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[Pamphlet: WASP Song Book] (open access)

[Pamphlet: WASP Song Book]

Booklet created by the Dayton Air Show full of songs sung by Women Airforce Service Pilots while in service. The cover features an image of the blue diamond WASP wings emblem.
Date: 2003
Creator: Vectren Dayton Air Show
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between North American Aviation, Inc. of Kansas and the Army Air Force Material Command] (open access)

[Correspondence Between North American Aviation, Inc. of Kansas and the Army Air Force Material Command]

Correspondence between North American Aviation, Inc. of Kansas and the Army Air Force Material Command discussing the creation of a device to aid female pilots in relieving themselves mid-flight. Both letters are written in a comical rhyming scheme with several euphemistic references to bathroom activities. The pages come with one half of a manila folder that has, "Byrd Granger's documentation of militarization", written on it in pen.
Date: 1943-10-08/1943-10-12
Creator: North American Aviation, Inc. of Kansas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice of Suspension from Trainee Position Eligibility List] (open access)

[Notice of Suspension from Trainee Position Eligibility List]

Notice from the military confirming that Catherine Parker declined the position of Engineer Aide Trainee and that she will be removed from list of eligible appointees. A response is written on the included forms from Catherine Parker further confirming her declination to the position.
Date: April 19, 1945
Creator: U.S. Civil Service
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Finley, April 11, 2006 transcript

Oral History Interview with Albert Finley, April 11, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Finley. Finley joined the Marine Corps around December of 1943. He provides vivid details of his boot camp experiences. He served with Headquarters Company, 4th Marines, as a radar mechanic on Corsairs, repairing radio and radar gear. Beginning in September of 1944 they traveled to Guam, Kwajalein, Pearl Harbor and Majuro in the Marshall Islands. Finley shares a number of anecdotal stories, including working with POWs. He was discharged in the fall of 1946.
Date: April 11, 2006
Creator: Finley, Albert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Finley, April 11, 2006 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Albert Finley, April 11, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Finley. Finley joined the Marine Corps around December of 1943. He provides vivid details of his boot camp experiences. He served with Headquarters Company, 4th Marines, as a radar mechanic on Corsairs, repairing radio and radar gear. Beginning in September of 1944 they traveled to Guam, Kwajalein, Pearl Harbor and Majuro in the Marshall Islands. Finley shares a number of anecdotal stories, including working with POWs. He was discharged in the fall of 1946.
Date: April 11, 2006
Creator: Finley, Albert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: International Women's Air & Space Museum] (open access)

[Pamphlet: International Women's Air & Space Museum]

Pamphlet and addressed form envelope for donations to the International Women's Air & Space Museum. the pamphlet includes details about women's contributions to aeronautics, a brief history of the museum, and different donation amounts. The envelope is addressed to the museum and includes a form for making a donation.
Date: unknown
Creator: Aero-Astro Cultural Center
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Stanford University Library Call Slip: Britain's Reaction to the Rise of Hitler] (open access)

[Stanford University Library Call Slip: Britain's Reaction to the Rise of Hitler]

Call slip from Stanford University Library filled out by Harris Kempner requesting the book "Britain's Reaction to the Rise of Hitler" by Pete Duignan.
Date: 1961/1963~
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon, Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Louise Pearsall Canby, March 17, 1997

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Transcript of an interview with Louise Pearsall Canby, a Navy veteran from Elgin, Illinois, concerning her experiences as a member of the WAVES during World War II. Canby discusses her personal background, her decision to join the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES), and her experiences as a code breaker working with Enigma and German submarine codes. Includes appendix that consists of various photographs and two documents, [5] leaves.
Date: March 17, 1997
Creator: Jackson, Sarah C. & Canby, Louise Pearsall
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Instructions for Advance Payments] (open access)

[Instructions for Advance Payments]

Instructions and documents for advance payments to assist government contractors signed by Major Charles G. Schaefer.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Nixon] (open access)

[News Script: Nixon]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: 1971-09-03T24:00:00
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Proposal for a WASP Memorial] (open access)

[Proposal for a WASP Memorial]

Flyer for a proposal for a WASP Memorial for presentation to the Air Force Museum at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. The proposed sculpture memorial was to be completed by William McVey and sponsored by The Order of Fifinella at an estimated cost of $15,500.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Museum] (open access)

[News Script: Museum]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a museum. An Air Force museum in Dayton, Ohio was to have a special exhibit of the contributions of African Americans to the field of aviation.
Date: 1973-05-02T24:00:00
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Kentucky] (open access)

[Kentucky]

Someone was bequeathed Kentucky property? On the other side, it is a repeat of the first page.
Date: unknown
Creator: Moore, Charles
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Orville and Wilbur Wright Postcard]

Blank postcard with an illustration of the faces of Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright. On the back of the card is a short text that reads, "The three careers of Wilbur and Orville Wright, printing and publishing, bicycle making and repair, and aeronautics are memorialized Carillon Historical Park."
Date: 1988
Creator: Brunsman, August E.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Regional News, Area One, Volume 3, Number 3, May 1989 (open access)

WASP Regional News, Area One, Volume 3, Number 3, May 1989

Women Airforce Service Pilots regional newsletter with information on the 1989 WASP reunion in Dayton, Ohio.
Date: May 1989
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Contribution of the Westminster Choir Movement to American Choral Music (open access)

Contribution of the Westminster Choir Movement to American Choral Music

The purpose of this survey is to evaluate the contribution that the Westminster Choir movement has made to choral music in the United States today. It is hoped after the contributions have been stated by the investigator that the important position Westminster Choir College is occupying will be better understood.
Date: June 1942
Creator: Schmoyer, Helen Cecelia
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mound Laboratory Liquid Waste Disposal Research Quarterly Report for January - March, 1950 (open access)

Mound Laboratory Liquid Waste Disposal Research Quarterly Report for January - March, 1950

The following report follows a complete radiochemical analysis that has been made on the sample of first-cycle neutralized waste, as well as a gravimetric analysis made on the sludge in the sample of first-cycle waste.
Date: April 1, 1950
Creator: Monsanto Chemical Company
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
How Do We Live With Each Other's Deepest Differences? (open access)

How Do We Live With Each Other's Deepest Differences?

Text of a speech entitled "How Do We Live With Each Other's Deepest Differences?" given by Barbara C. Jordan at a conference related to Race Relations in Ohio.
Date: June 28, 1990
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Gustavo E. Bonadio - September 14, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Gustavo E. Bonadio - September 14, 1944]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Gustavo E. Bonadio discussing the benefits attributed to various fire extinguishers and their manufacturers. Additionally Mr. Bradford asks about the "loaded steam" type of extinguishers and the possibility of laboratory testing.
Date: September 14, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum of Meeting: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, June 15, 2005] (open access)

[Memorandum of Meeting: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, June 15, 2005]

Memorandum of meeting with Wright-Patterson Air Force Base officials and community representatives regarding BRAC recommendations affecting Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH. Included in the document is a PowerPoint briefing presented by Wright-Patterson officials and a Dayton Development Coalition working paper.
Date: June 15, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mound Laboratory Liquid Waste Disposal Research Quarterly Report for April - June, 1950 (open access)

Mound Laboratory Liquid Waste Disposal Research Quarterly Report for April - June, 1950

The following report is a quarterly report conducted by the Monsanto Chemical Company for liquid waste disposal research, covering the period April through June, 1950. This report discusses experiments that were carried out with both neutralized second-cycle wastes and pure isotope which show that, in general, the presence of fluoride ion does not interfere with the removal of fission products from waste solutions.
Date: July 1, 1950
Creator: Monsanto Chemical Company
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Memorandum of Meeting: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, July 21, 2005] (open access)

[Memorandum of Meeting: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, July 21, 2005]

Memorandum of meeting with Ohio Congressional Representatives over the planned movement of people out of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts. Includes "Report On Air Force Institute Of Technology (AFIT) Study For Senate And House Armed Services Committees."
Date: July 21, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973] (open access)

[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973]

Text of Jacqueline Cochran's typed daily schedule from December 21, 1969, to December 15, 1973, including golf tournaments, doctor appointments, hair appointments, Arthritis Foundation committee meetings, dinner meetings, budget meetings, and board meetings. Entries include day of week, time, and location. They also include personal handwritten notes on some entries.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History