Marilyn (Chittick) Deel Pan Am Flight Attendant Collection
Collection — Box: One
Identifier: 2012-08-02
The collection is comprised of materials, including scrapbook pages and loose photographs as well as two clippings, related to Marilyn (Chittick) Deel and her time as a flight attendant and purser for Pan American World Airways (Pan Am), 1959-1961.
The bulk of the collection are the scrapbook pages. The pages are black paper and primarily hold photographs using photo corners, tape, and/or glue. It also holds a few pieces of ephemera in the form of correspondence and clippings. Pages usually have 2-4 items, although some are blank and some have empty spaces where material is missing. It is possible some of the loose photographs in the collection used to be in the scrapbook. The scrapbook has sixty (60) photographs, which are a mix of casual and posed, and many include handwritten captions that provide contextual information, including names, dates, and locations, affixed below the image or elsewhere on the page. Sizes vary and the photographs are both color and black-and-white. The photographs typically depict Deel and fellow employees going about their work day. They also show Pam Am aircraft (often obscured), aerial shots from flights, and images of home and vacation. There are also twenty-one (21) loose photographs. The photographs are a mix of color and black-and-white and range in size. These are typically more casual in nature although there are some portraits. Images depict Deel, family members, and fellow employees in both work and casual settings. Many of the photographs include handwritten captions on the reverse. Duplication occurs.
The collection also has two loose newspaper clippings. One is from the November 26, 1958 Honolulu Star-Bulletin and is an image of Marilyn Chittick and her family arriving at Honolulu Airport. The other clipping is undated from an unidentified newspaper featuring a short article, "72 on Goodwill Trip to 50th State" about Washingtonians heading to Hawaii. Chittick was one of the flight attendants on this flight.
The bulk of the collection are the scrapbook pages. The pages are black paper and primarily hold photographs using photo corners, tape, and/or glue. It also holds a few pieces of ephemera in the form of correspondence and clippings. Pages usually have 2-4 items, although some are blank and some have empty spaces where material is missing. It is possible some of the loose photographs in the collection used to be in the scrapbook. The scrapbook has sixty (60) photographs, which are a mix of casual and posed, and many include handwritten captions that provide contextual information, including names, dates, and locations, affixed below the image or elsewhere on the page. Sizes vary and the photographs are both color and black-and-white. The photographs typically depict Deel and fellow employees going about their work day. They also show Pam Am aircraft (often obscured), aerial shots from flights, and images of home and vacation. There are also twenty-one (21) loose photographs. The photographs are a mix of color and black-and-white and range in size. These are typically more casual in nature although there are some portraits. Images depict Deel, family members, and fellow employees in both work and casual settings. Many of the photographs include handwritten captions on the reverse. Duplication occurs.
The collection also has two loose newspaper clippings. One is from the November 26, 1958 Honolulu Star-Bulletin and is an image of Marilyn Chittick and her family arriving at Honolulu Airport. The other clipping is undated from an unidentified newspaper featuring a short article, "72 on Goodwill Trip to 50th State" about Washingtonians heading to Hawaii. Chittick was one of the flight attendants on this flight.
Dates
- 1959-1961
Creator
- Deel, Marilyn (Chittick), 1938- (Former owner, Person)
Language of Materials
All materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research and is accessible in the Dahlberg Research Center by appointment. 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
0.25 Cubic Feet (1 half-width legal size document box)
Biographical Note: Marilyn (Chittick) Deel
Marilyn (Chittick) Deel was born in Alexandria, Minnesota on June 20, 1938. She graduated from high school in Eugene, Oregon and then attended the University of Hawaii for one year. In 1959, Deel joined Pan American World Airways as a flight attendant and purser. She left Pan Am in 1963.
Chittick married Boyd Deel on December 7, 1962. As of 2012, Deel was residing in Hawaii. No further information is known.
Source:
Biography derived from collection materials, donor information, and Ancestry.
Chittick married Boyd Deel on December 7, 1962. As of 2012, Deel was residing in Hawaii. No further information is known.
Source:
Biography derived from collection materials, donor information, and Ancestry.
Separated Materials
The following material has been separated from the archival component and is kept in the Library:
Along the Line, 1965. Self-published by Wally Dean.
Along the Line, 1965. Self-published by Wally Dean.
Creator
- Deel, Marilyn (Chittick), 1938- (Former owner, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Marilyn (Chittick) Deel Pan Am Flight Attendant Collection
- Status
- Completed - Level 2
- Author
- J. Parent
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Edition statement
- 2nd edition
Revision Statements
- October 2020: Updated biographical note.
Repository Details
Part of the The Museum of Flight Archives Repository
Contact:
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-7874
curator@museumofflight.org
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-7874
curator@museumofflight.org