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North Carolina (western part, i.e., Tennessee)

Map of Tennessee and the surrounding area at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, showing towns, roads, American-Indian reservations, rivers, creeks, and mountain ranges, with explanatory notes on road conditions. Map includes a legend in the lower-left corner and an inset map, titled "A Map of the United States of America," at the top of the map, below the title. The inset map designates Tennessee (marked as North Carolina) within the larger scope of the United States at the time. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:1,393,920] (22 miles to the inch).
Date: 1938
Creator: Smith, D.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Vicksburg

Topographic quadrangle map of Vicksburg, Mississippi, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours, spot heights, and colors, with heights in meters and includes reliability diagram, index to adjoining sheets, index to boundaries, and graded tints in meters and feet. Scale 1:1,000,000
Date: 1956
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Board Meeting Agenda] (open access)

[WASP Board Meeting Agenda]

Agenda for the WASP board meeting held March 25, 2006.
Date: March 25, 2006
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor Brown to Caro Bosca, May 6, 2006] (open access)

[Letter from Eleanor Brown to Caro Bosca, May 6, 2006]

Letter from Eleanor Brown to Caro Bosca discussing the Action Without Meeting Ballot and recent actions taken by the WASP board.
Date: May 6, 2006
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
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
Action Without Meeting Motions (open access)

Action Without Meeting Motions

Document listing the three motions made during the WASP Board of Directors meeting held in Nashville, TN on March 25, 2006.
Date: May 10, 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Email Correspondence from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board] (open access)

[Email Correspondence from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board]

Email correspondence from WASP president Caro Bosca to the WASP board regarding materials mailed to the organization's members. The first page includes a handwritten note that says "Ballot returned. 'Yes' response to hire Exec. Dir."
Date: May 24, 2006
Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Murphy to the WASP Board of Directors, May 29, 2006] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Murphy to the WASP Board of Directors, May 29, 2006]

Letter from Catherine Murphy to the WASP Board of Directors discussing her concerns with the proposal to hire an Executive Director.
Date: May 29, 2006
Creator: Murphy, Catherine A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board Members, May 2, 2006] (open access)

[Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board Members, May 2, 2006]

Email from WASP President Caro Bosca to the members of the WASP board concerning the Action Without Meeting Ballot and related materials she mailed to them. She asks them to return their ballots as soon as possible to ensure compliance with the organization's by-laws.
Date: May 2, 2006
Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes from the WASP "Unofficial" Board Meeting] (open access)

[Minutes from the WASP "Unofficial" Board Meeting]

Minutes from the WASP board meeting held March 25, 2006 in Nashville, TN.
Date: March 25, 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of Letter to WASP Membership] (open access)

[Draft of Letter to WASP Membership]

Draft of a letter from the WASP Board of Directors to the WASP membership discussing the organization's future. The board explains why it wants to hire an executive director to manage the group's administrative affairs, how such an arrangement would work, and how the position would be funded.
Date: May 24, 2006
Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from the WASP Board of Directors to the WASP membership, May 23, 2006] (open access)

[Correspondence from the WASP Board of Directors to the WASP membership, May 23, 2006]

Correspondence from the WASP Board of Directors to the WASP membership discussing the plan to hire an executive director to manage the organization's administrative affairs. It includes a narrow orange card encouraging members to vote "yes," a letter from the board explaining why they want to hire an executive director and how the position would be funded, a sheet listing possible alternatives to hiring an executive director, a copy of the Ad-Hoc Committee's recommendations, and a copy of the Action Without Meeting motions. The front of the envelope includes a handwritten note stating, "Responded May 25, 2006."
Date: May 23, 2006
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
International Forest of Friendship, 25th Celebration, 2001 (open access)

International Forest of Friendship, 25th Celebration, 2001

Supplementary publication outlining events and information for the 25th International Forest of Friendship celebration, which memorializes contributors to aviation and aerospace with engraved plaques in the forest. It includes portraits and biographical sketches for the 40 people to be honored in 2001.
Date: June 14, 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From Irv Rubin to Helen Snapp, October 18, 1991] (open access)

[Letter From Irv Rubin to Helen Snapp, October 18, 1991]

Letter from Irv Rubin to Helen Snapp written on Irv Rubin letterhead. Rubin writes about his time in the military, and thanks Snapp for her service.
Date: October 18, 1991
Creator: Rubin, Irv
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of 1994 Alumni Meeting Venue]

Photograph of the venue for the 1994 Hardin-Simmons University Alumni Meeting in Nashville, showing a two-story home with peach-colored brick. A large tree planted in the front yard obscures the view of the house.
Date: 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Soldiers]

Photograph of five soldiers, including Marshall Lyon, posing at the rear of a vehicle in the forest.
Date: [1943-02..1943-03]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Standing in Forest]

Photograph of a soldier standing by a rack of drying cooking pots and pans in the forest.
Date: [1943-02..1943-03]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photographs of Training Manouvers]

Flip album containing twelve photographs of soldiers during training exercises, taken during World War II. Several of the images include soldiers at campsites or standing near overturned armored vehicles.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Robert Salisbury Outdoors at Tennessee Maneuvers]

Photograph of Robert Salisbury wearing a U.S. Army uniform, helmet, glasses, and rifle while standing outdoors beside a tent. Towels hang from a line tied to a stick nearby. Trees cover the background.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nugent Writing Letters]

Photograph of John Nugent writing letters and sitting in a clearing while on maneuvers in Tennessee.
Date: Autumn 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Soldiers on Maneuvers]

Photograph of two soldiers standing in the forest while on maneuvers in Tennessee. A tent is set up to the left.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Robert Salisbury Drawing on a Soldier's Jacket]

Photograph of two uniformed U.S. Army soldiers standing outdoors. Robert Salisbury, left, draws the face of a woman on the back of the other soldier's jacket. The canteen of the right soldier is leaking.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers on Motorcycles at Tennessee Maneuvers]

Photograph of uniformed soldiers sitting on motorcycles that are parked in a row. The soldiers are identified as Jama, Hayes, Beard, Kerestes, Bingham, Pickens, and Saikley.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers on Maneuvers]

Photograph of Bob Beach and Harvey Mahling eating while on Tennessee maneuvers.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History