Jane (Klimek) White TWA Flight Attendant Collection
Contents of the Collection
The Jane (Klimek) White TWA Flight Attendant Collection is a small collection that contains textual materials used by TWA flight attendant Jane Klimek, circa 1968-1969. Materials include a May 1968 notebook used by Klimek during her flight attendant training, monthly flight time records and bid sheets, sections from a flight service manual, and a list of hostess assignments for July 1969. Of interest is a booklet titled "Pride makes the difference when wearing your new TWA wardrobe" which provides style guidelines as well as do's and don'ts for care and upkeep of one's uniform and personal appearance.
Dates
- Creation: 1968-1969
Creator
- White, Jane (Klimek), 1947- (Person)
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.
Biographical Note: Jane (Klimek) White
Jane S. (Klimek) White (1947-) was a TWA flight attendant from circa 1968-1970.
Jane S. (Klimek) White was born on January 13, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois. After high school she attended junior college. Circa 1967-1968 she trained at the TWA training center in Kansas City, Missiouri. After her flight attendant training was complete, White was stationed in Chicago as her base. She served on domestic flights and often flew on the Boeing 727, Convair 880, and the Douglas DC-9. White served with TWA from circa 1968-1970.
As of 2014, White resided in Washington state. No further information is known.
Biography derived from donor information and collection materials.
Full Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (1 2-inch legal-size document box)
Language
English
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Separated Materials
The following material has been separated from the archival component and is kept in Objects storage:
- Two gold TWA paper uniforms
- One black Manhattan pajamas
- One beige toga
A 1967 TWA cabin attendants agreement has been separated and is kept in the Library. Please inquire for more details.
Subject
- Trans World Airlines (Organization)
- White, Jane (Klimek), 1947- (Person)
Genre / Form
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Jane (Klimek) White TWA Flight Attendant Collection
- Status
- Completed Level 2
- Author
- Jenn Parent
- Date
- 2025 September
- 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
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-5874
curator@museumofflight.org