Resource Type

[Certificate of Admittance as Attorney and Counselor at Law in the Circuit Court of the United States] (open access)

[Certificate of Admittance as Attorney and Counselor at Law in the Circuit Court of the United States]

Certificate admitting K.K. Legett to practice as an Attorney and Counselor at Law in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Texas.
Date: January 25, 1886
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Admission ticket to the Praetorian Building Observatory] (open access)

[Admission ticket to the Praetorian Building Observatory]

An admission ticket to the Praetorian Building Observatory (Dallas, Texas). This ticket was originally part of a scrapbook assembled by Thomas Norwood Carswell, largely containing items related to his time at Simmons College (Abilene, Texas).
Date: [1909,1915]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pan-American Life Insurance Company, Notice of Maturity of Premium Lien Note] (open access)

[Pan-American Life Insurance Company, Notice of Maturity of Premium Lien Note]

Document notifying Perry Sayles of the maturity of his insurance policy with the Pan-American Life Insurance Company. There is a handwritten note reading "Interest pd. ch. Jan. 17 - 34."
Date: January 19, 1934
Creator: Pan-American Life Insurance Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Blanche Perry Painting for Dallas, Texas] (open access)

[Blanche Perry Painting for Dallas, Texas]

Black and white photograph of baptistry painting done by Perry for a church in Dallas, Texas. Scene depicts river, rocks, trees with large tree in foreground. Inscription on back reads, "Negro church. Dallas."
Date: [1935..1966]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Payment to Guaranty Old Line Life Insurance Company, July 22, 1935] (open access)

[Receipt for Payment to Guaranty Old Line Life Insurance Company, July 22, 1935]

Receipt for Perry Sayles' premium payment to the Guaranty Old Line Life Insurance Company.
Date: July 22, 1935
Creator: Guaranty Old Line Life Insurance Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Life Insurance Policy, 1935] (open access)

[Invoice for Life Insurance Policy, 1935]

Statement listing information about a life insurance policy covering Juanita Caroline Sayles. The statement includes the company, due date, and premium due. There is a handwritten note in the center of the statement reading, "Paid."
Date: 1936-01~
Creator: Guaranty Old Line Life Insurance Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Life Insurance Policy, 1936] (open access)

[Invoice for Life Insurance Policy, 1936]

Two statements listing information about life insurance policies covering Perry Sayles and Juanita Caroline Sayles. The statements include the company, due date, and premiums due. There are handwritten notes in the center of both statements readings, "Paid by ck. P. S."
Date: 1936-01~
Creator: Guaranty Old Line Life Insurance Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipts for Payments to Guaranty Old Line Life Insurance Company, January 25, 1936] (open access)

[Receipts for Payments to Guaranty Old Line Life Insurance Company, January 25, 1936]

Receipt for payments made to Guaranty Old Line Life Insurance for Perry Sayles' and Juanita Caroline Sayles' policies.
Date: January 25, 1936
Creator: Guaranty Old Line Life Insurance Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Brown Blanche Perry Scrapbook] (open access)

[Brown Blanche Perry Scrapbook]

Scrapbook containing photographs, church bulletins, newspaper and magazine clippings, baptistry painting interpretations, etc. related to the various churches and individuals with whom Perry was associated.
Date: 1940/1966
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Jeff Davis to T. N. Carswell - March 19, 1941] (open access)

[Telegram from Jeff Davis to T. N. Carswell - March 19, 1941]

A postal telegram from Jeff Davis, Executive Secretary, United Texas Drys, Dallas, Texas, to T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, dated March 19, 1941. Davis requests they wire their representatives to support House Bill 373.
Date: March 19, 1941
Creator: Davis, Jeff
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Representative Hatton W. Sumners to T. N. Carswell - November 1, 1942] (open access)

[Telegram from Representative Hatton W. Sumners to T. N. Carswell - November 1, 1942]

A Western Union telegram sent to T. N. Carswell, from Hatton W. Sumners, Dallas, Texas, dated 1942 NOV 1 AM 5 26. Sumners expresses his appreciation to Carswell for the invitation but regrets a "probable required return" to Washington after his Fort Worth engagement.
Date: November 1, 1942
Creator: Sumners, Hatton W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Plosser-Prince Memorandum of Meeting] (open access)

[Plosser-Prince Memorandum of Meeting]

Minutes from a meeting at the office of Plosser-Prince Air Academy between several parties discussing faults in construction of Avenger Field and the Wilson Glider School and the possibility of the contractor, Victor J. Nelson, correcting the issues.
Date: November 6, 1942
Creator: Hughes, J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeff Davis to T. N. Carswell - March 23, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Jeff Davis to T. N. Carswell - March 23, 1943]

A lpetter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Jeff Davis, Executive Secretary, United Texas Drys, dated March 23, 1943. Davis provides information regarding dates set for Field Days. The San Angelo Field Day is scheduled June 13th and the Austin Field Day the fifth Sunday in May.
Date: March 23, 1943
Creator: Davis, Jeff
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 102, Extract 1] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 102, Extract 1]

Special orders extract reassigning a list of Women Air Force Service Pilot members, having completed their training, to be transferred to new air base stations.
Date: September 9, 1943
Creator: 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Change of Personnel Status for Dora G. Bevis] (open access)

[Change of Personnel Status for Dora G. Bevis]

A notice for Dora G. Bevis informing her of changes in her military status, including upgrades to her salary and list of duties, as well as a transition from student pilot to civilian pilot.
Date: September 24, 1943
Creator: Army Air Forces
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Savings Bond Class A Pay Reservation] (open access)

[War Savings Bond Class A Pay Reservation]

Pay reservation request form signed by Dora G. Bevis authorizing the military to withdraw $25 from her pay each month to be converted into war bonds.
Date: September 24, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - November 4, 1943] (open access)

[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - November 4, 1943]

An itinerary for Mr. T. N. Carswell for work in District "D" from November 4-21, 1943. Approved and signed by L. M. Fellbaum, Major, Q. M. C. Policy Supervisor.
Date: November 4, 1943
Creator: Fellbaum, L. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[5th Ferrying Group Air Transport Command- WASP Roster] (open access)

[5th Ferrying Group Air Transport Command- WASP Roster]

A typed roster listing the names of WASP and the planes each woman is to fly at Love Field, Dallas.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[QUARTERLY REPORT OF UNITED TEXAS DRYS and QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT UNITED TEXAS DRYS - January-March, 1944] (open access)

[QUARTERLY REPORT OF UNITED TEXAS DRYS and QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT UNITED TEXAS DRYS - January-March, 1944]

A document containing the Quarterly Report and the Quarterly Financial Report of the United Texas Drys, from January 1 to March 31, 1944, submitted by Walter H. McKenzie, Executive Secretary.
Date: 1944
Creator: McKenzie, Walter H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #5] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #5]

Orders for an Air Force pilot and two WASP to ferry planes from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Wichita, Kansas.
Date: January 27, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt #4] (open access)

[Memorandum Receipt #4]

Army delivery receipt certifying that WASP Gayle D. Ewing ferried a PT-13 D model aircraft to an air base in Fort Dix, New Jersey to be installed with a radio and bombsight equipment.
Date: January 31, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces War Department
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt #3] (open access)

[Memorandum Receipt #3]

Army delivery receipt certifying that a UC-45 model aircraft was delivered to Fort Dix, New Jersey to be installed with radio and bomsight equipment.
Date: February 9, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces War Department
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt #2] (open access)

[Memorandum Receipt #2]

Army delivery receipt certifying that WASP Gayle D. Ewing completed her ferry pilot assignment and delivered a PT-13 D model aircraft to be installed with a radio and bombsight equipment.
Date: February 18, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces War Department
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #7] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #7]

Orders for several Air Force pilots and WASP to ferry various aircraft from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Grand Prairie, Texas.
Date: March 28, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
System: The Portal to Texas History