Amelia Earhart (50 page)

66
Updating will: Morrissey, interview, April 20, 1983.

67
Premonition: Haggerty,
Aviation’s Mr. Sam
, 49.

68
“This Amelia”: PSC, Scrapbook #14: unidentified clipping, August 4, 1935.

69
Post broke: Bruno, COHC, vol. 6, pt. 1, p. 16.

70
Crash: Johnson,
More Than My Share of It All
, 42.

71
Roger’s airsickness: Vidal Collection, Box 11, Speeches #1.

72
Post’s obituary: Earhart, “Wiley Post,” 196.

73
Cable to G. P.: PSC, Scrapbook #14: Telegram from A. E. to G. P., August 29, 1935.

74
Menasco and Mantz: Don Dwiggins, interview with Mantz, May 13, 1964.

75
Came in fifth: PSC, Scrapbook #14: unidentified clipping, September 3, 1935.

76
“It is my ship”: Putnam,
Soaring Wings
, 172.

77
Fall lecture tour: Dwiggins,
Hollywood Pilot
, 95.

78
Future of aviation and Russia: PSC, Scrapbook #14:
Akron Beacon
, February 14, 1935.

79
ICC:
NYT
, August 7, 1935, p. 17.

80
Pacificism:
Home Magazine
, August 1935, pp. 22–23, 59–60.

81
Chatauqua:
Courier Express
(Buffalo), August 10, 1935, p. 1.

82
Helen Richey: PSC, Scrapbook #14:
NYT
, November 7, 1935.

83
Never taking a man along: PSC, Scrapbook #14: unidentified Ft. Wayne newspaper, March 21, 1935.

84
Defending Richey: PSC, General Correspondence File, Telegrams, November 9, 1935.

85
“terribly feministic”: Cochran Papers, DDEL, Ninety-Nine Series, Box 4, President’s Correspondence, January 6, 1936.

86
Problems of career women: PSC, Scrapbook #14:
Sun-Tribune
(Chicago), October 13, 1935.

87
“there was never enough time”: Morrissey, interview, April 20, 1983.

88
Facing discrimination: PSC, Helen Schleman, “Dedication of a Portrait,” April 13, 1975.

89
“Surely we must have something”: Goerner,
Search for Amelia Earhart
.

90
“wages should be based”: PSC, Scrapbook #16:
Post Dispatch
, April 3, 1936.

91
Equal rights amendment:
Equal Rights
22 (November 15, 1935): 1.

92
Purdue: PSC, Schleman, “Dedication of a Portrait.”

93
Frances Merrit: PSC, Scrapbook #12:
News
(Indianapolis), November 27, 1935.

94
Marian Frazier:
Star
(Indianapolis), November 24, 1935, sec. C, p. 1.

95
“She came home dead tired”: SLRC, 83 M-69 F. 4.

96
Dinner with the family: SLRC, 83 M-69 F. 10, November 23, 1935; ibid., F. 13, November 26, 1935.

97
Zanesville interview: PSC, Scrapbook #14:
NYWT
, December 2, 1935.

98
Dorothy Fleet: Fleet,
Our Flight to Destiny
, 116.

99
Dinner party at Lotus Club:
NYT
, December 23, 1935, p. 13.

100
“with nearly everything else”: PSC, Scrapbook #14:
Herald
(Miami), December 24, 1935.

101
Children’s book: Betty Huyler Gillies, interview, January 10, 1984.

102
Blanche Noyes: Noyes, COHC, vol. 1, pt. 3, p. 13.

103
Vidal giving Noyes a job: Letter from A. E. to Vidal, May 8, 1936, Vidal Collection, Box 19.

104
Mantzes’ divorce:
LAT
, March 3, 1936, “City News,” p. 1.

105
“I ran outside”: Dwiggins,
Hollywood Pilot
, 77–78.

106
Letters to Amy: SLRC, 83 M-69 F. 11, March 18 and 23, 1936.

107
Car accident: PSC, Scrapbook #14: unidentified clipping ca. February 16, 1936.

108
“leaving my ship”: SLRC, 83 M-69 F. 11, February 26, 1936.

109
“it would take months”: ibid., April 1, 1936.

1
“a reasonable partnership”: Putnam,
Wide Margins
, 283–84.

2
“I’d like to find a tree”:
Pioneer Press
, October 6, 1935, sec. 3, p. 5.

3
Communications between G. P. and Mantz: Letters from Putnam to Mantz, January 4 and 7, 1936, Dwiggins files.

4
Amelia wanted an Electra: ibid.

5
Special equipment: Letters from Putnam to Mantz, March 24, 1936, Dwiggins files.

6
Cracked brackets: Dwiggins,
Hollywood Pilot
, 96.

7
Plane’s total cost: Letter from Putnam to Mantz, September 30, 1936, Dwiggins files.

8
Amelia’s messages: Letter from Putnam to Mantz, March 24, 1936, Dwiggins files.

9
Uniqueness of flight: PSC, Scrapbook #11: Carl B. Allen, in
NYHT
, February 21, 1937.

10
Ignoring regulations: National Archives, RG 59 841.413, October 17, 1932.

11
Five-hundred-dollar fine: Richard S. Allen, personal files.

12
Richard Southgate: National Archives, RG 59 800.79611.

13
“a thorough field test”: National Archives, RG 237 835, October 15, 1936.

14
Instrument flying rating: ibid., October 20, 1936.

15
Pacific weather data: ibid., November 6, 1936.

16
Honolulu takeoff: Letter from Putnam to the secretary of the Navy, October 16, 1936, Dwiggins files.

17
Eleanor Roosevelt: Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library Manuscript Collection. Meloney-Putnam, November 5 and 9, 1936, and January 15, 1937.

18
Practice refueling: PSC, World Flight 1, Preflight Correspondence, November 10, 1936.

19
President’s help: ibid.

20
Navy’s cooperation: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, NY, National Archives and Records Service. General Services Administration. Memos re: Earhart, November 17, 18, and 20, 1936.

21
Howland Island: National Archives, RG 237 800, May 13, 1935; December 8, 20, and 24, 1936.

22
Scratch-grade runway: Richard C. Black, COHC, pp. 33–34.

23
Electra’s colors: Letter from Mantz to Putnam, May 7, 1936, Dwiggins files.

24
Other commitments for plane: Letters from Putnam to Mantz and from Mantz to Putnam, September 30, 1936; ibid., October 24, 1931 and November 14, 1936.

25
Announcement of purchase: PSC, Scrapbook #14:
NYHT
, April 20, 1936, p. 30.

26
“flying laboratory”:
NYT
, January 16, 1930, p. 23.

27
Denial: PSC, Scrapbook #14:
NYHT
, April 20, 1936, p. 30.

28
“all applesauce”: SLRC, 83 M-69 F. 11, April 1, 1936.

29
Announcement and confirmation: PSC, Scrapbook #15:
LAT
, May 14, 1936;
NYT
, May 14 and 22, 1936.

30
Department of Commerce:
NYT
, September 4, 1936, p. 8.

31
Cruise for Amy: PSC, Scrapbook #16: Eleanor Roosevelt, “My Day,” unidentified Baltimore newspaper, n.d.

32
Advice to Amy: SLRC, 83 M-69 F. 11.

33
Family relations: SLRC, 83 M-69 F. 23, July 1, 1937, August 24, 1937; SLRC, 83 M-69 F. 34, June 25, 1941.

34
Frances Putnam’s death: PSC, Scrapbook #17:
NYT
, July 1, 1936.

35
“All the while poor Fannie”: SLRC, 83 M-69 F. 11, July 1, 1936.

36
First flight in Electra:
LAT
, July 22, 1936, p. 1.

37
Electra bill of sale: Roy A. Blay, interview, Lockheed Corporation Publications Office, Burbank, California.

38
Commerce license: Allen, files.

39
Practice run: PSC, Scrapbook #15:
Examiner
, August 3, 1936.

40
Los Angeles to New York: PSC, Scrapbook #15: unidentified Kansas City newspaper, August 21, 1936.

41
Bendix race: PSC, Scrapbook #15:
Cleveland News
, September 4, 1936.

42
Finishing fifth:
NYT
, September 5, 1936, p. 1.

43
“too much Hollywood ballyhoo”: Allen, A&M 2252, West Virginia University Library.

44
Flying the Electra to Purdue: PSC, Scrapbook #15:
Indianapolis Times
, September 20, 1936.

45
Democrat voter rally: PSC, Scrapbook #16:
New York Daily News
, September 27, 1936.

46
Seconding speech:
NYT
, September 5, 1936, p. 1.

47
Endorsement of Roosevelt: Letter from Vidal to Mary Dewson, September 29, 1936, Vidal Collection, Box 19.

48
“I am deeply interested”:
Equal Rights
22 (November 15, 1936): 1.

49
Lecture at naval academy:
NYT
, November 6, 1936, p. 22.

50
Vincent Bendix: PSC, Scrapbook #16:
Tribune
(South Bend, Ind.), November 22, 1936.

51
Gene Vidal: Letter from Vidal to Mary Dewson, September 29, 1936, Vidal Collection, Box 19; PSC, Scrapbook #15:
Times
(Indianapolis), September 21, 1936.

52
Gore Vidal: Vidal, “Love of Flying,” 19–20.

53
Jacqueline Cochran Odlum: Mrs. James E. Bassett, Jr., interview, January 14, 1984.

54
Cochran’s childhood: Cochran Papers, Cochran,
The Stars at Noon
, 11–12.

55
Relief tube: Letter, August 14, 1987, Richard S. Allen.

56
Friendship with Cochran: Cochran Papers, DDEL, Article Series, Box 1, pp. 1–3.

57
Psychic powers: ibid., Box 8, final draft of
The Stars at Noon
, chap. 5, pp. 8–9.

58
Powers attributed to Amelia: PSC, Scrapbook #16:
New York Daily News
, February 16, 1937.

59
Amelia at Indian Palms: Cochran Papers, DDEL, Speech Series, Misc. Aviation, Box 1. Speech to the Ninety-Nines.

60
Bruce Odlum: Putnam,
Soaring Wings
, 232–33.

61
G. P. and Cochran: Cochran, COHC, p. 25.

1
“caught up in the ‘hero stream’ ”: Railey,
PEB
.

2
Mantz as instructor: Dwiggins, interview with Paul Mantz, May 13, 1964.

3
Johnson as instructor: Johnson,
More Than My Share of It All
, 43–45.

4
Assistance from Roosevelt: PSC, World Flight 1, Preflight Correspondence, January 8 and 11, 1937.

5
Margot DeCarie: SLRC, 83 M-69 F. Box 2, F. 53, February 7 and 21, 1939.

6
Interview: Boykin, “Amelia Earhart at Home,” 46–47.

7
California home for Amy: Morrissey, interview, April 20, 1983.

8
Instructions to Amy and Muriel: SLRC, 83 M-69 F. 11, January 31, 1937, and February 8 and 23, 1937.

9
News coverage:
NYT
, February 11, 1937, p. 19.

10
LaGuardia:
NYT
, February 17, 1937, p. 18.

11
Oklahoma arrest: PSC, Scrapbook #17:
Blackwell Daily Journal
, February 21, 1937, p. 1.

12
Deal with
Herald Tribune
: PSC, World Flight 1, Preflight Correspondence, March 15 and 16, 1937.

13
Endorsements: PSC, Scrapbook #17:
NYHT
, March 7, 1937.

14
Feature film: Morrissey, interview, April 20, 1983.

15
“Amelia Earhart kitchen”:
NYT
, February 13, 1937, p. 3.

16
William T. Miller: National Archives, RG 237, 835.0, March 9, 1936, January 16 and 29, 1937; February 8, 10, and 11, 1937; January 11, 1937, March 1, 1937.

17
“quiet but nice”: Sims, Vivian Maatta, interview, March 29, 1987.

18
Emergency signal kite: Vidal Collection, Box 19A, unidentified clipping, March 3, 1937.

19
“what is easy for Amelia”: PSC Scrapbook #17:
NYWT
, March 19, 1937.

20
Harkness Davenport: Harkness Davenport, interview, September 22, 1985.

21
Instrument rating qualification: National Archives, RG 237 835, March 11, 1937.

22
Davenport’s instrument rating: Davenport, interview.

23
Written and radio tests: National Archives, RG 237 835, March 14, 1937.

24
Autographing cacheted covers: Carl B. Allen, unpublished book review, NASM Library, p. 1.

25
“I’ve got to get away”: ibid., p. 8.

26
G. P. and Mantz: Putnam,
Wide Margins
, 287.

27
Mantz on Cochran: Dwiggins, interview with Paul Mantz, May 13, 1964.

28
Cochran on Manning: Cochran, COHC, p. 33.

29
Mantz on Manning: Letter from Mantz to Putnam, February 11, 1937, Dwiggins files.

30
Fred Noonan: PSC, Scrapbook #17:
Plain Dealer
, March 14, 1937.

31
“had her doubts”: Sims, interview.

32
G. P. wanted Noonan: Bassett, interview.

33
“two hitchhikers”:
NYHT
, March 14, 1937.

34
Cachets:
NYT
, March 18, 1937, p. 1; PSC, Scrapbook #17:
Sun
(Baltimore), March 18, 1937.

35
“Never jockey the throttle”: Dwiggins, interview with Mantz.

36
Mantz’s takeoff: National Archives, RG 237 835, March 17, 1937.

37
Flight and landing: Dwiggins, interview with Mantz.

38
“I’m terribly tired”:
Evening Star
, March 18, 1937, p. 1.

39
Holmes’ party: Dwiggins,
Hollywood Pilot
, 102–3.

40
Contaminated gas: ibid.

41
Propeller bearings: PSC, Scrapbook #17:
NYHT
, March 21, 1937.