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[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In]

Newspaper clipping giving information about the Patriot's Parade. A list of former WASP with portraits and short biographies is also included.
Date: May 28, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In]

Newspaper clipping giving information about the Patriot's Parade. A list of former WASP with portraits and short biographies is also included.
Date: May 28, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Sherry Ringler to the WASP Board, October 2, 2007] (open access)

[Email from Sherry Ringler to the WASP Board, October 2, 2007]

Email from Sherry Ringler to the WASP Board containing the mailing addresses for members of the Bosca family.
Date: October 2, 2007
Creator: Ringler, Sherry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Sherry Ringler to the WASP Board, October 2, 2007] (open access)

[Email from Sherry Ringler to the WASP Board, October 2, 2007]

Email from Sherry Ringler to the WASP Board discussing the income generated from selling inventory at the Columbus air show. She also mentions meeting Tony Masa, who took part in the "Missing Man" flyover for "a WASP in Springfield" (Caro Bosca) the week before.
Date: October 2, 2007
Creator: Ringler, Sherry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Balance Due to Ulery Greenhouses Inc., January 1951] (open access)

[Invoice for Balance Due to Ulery Greenhouses Inc., January 1951]

Invoice for items sold to Daniel W. Kempner by Ulery Greenhouses Inc., including cineraria worth $3.75, stamped paid.
Date: January 2, 1951
Creator: Ulery Greenhouses, Incorporated
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. K. Day to Daniel W. Kempner, April 3, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from A. K. Day to Daniel W. Kempner, April 3, 1956]

Letter from A. K. Day to Daniel W. Kempner requesting a confirmation regarding a subscription for a Kempner on file and discussing subscription rates.
Date: April 3, 1956
Creator: Day, A. K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. K. Day to Daniel W. Kempner, May 10, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from A. K. Day to Daniel W. Kempner, May 10, 1956]

Letter from A. K. Day to Daniel W. Kempner concerning previous letters regarding Daniel Kempner's subscription and informing him they have no record of his magazine orders.
Date: May 10, 1956
Creator: Day, A. K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board, May 12, 2005] (open access)

[Letter from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board, May 12, 2005]

Letter from WASP President Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors discussing an "Action Without Meeting" question to recognize Shutsy Reynolds for her service as the organization's Stores Chairman. The last two paragraphs correct an error from the balance sheet printed in the newsletter.
Date: May 12, 2005
Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors, July 15, 2005] (open access)

[Letter from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors, July 15, 2005]

Letter from WASP President Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors informing them of the results from a membership survey regarding a donation to the WASP museum in Sweetwater.
Date: July 15, 2005
Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors, May 1, 2006] (open access)

[Letter from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors, May 1, 2006]

Letter from WASP President Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors concerning the board meeting that took place March 25, 2006 in Nashville, TN.
Date: May 1, 2006
Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Collier's, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Collier's, 1953]

Letter from David Blair of Collier's Magazine encouraging the recipient to renew their subscription, promising worth-while content at competitive prices.
Date: 1953
Creator: Collier's
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Collier's Magazine to Daniel W. Kempner, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Collier's Magazine to Daniel W. Kempner, 1954]

Letter from David Blair of Collier's Magazine to Daniel W. Kempner encouraging him to renew his subscription so as not to miss out on the "action [and] man-sized thrills" to be expected in the upcoming issues.
Date: 1954
Creator: Collier's
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Keith E. Williams, May 10. 1950] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Keith E. Williams, May 10. 1950]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Keith E. Williams making an order for 50 ivy glacier, dwarf plants. Two clippings are included with the letter, which are advertisements for the ivy glacier plants, and myrtle from Weigandt Floral.
Date: May 10, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Keith E. Williams, May 15, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Keith E. Williams, May 15, 1950]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Keith E. Williams asking for adjusted shipping arrangements for his order of 50 ivy glacier dwarfs that may be delayed dye to a railroad strike in the area.
Date: May 15, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, August 15, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, August 15, 1951]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Crowell-Collier Publishing Company requesting that Mr. Kempner's street address be added to his magazine subscription.
Date: August 15, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mr. A. K. Day, April 10, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mr. A. K. Day, April 10, 1956]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to A. K. Day expressing frustration over the lack of clarity and amount of confusion regarding his subscription to Collier's magazine.
Date: April 10, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mr. David Blair, January 17, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mr. David Blair, January 17, 1956]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to David Blair asking when his subscription to Collier's Magazine ends and requesting renewal rates.
Date: January 17, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mr. David Blair, March 3, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mr. David Blair, March 3, 1956]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to David Blair enclosing a check as payment for 14 issues of Collier's Magazine.
Date: March 3, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Ulery Greenhouses, Incorporated, December 26, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Ulery Greenhouses, Incorporated, December 26, 1950]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Ulery Greenhouses, Incorporated ordering 25 Siter's Rainbow Starin, extra select 3 inch, Cinerarias.
Date: December 26, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from The Crowell-Collier Publishing Company to Daniel W. Kempner, February 27, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from The Crowell-Collier Publishing Company to Daniel W. Kempner, February 27, 1956]

Letter from The Crowell-Collier Publishing Company to Daniel W. Kempner discussing the expiration of a subscription and related details.
Date: February 27, 1956
Creator: The Crowell-Collier Publishing Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unidentified African American Man]

Photograph of an unidentified African American man posing for a portrait. He wears a dark-colored suit jacket over a bowtie and a light-colored shirt.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hunster
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Gus Brown to George Pedexter, April 1912]

Postcard from Gus Brown to George Pendexter regarding Brown's current lack of action in Springfield, Ohio. The photo on the back is of the number 3 fire station in the town with two horses in front; this building has a bell tower on the top right corner.
Date: April 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Gus Brown to George Pendexter, February 27, 1912]

Postcard from Gus Brown to George Pendexter describing a fire that happened in Springfield, Ohio in 1903, in talking about injuries Brown says: "5 buried [sic] by falling walls, 3 taken out dead, others had broken limbs." The photograph on the reverse side shows the damage caused by the fire at the Fountain Square Theatre on February 19, 1903; this is the "stage entrance" which is torn up and wooden beams lying on the ground in disarray.
Date: February 27, 1912
Creator: Brown, Gus C.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Gus Brown to George Pendexter, March 17, 1912]

Postcard from Gus Brown to George Pendexter describing the wagon in the photograph, Brown says "this is a view of old truck at No. 3." He later says that the wagon has been remodeled and moved to another station; the wagon is loaded down with ladders in the back. The photograph shows the wagon sitting outside of the local fire station with a fireman sitting atop the driver's seat and holding the reins.
Date: March 17, 1912
Creator: Brown, Gus
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History