Interviewer
Margaret Eloise Sagmiller
Files
Description
Florence Majerus discusses growing up on a ranch in Idaho during the 1920s, getting married in Alaska, and working for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for ten years. She describes moving with her husband to Montana and becoming a pilot after the end of World War Two. Majerus also discusses her involvement in the Ninety-Nines, an international organization of women pilots, the effects of the Great Depression, and her experience as a ham radio operator.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Federal Aviation Administration; Ninety-Nines; History of women pilots; Montana pilots
Original Date
1991
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Montana Women Pilots Oral History Project, OH 262, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 262-004
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (33 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:00:39 minutes
Local Filename
OH_262_004.mp3; OH_262_004.pdf
Citation
Majerus, Florence, "Florence "Flo" Majerus Interview, 1991" (1991). Montana Women Pilots Oral History Project. 2.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/montanawomenpilots/2