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Kafka Collection
154
Prince Collection
114
Eleanor Brown Collection
51
Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
29
Solange D'Hooghe Collection
28
Charlyne Creger Collection
18
Suzette Van Daell Douglas Collection
11
Catherine Parker Collection
10
Herman F. Fuchs Collection
10
Gayle Snell Collection
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[Legal Statement of William A. Stone]
Statement of concern from William A. Stone, an instructor with concerns that trainees are given night cross country flights without experience in night landings and without maps.
Date:
June 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs to Henry H. Arnold, May 13, 1943]
Letter from the United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs to Lieutenant General Henry H. Arnold discussing the conspiracy case against Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince, operators of a military training facility in Sweetwater, Texas. They conclude that the charges and consequent contract cancellation were unjustified and urge the general to reinstate the contract.
Date:
May 13, 1943
Creator:
United States Senate
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Statement of G. S. Cook]
Legal statement from G. S. Cook, in charge of the Ground School at Avenger Field, stating that he knows the roof of the ground school building has leaked every time it has rained and assisted Charles A. Prince in photographs during the fall of 1942 and spring of 1943 with dripping on classroom tables.
Date:
June 23, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram to Joe B. Plosser, September 2, 1943]
Telegram to Joe B. Plosser discussing the disapproval of a basic transport command contract.
Date:
September 2, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program of Instruction for Women's Pilot Trainee Course]
A program of instruction for training women pilots to ferry training type Army aircraft. The required hours and programs are outlined and broken down to specifics.
Date:
January 30, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Rene Olin to Charles A. Prince, February 21, 1943]
Telegram from Rene Olin to Charles A. Prince discussing the need for extra capital for their new training program in the form of $60,000.
Date:
February 21, 1943
Creator:
Olin, R. E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. M. Renaud to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince, January 18, 1943]
Letter from Claims Accountant H. M. Renaud to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince discussing Contract B-8012 between Plosser-Prince Air Academy and the British Air Commission, a debit note attached on a separate page.
Date:
January 18, 1943
Creator:
Renaud, H. M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Preliminary Cost Estimate for an Expansion of Plosser-Prince Air Academy]
Preliminary cost estimate for an expansion of Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas. There is a handwritten note at the bottom of the page explaining how the estimate was based on a revised barracks plan.
Date:
March 16, 1943
Creator:
Harvey, Carl
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George Greaves to Joe B. Plosser, April 22, 1943]
Letter from Wing Commander George Greaves to Joe B. Plosser requesting a letter of recommendation from Plosser.
Date:
April 22, 1943
Creator:
Greaves, George
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dan Moody to Joe B. Plosser, May 19, 1943]
Letter from Dan Moody to Joe B. Plosser discussing legal charges totaling $1972.80 from a statement made from one Mr. Tom Irby, as well as another statement in the amount of $27.25 from one Mr. E. L. Bauknight. The back of the letter is written in Gregg shorthand.
Date:
May 19, 1943
Creator:
Moody, Daniel James
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. F. Buskie to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, March 24, 1943]
Letter from G. F. Buskie to Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing the appointment of a Defense Plant Corporation engineer to the Plosser-Prince Air Academy to oversee the expansion program approved by the Defense Plant Corporation Board of Directors two days previous. The bottom of the letter is initialed by J. B. Plosser.
Date:
March 24, 1943
Creator:
Buskie, G. F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. A. Monroe to Joe B. Plosser, May 5, 1943]
Letter from C. A. Monroe to Joe B. Plosser discussing Burbank State Bank's congratulations on Plosser and Prince's recent acquittal in court as well as a recent payment of $200 made to the bank.
Date:
May 5, 1943
Creator:
Monroe, C. A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Legal Statement by Bernard Allen]
Legal statement of Bernard Allen regarding his interaction with George Lynch and a Mr. Plummer regarding Lynch's employment with the F.B.I.
Date:
1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, February 21, 1943]
Telegram to Plosser-Prince Air Academy declaring the termination of contract between Plosser-Prince and the U.S. Government.
Date:
February 21, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince, February 19, 1943]
Telegram from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince discussing Plosser's analysis for the cost of basic and advanced training at Plosser-Prince Air Academy.
Date:
February 19, 1943
Creator:
Plosser, Joseph B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter and Office Memorandum from R. E. Olin and H. M. Renaud to Joe B. Plosser, May 28, 1943]
Inter-departmental memo from Director R. E. Olin to Joe B. Plosser discussing an attached letter from Claims Accountant H. M. Renaud to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince. Letter discusses a previous letter from April 15, 1943.
Date:
May 28, 1943
Creator:
Olin, R. E. & Renaud, H. M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harry C. Claiborne to Joe B. Plosser, April 30, 1943]
Letter from Harry C. Claiborne to Joe B. Plosser offering Claiborne's assistance in helping Plosser through his trial.
Date:
April 30, 1943
Creator:
Claiborne, Harry C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Commissary Company Financial Statement: July 31, 1943 #2
Report compiled regarding financial statements for a component of the Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas, documented under the name "Texas Commissary Company." It includes explanations from the auditors and two exhibits showing the financial condition of the organization (as of July 31) and a statement of profit and loss (for October 1, 1942-July 31, 1943).
Date:
September 7, 1943
Creator:
Hutchinson and Bloodgood
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P. Harris to Joe B. Plosser, June 16, 1943]
Letter from P. Harris to Joe B. Plosser discussing "previous correspondence concerning the Bill of Sale covering the buildings and improvements located at the captioned school and the personal property at the school."
Date:
June 16, 1943
Creator:
Harris, P.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to Landon E. McConnell, March 1, 1943]
Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to Major Landon E. McConnell discussing a request to expand the Academy at Avenger Field.
Date:
March 1, 1943
Creator:
Plosser-Prince Air Academy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oliver E. Ford, Jr. to Joe B. Plosser, Februrary 8, 1943]
Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Oliver E. Ford, Jr. to Joe B. Plosser discussing a recent telephone conversation from the previous day, February 7, 1943. Ford gives detailed information about a proposed women's pilot training program.
Date:
February 8, 1943
Creator:
Ford, Oliver E., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from S. W. Bohls to J. E. Peavy, July 3, 1942]
Telegram from Dr. S. W. Bohls to Dr. J. E. Peavy of the Nolan County Health Unit discussing the existence of coli-form organisms in the Plosser-Prince Air Academy barracks and the lack of such organisms in the mess hall.
Date:
July 3, 1943
Creator:
Bohls, S. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to E. L. Bauknight, May 24, 1943]
Letter from Joe B. Plosser to E. L. Bauknight discussing the payment of $27.25 to cover the cost of Bauknight's expenses while in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
May 24, 1943
Creator:
Plosser, Joseph B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince, February 22, 1943]
Telegram from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince discussing the arrival of sixty-four women trainees and the future arrival of a check for the previous month of January, as confirmed by a wire from Wright Field.
Date:
February 22, 1943
Creator:
Plosser, Joseph B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History