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Barbara Elizabeth (Walter) King Pan Am Flight Attendant Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2024-07-31

Contents of the Collection

The Barbara Elizabeth (Walter) King Pan Am Flight Attendant Collection is a small collection that contains textual materials used by Barbara Elizabeth (Walter) King during her 1958-1960 service as a flight attendant for Pan Am. The bulk of the documents are crew schedules and "series pattern" sheets, which include vacation requests. Additional materials touch upon training documents issued by Pan Am, including "Polar Emergency Equipment," "Polar Survival Briefing," and class schedule, among others. A small amount of policy and procedure documents are included, such as how to use the public address system, emergency landing procedures, and uniform guidelines. There is also a 1959 flight service personnel list. A single 8x10 inch black-and-white publicity photograph is also present. It features a flight attendant, likely King, in her uniform standing in front of the tail end of an aicraft with the Pan Am livery visible. The verso includes a Pan Am Public Relations division stamp for the Latin American division, but no contextual information is present, such as date or name.

Dates

  • Creation: 1958-1960

Conditions Governing Access

This collection has not been fully processed but is open for research and 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

.25 Cubic Feet (1 legal size 2-inch document box)

Language

English

Accruals

No further accruals are expected.

Separated Materials

The following items were separated from the archival component and are kept in the Library:

  • Pan Am Overseas Division Handbook of Announcements, 1960
  • Life Raft Survival Outline, Pan Am Pacific-Alaska Division, undated
  • First Aid Outline, Pan Am Pacific-Alaska Division, undated
  • Clipper Travel, January 1960 and March 1960
  • Medical Instructions for Crews, undated
  • B-377 Training Packet, January 1959


Additional materials were separated from the archival component and are housed in the Commercial Airlines Collection. These include Pan Am brochures, baggage tags, menus, and stationery. A set of Pan Am World Scenic playing cards were also removed and are kept in Objects storage. For more details, contact us.

Title
Guide to the Barbara Elizabeth (Walter) King Pan Am Flight Attendant Collection
Status
Completed Level 1
Author
Jenn Parent
Date
2024 November
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Edition statement
1st Edition

Repository Details

Part of the The Museum of Flight Archives Repository

Contact:
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-7874


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