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[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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative about Voting and Politics] (open access)

[Personal Narrative about Voting and Politics]

Personal narrative written by an unknown author describing voting for Wilbert Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel, and his views on current politics of the time. Penciled notes are visible in the margins.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Narrative about an Attack Led by Quanah Parker] (open access)

[Narrative about an Attack Led by Quanah Parker]

Narrative describing an attack on Adobe Walls led by Chief Quanah Parker, followed by the U.S. army's eventual retaliation.
Date: February 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative Describing Cattle Trails] (open access)

[Personal Narrative Describing Cattle Trails]

Personal narrative describing a cattle drive trail from Dodge City to Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative William John Bryan] (open access)

[Personal Narrative William John Bryan]

Personal narrative written by William John Bryan describing his time at Texas A&M and the careers of some of his fellow classmates. A postcard clipping of a silhouetted bugle player is with the narrative. "Museum" is written in pencil several time at the top edge of the first page.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bryan, William John
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative by J. Wright Mooar] (open access)

[Personal Narrative by J. Wright Mooar]

Personal narrative written by J. Wright Mooar describing the creation and purpose of Rath City.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mooar, J. Wright
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Invoice from The Bridgeport Machine Company to Jake Hamon Jr.] (open access)

[Copy of Invoice from The Bridgeport Machine Company to Jake Hamon Jr.]

Invoice from the Bridgeport Machine Company to Jake Hamon, Jr. for $9.65. The order was made by B. C. McDonald and there is a note on the invoice for McDonald to ok the order.
Date: February 11, 1925
Creator: Bridgeport Machine Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #5] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #5]

Orders for an Air Force pilot and two WASP to ferry planes from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Wichita, Kansas.
Date: January 27, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt #3] (open access)

[Memorandum Receipt #3]

Army delivery receipt certifying that a UC-45 model aircraft was delivered to Fort Dix, New Jersey to be installed with radio and bomsight equipment.
Date: February 9, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces War Department
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt #4] (open access)

[Memorandum Receipt #4]

Army delivery receipt certifying that WASP Gayle D. Ewing ferried a PT-13 D model aircraft to an air base in Fort Dix, New Jersey to be installed with a radio and bombsight equipment.
Date: January 31, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces War Department
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt #2] (open access)

[Memorandum Receipt #2]

Army delivery receipt certifying that WASP Gayle D. Ewing completed her ferry pilot assignment and delivered a PT-13 D model aircraft to be installed with a radio and bombsight equipment.
Date: February 18, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces War Department
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #3] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #3]

Orders for an Air Force pilot and two WASP to ferry planes from the Beech Aircraft Corporation in Wichita, Kansas to San Angelo, Texas and Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Date: February 9, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note Paper from The St. Anthony] (open access)

[Note Paper from The St. Anthony]

Notes written on a small piece of paper with the logo and name of The St. Anthony in San Antonio, Texas. The notes includes names of people and businesses as well as some cities.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #3] (open access)

[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #3]

Individual Flight Record for Gayle Snell, documenting her hours on different airframes as a WASP.
Date: December 20, 1944
Creator: Buckingham, George E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transfer and promotion for Gayle Snell] (open access)

[Transfer and promotion for Gayle Snell]

USAAF order indicating Gayle Snell's promotion from trainee to pilot, raising her pay, and rebasing her from Avenger Field to Independence Field.
Date: November 7, 1944
Creator: Taylor, C. O.
System: The Portal to Texas History