Colonel R.S. Mackenzie's Scouts across the Staked Plains of Texas and New Mexico

Map of the 1872 expedition of Col. R. S. Mackenzie's scouts across the Staked Plains of Texas and New Mexico. Map includes a legend, indicating Army forts, camp sites, military wagon roads, and Col. Mackenzie's and Capt. McLaughlin's scout routes, in the lower-left corner. Scale [ca. 1:1,647,360] (26 miles to the inch).
Date: May 1962
Creator: Wallace, Ernest & Spiller, Mike
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 3, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 3, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent orders for ferrying aircraft, different types of aircraft, and not being able to get a check ride. Typed on Kemp Hotel (Wichita) stationary.
Date: March 3, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History