Interview conducted on February 26, 1999. 3 duplicate audio cassettes The interview describes Yvonne V. Olivier’s experiences as a flight attendant, Purser and Flight Director for Pan American World Airways between 1946 and 1982. She discusses her work with the Research and Development department, her training as a flight attendant in San Francisco in 1946 and the attitudes of male flight attendants toward the new female hires. She describes the Treasure Island terminal in 1942. She discusses the preflight and inflight procedures she engaged in, including safety checks and food service. She describes her advancement to Purser and her brief role as Flight Director on the 747s. She talks about her experiences while working for Pan American, including the seniority system, as well as the organization of flight attendants into the Transport Workers Union and her role in that group. She describes the differences in flight service between the Pacific and Atlantic divisions, and her part in resolving this inconsistency. She discusses her experiences as the first female flight attendant to work on the San Francisco to Manila route. Ms. Olivier discusses the routes she flew, including the Pacific Division routes from San Francisco to Honolulu, Wake Island, Manila, Guam, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Guatemala City, Calcutta, Delhi, Bangkok, Fiji, and Auckland; the Atlantic Division route from New York to South Africa (Johannesburg); and the round-the-world route. She describes the different airplanes she worked on, including the Douglas DC 4 and DC 6; the Lockheed Constellation; and the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, 707, and 747. Ms. Olivier relates anecdotes about people she met or worked with, including John Lindbergh (Pan American’s Director of Research and Development), Charles Lindbergh, Juan Trippe, Harold Gray, General Carlos Romulos (Philippine Ambassador to the United States), Loretta Young, Charlton Heston, Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, and Cary Grant. She relates an anecdote about an inflight incident while flying over Rangoon that involved a passenger security issue; describes the changes she observed over time in air travel, both as a result of the jet age and the democratization of air travel; and shares her thoughts about the demise of Pan American.