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[Aircraft Delivery Orders #5]
Orders for an Air Force pilot and two WASP to ferry planes from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Wichita, Kansas.
Date:
January 27, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings]
Miscellaneous correspondence and newspaper clippings received from citizens. Several students wrote to the Dallas Police Department and were referred to the Warren Commission's report on the assassination. Requests for signatures are also present. The newspaper clippings discuss theories regarding the killing.
Date:
1964~
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Bit
Patent for new improvement in drill-bits. The object of the invention is to "provide the driller with advanced knowledge of the formation into which he is about to extend his main hole".
Date:
January 11, 1921
Creator:
Smith, Primus W.; Bookhout, John J. & Monce, Edwin W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 20, 1943?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes written on Aitchison Topeka & Santa Fe stationary, discussing her trip to Wichita, visits with people in Dallas and Atlanta, traveling to Richmond, and her anxiety about having to fly over New York City.
Date:
1943-12-20?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 31, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing traveling to Wichita, being grounded by a snowstorm, picking up Cessnas for delivery, trying to find a Parker 51 pen, food, and recent correspondence. Written on 5th Ferrying Group stationary.
Date:
December 31, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 20, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying aircraft and trouble with weather, flying between Dallas, Wichita, Pampa, and Walnut Ridge, her friends, and food. Written on Hotel Chisca (Memphis) starionary.
Date:
January 20, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 4, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent correspondence, wearing Army Air Corps insignia, the North American A-36, ferrying an aircraft, and other recent work. Written on Washington Yankee (Shreveport, LA) stationary.
Date:
March 4, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 22, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing problems with bad weather and flying, seeing a friend, recent correspondence, and where she had recently flown. Written on United Air Lines stationary.
Date:
March 22, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 29, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing a check ride, learning to fly the UC-78, dinner at the Wichita stockyards, and ferrying aircraft to Pampa, TX. Written on Friendly Hotels stationary.
Date:
October 29, 1943, 3:00 p.m.
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, December 27, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing mail, orders to ferry a UC-78, selling her car, bonds and rations, and Christmas greetings and celebrations. Typed on Santa Rita Hotel stationary.
Date:
December 27, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. H. Harlan Crank to Dr. May Owen, October 21, 1961]
Letter from Dr. H. Harlan Crank to Dr. May Owen discussing the Texas Neuropsychiatric Association Committee on Relations with Allied Disciplines, its members, physicians the committee is working with, and a meeting the committee had with a psychological committee. He also expresses admiration for Dr. Owen and her career.
Date:
November 4, 1960
Creator:
Crank, Dr. H. Harlan
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Moon Jim to Miss Corner, June 14, 1943]
Letter from Moon Jim to Miss Corner discussing Miss Corner's letter to him, life in the air force as a non-commissioned officer during World War II, and writing letters to two people named Harry and Willie. He also mentions possibly transferring to the 322nd squad (which he calls the "Negro squad"), planning a trip to Dallas and hoping to see her.
Date:
June 14, 1943
Creator:
Jim, Moon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letters Sent to Jack Ruby in 1964]
Poor quality photocopies of letters which were sent to Jack Ruby during his time at Dallas County Jail. The letters were written by citizens, many of whom express an interest in his well-being and spirituality.
Date:
1964~
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt #2]
Army delivery receipt certifying that WASP Gayle D. Ewing completed her ferry pilot assignment and delivered a PT-13 D model aircraft to be installed with a radio and bombsight equipment.
Date:
February 18, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Forces War Department
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt #3]
Army delivery receipt certifying that a UC-45 model aircraft was delivered to Fort Dix, New Jersey to be installed with radio and bomsight equipment.
Date:
February 9, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Forces War Department
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt #4]
Army delivery receipt certifying that WASP Gayle D. Ewing ferried a PT-13 D model aircraft to an air base in Fort Dix, New Jersey to be installed with a radio and bombsight equipment.
Date:
January 31, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Forces War Department
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Abortion]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story. This story aired at 6pm.
Date:
July 8, 1993, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Amtrack]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date:
October 3, 1979, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: DUB Braniff Extra]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date:
May 5, 1981
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: 10 pm sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the 1970 Amateur Golf tournament in Grand Prairie, the 45th Texas Relay, the end of the Dallas Chaparrals' season, the start of the DFW Spurs season, and the Greater New Orleans.
Date:
April 15, 1970, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: 10 pm sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Bobby Mitchell leads at the Greater New Orleans golf tournament, the Dallas Chaparrals in the ABA playoffs, and a preview of the Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs vs Amarillo.
Date:
April 16, 1970, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: 10 pm sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about ABA playoff games including the Dallas Chaparrals vs Los Angeles, North Texas hires a new basketball coach, TCU football hosts their 3rd annual kids' day, and Richard Petty wins at the Gynn Staley Memorial Stock Car Race.
Date:
April 18, 1970, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: 10 PM sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Dallas Blackhawks vs Fort Worth Wings, Texas college baseball, world boxing news, and two NCAA division basketball playoff games, coverage of the National Junior College basketball tournament, and the Greater Jacksonville Golf Open.
Date:
March 17, 1972, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library