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[Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board and Committee Chairs, February 4, 2005] (open access)

[Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board and Committee Chairs, February 4, 2005]

Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors and Committee Chairs discussing the newsletter, the WAI Conference in Dallas, and the WASP reunion in Washington, D.C.
Date: February 4, 2005
Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Edward Dobson to Mickey McLernon, August 4, 1942] (open access)

[Postcard from Edward Dobson to Mickey McLernon, August 4, 1942]

Postcard from Edward Dobson to Mickey McLernon that reads: " So you thought you did some travelling? I went to Waco by way of New York." On the front is a photograph of the Empire State Building.
Date: August 4, 1942
Creator: Dobson, Edward M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, July 4, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, July 4, 1945]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing his job, military personnel, issues he had in the Army, his search for jobs, and her job.
Date: July 4, 1945
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, July 4, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, July 4, 1943]

Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing his friends' deployment to Africa, Mickey's job as a mechanic, and making conversation.
Date: July 4, 1943
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, July 4, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, July 4, 1943]

Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing past correspondence.
Date: July 4, 1943
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, January 4, 1943]

Postcard from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing the "Creeping J" and telling her to write back if she doesn't remember him.
Date: January 4, 1943
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: Chronicle a testament to WASPs] (open access)

[Clipping photocopy: Chronicle a testament to WASPs]

Photocopy of a newspaper article about Byrd Howell Granger writing a book about WASP members titled 'On Final Approach.' The article also includes information about the author's death, as well as a photograph of Granger writing with a typewriter.
Date: December 4, 1991
Creator: Hawley, Chuck
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Maxine Howard to Eleanor McLernon, October 4, 1943] (open access)

[Telegram from Maxine Howard to Eleanor McLernon, October 4, 1943]

Western Union telegram from Maxine Howard to Eleanor McLernon informing her that interviews for the Women's Flying Training Program will take place October 7 and 8 at the Gunter Hotel in San Antonio.
Date: October 4, 1943
Creator: Howard, Maxine
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Otto Koecher, August 4, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Otto Koecher, August 4, 1942]

Recommendation letter from Otto Koecher discussing Eleanor McLernon's loyalty to the United States and war effort.
Date: August 4, 1942
Creator: Koecher, Otto E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, October 4, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cpt. Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, October 4, 1943]

Letter from Captain Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon discussing how he feels about being in Africa.
Date: October 4, 1943
Creator: Kuenning, Thomas E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Leticia Van de Putte to Eleanor Brown, October 4, 2007] (open access)

[Letter from Leticia Van de Putte to Eleanor Brown, October 4, 2007]

Letter from Texas State Senator Leticia Van de Putte to Eleanor Brown thanking Brown for her service during WWII as well as her attendance at a recent ceremony in Austin honoring women and their accomplishments.
Date: October 4, 2007
Creator: Van de Putte, Leticia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Brown On Board USS Lexington] (open access)

[Brown On Board USS Lexington]

Photograph of Eleanor Brown on board the USS Lexington with a red and white plane seen on the lower deck in the background. Text can be seen pasted below the photo on cloud print paper that describes the naval cruise and lists several attendees, including Brown.
Date: June 4, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Five Girls Here Seek Wasp Membership] (open access)

[Clipping: Five Girls Here Seek Wasp Membership]

Newspaper clipping of an article about five Kelly Field employees who applied to join the WASP. The article features brief profiles of each woman that include her age, address, occupation, and flight experience. On the back of the clippings are articles and photographs related to WWII and Kelly Field.
Date: March 4, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Potential WASPs] (open access)

[Clipping: Potential WASPs]

Newspaper clipping containing a photograph of six female employees of Kelly Field standing in front of an airplane. The photograph's caption notes that five of the women have applied to join the WASP. The masthead for "The Flying Times" and an article about blood plasma transfusions are included on the back of the clipping.
Date: March 4, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History