[Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977] (open access)

[Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977]

Photocopied text of an excerpt from the Congressional Record containing Senator Barry Goldwater's introduction of bill S. 247 to provide veterans' benefits to the WASPs. Goldwater's remarks are followed by five articles on the WASPs, their service during WWII, and their efforts to obtain veterans' status.
Date: January 14, 1977
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Dr. H. H. Phipps, August 27, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Dr. H. H. Phipps, August 27, 1943]

Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Dr. H. H. Phipps, on August 27, 1943, requesting he make hotel reservations for Moten for an upcoming visit to Hot Springs.
Date: August 27, 1943
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Hunt Centers on Some Recognition] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP Hunt Centers on Some Recognition]

Newspaper clipping with an article about the WASP, their contribution to the war effort, their lack of veterans' benefits, and their reunions.
Date: October 20, 1976
Creator: Kueck, Bruce
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Reunion '76 (open access)

WASP Reunion '76

A schedule for the WASP Reunion in 1976 at Velda Rose Tower. It covers two days, and is signed by the members of the WASP reunion committee.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Invasion Starts As Instructor Arrives] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP Invasion Starts As Instructor Arrives]

Newspaper clipping about the upcoming 30th WASP reunion and J. R. Smith and Rigdon Edwards, two former WASP instructors.
Date: 1972
Creator: Gordon, Joe
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP and Friends at 1976 Reunion]

Photograph of seven men and twenty-four women arranged in three rows in front of a wall taken during the 1976 reunion of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Most of the people in the photograph are wearing name tags. The handwriting on the back of the photograph lists the names of the people in each row.
Date: 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to his Grandfather, August 29, 1893] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to his Grandfather, August 29, 1893]

Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz mentions Otto, his younger brother, and his going to school soon.
Date: August 29, 1893
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. R. Smith to All Former Flight Instructors of the WASP's] (open access)

[Letter from J. R. Smith to All Former Flight Instructors of the WASP's]

Letter from J. R. Smith to all former WASP flight instructors discussing an upcoming reunion, and asking for the addresses of other WASP flight instructors. The letter includes many photographs of WASP flight instructors and WASP pilots, with the names of those pictured listed beneath the photos.
Date: 1976~
Creator: Smith, J. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to his Grandfather, August 29, 1893] (open access)

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to his Grandfather, August 29, 1893]

Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz mentions Otto, his younger brother, and his going to school soon. The letter is on St. Charles Hotel (Kerrville, Texas) stationery.
Date: August 29, 1893
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Odis Taylor, October 6, 1995

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Interview with Odis Taylor concerning his experiences before, during, and after his employment in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Taylor worked at camps in Pierce, Idaho (Company 5702) and Emida, Idaho (Company 229).
Date: October 6, 1995
Creator: Ball, Paula & Taylor, Odis S.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: "WASPs Pick Spa for 34th Reunion"] (open access)

[Clipping: "WASPs Pick Spa for 34th Reunion"]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the women who served in the WASP program, Jackie Cochran, and their upcoming reunion in Hot Springs.
Date: October 17, 1976
Creator: Gassaway, Melinda
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Reunion Bus Ticket] (open access)

[WASP Reunion Bus Ticket]

Bus ticket voucher for the 1976 WASP reunion with a Fifinella logo printed on it.
Date: 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1976 WASP Reunion Ticket] (open access)

[1976 WASP Reunion Ticket]

Box lunch ticket for the 1976 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The ticket features and Order of Fifinella logo with a flying Fifinella.
Date: 1976
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP 1976 Reunion Registration Form] (open access)

[WASP 1976 Reunion Registration Form]

Registration form for the 1976 WASP reunion in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Date: 1976-10-22/1976-10-24
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Rosa Charlyne Creger] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to Rosa Charlyne Creger]

WASP envelope with a Fifinella logo and "Reunion 78" printed in the top left corner, addressed to Rosa Charlyne Creger in Shreveport, Louisiana."Hot Springs has all the fun" can be seen printed in the bottom left corner.
Date: 1978?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Convention Reservation Ticket] (open access)

[WASP Convention Reservation Ticket]

WASP Reunion reservation ticket and Velda Rose Tower brochure sent in an envelope to Charlyne Creger from J.R. Smith.
Date: 1976-10-22/1976-10-24
Creator: Order of Fifinella
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
55th Year: The Visitors Bulletin, October 22-28, 1976 (open access)

55th Year: The Visitors Bulletin, October 22-28, 1976

Weekly published travel guide for Hot Springs National Park with information on various events and attractions in the state between the dates October 22 and October 28, 1976. A section on the front cover with a Fifinella image welcomes Women Airforce Service Pilots to their 1976 reunion to be held in Hot Springs. The guide includes city maps, lake maps, lists of attractions such as restaurants, night clubs, and shops, as well as information on Hot Springs' famous bath houses.
Date: October 22, 1976
Creator: Smith, J. R.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flight in Arkansas, Fall 1976 (open access)

Flight in Arkansas, Fall 1976

Quarterly publication containing information of interest to pilots located in Arkansas. This issue includes a cover story about the upcoming WASP reunion in Hot Springs.
Date: Autumn 1976
Creator: Arkansas Division of Aeronautics
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Ramon M. Ruiz, September 29, 2012

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Interview with Ramon Ruiz, a civil servant of the Department of Education and advocate for Hispanic education from La Copita, Texas. Ruiz discusses his family history, growing up, school in Kingsville, local relations between Mexicans and white people, high school football, playing for North Texas State, becoming a coach for elementary school, joining the Job Corps, teaching inmates, working with school districts on desegregation in Texas, and work on various federal education programs in Washington with an emphasis on Hispanic communities and cooperation with Mexico. In appendix is a biography of Ruiz and his resumé.
Date: September 29, 2012
Creator: Juárez, Miguel & Ruiz, Ramon M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library