Muriel McAllister Dunn Pan American Airways Flight Attendant Collection
Contents of the Collection
The Muriel McAllister Dunn Pan American Airways Flight Attendant Collection is a small collection comprised of textual materials relating to Dunn's 1953-1957 flight attendant career with Pan American World Airways (Pan Am).
The materials were collected by Dunn during her employment and include correspondence discussing stewardess requirements; employee training materials, including a manual that includes sections on meal service, DC-6 and DC-7 aircraft information, meteorology, and schedules; and a small amount of assorted ephemera, including postcards and a set of booklets, which feature a destination on the front, such as Hawaii. The inside of the booklet has a caption relating to the front as well as a "Menu" section, which is blank.
Dates
- Creation: 1953-1957
Creator
- Dunn, Muriel McAllister (Former owner, Person)
Language of Materials
All materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research but has not been fully processed. Access to the collection may be limited or may require additional processing time. For more information contact us.
Conditions Governing Use
The Museum of Flight (TMOF) Archives is the owner of the physical materials in the archives and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from TMOF archives before any publication use. TMOF does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners. Consult repository for more details.
Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (1 half-width legal size document box)
Separated Materials
The following material has been separated from the archival component and are kept in Objects storage:
- Pan American flight attendant uniform, including jacket, skirt, blouse, hat, and overcoat
Processing Information
This collection has not been fully processed.
Subject
- Pan American World Airways, Inc (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Muriel McAllister Dunn Pan American Airways Flight Attendant Collection
- Status
- Completed Level 1
- Author
- J. Parent
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- Edition statement
- 1st edition
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