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Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Papers
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Charles A. Lindbergh was born on February 4, 1902, in Detroit, Michigan. He became an American hero after flying solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1929 he married Anne Morrow, and together they spent many years under close public scrutiny. Eventually the pressures of fame, including the kidnapping and murder of their first son, led the Lindberghs to move to England. They returned to the United States as World War II approached. Around this time Lindbergh adopted controversial and quite public political opinions. Though not in support of either Nazi-ism or Hitler, he did promote a more isolationist American policy. However, after the attacks on Pearl Harbor, Lindbergh changed his mind and assisted the United States Air Force in the South Pacific. Although his public image never recovered from the controversy surrounding World War II, he remains a cultural icon. He passed away on August 26, 1974.
Biography of Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Anne Morrow Lindbergh was born on June 22, 1906, in New Jersey. Although shy and quiet as a youth, Anne Lindbergh attracted the attentions of Charles A. Lindbergh and married him. He taught her how to fly, and she eventually got a pilot's license and became his co-pilot. After living in England for a while, Anne moved back to America and, after her husband's death, published some of her diaries. She passed away on February 7, 2001.
The collection consists of manuscripts of Charles A. Lindbergh's A Letter to Americans and Anne Morrow Lindbergh's The Wave of the Future, A Confession of Faith (1940), with related correspondence.
This is an unprocessed collection and remains in its original arrangement.
The following sources were consulted during preparation of biographical note: American National Biography.
Gift of the Lindberghs.
This is an unprocessed collection. The contents list provided is a preliminary inventory.
Biography written by Alyxandra Cullen, '09.
No appraisal information is available.
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- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Date
- 2002
- Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research use.
- Use Restrictions
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
Collection Inventory
Consists of the papers related to Charles Lindbergh's A Letter to Americans (published in Collier's, 1941).
Arranged alphabetically by genre of material.
Physical Description3 boxes
3 boxes
1 folder
1 folder
1 folder
1 folder
2 boxes
19 folders
26 folders
4 folders
1 folder
Consists of the papers related to Anne Morrow Lindbergh's The Wave of the Future (published by Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1940).
Arranged alphabetically by genre of material.
Physical Description3 boxes
3 boxes
1 folder
1 folder
1 folder
1 folder
1 folder
1 folder
1 folder
1 folder
1 folder
(includes letters by Pearl S. Buck, W. H. Auden, Selden Rodman, Knute Hill, Philip C. Jessup, Avery Brundage, Corliss Lamont, and others)
Physical Description2 folders
4 folders
3 folders
TLS: March 1, 1958, and carbon copies of 2 letters (Feb. 20, 1958 and March 15, 1958) from Hanry to Lindbergh.
Physical Description1 folder
ALS to Wheelock, Aug. 4, 1950, and a typed presentation list of the "Spirit of St. Louis".
Physical Description1 folder