Ballooning -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque

Scope and Contents Ballooning Articles by Danna K Henderson [published] 1981-1995

Abstract Danna Kusianovich Henderson was a New Mexico journalist and an aviator. Her collection reflects interests and accomplishments throughout her life, including: Lincoln, New Mexico history, and Fort Stanton history. Included is her work with the annual Billy the Kid Pageant (1957-1958, most notably), Her pilot background as a founding member of the Whirly-Girls, an organization of women helicopter pilots and her journalistic skills led her to a career of writing material for newsletters and...

Scope and Contents Albuquerque Journal, Nov 12, 1965. A Sunport Special Section-Entire 12-page section dedicated to articles about the Albuquerque airport including an article about the winner of the naming of the airport contest and a mention of Charles Lindberg’s landing on the airstrip on his 1928 solo trans-Atlantic flight, and much more historical information about the airport. Albuquerque Journal Magazine Impact, August 25, 1987, most of the section is about the updates of the Sunspot airport. ...

Abstract The Tom Rutherford Papers contain material relating to his involvement with ballooning, community activism, legal career, political career in the New Mexico Senate (1972-1996) and Bernalillo County Commission (1997-2004).