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A new map of the state of California, the territories of Oregon and Utah, and the chief part of New Mexico.
Atlas map of the newly formed state of California and the territories of Utah, New Mexico, and Oregon. The map includes boundary lines, major towns, early settlement roads, bodies of water, and other geologic features, with relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,969,600] (110 miles to the inch).
Date:
1850
Creator:
Thomas Cowperthwait & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of California, Oregon, Texas and the Territories adjoining with Routes and c.
Topographic map of the Western United States and northern Mexico, showing Texas, California, Oregon, and Indian Territory. The map includes rivers, creeks, roads, and areas of elevation. Relief shown in hachures.
Date:
1849
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Walter Miller to Blanche Perry]
A typewritten postcard from Walter Miller to Blanche Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting she did for the church in Grants Pass, Oregon.
Date:
May 30, 1943
Creator:
Miller, Walter
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond Fields to Blanche Perry]
A handwritten letter plus envelope from Raymond Fields to Perry requesting a baptistry painting for the church in Grants Pass, Oregon.
Date:
September 10, 1941
Creator:
Fields, Raymond
Object Type:
Text
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
[Clipping: Flying Bombers in World War II: Stories my mother told me.]
Photocopy of a magazine clipping about how Geraldine Jordan became a pilot, how Jacqueline Cochran and Nancy Love created the WASP program, and the history of the WASP.
Date:
August 2010
Creator:
Jordan, Melissa
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Herald Tribune Sends Its Plane to Air Races]
Newspaper clipping with articles about the New York Herald Tribune participating in air races, the death of Jack Woolams, Senator Carl Hatch's opposition to bomb tests, and more.
Date:
August 31, 1946
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Envelope Addressed to Eleanor Brown]
Stamped envelope sent from Garth Didlick and addressed to Eleanor Brown.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Didlick, Garth
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Sherry Ringler to the WASP's Board of Directors and By-Laws Committee, June 26, 2006]
Email from Sherry Ringler to members of the WASP's Board of Directors and By-Laws Committee containing Jean McCreery's report on the vote to hire an executive director and plans for the business meeting to be held at the WASP reunion in September.
Date:
June 26, 2006
Creator:
Ringler, Sherry
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Deanie Parrish to Eleanor Brown, August 19, 2004]
Letter from Deanie Parrish to Eleanor Brown congratulating her on becoming the Director of Region 2 and listing the officers elected to the Board of Directors for 2004-2006. She also mentions the site for the next WASP reunion.
Date:
August 19, 2004
Creator:
Parrish, Deanie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Email from Nell Bright to Eleanor Brown, February 3, 2006]
Email from Nell Bright to Eleanor Brown declining to be nominated as a candidate for the Director of Region 2.
Date:
February 3, 2006
Creator:
Bright, Nell
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor Brown to Elaine Harmon, May 27, 2006]
Letter from Eleanor Brown to Elaine Harmon discussing her hobbies, her husband's health, and other news. A handwritten note at the top of the page states, "Response to Elaine Harmon for class news for WASP Newsletter. Sent May 27, 2006."
Date:
May 27, 2006
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "World War 2 Women Pilots Causing a Buzz Again"]
Newspaper clipping of an article about the WASP and a bill that Senator Barry Goldwater introduced to give them veteran status.
Date:
May 31, 1977
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In]
Newspaper clipping giving information about the Patriot's Parade. A list of former WASP with portraits and short biographies is also included.
Date:
May 28, 2005
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In]
Newspaper clipping giving information about the Patriot's Parade. A list of former WASP with portraits and short biographies is also included.
Date:
May 28, 2005
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Museum Pamphlet and Letter From Isabel Van Lom, May 31, 1988]
Letter from Isabel Madison Van Lom to her fellow WASP discussing the opening of The National Womens Military Museum and Research Center. The letter is written on a letter head from the museum that feature three women in uniform printed in the top left, and it includes a museum pamphlet discussing the new institute's features.
Date:
May 31, 1988
Creator:
Van Lom, Isabel Madison
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[2006 WASP Reunion Information and Registration Form]
Registration form and information on hotel reservations and tours available for the 2006 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion.
Date:
2006
Creator:
Armed Forces Reunions, Inc.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: And Bacon, Too!!!]
Newspaper clipping discussing how an 1849 advertisement printed in another clipping shows what the culture was like in that time period.
Date:
1945~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aviation Cadet Examining Boards
A list of boards in western states for examining aviation cadets for entry into the USAAF training.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Form letter from Maizie Toungate to H. M. Randall - February 10, 1955]
A form letter addressed to Mr. H. M. Randall, Director, Board of Parole and Probation, Salem, Oregon, from Jack Ross, Administrator, Interstate Parole Compact (by Maizie Toungate, Supervisor, Parole Division), Board of Pardons and Paroles, Texas, dated February 10, 1955. Toungate advises Randall of the acceptance of Subject OSP 22624 for supervision advising that Subject is to report to Mr. T. N. Carswell.
Date:
February 10, 1955
Creator:
Toungate, Maizie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert E. Jones to Maizie Toungate - March 3, 1955]
A letter written to Mr. Jack Ross, Administrator, Interstate Parole Compact (Attention: Mrs. Maizie Toungate, Supervisor, Parole Division), Board of Pardons and Paroles, Texas, from H. M. Randall, Administrator, Interstate Parole Compact, Salem, Oregon (by Robert E. Jones, Senior Parole Officer), dated March 3, 1955. The cover letter by Jones advises of several enclosures including copies of the Agreement to Return and duplicate pictures of Subject OSP 22624 to supplement the supervisory data sent previously.
Date:
March 3, 1955
Creator:
Jones, Robert E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Record of Parolee Number 22624 - January, 1955]
A record of Subject Number 22624 including After Sentence Reports, Further Information, Supplement to Presentence, Copy of Hospital Report, Letters from Employers and Relatives, Memorandums, Psychiatrict Report and Preliminary Review, 23 pages.
Date:
January 1955
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History