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[Letter from Jean McCreery to the WASP Membership, February 8, 2008]
Letter from Jean McCreery to the WASP membership concerning the future of the WASP organization. She states that the board has voted unanimously to dissolve the nonprofit organization and turn the matter over to the broader membership for a vote. She asks the members to return their ballots promptly so that the votes can be tallied before the next board meeting.
Date:
February 8, 2008
Creator:
McCreery, Jean T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Concerning Militarization of the WASPs]
Correspondence between Eleanor Brown, Olin Teague, and Ray Roberts concerning the Women Airforce Service Pilots' (WASP) efforts to obtain veterans' status and benefits through federal legislation.
Date:
June 8, 1977
Creator:
Roberts, Ray
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Representative Olin E. Teague to Eleanor M. Brown, June 8, 1977]
Letter from Representative Olin E. Teague to Eleanor M. Brown acknowledging her support of pending bills to award veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions the process that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs will follow in scheduling hearings on the legislation.
Date:
June 8, 1977
Creator:
Teague, Olin E., 1910-1981
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Caro Bosca, Dec. 8, 2004]
Email letter-head from Caro Bosca that includes all the email addresses the unattached message was sent to.
Date:
December 8, 2004
Creator:
Bosca, Caro Bayley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor Brown to Elaine, October 8, 2004]
Letter from Eleanor Brown to Elaine discussing her volunteer activities, recent travel, and other news.
Date:
October 8, 2004
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Eleanor Brown, May 8, 2007]
Letter from Brenda Johnson and Joseph Wilson to Eleanor Brown inviting her to the preview of "Wings Over the Alamo", a PBS documentary.
Date:
May 8, 2007
Creator:
Johnson, Brenda Vickrey & Wilson, Joseph A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank Falk, July 8, 1942]
Recommendation letter from Frank W. Falk discussing Eleanor McLernon's responsibility and character.
Date:
July 8, 1942
Creator:
Falk, Frank W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret L. Chamberlain to Mr. Rigdon Edwards, October 8, 1945]
Letter from Margaret L. Chamberlain to Mr. Rigdon Edwards discussing her recent travels for aviation training.
Date:
October 8, 1945
Creator:
Chamberlain, Margaret L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cathy Pfeifer to Helen Snapp, February 8, 2012]
Hand-written letter from Cathy Pfeifer of The Greatest Generations Foundation to Helen Snapp discussing a recent phone call between the two women. Pfeifer hopes that Snapp will help recruit more veterans for the foundation's upcoming programs.
Date:
February 8, 2012
Creator:
Pfeifer, Cathy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Landon E. McConnell to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, December 8, 1942]
Letter from Major Landon E. McConnell to Plosser-Prince Air Academy requesting for detailed information regarding costs for the Air Academy for the benefit of Headquarters Army Air Forces Gulf Coast Training Center.
Date:
December 8, 1942
Creator:
McConnell, Landon E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram to Joe B. Plosser, February 8, 1943 #2]
Telegram from Brant to Joe B. Plosser discussing the approval of a women's pilot training program by Headquarters Flying Training Command.
Date:
February 8, 1943
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Brant to Joe B. Plosser, February 8, 1943 #1]
Telegram from Brant to Joe B. Plosser discussing the approval of a women's pilot training program by Headquarters Flying Training Command.
Date:
February 8, 1943
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oliver E. Ford, Jr. to Joe B. Plosser, Februrary 8, 1943]
Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Oliver E. Ford, Jr. to Joe B. Plosser discussing a recent telephone conversation from the previous day, February 7, 1943. Ford gives detailed information about a proposed women's pilot training program.
Date:
February 8, 1943
Creator:
Ford, Oliver E., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Contract between Aeronautical Training Society and Plosser-Prince Air Academy, January 8, 1943]
Contract between Aeronautical Training Society and the Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing the "Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Aeronautical Training Society."
Date:
January 8, 1943
Creator:
Aeronautical Training Society
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oliver E. Ford, Jr. to Joe B. Plosser, February 8, 1943]
Letter from Oliver E. Ford, Jr. to Joe B. Plosser discussing the details of the WASP women's training program at Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas with reference to a phone conversation between the two parties on February 7, 1943. It includes a hand-written note at the bottom of the last page.
Date:
February 8, 1943
Creator:
Ford, Oliver E., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lewis Fulks' Child Actor Cast List for The Sound of Music]
Letter from Lewis Fulks, at Abilene Christian College, and his assistant, Jack Boyd, to the children who auditioned for "The Sound of Music." In the letter, Fulks is announcing the actors who will be playing the roles of the Von Trapp children in "The Sound of Music," the 1970 Homecoming musical production.
Date:
May 8, 1970
Creator:
Fulks, Lewis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mr. Wiley L. Caffey to Mr. O. K. Hobbs, March 8, 1937]
Letter from Abilene, Texas City Attorney Mr. Wiley L. Caffey to Mr. O. K. Hobbs, city engineer of Abilene, discussing building ordinances and the Abilene City Commission's authority to change them. The letter is typewritten on stationary for the City of Abilene.
Date:
March 8, 1937
Creator:
Caffey, Wiley L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Irene Berg to Little, Brown and Company, October 8, 1971]
Letter from Irene Berg, Secretary to Jacqueline Cochran, to Little, Brown and Company discussing the possibility of ordering additional copies of The Stars At Noon for Cochran.
Date:
October 8, 1971
Creator:
Berg, Irene
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jack Whetstone to Truett Latimer, March 8, 1957]
Letter from Jack Whetstone to Truett Latimer discussing the legislature's decision to withhold funds from the University of Texas part of the Cotton Research Committee of Texas in the General Appropriations Bill. Whetstone writes that the reduction in research funding for the university will jeopordize the entire cotton research program and he urges Latimer to consider restoring the funds so they can continue their work.
Date:
March 8, 1957
Creator:
Whetstone, Jack
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Felton Saverance, March 8, 1957]
Letter from Truett Latimer to Felton Saverance discussing a petition Saverance signed proposing a constitutional amendment that would allow people to vote to redivide the commissioner precincts in their counties. Latimer explains the process an amendment would have to go through and advocates instead for his proposal to allot two commissioners to the city of Abilene and two commissioners to the rest of the county.
Date:
March 8, 1957
Creator:
Latimer, Truett
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Form letter from Albert M. Collier addressed To Parole Board Chairmen and Members - May 8, 1945]
A form letter addressed to all Parole Board Chairmen and Members, from Albert M. Collier, Governor's Assistant in Charge of Parole System dated May 8, 1945. Collier discourses on problems regarding the parole system particularly the leniency shown to parolees in the past. He advises that parolees having been negligent in reporting and leaving the county in which paroled without permission stressing that this must be immediately discontinued. He advises that parolees must report not less than once a month.
Date:
May 8, 1945
Creator:
Collier, Albert M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeff Davis to T. N. Carswell - May 8, 1941]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Jeff Davis, Executive Secretary, United Texas Drys, dated May 8, 1941. Davis reports to Carswell that the Senate removed the amendments and passed House Bill 373.
Date:
May 8, 1941
Creator:
Davis, Jeff
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lynn W. Landrum to T. N. Carswell - December 8, 1941]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Parramore Post No. 57, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Lynn W. Landrum, Columnist, The Dallas Morning News, dated December 8, 1941. Landrum replies to the request for a definition of Americanism with a copy of a column he wrote previously, which he believes deals with Americanism somewhat in the spirit of Carswell's inquiry. The attached clipping is from The Dallas Morning News, dated Sunday, Nvember 23, 1941, and contains a column titled "Thinking Out Loud," written by Lynn W. Landrum.
Date:
December 8, 1941
Creator:
Landrum, Lynn W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank L. Williams to T. N. Carswell - December 8, 1941]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, The American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Frank L. Williams, Editor, Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, Nebraska, dated December 8, 1941. Williams defines Americanism.
Date:
December 8, 1941
Creator:
Williams, Frank L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History