries regarding location of possible remains of Earhart’s airplane, 1991-1992
“What Happened to Amelia Earhart?,” NOAA Magazine, July 1977
“My Search for Amelia Earhart,” True, The Man’s Magazine, September 1966
“Writing ‘30’ to the Earhart Mystery,” unidentified publication, undated
“Amelia Earhart Still Alive, Pilot Insists,” unidentified publication, undated
“Unraveling the Mystery of Amelia Earhart,” Washington Athletic Club Magazine, May 1991
“Team Seeks Earhart’s Plane,” Seattle Times, December 19, 2004
Reviews of book, Age of Heroes
Article and photographs regarding Ashley Chapman who watched Earhart take off on her final flight, 2010
“1923 Kissel Speedster (Gold Bug) owned by Amelia Earhart”
Folder 4:
Items photocopied from originals stored in Archives' safe:
--Souvenir ticket from Johnson Flying Service, Dayton, Ohio with Earhart's signature on verso [accession #1990-08-02A]
--"Flyers Hoping to Leave Soon," unidentified publication, circa June 16, 1928
--"First Woman Flies Overseas," Popular Science Monthly, September 1928
--"2 Clippers Distanced on Flight to Islands," unidentified publication, circa 1937
--"2 Girls Wistfully Hear News of Amelia's Flight," unidentified publication, undated
--Handwritten memory about Earhart with photographs [accession #1992-02-23]
--Numerous newspaper photographs of Earhart and others with brief captions
--Photocopy of sepia-toned, portrait photograph of Earhart
--Program for Presentation of the Cross of Honor to Amelia Earhart Putnam
--Autograph [accession #1990-04-24-B]
U.S. Naval Message regarding explosion of Hindebeurg [sic]
U.S. Naval Messages regarding U.S.S. Colorado search for Earhart airplane, July 1937
Envelope postmarked 1937
Menu from U.S.S. Colorado
Black-and-white photograph of one tower for Golden Gate Bridge
Envelopes for Fleet Week in Portland, July 1937
Folder 5:
Articles about donation of Earhart materials to Purdue University and about Earhart’s experiences at Purdue, Journal and Courier, 2002
Finding Aid for Amelia Earhart Materials, Purdue University Libraries
Finding Aid for Amelia Earhart Papers, Schlesinger Library
Finding Aid for Amy (Otis) Earhart Papers, Schlesinger Library
Photo Folder 1:
Close-up photograph of Earhart in front of airplane
Photograph of Earhart boarding Western Air Express Boeing 247-D, 1937
Numerous portraits of Earhart
Photograph of house
Postcard with Earhart’s photograph
Photograph of Earhart looking out of cockpit of UAL 247-D, February 5, 1933 (original and copy)
Photograph of Earhart standing by nose of airplane
Publicity photograph of Earhart (from Rick Johnson)
Photograph of Earhart with Paul Mantz
Photograph of Earhart in door of United Air Lines airplane with two other people
Photograph of Earhart standing in front of her airplane
Photograph (digital reprint) of Earhart with Joe Kimm, Hugh Rueschenberg, and Mal Freeburg, January 1933. Inscribed "With Kindest regards, J.E. Kimm, Capt. NWA Ret." [Received with letter to TMOF Director Bonnie Dunbar, August 2006.]
Photographic portrait by Albert L. Bresnik, 1937, signed with order form and article about photographer. [accession #2019-06-11].
Photo Folder 2:
Photographs (photocopies) of Earhart and her airplane from various published sources
Four photographs of Earhart at Oakland Airport after eighteen hour-long flight, January 12, 1935
Photo of Earthart's plane at Oakland Airport, January 12, 1935
Photo captioned "Amelia crowded by reporters after landing at Oakland, January 12, 1935," January 12, 1935
Oversize Box 1, Folder 31
Copy of a black-and-white photograph of Amelia Earhart standing on the boarding steps of a Boeing Model 247D, circa 1936.
[Pilot, aviatrix]
Biographical sketch
Invitation to 2013 Amelia Earhart Festival Pioneering Achievement Award Luncheon
[Engineer, professor of aeronautics]
Folder 1:
Pathfinder nomination form
"Fred Eastman, 102, Created Tool to Gauge Wind-tunnel Forces," Seattle Times, August 10, 2006
"Flexure Pivots to Replace Knife Edges and Ball Bearings," by Fred S. Eastman, University of Washington Engineering Experiment Station Bulletin 1935
Title pages for two other bulletins written by Eastman
Folder 2:
Black-and-white photograph for Pathfinder Award, 1986
[Boeing supervisor in the Aerospace Group]
Folder 1:
Handwritten letter regarding Pan Am 25th anniversary flight, 1983
Eastman's account of re-enactment of Pan Am jet service from New York to Paris, 1983 (30 pages)
"707 'Inaugural' Was Gala Event for Boeing Couple," Boeing News, November 6, 1958
"Historic First Flight: Suddenly Whole Thing Begins to Move," by Stephen E. Eastman, Boeing News, February 5, 1970
"Steve Eastman: A Lifelong Passion for Aviation," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 22, 2007
Folder 2:
Black-and-white photograph of three workers including Carl Gustafson and Steve Eastman
[German engineer and entrepreneur]
"Eckener--Publicist, Navigator," Aero Digest, September 1930
"A Fighting Skipper of the Air," Popular Science Monthly, January 1929
[Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army]
Department of Defense news release containing text of address by Eddleman to Aerospace Industries Association conference, June 8, 1961
[Inventor]
Two black-and-white photographs of Edison
[Director, Aero Club of America]
Obituary, Aircraft, undated
[Australian airman]
Obituary, no source, undated
[Antique plane enthusiast]
"Psst! Wanna Buy a '43 Spitfire? How Much Can You Spend?," The Oregonian, August 10, 1986
[Chairman, The Boeing Company]
Folder 1:
Biographical sketches
Biographical information, News Bureau, The Boeing Company, undated
"Testimony of C. L. Egtvedt, Chairman, Boeing Aircraft Company before the Mead Committee, August 24, 1945, Seattle, WA" (typescript, 19 pages)
Lists regarding the Egtvedt Collection
"Notice to Aviators," No. 7, July 1, 1921 (4 pages)
"Eye on the Sky," Boeing Magazine, February 1957 (original and photocopy)
"Family Album," Boeing Magazine, undated
"Transport," Time, July 15, 1935
Materials relating to a Norwegian Emigrant Festival
"Claire Egtvedt Honored in Former Red Barn Office," Boeing News, November 21, 1986
Letter to Egtvedt from James B. Jones, Scripps-Howard Newspapers, August 31, 1943
"We are Embarked as Pioneers," Boeing News (?), July 1966
"Claire L. Egtvedt," Boeing News, October 23, 1975
Letter from Evelyn Egtvedt to Museum of Flight, June 19, 1986
"Philip G. Johnson Returns," no source, undated
"700 Years Experience," no source, undated
"C.L. Egtvedt, Claude Hill, First Men," Boeing News, May 22, 1947
"UW Names First Holder of Boeing Chair," undated
Historical notes about Boeing Company
Folder 2:
Numerous articles regarding Egtvedt's retirement from The Boeing Company
Obituaries and related information regarding Claire and Evelyn Egtvedt
Photocopy of Stoughton, Wisconsin Hall of Fame induction of Egtvedt and brief biography
Photocopies of photographs
Folder 3:
Folder from Richard Beckerman (?) regarding Egtvedt's induction into the Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame, 1966 (includes three photographs from award ceremony)
Folder 4:
Multiple copies of transcript of interview with Egtvedt, 1984
Folder 5:
Transcript of tape interview with Mrs. Clair Egtvedt. Interviewers: Howard Lovering, John Italiane. November 1, 1984 (2 copies)
Folder 6:
Black-and-white portraits, undated
Black-and-white photograph of Egtvedt at desk, undated
Photograph of certificate from Boeing Company, 1966
[Space scientist]
Biographical sketch
[Commercial airline pilot]
"Female pilot's friends keep her memory alive," USA Today, May 30, 1991
[Polar pilot]
Folder 1:
"Body of Eielson Found at Wreck," N.Y. Times, February 21, 1930
"Perils of Polar Flying," by C. Ben Eielson, no source, undated
"Marion Swenson: Free Spirit on the Tragic Nanuk," Seattle Times, September 9, 1979
"Flyers Again Beat the Arctic," Popular Science Monthly, July 1928
Photograph of Eielson from Flying the Arctic by Capt. Geo. H. Wilkins (photocopy)
Miscellaneous photocopies with information about Eileson
Folder 2:
Black-and-white photograph of Alaska's Mail Service: Yesterday and Today, 1924
Small black-and-white photograph of Eielson in front of Fokker FVII
[General and U.S. President]
Folder 1:
"Dwight D. Eisenhower, Aviator," American History Illustrated (?), undated
Correspondence about dummy paratroopers between Earl Balyeat and Eisenhower, 1944 (photocopies)
"Ike The Pilot," Boeing Magazine, January 1954
Photocopies of photographs
Folder 2:
"General Eisenhower Addressing the D-Day Troops" (two black-and-white publicity photographs)
Black-and-white photograph of General Eisenhower visiting Boeing's Wichita plant, offering his congratulations on the selection of the name "Scout" for the Boeing XL-15 liaison plane
[Pilot, aviatrix]
Obituary with photograph, unidentified publication, 1977
"The American Girl: Ruth Elder's Transatlantic Flight," Aero Digest, November 1927
Photograph of Elder that depicts her pointing out the 1929 National Air Races route from Santa Monica, California to Cleveland, Ohio.
Piece of paper with “Ruth Elder” written on it that appears to match her handwriting.
[Danish aviator and engineer]
Biographical sketch
"First Danish Aviator," Aircraft Illustrated, November 1976
"The Flying Dane," Scanorama, November 1981
[Airplane cabin safety specialist, Flight attendant]
Business card received at Museum of Flight Oral History recording session
[Pilot]
Photograph of Ellis in the Ellis-Blakely "West Wind," a Curtiss pusher biplane (photocopy)
[Affiliated with the Museum of Flight]
Memorial program, 2008
Notes regarding several United Airlines pilots
Dooley Airline business cards for C. F. Lang and Nell Urban, and business card for Les Hubble
[Boeing Company employee]
Obituary, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 26, 2001
[Antarctic explorer]
"Ellsworth's Antarctic Adventure," Notable Flights of 1935
"The Rich Man's Son Who Wanted to Go Places," Seattle Times, June 19, 1932
[Egyptian pilot, aviatrix]
"Lotfia El Nadi--The First Woman Pilot in Egypt," Ninety-Nine News, November 1991
[Pilot; first man to land on and take off from a naval vessel]
Folder 1:
Article with photograph, no source, undated
Letter regarding Ely's flight to the Pennsylvania, 1981
Letter regarding photo PM1745, 1990
"The Short, Eventful Life of Eugene B. Ely," Proceedings, January 1981
Photocopies of photographs
Folder 2:
Photograph of Ely in helmet
Fourteen (14) black-and-white photographs of bi-plane landing on USS Pennsylvania, Elliott Bay, 1911
[Fighter pilot]
"Fighter Pilot Lieut. A. C. Emerson" (includes color drawing), no source, undated
[U.S. Air Force pilot]
"Doolittle's Raiders," Medford Mail Tribune, May 22, 1989 (includes color photographs)
[Pilot, aviation enthusiast]
"Skyport Operator Wages Stubborn Battle," Seattle Times, October 21, 1985
Correspondence regarding the Renton Air Fair, 1965
Drawings and specifications for Travel Air 6000, SGS 1-26 Sailplane, Ryan PT-22 Trainer
[Pilot]
"Introducing Pilot Halden H. Emrick," no source, undated
[Aeronautical engineer]
"Donors' Profile," MIT Technology Review, undated
[U.S. astronaut]
Folder 1: Biographical sketch
Folder 2: Color photograph
[Aerobatics pilot]
Business card
Aerobatics Unlimited brochure
"He Flies Upside Down," Seattle Times, May 21, 1967
[Director, National Air and Space Museum]
Obituaries, 1999
[Pilot]
"Barnstorming with Lindbergh," Popular Science Monthly, October 1929
"'How I Fly My Plane,'" Popular Science Monthly, December 1929
[Airplane builder and restorer]
Folder 1: "Chico Man Recalls Airplane Building Days," Kitsap Journal, July 21, 1976
Folder 2: Six 3x4 black-and-white photographs and three 4x6 photographs of the construction of a Lincoln Sport, 1933
[WASP pilot, aviatrix]
Folder 1:
Awards nomination, 1992
"Wings of War," Seattle Times, May 31, 1993
Article about Barbara and Kristy London
"WASPS Blazed Trail for Women Military Pilots," Pacific Flyer, March 1990
"Aviation Pacesetter--Meet Barbara London," The Grunion Gazette, August 28, 1980
"Call Her Lucky," Airman, December 1991
"Women and the War," Press-Telegram, August 11, 1985
"Local Aviation Pioneer Honored," Long Beach Airport Community Bulletin, Fall 1991
"Woman Pilot Breaks Sex Barrier," Long Beach Independent, June 4, 1976 (regarding Erickson's daughter)
"'Girls' Got War Off the Ground," Post-Intelligencer, June 7, 2004
"Unsung Heroes," Columns, The University of Washington Alumni Magazine, September 2010 (includes photographs)
Folder 2:
"Seattle Girl Has Her Head in the Clouds," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 1940
"Two Seatle Wasps Call Group's Dismissal a Miscalculation," [Seattle Post-Intelligencer?], [1945?]
"Seattle Girl Ready to Fly," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 1, 1940
Folder 3:
Citation for Air Medal (photocopy)
"Higher Education," University of Washington Columns, November 1940
"Seattle Girl One of 25 Who Ferry Planes," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 28, 1943
"Vultee Fete on Monday Over It's 10,000 Plane," no source, undated
"Seattle WASP First Woman to be Awarded Air Medal," no source, undated
Numerous, short newspaper articles, 1939-1944
Numerous photocopies of photographs of Erickson
Folder 4:
Black-and-white photographs with BT-13, 1943
Black-and-white photograph, CPT training at Boeing Field, 1940
[French aircraft designer]
"Robert Esnault-Pelterie: Un Pionnier au Destin Exceptionnel," Pegase (number 100), Janvier 2001
[Artist, printmaker, Museum of Flight volunteer]
Ed Essex: A Sixty Year Print Retrospective (brochure )
[Co-founder, Estes Industries]
Three-page printout of her obituary from holtfamilyfuneralhome.com dated Mach 30, 2024.
[U.S. Navy pilot]
"On Your Wing," The Hook, Spring 1995
[Aviation writer]
Obituaries, June 1997
[World War I pilot]
Memoir regarding the 17th U.S. Aero Squadron, the U.S. fighting force under British command, 1917-1918 (typescript)
[Model airplane builder]
"Model-Airplane Expert," GRIT, June 6, 1971 (includes photographs)
Dates
- Creation: 20th Century
Language of Materials
All materials are in English.
Conditiona Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 36 Cubic Feet (Three four-drawer lateral file cabinets)
Subject
- Eagleston, Glenn (Person)
- Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 (Person)
- Egtvedt, Clairmont L., 1892-1975 (Person)
- Eielson, Carl Benjamin, 1897-1929 (Person)
- Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 (Person)
- Elder, Ruth, 1902-1977 (Person)
- Elliott, Jeanne M. (Korelz), 1943- (Person)
- Ellis, Robert W. (Person)
- Ely, Eugene Burton, 1886-1911 (Person)
- Emrick, Halden H. (Person)
- Erickson-London, Barbara, 1920-2013 (Person)
- Estes, Gleda M., 1932-2024 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the The Museum of Flight Archives Repository
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-7874
curator@museumofflight.org