Interviewer
Margaret Eloise Sagmiller
Files
Description
Louise Butcher discusses her decision to become a pilot and her participation in the Ninety-Nines, an international organization of women pilots, and the Flying Farmers. She describes her experiences with the Powder Puff Derby, now called the All Women’s Transcontinental Air Race, flying conventions, and several experiences she has had while flying an airplane. Butcher also discusses working as a school teacher, her son’s medical care, commercial flying, and her experiences with flying accidents.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Commercial flights; Powder Puff Derby; All Women’s Transcontinental Air Race; Flying accidents; 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 262-013, 014
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (32 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:44:16 minutes
Local Filename
OH_262_013_014.mp3; OH_262_013_014.pdf
Citation
Butcher, Louise, "Louise Butcher Interview, 1991" (1991). Montana Women Pilots Oral History Project. 6.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/montanawomenpilots/6