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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07243.002 Author/Creator: Southern, Neta Snook, 1896-1991 Place Written: s.l. Type: Diary Date: 1917-1920 Pagination: 1 v. : 179 p. ; 16 x 10.5 cm. Order a Copy

The bulk of the diary documents Snook's experiences as a pilot between 1917 and 1920 when she was a student at the Davenport and Curtiss Schools of Aviation. Includes various formulas and notations on engineering and aerodynamics. In addition, there are recipes, a class schedule, and poems included in the diary.

Southern, Neta Snook, 1896-1991

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