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Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
114
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
34
Prince Collection
32
Catherine Parker Collection
29
Eleanor Brown Collection
27
Charlyne Creger Collection
21
Gayle Snell Collection
20
Henderson (Paul Hill) Collection
15
National WASP Museum (NWM) Collection
14
Forts Heritage Region
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[Letterhead for Plosser-Prince Air Academy]
Eight sheets of blank letterhead with blue text that reads "Plosser-Prince Air Academy, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas" at the top, and has "COPY" printed diagonally across the center of each page.
Date:
194X
Creator:
Plosser-Prince Air Academy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memo Regarding Mr. Parrott]
Memo from Plosser-Prince Air Academy at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas that says: "[sic] How about feeling Mr Parrott out re- a victory loan."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoices from Plosser-Prince Air Academy]
Invoice from Plosser-Prince Air Academy listing student name, flying time to date, and flying time covered by invoice, and including a legend to indicate those having flying deficiency, physical deficiency, or resignation. The gross of the invoice is $56,184.51.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Plosser-Prince Air Academy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Denial of Fraud by Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince]
Letter of denial regarding the litigation against the Plosser-Prince Air Academy for fraud by the United States in which Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince assert their innocence and claim to have had no involvement in the fraudulent actions of Victor J. Nelson.
Date:
1943~
Creator:
Plosser, Joseph B. & Prince, Charles A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Order for Various Types of Coolers #2]
Order form for commercial refrigeration equipment sold by the International Harvester Company to the Plosser-Prince Air Academy, including four varieties of coolers, totaling $3336.09 for delivery on June 15, 1942.
Date:
May 18, 1942
Creator:
International Harvester Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Elimination, March 1943]
Text certifying that three women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) in March 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person.
Date:
March 25, 1943
Creator:
McConnell, Landon E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for an Electric Company Account #1]
Invoice for electrical service at the Prince & Plosser Air School in Sweetwater, Texas, and for related electrical transformers, totaling $4153.90 billed by the Texas Electric Service Company.
Date:
May 8, 1942
Creator:
Texas Electric Service Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Order for Various Parts of Refrigeration Equipment #2]
Order form for commercial refrigeration equipment sold by the International Harvester Company to the Plosser-Prince Air Academy, including a reach in cooler, a condensing unit, an expansion valve, a dehydrator, and a dome coil, totaling $696.44 for delivery on June 15, 1942.
Date:
May 18, 1942
Creator:
International Harvester Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A Map Taken From a Mathematics Work Book]
A Mercator Projection of a map including Austin, San Antonio, Laredo, Victoria, and Corpus Christi on a grid with every line being 15 minutes.The magnetic variation is 10 degrees east, and the scale is 1:2,027,520.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Clearance Form, Mary Jones]
Aircraft clearance form for Mary Jones at 2563rd AAF Base Unit in Avenger-Field, Sweetwater, Texas. It includes details of her flight plan and departure records, though several sections of the document are left blank.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Jones, Mary
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Notes for Wichita Falls - Sweetwater]
Travel notes for flights between Wichita Falls and Sweetwater, including distance traveled and landmarks along the route.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Request and Authorization for Temporary Duty Travel of Military Personnel
Request and authorization for Marjorie Wakeham to report to Amarillo Technical Training Center in Amarillo, Texas.
Date:
1961-02-24/1961-02-27
Creator:
Ferris, Douglas A. & Delay, Maurice M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rosa Charlyne Creger Autobiography Essay]
An autobiographic essay written by Charlyne Creger describing her experience flying as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot and how it led to her career as a nurse. A handwritten note at the bottom from 1996 states, "I am now retired and getting into mischief".
Date:
1996
Creator:
Creger, Charlyne
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Notes Avenger Field - Vernon]
Handwritten travel notes for flying from Avenger field to Seymour and from Seymour to Vernon, with landmarks and distances between them.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from War Department to Catherine Parker]
Empty envelope addressed to Catherine Parker from the Civil Aeronautics Administration. Various dates and numbers and the name, "Lawrence" are handwritten on the back in pencil.
Date:
April 5, 1949
Creator:
United States. War Department.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Notes Mineral Wells to Brownwood]
Handwritten travel notes for flying between several Texas towns, with landmarks and distances between them.
Date:
194X
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Christmas Card]
Christmas Card from Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas, containing several photos of Women Airforce Service Pilots and their commanding officers. The card also includes a poem, Avenger Field, by Effie Pratt, class 43-W-8.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Appreciation for the National WASP World War II Museum]
Certificate of Appreciation awarded to the National WASP World War II Museum from the 64th annual Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs convention and Educational Conference.
Date:
September 17, 2015
Creator:
Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Entry Requirements]
Document discussing the requirements, courses, and amount of pay for the Women Airforce Service Pilots program.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Cochran, Jacqueline
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Notes Wichita Falls - Mineral Wells]
Handwritten travel directions for flights between Wichita Falls and Mineral Wells, including landmarks and distance traveled.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Parker WASP Appointment Slip]
Appointment slip stating Catherine Parker's new position, pay grade, and station in the Women Airforce Service Pilots training program.
Date:
April 18, 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Army Form Instructions]
Small, ripped piece of paper with instructions for Catherine Parker to fill out her height and weight on four copies of a form. On the back is the date, 1944, and the word "Lieutenant", handwritten three times.
Date:
1944
Creator:
Central Dispensary, Lackland Air Force Base
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Notes Landmarks]
Handwritten pencil notes of landmarks for flights between Sweetwater and Brownwood, and Brownwood and Wichita Falls.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Notes Mineral Wells - Avenger Field]
Travel notes for a flight between Mineral Wells and Avenger field including distance traveled and key landmarks.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History