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Amelia Earhart: Copies of Material Found in the FDR Library | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

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Primary Creator: Archivists of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum

Extent: -1.0 Cubic Feet

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection consists of copies of materials found in several collections in the FDR Library holdings. These materials include correspondence between Amelia Earhart and Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt; memoranda, news clippings, and other material pertaining to Earhart and her activities in aviation; correspondence between Eleanor Roosevelt and Earhart's husband, publisher George Putnam; and diplomatic communications concerning Japanese efforts to help locate Earhart after her disappearance in 1937. Also included is a register of the FDR Library collections which contain the originals from which these copies were made.

Collection Historical Note

Amelia Earhart (1897-1937) was a pioneering American aviator and noted author. In 1932 she became the second person and the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1937, while attempting to become the first woman to fly around the world, she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while flying from New Guinea to Howland Island. As her fame grew, she met and befriended a number of important people, included Eleanor Roosevelt, with whom she frequently corresponded.

Administrative Information

Repository: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

Access Restrictions: This collection is available for use by the general public.

Use Restrictions: This material is subject to copyright restrictions under Title 17 of the U.S. Code.

Related Materials: George Palmer Putnam Collection of Amelia Earhart Papers. For more information please see http://www.lib.purdue.edu/spcol/aearhart/.

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