Air Museum of Minnesota Oral History Project: Interview with Mary Jane Rice

Titles: Air Museum of Minnesota Oral History Project: Interview with Mary Jane Rice (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Mary Jane Rice started to fly in 1937 just after high school. She met her husband, John Rice, at the Hector airport and she became active in his company, Willmar Air Service. She is a charter member of the Ninety-Nines, a woman's group to promote aviation. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Her early flights and the aircraft she used. Working in sales and administration at Willmar Air Service. The airport at Hector Minnesota. Some history of the Ninety-Nines. The Rice family.

Dates

• 05/14/1979 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Rice, Mary Jane
• interviewer: Holey, George

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 101
• Accession Number: AV1992.88.21

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

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

Quantity: .5 hours sound cassette 10 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 30 minutes length

Subjects

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