Schumann, Erwin E. (April 4, 1915-November 29, 1975)
Person
Dates
- Existence: April 4, 1915 - November 29, 1975
Biographical Information
Erwin E. Schumann was born in 1915 and graduated from Lockport High School in Illinois in 1934. Schumann established an Indiana nursing association chapter and graduated from nursing school in 1938. In 1945, he began working at Inland Steel as an industrial nurse. Schumann died on November 29, 1975 in Indiana.
Citation:
MSS 28, Erwin E. Schumann papers on meeting Amelia Earhart collection file. Purdue University Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries.Citation:
"Erwin E. Schumann." Ancestry.com. Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Erwin E. Schumann family papers on meeting Amelia Earhart
Collection — Communal collections box 94: Series MSF 529, Series 1, Placement: 05, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 28
Scope and Contents
Materials include a letter from George Palmer Putnam to Erwin E. Schumann dated January 24, 1935 detailing Schumann riding with Putnam and Amelia Earhart to Rapid City, South Dakota. Also included is a handwritten route of Schumann's travels hitchhiking from Chicago to Los Angeles, a map of his route created by his daughter in 2025, and a newspaper clipping on Amelia Earhart.
Dates:
1934 - 2025