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General (1) 1934-1948

General (2) Stars and Stripes and Springfield Union Articles (Originals) 1942-1945

Constitution, first and revised n.d.

Correspondence 1939-1950

Financial 1941-1943

Flight Training 1939-1945

Intercollegiate Flying Club 1935, n.d.

Membership 1936-1943

Merger with Amherst Flying Club 1940

Photographs 1939

Photographs 1941-1945

Photographs n.d.

Publications, Manuals, and Instructions (1)

Publications, Manuals, and Instructions (2)

Flying Club Records, 1934-1954

Finding Aid

Finding aid prepared by Abby Schlessinger.

Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

© 2003


Collection Overview
	Creator:	Flying Club
	Title:	Flying Club Records
	Dates:	1934-1954
	Abstract:	Contains constitution, correspondence, flight training and financial records, photographs, publications, manuals and instructions.
	Extent:	1 box(.5 linear ft.)
	Language:	English.
	Identification:	RG 80

Biographical Note

In 1934, Mary Kimball, an avid aviator, founded the Smith College Flying Club so that she and other young women would have the opportunity to learn more about aviation and to participate in intercollegiate air meets and activities while at Smith. While the club attracted only twelve members at its founding, its membership increased and during its peak years, as many as forty young women could be seen attending lectures on flight theory and mechanics and participating in flying exercises and meets throughout New England. In 1950, however, Flying Club members were prohibited from competing in air meets due to a violation of college policy. While the club was allowed to continue its existence as long as members did not participate in competitions, membership declined and in 1954, the Flying Club was discontinued. The club was the first organization of its kind to be formed and supported by a women's college in the East.

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