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Southern, Neta Snook, 1896-1991 [Papers of Neta Snook Southern]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07243.004 Author/Creator: Southern, Neta Snook, 1896-1991 Place Written: Various Places Type: Header Record Date: 1916-1982 Pagination: various Order a Copy

The earlier papers include a newspaper clipping advertising Snook's flight instruction and a short note most likely written by Neta Snook to her mother. There is correspondence regarding Snook's publication, photocopies of letters written by Amelia Earhart to various recipients, and correspondence from Lloyd Royer, a fellow pilot and friend of Snook's. In addition to the correspondence, the archive includes Snook's membership card to the Experimental Aircraft Association and a number of magazine and newspaper clippings regarding Snook, Earhart, and John Montijo.

Southern, Neta Snook, 1896-1991
Royer, Lloyd, fl. 1920-1970
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937
Montijo, John G., 1891-1929

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