Identity elements
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Collection
Title
Dorothy E. Mills flight attendant papers
Date(s)
- 1945-1997 (Creation)
Extent
1 Box
Name of creator
Biographical history
Dorothy E. Mills was one of the first (1943) class of International Flight Stewardesses in the Latin American Division of the Pan American World Airways, Inc., and later Chief Stewardess of the Atlantic Division from 1945 to 1947.
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Scope and content
The Dorothy E. Mills Flight Attendant papers contains materials related to her tenure as a stewardess of the Latin American Division and later chief stewardess of the Atlantic Division for the Pan American World Airways in the 1940s. Held in the collection are the following items:
Four letters by Mills to William Brown, Head of Special Collections in 1997, discussing the materials donated to the collection and her history with the Pan American World Airways.
An acceptance letter, an award letter (written and signed by founder Juan Trippe), and a resignation letter from Pan American World Airways.
23 8" x 10" photographs of Pan American World Airways flight attendants, with accompanying descriptions.
A scrapbook of clippings, photographs, and other materials by Mills about her life as a Pan American World Airways flight attendant
Two issues (including two duplicates) of Clipper Magazine, both containing articles about Mills.
Six newspaper clippings about Pan American World Airways.
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Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
This collection is open for research.
Physical access
Items from this collection are kept on-campus and may be requested from the first floor Kislak Center in the Otto G. Richter Library at University of Miami.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Dorothy E. Mills Collection Finding Aid © 2009 University of Miami. All rights reserved. Requests to reproduce or publish materials from this collection should be directed to asc.library@miami.edu.
Languages of the material
- English
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Existence and location of originals
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Information about related materials is available at http://library.miami.edu/specialcollections/aviation-history-bib/