Air Museum of Minnesota Oral History Project: Interview with Edith C. Finholt

Titles: Air Museum of Minnesota Oral History Project: Interview with Edith C. Finholt (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Edith Campbell Finholt was an early woman pilot in Minnesota. She was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota and got her training in Wahpeton, North Dakota before moving to Minneapolis. She worked for DePonti Aviation and was active in several pilots' organizations including the Ninety-Nines and Minnesota Aeronautics Commission. Her husband was a pilot for Northwest. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Early life in St. Cloud, Wahpeton and Minneapolis. Education at Minnesota School of Business. Pilot instruction in 1935 and license in 1936. Types of aircraft she flew. Non-flying jobs she had in aviation. Work with the Ninety-Nines air marking Minnesota (placing arrows on building tops to indicate north). Her husband's career at Northwest. Her current family life. People she has known over the years. Student life as a woman at Wahpeton Pilot's School.

Dates

• 05/01/1980 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Finholt, Edith Campbell
• interviewer: Holey, George

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 101
• Accession Number: AV1992.88.6

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Air Museum of Minnesota Oral History Project' <OH 101>

Quantity: 1 hour sound cassette 16 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 60 minutes length

Subjects

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