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During the winter 1910-11 I was flying a monoplane at Pau, France. In May 1911 I came to this country and throughout the rest of that year and through all of 1912 and 1913, I was flying in various parts of the country a Bleriot monoplane, a Curtis biplance, and a Beach-National bi-plane, as an instructor in aviation schools, exhibition flyer at state and county fairs, and participant in international aviation races and other events. I was flying in numerous places in the East, South (as far as Galveston, Texas), Middle West (Illinois, Ohio, Iowa, Minnesota), West and Northwest (Colorado, North Dakota, Montana). I made experimental mail carrying flights for the U. S. Post Office in Texas and in Illinois in 1912. I never counted the number of hours that I spent flying during those three years and some months, but I would estimate them at more than 1,000 hours.

I hope that this will give you the required information. I shall be glad to send you photographic reproductions of my license and of some of the newspaper articles of the time describing some of my flights.

The authorities of New York University with which I have been associate as a faculty member over a period of 33 years, would be glad to have the bronze plaque presented to me by the representative of the Early Birds at the faculty meeting at the School of Commerce Building at Washington Square, N. Y. City on October 26 next, at 3:10 p.m. The publicity department of the University will be glad to cooperate with the Early Birds Organization in the preparation of publicity materials and their distribution to the newspapers.

Please, let me know what would be the next step in the procedure, or what else would you wish me to do.

Sincerely yours,

Paul Studenski

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cc: Mr. E.A. Goff
    Dean Thomas L. Norton