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[Note with Oil Prices] (open access)

[Note with Oil Prices]

Handwritten note on a printed sheet with oil prices sent to Sweetwater, Texas. The written note says "Cal-Tex Ref Co., Colorado (City), Texas," and "[sic] Anderson-Prichard Oil Corp, Gen Offices - Okla City, Okla."
Date: May 1, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. G. "Tex" Rankin to Joe B. Plosser, May 1, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from J. G. "Tex" Rankin to Joe B. Plosser, May 1, 1943]

Letter from J. G. "Tex" Rankin to Joe B. Plosser discussing Rankin's relief in hearing of Plosser and Prince's recent exoneration.
Date: May 1, 1943
Creator: Rankin, J. G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Defense Plant Corporation to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, September 1, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from the Defense Plant Corporation to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, September 1, 1943]

Letter from the Defense Plant Corporation to Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing the final remaining costs that Plosser-Prince owes the Defense Plant Corporation.
Date: September 1, 1943
Creator: Defense Plant Corporation
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Shop Equipment Inventory] (open access)

[Shop Equipment Inventory]

An inventory of shop equipment including quantities and prices of materials. The total value of the inventory is $964.
Date: June 1, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. F. Volandt to Plosser and Prince Air Academy, June 1, 1942 #1] (open access)

[Letter from W. F. Volandt to Plosser and Prince Air Academy, June 1, 1942 #1]

Letter from W. F. Volandt to Plosser and Prince Air Academy discussing and enclosing the extract from Amendment 1 to Limitation Order Number L-121.
Date: June 1, 1942
Creator: Volandt, W. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement for Electric Service, September 1, 1942 #2] (open access)

[Agreement for Electric Service, September 1, 1942 #2]

Formal contract outlining an agreement for the Texas Electric Service Company to provide power to Plosser-Prince Air School in Sweetwater, Texas from September 1, 1942 to September 2, 1943.
Date: September 1, 1942
Creator: Texas Electric Service Company
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Shop Equipment Inventory with Notes] (open access)

[Shop Equipment Inventory with Notes]

An inventory of shop equipment including quantities and prices of materials. The total value of the inventory is $964. There is a small handwritten note below the total.
Date: June 1, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract for the Creation of Plosser-Prince Air Academy] (open access)

[Contract for the Creation of Plosser-Prince Air Academy]

Contract of agreement between J. B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince for the creation of the Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: October 1, 1942
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B. & Prince, Charles A.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Small Tools Inventory with Notes] (open access)

[Small Tools Inventory with Notes]

An inventory of small tools including quantities and prices of materials. The total value of the inventory is $487.44. There is a small handwritten note below the total.
Date: June 1, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. F. Volandt to Plosser and Prince Air Academy, June 1, 1942 #2] (open access)

[Letter from W. F. Volandt to Plosser and Prince Air Academy, June 1, 1942 #2]

Letter from W. F. Volandt to Plosser and Prince Air Academy discussing an extract from Amendment 1 to Limitation Order Number L-121. It includes a hand-written note at the bottom of the page.
Date: June 1, 1942
Creator: Volandt, W. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to Landon E. McConnell, March 1, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to Landon E. McConnell, March 1, 1943]

Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to Major Landon E. McConnell discussing a request to expand the Academy at Avenger Field.
Date: March 1, 1943
Creator: Plosser-Prince Air Academy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement for Electric Service, September 1, 1942 #3] (open access)

[Agreement for Electric Service, September 1, 1942 #3]

Formal contract outlining an agreement for the Texas Electric Service Company to provide power to Plosser-Prince Air School in Sweetwater, Texas from September 1, 1942 to September 2, 1943.
Date: September 1, 1942
Creator: Texas Electric Service Company
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Small Tools Inventory] (open access)

[Small Tools Inventory]

Small tools inventory including information about quantities and prices of equipment. The total value of all the equipment is $487.44.
Date: June 1, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement for Electric Service, September 1, 1942 #1] (open access)

[Agreement for Electric Service, September 1, 1942 #1]

Formal contract outlining an agreement for the Texas Electric Service Company to provide power to Plosser-Prince Air School in Sweetwater, Texas from September 1, 1942 to September 2, 1943.
Date: September 1, 1942
Creator: Texas Electric Service Company
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Army Air Forces Student Weather Map #1, January 1 #2]

Army Air Forces student weather map #1 for January 1, 1944, Time 0700C. There are questions on the back of the map. The instructions read: "Draw in missing isobars - Color: fronts, hazards, precipitation, air masses and pressure center letters."
Date: January 1, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Army Air Forces Student Weather Map #1, January 1 #1]

Army Air Forces student weather map #1 for January 1, 1944, Time 0700C. There are questions on the back of the map. The instructions read: "Draw in missing isobars - Color: fronts, hazards, precipitation, air masses and pressure center letters."
Date: January 1, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Student's Workbook Elementary Weather (open access)

Student's Workbook Elementary Weather

Student workbook for elementary weather, belonging to Suzette Van Daell. Most of the workbook is completed in pencil.
Date: March 1, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Army Air Forces Student Weather Map #2, January 1]

Army Air Forces student weather map #2 for January 1, 1944, Time 1900C. There are questions on the back of the map. The instructions read: "Draw in missing isobars - Color: fronts, hazards, precipitation, air masses and pressure center letters."
Date: January 1, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nancy Parrish to the WASP, July 1, 2009] (open access)

[Letter from Nancy Parrish to the WASP, July 1, 2009]

Letter from Nancy Parrish at Wings Across America to a WASP announcing the signing of Bill S.614 that officially awards the WASP the Congressional Gold Medal for their military service.
Date: July 1, 2009
Creator: Parrish, Nancy A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Suzette Van Daell Pilot's License] (open access)

[Certificate of Suzette Van Daell Pilot's License]

Certificate of a pilot's license for Suzette Van Daell Douglas rated as a pilot for commercial single engine airplanes.
Date: July 1, 1947
Creator: United States. Department of Commerce.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Transcontinental and Western Air Incorporated to Suzette Van Daell, March 1, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Transcontinental and Western Air Incorporated to Suzette Van Daell, March 1, 1945]

Letter from Director R. C. Oberdaun of the Industrial Relations division of Transcontinental and Westtern Air, Inc to Suzette Van Daell offering her a job at the company.
Date: March 1, 1945
Creator: Oberdahn, R. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Army Air Forces Radio Facility Charts (open access)

Army Air Forces Radio Facility Charts

Textbook titled "Army Air Forces Radio Facility Charts" or Technical Order No. 08-15-1, created June 1, 1944 by authority of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces. This copy is marked for "Classroom use Only."
Date: June 1, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instrument Flying Instrument Trainer Instruction Guide (open access)

Instrument Flying Instrument Trainer Instruction Guide

Textbook titled "Instrument Flying: Instrument Trainer Instruction Guide" or "Instrument Flying: Ground Trainer" or Technical Order No. 30-100C-1, created August 1, 1943 by authority of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces.
Date: August 1, 1943
Creator: Army Air Forces
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instrument Flying: Technique in Weather (open access)

Instrument Flying: Technique in Weather

Textbook titled "Instrument Flying: Technique in Weather" or Technical Order No. 30-100D-1, created January 1, 1944 by authority of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces.
Date: January 1, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History