Scope and Contents The collection consists of correspondence, bills, newspaper clippings, magazines, photographs and other papers regarding Joseph Jennings Dorn's role in the trial of Bruno Hauptmann for kidnapping Charles Lindbergh's baby. The collection includes: correspondence of Arthur G. Koehler, a wood identification expert for the Forest Service; letters from Dorn and his wife to their daughter while they were in New Jersey for the trial; newspaper clippings and magazine articles regarding the Hauptmann...

Abstract The documentation of Charles Lindbergh's 1927 transatlantic flight and his involvement in the early development of aviation in the United States constitute the major strengths of the Charles Augustus Lindbergh Papers. Papers concerning his scientific endeavors and literary contributions are also a major focus. A substantial number of documents in the collection relate to the literary productions of Anne Morrow Lindbergh and her activities with her husband. The papers contain some material on...