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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07243.004 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to Neta Snook, Amelia Earhart's flight instructor |
| Title | Papers of Neta Snook Southern |
| Date | ca. 1916-1982 |
| Author | Southern, Neta Snook (1896-1991) |
| Additional authors | Royer, Lloyd (fl. 1920-1970); Earhart, Amelia (1897-1937) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Newspapers and Magazines; Miscellany |
| Content Description | 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. |
| Subjects | Progressive Era Woman Author Women's History Aviation |
| People | Southern, Neta Snook (1896-1991) Royer, Lloyd (fl. 1920-1970) Earhart, Amelia (1897-1937) Montijo, John |
| Theme | Women in American History; Education; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Anita (Neta) Snook Southern was Amelia Earhart's flight instructor from 1920 to about 1922. She began flying in 1917 and attended the Curtiss School of Aviation in New Port News, Va in 1918. After the school closed due to flying restrictions during WW I, Snook moved West to Southern California where she worked as a flight instructor and taught Amelia Earhart. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |