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Full listing > Accession Brethren People File: Sheldon, Ruby Wine| Accession # | Brethren People File: Sheldon, Ruby Wine | | Topic | Sheldon, Ruby Wine: Brethren People, | | Keywords | Church of the Brethren, | | Title | Brethren People File: Ruby Sheldon | | Location | Brethren People File: Sheldon, Ruby Wine | | Citation | Brethren People File: Ruby Sheldon, Brethren People File: Sheldon, Ruby Wine, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana. | | Access | Researchers are responsible for determining copyright status of archived materials where this is relevant to their intended use of the materials. | | Provenance | Jeanine Wine | | Scope and Content | Program from the Awards Gala of the 29th Annual Air Race Classic, 2005 at Purdue University Memorial Union. Commemorative program and related correspondence from the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame Twentieth Annual Induction Ceremony/Dinner, 28 March 2009 with description of Ruby's illustrious air career. Mary Lou Brown's 1973 article, "Whirly Girl No. 144." | | Date of Accession | Unknown | | Bio History Note | Aviator and member of Phoenix Church of the Brethren. The first civilian (and first woman) in the United States to become a certified Flight Instructor-Instrument (CFII) in a helicopter. In 1986 the Smithsonian Institute's Air and Space Museum recognized her with a display titled, "Women in Helicopter Aviation Today." In 2009 she was inducted into the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame. Following Ruby's career with the U.S. Geological Survey she was noted for competing in air races, such as the "Air Race Classic." Ruby's colleague in the U. S. Geological Survey, Mary Lou Brown, considered Ruby to be the most important woman's pilot of her time. "Whirly Girl" is the name of a non-profit, international organization of dedicated to advancing women in helicopter aviation. | | Archivist Note | Description prepared by Jeanine M. Wine and updated 11 June 2011 by Jeanine Wine. |
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