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Eleanor Brown Collection
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Kafka Collection
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Helen Snapp Collection
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Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
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Catherine Parker Collection
3
Charlyne Creger Collection
3
National WASP Museum (NWM) Collection
3
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
3
Jacqueline Cochran Collection
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Solange D'Hooghe Collection
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95th Congress, First Session, Senate Bill 247
Bill introduced in the U.S. Senate suggesting formal recognition to the Women's Air Forces Service Pilots (WASP) for contributions and service during World War II. The bill was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Date:
January 14, 1977
Creator:
United States. Congress. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Annual Meeting of Officers Order of Fifinella]
Order of Fifinella Officer meeting meeting minutes that discusses, among other things, the WASP newsletter, the group historian's activities, militarization of WASP, the next reunion, and the Order of Fifinella Award.
Date:
April 14, 1973
Creator:
Jones, Mary
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christenson in Plane]
Photograph of a woman, earlier identified as Dorothy Christenson, sitting in the cockpit of a plane and wearing a headset while looking off camera to the right. Handwriting on the back of the photo reads, "Dorothy C., Feb 14, 1943, Houston, Texas, WASP".
Date:
February 14, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Lofty recognition for women's air corps]
Newspaper clipping of an article about the WASP and plans for their reunion.
Date:
October 14, 1994
Creator:
Hoversten, Paul
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Rare Letter Explains Reason Why The Inventor Orville Wright Seldom Flew]
Newspaper clipping explaining the reason Orville Wright did not travel in airplanes and why he kept this a secret from the public.
Date:
December 14, 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Response From Nation Swamps S&S Office]
Newspaper clipping of a column discussing readers' responses to the Stars and Stripes' support of legislation to provide veterans' benefits to the WASP. The page also includes an article about the WOSL convention, the continuation of an article about the VA hospital system, and questions and answers to the VA. The reverse side of the page includes letters to the editor, an editorial about the VA using surgical residents to provide medical care, and a drawing of a nurse at a patient's bedside.
Date:
July 14, 1977
Creator:
Hughes, Patricia Collins
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Response From Nation Swamps S&S Office]
Newspaper clipping of a column discussing readers' responses to the Stars and Stripes' support of legislation to provide veterans' benefits to the WASP.
Date:
July 14, 1977
Creator:
Hughes, Patricia Collins
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: She set the bar for all pilots]
Newspaper clipping from the Desert Sun, "She set the bar for all pilots: Jackie Cochran had more flight records than anyone and became part of valley history" by Mary Anne Pinkston. The story continues from the front page to page E5 and discusses her flying accomplishments and trophies, as well as her marriage to Floyd Odlum and their life together.
Date:
September 14, 2003
Creator:
Pinkston, Mary Anne
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Victorian Outraged by AF Woman Pilot 'First']
Newspaper clipping of a letter to the editor by Eleanor "Mickey" McLernon Brown, expressing outrage over the Air Force's announcement of the training completion of their "first" woman pilot. Mrs. Brown details how the members of WASP flew during WWII, were largely ignored by historical accounts of the U.S. Air Force, and were denied Veteran status. On the back of the clipping is an advertisement for a television.
Date:
August 14, 1977
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women At War]
Newspaper clipping describing the experiences of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) including their activities after the group was deactivated and their fight for militarization.
Date:
September 14, 1975
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women Pilots Honored]
Newspaper clipping of letters that were sent to the Dallas Morning News about the WASPs and their service.
Date:
March 14, 2010
Creator:
Taylor, Robert; Newman, Rita G.; Thompson, Carter & Harris, Chuck
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 113th Congress, Second Session
Congressional Record in which Representative Ros-Lehtinen honors the life of Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Frances Sargen, describing her service with the WASP and her life after retirement.
Date:
January 14, 2010
Creator:
United States. Congress.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 111th Congress, First Session
The Congressional Record contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, and speeches for the Senate and House of Representatives. There is a red tab sticking out of page E2255, highlight the speech Hon. Alcee L. Hastings gave about Helen Snapp.
Date:
September 14, 2009
Creator:
United States. Congress.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977]
Photocopied text of an excerpt from the Congressional Record containing Senator Barry Goldwater's introduction of bill S. 247 to provide veterans' benefits to the WASPs. Goldwater's remarks are followed by five articles on the WASPs, their service during WWII, and their efforts to obtain veterans' status.
Date:
January 14, 1977
Creator:
United States. Congress. Senate.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denver Sectional Aeronautical Chart, 13th Edition
Aeronautical map of a four state region consisting of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado that shows cities, topographical features, ranch lands, national parks, and various aeronautical symbols for flight navigation. A large portion of Colorado and its cities make up most of the map. Scale 1:500,000.
Date:
August 14, 1975
Creator:
United States. Department of Commerce.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Email correspondence from Nell Bright to the WASP board, June 14, 2006]
Email correspondence from Nell Bright to the WASP board in support of hiring Sherry Ringler as the WASP's executive director.
Date:
June 14, 2006
Creator:
Bright, Nell
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Caro Bosca to Eleanor Brown, February 14, 2005]
Email from Caro Bosca to Eleanor Brown discussing room reservations for the board meeting in Washington, D.C. She also provides Brown with a list of the email addresses for the current board of directors and committee chairs.
Date:
February 14, 2005
Creator:
Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Franklin D. Roosevelt Signing the Social Security Act]
Photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act. He's seated at a desk and surrounded by standing men and women. On the back is note from Jim Roosevelt; "I wanted you to have this copy of the original photograph of my father signing the Social Security Act on August 14, 1935."
Date:
August 14, 1935
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Certificate of Pilot Status]
A Certificate of Pilot Status issued for WASP Gayle Snell and sent to the Civil Aeronautics Administration by her Army Air Force commanders, listing her hours, training period, and qualified airframes.
Date:
December 14, 1944
Creator:
Geer, George R. & Buckingham, George F.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[D'Hooghe Math Quiz]
Handwritten math quiz or math homework by Solange D'Hooghe with a grade of 100 written in red at the top of the first page.
Date:
April 14, 1943
Creator:
D'Hooghe, Solange
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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 Byrd Howell Granger to the W.A.S.P. Class Secretaries, Feb. 14, 1980]
Letter from Byrd Howell Granger to the W.A.S.P. Class Secretary discussing legal transcripts from an advisory board meeting in Tuscon and enclosed legal errors in those transcripts.
Date:
February 14, 1980
Creator:
Granger, Byrd Howell
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 14, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being unable to deliver a plane due to bad winter weather, her friend Marion, new uniforms, and gifts from and letters to Dick Colby's mother. Typed on Friendly Hotels stationary.
Date:
January 14, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 14, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing money, a bracelet from her friend Phyllis made from aircraft steel, meeting her friend Marion's brother, working with a Red Cross Clubmobile, preparing to leave Hawaii for a location in the South Pacific (Guam), and some photos.
Date:
July 14, 1945
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History