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WASP Marching Songs (open access)

WASP Marching Songs

Compilation of lyrics to songs related to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, printed for the 2008 WASP Reunion. Songs in this compilation include: Yankee Doodle Pilots, Roll Out the Airplanes, Would You Like to Swing on a Star?, The Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, I Wanna Be a Miss H.P., You Left Your Father, Rugged But Right, Without Our Wings, and the Army Air Corps Song.
Date: September 26, 2008
Creator: Texas Woman's University. Libraries.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Refund from J. M. Wagstaff for Messrs. Prince and Plosser] (open access)

[Refund from J. M. Wagstaff for Messrs. Prince and Plosser]

Receipt for a refund of $11.23 owed to Messers Prince and Plosser from J. M. Wagstaff, an Abilene lawyer.
Date: May 26, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[UT Students' Army Training Corps Memo Number 4] (open access)

[UT Students' Army Training Corps Memo Number 4]

Memorandum outlining the requirements for a report to Headquarters, due September 30, 1918.
Date: September 26, 1918
Creator: Strack, Henry D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from T. N. Carswell to Senator Tom Connally - February 26, 1943] (open access)

[Telegram from T. N. Carswell to Senator Tom Connally - February 26, 1943]

A Western Union telegram sent to Hon. Tom Connally, U.S. Senate, Washington, D. C., from T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, dated February 26, 1943. Carswell advises of the concern of parents of soldiers already dead and of sons now in the fighting zones, that they are understandably critical of a national do-nothing policy about strikes, slow downs and absenteeism and are asking if the Congress cannot act courageously and effectively when the very life of the nation is threatened, as it now is. The reverse side includes Western Union terms. "Hon. Sam Russell House of Rep Wash. D. C." is handwritten at the bottom of the page.
Date: February 26, 1943
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Meeting minutes of The Greater Hardin-Simmons Committee - May 26, 1945] (open access)

[Meeting minutes of The Greater Hardin-Simmons Committee - May 26, 1945]

The minutes of the May 26, 1945 meeting of The Greater Hardin-Simmons Committee. Judge J. C. Hunter served as President. Page two includes additional minutes of the Executive Committee which met on May 28, 1945. Hunter called the meeting to order. "He explained that the purpose of the meeting was to talk about the proposed plans for expansion of Hardin-Simmons University." Executive Committee members met afterwards regarding the contract drawn up by Mr. Carlton M. Sherwood, Executive Vice-President of Pierce, Hedrick and Sherwood and was read by Dr. R. N. Richardson.
Date: May 26, 1945
Creator: The Greater Hardin-Simmons Committee
System: The Portal to Texas History
[State Selective Service Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell - January 26, 1945] (open access)

[State Selective Service Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell - January 26, 1945]

An application for leave (State Selective Service, Austin, TX) for Thomas N. Carswell dated January 26, 1945. The reverse side includes a blank form; CERTIFICATE OF PHYSICIAN OR PRACTITIONER.
Date: January 26, 1945
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt by Big Spring State Hospital for payment from T. N. Carswell for the account of Byrdie Carswell] (open access)

[Receipt by Big Spring State Hospital for payment from T. N. Carswell for the account of Byrdie Carswell]

An official cash receipt from Big Spring State Hospital, Big Spring, Texas, dated October 26, 1961. In Payment of Board & Treatment of Byrdie Carswell. Received of T. N. Carswell.
Date: October 26, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice From The National Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr., February 26, 1925] (open access)

[Invoice From The National Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr., February 26, 1925]

Invoice from the National Supply Company of Texas to Jake L. Hamon, Jr. for $9.56. The order was made by and delivered to McDonald.
Date: February 26, 1925
Creator: National Supply Company of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Abilene City Taxes, 1908] (open access)

[Receipt for Abilene City Taxes, 1908]

Receipt for taxes paid to the City of Abilene by Henry Sayles, Sr. for the year 1908. The receipt includes the assessed value of Sayles' property and an inventory of taxes paid.
Date: January 26, 1909
Creator: Leake, C. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for School Taxes Paid in Goldthwaite, Texas, 1897] (open access)

[Receipt for School Taxes Paid in Goldthwaite, Texas, 1897]

Receipt for school taxes paid by J. L. McAlpine to the town of Goldthwaite for the year 1897.
Date: December 26, 1897
Creator: Lowe, Jesse
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Ford V-8 Touring Tudor Sedan, March 26, 1936] (open access)

[Receipt for Ford V-8 Touring Tudor Sedan, March 26, 1936]

Receipt for a car, 1936 Ford V-8 Touring Sedan, sold to Perry Sayles by Guy Patterson Tire Service.
Date: March 26, 1936
Creator: Guy Patterson Tire Service
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for State and County Taxes Paid by Sayles & Sayles, 1908] (open access)

[Receipt for State and County Taxes Paid by Sayles & Sayles, 1908]

Receipt for property taxes paid to "S. J." County, likely San Jacinto County, by Sayles & Sayles for the year 1908. The receipt includes the assessed value of the property and an inventory of the taxes paid.
Date: January 26, 1909
Creator: Hale, W. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice From the National Supply Company to Jake l. Hamon, Jr., February 26, 1925] (open access)

[Invoice From the National Supply Company to Jake l. Hamon, Jr., February 26, 1925]

Invoice from the National Supply Company of Texas to Jake L. Hamon, Jr. for $2.59. The order was made by, and delivered to, McDonald.
Date: February 26, 1925
Creator: National Supply Company of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice From The National Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr., February 26, 1925] (open access)

[Invoice From The National Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr., February 26, 1925]

Invoice from the National Supply Company of Texas to Jake L. Hamon, Jr for $13.00.
Date: February 26, 1925
Creator: National Supply Company of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt City of Abilene Taxes, 1905] (open access)

[Receipt City of Abilene Taxes, 1905]

Receipt for taxes paid to the City of Abilene by Henry Sayles, Sr. for the year 1905.
Date: January 26, 1906
Creator: Christopher, J. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deposit Slip: Perry Sayles, August 26, 1935] (open access)

[Deposit Slip: Perry Sayles, August 26, 1935]

Form documenting deposits made by Perry Sayles at the First National Bank in Strawn, Texas for $291.95.
Date: August 26, 1935
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Petition in Support of Texas HB 216] (open access)

[Petition in Support of Texas HB 216]

Petition with a brief statement asking representative Latimer to support House Bill 216 for the purpose of raising teachers' salaries to a base pay of $3000. Below, there are 36 signatures with addresses listed for all but two.
Date: March 26, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charlyne Creger: An Oral History (open access)

Charlyne Creger: An Oral History

Transcript of and oral history interview of Charlyne Creger conducted by interviewer, Dawn Letson. They discuss Creger's family history, her life growing up in Oklahoma, and her life and career after entering and graduating the Women Airforce Service Pilots. An index of subjects discussed is listed at the end of the interview.
Date: May 26, 1988
Creator: Letson, Dawn & Creger, Charlyne
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Monument Minutes, April 26, 1990] (open access)

[WASP Monument Minutes, April 26, 1990]

Group meeting minutes discussing construction of the WASP historic monument. Included are an agreement between WASP sculptor, Dorothy Swain Louis and the WASP Historic Monument Committee, schedules and a registration form filled out by Lynne Carlson for the 1990 WASP Conference.
Date: April 26, 1990
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Petition in Support of Texas HB 216, March 26, 1953] (open access)

[Petition in Support of Texas HB 216, March 26, 1953]

Petition with a brief statement asking representative Latimer to support HB 216 in order to give teachers a $600 pay increase. Below, there are 18 signatures with both addresses and occupations listed for most of them.
Date: March 26, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Appointment of K.K. Legett as Delegate] (open access)

[Certificate of Appointment of K.K. Legett as Delegate]

Certificate signed by J.S. Hogg, Governor of Texas, appointing K.K. Legett as delegate to the North and South Railway Convention at Lincoln, Nebraska.
Date: May 26, 1893
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Elmdale School Remembrance Handout] (open access)

[Elmdale School Remembrance Handout]

Portraits of Inez Norton and Gertrude Adams on the front of a Remembrance handout for the Elmdale School, District No. 29, Elmdale, Taylor County, Texas, April 26, 1916. Mrs. Adams was the Principle and Ms. Norton was her assistant. The handout includes the names of all the students who attended the Elmdale school at this time.
Date: April 26, 1916
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Hugh H. Welch to Truett Latimer, April 26, 1957] (open access)

[Telegram from Hugh H. Welch to Truett Latimer, April 26, 1957]

Telegram sent from Hugh H. Welch to Truett Latimer expressing his and the West Texas Chapter of Associated General Contractors' support for SB 407, a bill imposing one week waiting periods on unemployment compensation claims.
Date: April 26, 1957
Creator: Welch, Hugh H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Supplemental Abstract to Lot No. 3, Block No. 19, Arthur Sears Park, An Addition to the City of Abilene, In Taylor County, Texas.  Made for Odis Hailey - Prepared By Taylor County Abstract Company, Abilene, Texas.] (open access)

[Supplemental Abstract to Lot No. 3, Block No. 19, Arthur Sears Park, An Addition to the City of Abilene, In Taylor County, Texas. Made for Odis Hailey - Prepared By Taylor County Abstract Company, Abilene, Texas.]

A booklet containing a supplemental abstract to Lot No. 3, Block No. 19, Arthur Sears Park, An Addition to the City of Abilene, In Taylor County, Texas. Made for Odis Hailey - Prepared By Taylor County Abstract Company, Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 26, 1957
Creator: Taylor County Abstract Company
System: The Portal to Texas History