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Title
Howard and Imogene Chamberlain Collection
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2 boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Imogene Chamberlain was famous for being the first woman to fly a four-seated Lake Buccaneer plane from California to Sydney, Australia, solo in March 1978. The trip lasted ten days and she flew for nineteen hours. She has also flown around the world from Canada to Germany.
Chamberlain was a member of the International Organization of Women Pilots, an advisor for the Texas A&M’s Flying Club, and she also taught education classes at Texas A&M along with aviation classes.
She was a fifteen-year resident of Bryan, TX. Her husband Howard was an associate professor of management at Texas A&M University.
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Scope and content
This collection contains a note from the desk of Howard and Imogene Chamberlain, a dealer application from Sporty’s shops, copies of Sporty’s Pilot Shop magazine from October to January 1993 and February to May 1991, and a binder full of Private Pilot Student records.
System of arrangement
This collection is not arranged in a particular way, the box contents are as follows:
- Box 1, A note from the desk of Howard and Imogene Chamberlain, a Sporty's shops dealer application, a binder of Private Pilot Student records, and Sporty’s Pilot Shop magazine from February 1991 - May 1991 and October 1993 - January 1993.
- Box 2, 2 binders containing Private Pilot manuals, logbook, workbook, and maneuvers manual.
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Languages of the material
- English
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Archivist's note
Finding Aid Authors: Katherine Hill and Jenny Reibenspies.
Archivist's note
© Copyright 2019 Cushing Library. All rights reserved.
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- Texas A & M University (Subject)