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Oral History Interview with Eileen Russell, May 25, 2013

Description: Audio log for a recording of an interview with Eileen Russell, assistant manager of flight attendants for Braniff International Airways, conducted for the Flying Voices oral history project. In the interview Russell discusses flight attendant training, her experiences as a flight attendant, getting married and leaving Braniff, returning to Braniff during the leadership transition to Harding Lawrence, and how the overall experience working for Braniff defined her as a person.
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Date: May 25, 2013
Creator: Schnur, Abra & Eileen, Russell
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Eugene White, May 26, 2013

Description: Transcript of an interview with Eugene White, national recruiter and recurrent flight attendant trainer for Braniff International Airways. White discusses growing up in Iowa; career with Braniff Airways; being a part of the Braniff family; Braniff’s rise to the top of preferred airlines; personal reflections of Braniff’s impact on the DFW area and the airline industry as a whole with the “End of the Plain Plane” campaign brought in by Harding Lawrence; and its bankruptcy on May 12, 1982.
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Date: May 26, 2013
Creator: Schnur, Abra & White, Eugene, 1950-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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