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Heritage, 2008, Volume 4 (open access)

Heritage, 2008, Volume 4

Quarterly publication containing articles related to the preservation of historic artifacts and sites in Texas. Feature articles discuss various aspects of Texas history and heritage, often highlighting museums and collections within the state. Also included are book reviews, current preservation news, and a listing of historical museums in Texas.
Date: 2008
Creator: Texas Historical Foundation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heritage, 2008, Volume 3 (open access)

Heritage, 2008, Volume 3

Quarterly publication containing articles related to the preservation of historic artifacts and sites in Texas. Feature articles discuss various aspects of Texas history and heritage, often highlighting museums and collections within the state. Also included are book reviews, current preservation news, and a listing of historical museums in Texas.
Date: 2008
Creator: Texas Historical Foundation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heritage, 2008, Volume 2 (open access)

Heritage, 2008, Volume 2

Quarterly publication containing articles related to the preservation of historic artifacts and sites in Texas. Feature articles discuss various aspects of Texas history and heritage, often highlighting museums and collections within the state. Also included are book reviews, current preservation news, and a listing of historical museums in Texas.
Date: 2008
Creator: Texas Historical Foundation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heritage, 2008, Volume 1 (open access)

Heritage, 2008, Volume 1

Quarterly publication containing articles related to the preservation of historic artifacts and sites in Texas. Feature articles discuss various aspects of Texas history and heritage, often highlighting museums and collections within the state. Also included are book reviews, current preservation news, and a listing of historical museums in Texas.
Date: 2008
Creator: Texas Historical Foundation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 6, 2008 (open access)

Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 6, 2008

Weekly newspaper from Cooper, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 6, 2008
Creator: Palmer, Roger
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hexagon, Volume 99, Number 2, Summer 2008 (open access)

The Hexagon, Volume 99, Number 2, Summer 2008

Quarterly publication of the Alpha Chi Sigma chemistry fraternity containing articles related to chemistry research and the activities of the organization, including local chapters and groups.
Date: Summer 2008
Creator: Alpha Chi Sigma
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hellcat News, (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 12, Ed. 1, August 2008 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 12, Ed. 1, August 2008

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: August 2008
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 38, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 4, 2008 (open access)

Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 38, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Weekly newspaper from Emory, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 4, 2008
Creator: Hill, Earl Clyde, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 20, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 9, 2008 (open access)

The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 20, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 9, 2008

Semiweekly newspaper from Carthage, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 9, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 19, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 2, 2008 (open access)

Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 19, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 2, 2008

Semi-weekly newspaper from Livingston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 2, 2008
Creator: Reddell, Valerie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nancy Love and the Wasp Ferry Pilots of World War II

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She flew the swift P-51 and the capricious P-38, but the heavy, four-engine B-17 bomber and C-54 transport were her forte. This is the story of Nancy Harkness Love who, early in World War II, recruited and led the first group of twenty-eight women to fly military aircraft for the U.S. Army. Love was hooked on flight at an early age. At sixteen, after just four hours of instruction, she flew solo “a rather broken down Fleet biplane that my barnstorming instructor imported from parts unknown.” The year was 1930: record-setting aviator Jacqueline Cochran (and Love’s future rival) had not yet learned to fly, and the most famous woman pilot of all time, Amelia Earhart, had yet to make her acclaimed solo Atlantic flight. When the United States entered World War II, the Army needed pilots to transport or “ferry” its combat-bound aircraft across the United States for overseas deployment and its trainer airplanes to flight training bases. Most male pilots were assigned to combat preparation, leaving few available for ferrying jobs. Into this vacuum stepped Nancy Love and her civilian Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS). Love had advocated using women as ferry pilots as early as 1940. Jackie Cochran …
Date: March 15, 2008
Creator: Rickman, Sarah Byrn
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library