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[News Script: Irwin turns Evangelist] (open access)

[News Script: Irwin turns Evangelist]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about astronaut James Irwin retiring from the Air Force and the Space Corps and announced the formation of an evangelical foundation, High Flight, that he will use to as a platform for speaking to religious groups.
Date: August 2, 1972, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Aguren obituary] (open access)

[News Script: Aguren obituary]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: July 26, 1972, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

Nira Rodeo Program Cover

Copy negative of a Nira Rodeo program cover. It has a picture of barrel racer Pat McDaniel leaning on a tree in a field in western wear. Around the picture are some details about the event on June 12-15, 1958.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

El Paso

Topographic quadrangle map of El Paso, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, and roads, with relief shown by contours and spot heights. Location, coverage, and sectionalized township diagrams are included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000 On back is a map of El Paso, Texas, and the vicinity, showing roads, bodies of water, and landmarks. Scale ca. 1:40,000
Date: 1950
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro, September 18, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro, September 18, 1979]

Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro expressing displeasure with the Texas Ten's decision to send their petition to the class secretaries in addition to the board of directors.
Date: September 18, 1979
Creator: Roberts, Lillian
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Appreciation] (open access)

[Certificate of Appreciation]

Certificate presented to Rigdon "Rig" Edwards at the 1978 WASP Reunion in Colorado Springs, Colorado acknowledging his "wholehearted and dedicated service to the WASP organization."
Date: September 1978
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of WASP in Uniform at Air Force Academy]

Photograph of fiveWASP standing outside in front of a plant bed at the Air Force Academy, with the Cadet Chapel visible in the background. The women are wearing variations of the blue WASP uniform.
Date: 1997-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Small Note About Colorado Springs] (open access)

[Small Note About Colorado Springs]

Note written on small paper that possibly says "1978 Colorado Springs, Col, Air Force, Royal Gorge(?), Esther(?) Park area, Coors, Christmas 1962, Olmi Landselhwr(?)."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Helen Snapp and Friends at Royal Gorge]

Photograph of WASP Helen Wyatt Snapp, Helen M. Schaefer, Juanita "Nita" Bolish Cooke, and Jeanne Bennett Robertson sitting shoulder-to-shoulder in front of the Royal Gorge in Colorado Springs.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Study of Remote Military Power Applications: Report 5, NORAD (open access)

Study of Remote Military Power Applications: Report 5, NORAD

From introduction: The study is essentially an economic evaluation of the construction and operation of nuclear power plants at several designated military installations where increased power generating capabilities of 5 to 40 mwe may be required by the Government during the period 1963 through 1970.
Date: July 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Betty Jo Reed and Mary Helen Chappell to WASP, April 3, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Betty Jo Reed and Mary Helen Chappell to WASP, April 3, 1978]

Letter from Betty Jo Reed and Mary Helen Chappell to WASP discussing an upcoming conference for former WASP members in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The letter is printed on WASP Conference stationary, and includes a form for registering for tours at the conference. Also included is a second letter from Penny Garrett to WASP members about contributing to a souvenir program for the event.
Date: April 3, 1978
Creator: Reed, Betty Jo & Chappell, Mary Helen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for WASP Conference, September 27, 1978] (open access)

[Program for WASP Conference, September 27, 1978]

Program for the WASP Conference at the Antlers Plaza Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado, from September 27, 1978 through October 1, 1978.
Date: 1978~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for Year of the W.A.S.P. Banquet, September 30, 1978] (open access)

[Program for Year of the W.A.S.P. Banquet, September 30, 1978]

Program for the Year of the WASP Banquet at the Antlers Plaza Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Saturday, September 30, 1978. The program includes a schedule of events at the banquet, a short biography on Senator Barry M. Goldwater, and information about the banquet's entertainment, the Air Force Academy's Moods in Blues Singers.
Date: 1978~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, June 1981 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, June 1981

Quarterly newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members. Of note are several articles about the death of member Jacqueline Cochran.
Date: June 1981
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Conference Room Reservation, 1978] (open access)

[WASP Conference Room Reservation, 1978]

Form with information about reserving a room for the 1978 WASP Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado from September 27, 1978 through October 1, 1978.
Date: 1978~
Creator: Reed, Betty Jo & Chappell, Mary Helen
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice from WASP Betty Jo Reed] (open access)

[Notice from WASP Betty Jo Reed]

Notice from WASP Betty Jo Reed, concerning an upcoming WASP conference, including rules, special dates, and information on extra activities at the conference.
Date: 1978~
Creator: Reed, Betty Jo
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for the Year of the W.A.S.P. Colorado Springs Conference] (open access)

[Program for the Year of the W.A.S.P. Colorado Springs Conference]

Program for the Year of the W.A.S.P. Colorado Springs Conference, held from September 27, 1978 through October 1, 1978. Includes two separate notices for conference attendees, concerning the conference hotel's rules and available amenities.
Date: 1978~
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation to Jacqueline Cochran's Memorial Service, November 6, 1980] (open access)

[Invitation to Jacqueline Cochran's Memorial Service, November 6, 1980]

Invitation to Jacqueline Cochran's memorial service at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on November 6, 1980, at 4:30 p.m. The invitation includes a photo of Cochran on the front, and a map of the Air Force Academy on the back.
Date: 1980~
Creator: United States Air Force Academy.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Nixon] (open access)

[News Script: Nixon]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: September 1, 1969, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Agnews] (open access)

[News Script: Agnews]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: September 2, 1969, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Governors] (open access)

[News Script: Governors]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: September 2, 1969, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Lewisville rumbles] (open access)

[News Script: Lewisville rumbles]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: September 3, 1969, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tourists Atop Pikes Peak

Photograph of eight tourists on their way to the top of Pike's Peak. The group is posing together in an open car. A sign on the running board says, "At Glen Cove on Pikes Peak, Alt. 11,425 Ft., No24, July 23 1929." There are various buildings and pine trees visible in the background.
Date: July 23, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Mary Ann Moore, August 22, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Mary Ann Moore, August 22, 1989]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Charles B. Moore and is addressed to Mary Ann Moore. In this letter, Moore details his trip to Colorado for Mary Ann Moore and Laura Jernigan. He notes the town they are staying in at present, Manitou, and mentions their living quarters. He details the activities they have been experiencing such as hiking, searching for caves, and riding electric trolley's up to Pike's peak. He discusses that once on top of the peak, Linnet decided it would be great to stay in one of the little cottages that line the valley. During their stay in one of these cottages, Linnet, Charles, and their fellow travelers meet an interesting Texan. Charles states to Mary that his only regret is that she and the rest of the family are not able to experience the wonders he is seeing in Colorado. He mentions their plans for that day and describes the landscape for Mary. He discusses the railroad tunnels and the people he sees traveling up and down Pike's Peak on mules. He closes the letter stating he is sending a card that their traveling companion has collected and …
Date: August 22, 1898
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library