The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 1943 (open access)

The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 1943

Yearbook for Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations. Includes a student directory at the end of the book.
Date: 1943
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 1944 (open access)

The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 1944

Yearbook for Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations. Includes a student directory at the end of the book.
Date: 1944
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 1945 (open access)

The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 1945

Yearbook for Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
Date: 1945
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 1946 (open access)

The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 1946

Yearbook for Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the university, student body, professors, and organizations.
Date: 1946
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Totem, Yearbook of McMurry College, 1943 (open access)

The Totem, Yearbook of McMurry College, 1943

Yearbook for McMurry College in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the college, student body, professors, and organizations.
Date: 1943
Creator: McMurry College
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Totem, Yearbook of McMurry College, 1944 (open access)

The Totem, Yearbook of McMurry College, 1944

Yearbook for McMurry College in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the college, student body, professors, and organizations.
Date: 1944
Creator: McMurry College
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 4] (open access)

[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 4]

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and other materials documenting training by the U.S. Army's Twelfth Armored Division.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Army. Armored Division, 12th.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 2] (open access)

[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 2]

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and other materials documenting the overseas training of the U.S. Army's Twelfth Armored Division.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Army. Armored Division, 12th.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 6] (open access)

[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 6]

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and other materials documenting time spent overseas by the U.S. Army's Twelfth Armored Division.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Army. Armored Division, 12th.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Hazel Son]

Photograph of a woman standing in front of a house, with a car parked in the driveway. A handwritten note on the photo says "Hazel Son, Witchita Falls, Texas."
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 6] (open access)

[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 6]

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and other materials documenting time spent overseas by the U.S. Army's Twelfth Armored Division.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Army. Armored Division, 12th.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 1] (open access)

[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 1]

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and other materials documenting time spent overseas by the U.S. Army's Twelfth Armored Division.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Army. Armored Division, 12th.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 2] (open access)

[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 2]

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and other materials documenting time spent overseas by the U.S. Army's Twelfth Armored Division.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Army. Armored Division, 12th.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 4] (open access)

[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 4]

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and other materials documenting time spent overseas by the U.S. Army's Twelfth Armored Division.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Army. Armored Division, 12th.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Camp Barkeley Scrapbook: 1941] (open access)

[Camp Barkeley Scrapbook: 1941]

Scrapbook assembled during the first year of Camp Barkeley (1941) containing clippings from the Abilene Reporter News, and from the Wichita Falls Daily Times regarding the air school and Sheppard field.
Date: 1941
Creator: Keith, Ben E.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Army Air Forces Student Weather Map #1, January 1 #2]

Army Air Forces student weather map #1 for January 1, 1944, Time 0700C. There are questions on the back of the map. The instructions read: "Draw in missing isobars - Color: fronts, hazards, precipitation, air masses and pressure center letters."
Date: January 1, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pilot's Log for Suzette Van Daell] (open access)

[Pilot's Log for Suzette Van Daell]

Pilot's log of Suzette Van Daell. The are measurements, coordinates, and calculations written in the margins. The departure time is 9:00, total distance is 342, point of departure is "DWT," and destination is Wichita Falls.
Date: unknown
Creator: van Daell, Suzette
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Army Air Forces Student Weather Map #7, October 5]

Army Air Forces student weather map #7 for October 5, 1944, Time 0130C. The instructions read: "Draw in missing isobars: locate and color pressure centers, hazards, and precipitation." There is another map on the back of the page titled "Civil Aeronautics Administration Federal Airways Communication Stations" and includes a list of said stations.
Date: October 5, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Army Air Forces Radio Facility Charts (open access)

Army Air Forces Radio Facility Charts

Textbook titled "Army Air Forces Radio Facility Charts" or Technical Order No. 08-15-1, created June 1, 1944 by authority of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces. This copy is marked for "Classroom use Only."
Date: June 1, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Collection of Documents Addressed to Air Men and Civilian Pilots] (open access)

[Collection of Documents Addressed to Air Men and Civilian Pilots]

Collection of documents from the Civil Aeronautics Administration. The first page is Form ACA 113 (IM-11/42), a note from the Publications and Statistics Division of the CAA, serving as introduction to the following documents.The next is a notice to air men and all owners of registered aircraft, urging them to only "use their planes...for purposes that contribute directly to the war effort." The next is a document titled "WPB-CAA Liberalizes Utilization of Civilian Aircraft," discussing the use of civilian aircraft for the war effort. The next is an important notice from the Director General for Operations, discussing General Limitation Order L-262 from the War Production Board. The next is a letter from Administrator C. I. Stanton to Washington and field employees, discussing the approval of flight instruction or flight tests. The last group of documents includes several pages of designated landing areas. It also includes the envelope it came in.
Date: {1943-01-26,1943-04-08,1943-04-12}
Creator: Civil Aeronautics Administration
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Special Souvenir Edition Sweetwater Reporter", November 1990] (open access)

[Clipping: "Special Souvenir Edition Sweetwater Reporter", November 1990]

November 1990 issue of the Sweetwater Reporter of significant historical events from the 20th century.
Date: November 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Return of the WASP, 1986 Annual Reunion (open access)

The Return of the WASP, 1986 Annual Reunion

Program for the WASP reunion of 1986 at Avenger Field. The front cover has a Fifinella logo. Inside are signed letters from Governor Mark White and Mayor Rick Rhodes, a biography of 'Dedie' Deaton, historical photos of WASP with captions, Board of Directors information, itineraries for the reunion, reunion planning committee information, and sponsors.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, 318th AAFFTD Class 43-W-6 and 43-W-7 (open access)

Avenger Field Yearbook, 318th AAFFTD Class 43-W-6 and 43-W-7

Book documenting the 43-W-6 and 43-W-7 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date: 1943
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASPs Dedicate Fifinella Statue] (open access)

[Clipping: WASPs Dedicate Fifinella Statue]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the dedication of a statue of the WASP mascot, Fifinella, in Sweetwater, Texas. The article lists several WASP in attendance. On the back of the clipping is part of a Dillard's advertisement.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History