Oral History Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson, October 27, 1999 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson, October 27, 1999

Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson resident of Kerrville, Texas. She mentions that her husband Temple Henderson's ancestors came to Kerr County from Tennessee. Mrs. Henderson relates how she ended up in Kerrville, focusing on her family history and immediate family's various activities, including 4-H and other agricultural activities. She mentions her childhood asthma, identifies local businesses and areas of interest, and details her involvement in the community. Prior to the interview transcript is a written memoir by Mrs. Henderson.
Date: October 27, 1999
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Henderson, Wanda Fannin
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WASPs Take to Air For Patriotic Love"] (open access)

[Clipping: "WASPs Take to Air For Patriotic Love"]

Newspaper clipping with an article about Ann Holiday and Holly Grasso's time with the WASP and how men responded to women participation in the war effort.
Date: October 12, 1984
Creator: Lawrie, Susan
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, October 1, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, October 1, 1950]

Letter to Cecile from her father about a trip to San Francisco with her mother, the return of Uncle Lee, US involvement with North Korea, North Korea's government, and Russia's involvement with it.
Date: October 1, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 22, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 22, 1944]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing getting planes to fly, news about friends, and plans for work after the WASP are disbanded. Typed on Hotel Frances (Marion, LA) stationary.
Date: October 22, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Benito Longoria, Jr. to Dan Oppenheimer, October 31, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Benito Longoria, Jr. to Dan Oppenheimer, October 31, 1960]

Letter from Benito Longoria, Jr. to Dan Oppenheimer discussing about reservations for trip to Mexicali.
Date: October 31, 1960
Creator: Longoria, Benito, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Western Area Newsletter, Volume 5, Number 1, October 1976 (open access)

Western Area Newsletter, Volume 5, Number 1, October 1976

The Western Area Newsletter is a quarterly publication of local chapters of The Links, Inc., located in the western United States. It contains letters from the area director as well as chapter reports, financial statements, rosters, member updates, officer information, conference announcements, and other news related to the organization's service and personal development activities. In this particular issue, pages from the newsletter are printed on the front side of each page. The last page of the newsletter is an excerpt of a San Francisco magazine announcing the retirement of a Links member. The back side of each page of the newsletter was used to record the minutes of an unrelated Links meeting.
Date: October 1976
Creator: Links, Inc. Western Area.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History