Specifications for Housing and Utilities Extensions, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas for Plosser-Prince Air Academy (open access)

Specifications for Housing and Utilities Extensions, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas for Plosser-Prince Air Academy

Text outlining specifications and policies in relation to building projects for housing and utilities at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: 194X
Creator: Smith, Don W.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes: WASP Monument Committee Meeting, Jan. 28, 1992] (open access)

[Minutes: WASP Monument Committee Meeting, Jan. 28, 1992]

Minutes for the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce WASP Monument Committee meeting including a financial statement, architectural designs presentation, and information on monument plaques, a dedication ceremony, and budgets.
Date: January 28, 1992
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: Announcement Gives Promise and Future of Avenger Field] (open access)

[Clipping photocopy: Announcement Gives Promise and Future of Avenger Field]

Newspaper clipping of two articles from the Nolan County News. Both articles discuss the prospect of new housing for pilots in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: August 12, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Women's Memorial Resource Guide] (open access)

[Women's Memorial Resource Guide]

Resource guide from the Women's Memorial Foundation intended for an organization field representative. The guide contains important information on the Women's Memorial, such as answers for frequently asked questions and the names of various advisers, staff, board members, and other field representatives. Also included are many suggested methods of community outreach and promotion of the memorial project, and photocopied newspaper articles about the soon-to-be built monument.
Date: unknown
Creator: Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation (U.S.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Women in Military Service for America Memorial (open access)

Women in Military Service for America Memorial

Pamphlet about the The Women's Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery. The guide discusses the history and significance of the memorial and its main features.
Date: unknown
Creator: Women in Military Service for America Foundation (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Herald Tribune Sends Its Plane to Air Races] (open access)

[Clipping: Herald Tribune Sends Its Plane to Air Races]

Newspaper clipping with articles about the New York Herald Tribune participating in air races, the death of Jack Woolams, Senator Carl Hatch's opposition to bomb tests, and more.
Date: August 31, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Register, Fall 1995 (open access)

The Register, Fall 1995

Newsletter published by the Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation, Inc. describing activities of the organization and other stories to educate the public about contributions of servicewomen.
Date: Autumn 1995
Creator: Women in Military Service for America Foundation (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Paul Mantz Wins Bendix Race at 435 M.P.H. for New Mark] (open access)

[Clipping: Paul Mantz Wins Bendix Race at 435 M.P.H. for New Mark]

Newspaper clipping of the front page of the New York Herald Tribune, including articles about about international relations, local politics, Nazi trials, and more. Of particular note is the article about the Bendix Trophy race where Jacqueline Cochran took third place.
Date: August 31, 1946
Creator: Allen, C. B.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Academic Year 1969-1970, Unit 5: Education, Science and Technoloy of Communist China (open access)

Academic Year 1969-1970, Unit 5: Education, Science and Technoloy of Communist China

This booklet is the fifth unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about the military forces of Communist countries. This unit discusses the state of education, science, and technology in Communist China. It includes background information, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: July 1969
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Business and Defense Coordinator Instructions for Filing] (open access)

[Business and Defense Coordinator Instructions for Filing]

Booklet of instructions for filing from Business and Defense coordinator, Edition 3, No. 28. There are indexes and chapters of instructions.
Date: June 4, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP News, Volume 41, Number 1, April, 2003 (open access)

WASP News, Volume 41, Number 1, April, 2003

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: April 2003
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 101, Number 42, October 20, 1977 (open access)

The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 101, Number 42, October 20, 1977

National weekly newspaper from dedicated to covering news of interest to US veterans. Patricia Collins Hughes' column "Were WASPs First Combat Women?" can be found on page three.
Date: October 20, 1977
Creator: Smith, John Lewis, III
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Area 1, Phase 3. The Coordinating Staff (open access)

Area 1, Phase 3. The Coordinating Staff

This booklet is the Area 1, Phase 3 unit of an extension training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about the military management. This phase discusses military staff management, functions of the coordinating staff, and the interrelationships of the commander and coordinating staff.
Date: November 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of United States Air Force Correspondence Courses (open access)

Catalog of United States Air Force Correspondence Courses

Catalog of classes available via correspondence courses from Air University that includes information about course numbers, teachers, and class structure. A note penned on the inside cover page states, "Application in back of catalog".
Date: January 1962
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Envelop Addressed to Paul Hill]

Envelope addressed to Major Paul A. Hill at 309 Ragland Street Sweetwater, Texas, sent from Gunter Air Force Base in Alabama. The word, "Books", can be sen printed at the top of one side.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Maj. P. A. Hill] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to Maj. P. A. Hill]

Envelope addressed to Maj P. A. Hill at 1511 Crescent Dr Sweetwater Tx 79556, sent from Gunter Air Force base in Alabama wit the word, "Books", printed on the front.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History