Resources

Museums and Collections

• The Ninety-Nines Museum of Women Pilots, Oklahoma City, OK. Principle archive of AWTAR records. Race records, photos, board papers, and memorabilia.
• National Air & Space Museum (Smithsonian Institution), Washington, D.C. Repository of the AWTAR Perpetual Trophy, 99s scrapbooks, documents, and other memorabilia, as well as NAA sanction documents.
• San Diego Air and Space Museum, San Diego, CA. Numerous photos, albums, and film.
• Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey, Teterboro, NJ. Albums, offical programs, and Kay Brick personal papers.
• Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, Long Island, New York. Albums, annual offical programs.
• International Women's Air and Space Museum, Cleveland, OH. Records for individual racers, plus some official programs.
• Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX. Principle archive for the Air Race Classic. Race records, photos, board papers, and memorabilia.

Books

• Powder Puff Derby Commemorative Album (1947 - 1974). 1974.
• Powder Puff Derby Commemorative Album Update (1974 - 1977). 1979.
• Powder Puff Derby - The Record (1947 - 1977), 1985, AWTAR, Inc.
• History of The Ninety-Nines, Inc. (1979), pages 58 - 109. 1979.
• Let's Make a Race of It! The Story of Those Daring Women Who Flew The Powder Puff Derby (1947-1977), by Sarah Byrn Rickman, 2026.

Films

The following flims and slide shows are listed as resources in Powder Puff Derby - The Record. While it is likely that copies are in the archives at The Ninety-Nines Museum of Women Pilots, the locations have not been verified.

• 1952 Race Start, Santa Ana, CA. 99s.
• 1966 WCBS TV Documentary, 16mm color, 50 minutes. Seattle, WA to Clearwater, FL.
• 1969 - 70 "A Copilot in the Powder Puff Derby". Charlene Falkenberg (99). Slides with tapes, 25 minutes.
• 1971 - 76 "Years of Memories with the Powder Puff Derby". Charlene Falkenberg (99). Slides 30 minutes.
• 1972 "From Sea to Shining Sea". Mary Creason (99). Slides 30 minutes.
• 1972 Documentary by German Crew. San Mateo, CA to Tom's River, NJ. 99s.
• "30th Commemorative Flight" Documentary. Garden Grove, CA - 99. Color 25 minutes (Bucher & Young).

Banner image: Marion Andrews with 18 official race program covers