Region 2 Report (open access)

Region 2 Report

Report detailing Eleanor Brown's activities as the Director of Region 2 from October 2004 through April 2005.
Date: April 2, 2005
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP of WWII Regular Board Meeting Agenda] (open access)

[WASP of WWII Regular Board Meeting Agenda]

Agenda for the WASP board meeting held April 2, 2005 in Washington, D.C.
Date: April 2, 2005
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Military and Veterans Affairs Report (open access)

Military and Veterans Affairs Report

Report prepared by Sara P. Hayden for the WASP board meeting held on April 2, 2005 in Washington, D.C. detailing her activities as the chair of the Military and Veterans Affairs committee.
Date: April 2, 2005
Creator: Hayden, Sara P.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Question of Equity: The WASP in World War II (open access)

A Question of Equity: The WASP in World War II

Essay by former Women Airforce Service Pilot, Eleanor Brown, discussing the history and importance of the WASP and their long struggle for militarization. Included are a photocopied newspaper clipping describing the resistance to militarization and a small note about the essay. Various grammatical and syntactical corrections are handwritten in pen throughout the piece.
Date: December 2, 1982
Creator: Brown, Eleanor
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP News Report (open access)

WASP News Report

Report prepared by Lucile Wise for the WASP board meeting discussing recent changes made to the organization's newsletter.
Date: April 2, 2005
Creator: Wise, Lucile
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of WASP Name Changes] (open access)

[List of WASP Name Changes]

List of WASP members whose names changed when they married, including their class numbers and addresses. The names include: Ann C. O'Connor (Cawley), Sarah Elizabeth Lundy (Pearce), Evelyn Hilton (Laesch), Bertha Trasky (Link), Margaret Stegall (Cox), Geraldine Jordan (Hardman), Eleanor Lawry (Feeley), Geraldine Olinger (Bowen), Margery Holben (Moore), Alisa Simonson (Connolly), Jane Miller (Dyde), Mary Hearn (Nesbit), Merridee Snively (Newell), Virginia Healy (Knapp), and Selma Cronan.
Date: October 2, 1973
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to Robert Young, November 2, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to Robert Young, November 2, 1942]

Letter from Charles A. Prince to Robert Young discussing the electrical system installed for Plosser-Prince Air Academy at Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: November 2, 1942
Creator: Plosser-Prince Air Academy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles A. Prince to Frank Constant, September 2, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Charles A. Prince to Frank Constant, September 2, 1942]

Letter from Charles A. Prince to Frank Constant discussing "a list of construction defects and/or omissions in construction," which is enclosed within the document.
Date: September 2, 1942
Creator: Prince, Charles A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Army Air Forces Student Weather Map #3, January 2]

Army Air Forces student weather map #3 for January 2, 1944, Time 0700C. There are questions on the back of the map.
Date: January 2, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Army Air Forces Student Weather Map #4, January 2]

Army Air Forces student weather map #4 for January 2, 1944, Time 1900C. There are questions and diagrams on the back of the map.
Date: January 2, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Weather Exam, October 2, 1944] (open access)

[Weather Exam, October 2, 1944]

Weather exam completed by Suzette vanDaell with ten questions, as well as a diagram on the first page.
Date: October 2, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Weather Communications Exam] (open access)

[Weather Communications Exam]

Flight school exam on military communication symbols for various weather conditions, with answers filled in in pencil by Solange D'Hooghe. A core of 86 and 1/2 is written in the top right corner of the first page.
Date: July 2, 1943
Creator: D'Hooghe, Solange
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

CG-20 World Aeronautical Chart

Aeronautical map of the central United States, or region "CG-20", showing cities, roads, and topographical features, as well as aeronautical and radio frequency symbols for flight navigation. Various pencil notes are written on the map's margins. Scale 1:1,000,000
Date: March 2, 1972
Creator: United States. Department of Commerce.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Suzanne Dee to Charlyne Creger, September 2, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from Suzanne Dee to Charlyne Creger, September 2, 1993]

Copy of a letter from Suzanne Dee to Charlyne Creger thanking her for the letter she sent and explaining how she became such a great admirer of the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: September 2, 1993
Creator: Dee, Suzanne
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Henry L. Fones to Charlyne Creger, April 2, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Henry L. Fones to Charlyne Creger, April 2, 1951]

Letter from Captain Henry L. Fones on behalf of Lt. Colonel M. F. Barlow to Charlyne Creger discussing her appointment to the United States Air Force Reserve.
Date: April 2, 1951
Creator: Fones, Henry L. & Barlow, M. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from United States Department of Veterans Affairs to Charlyne Creger, October 2, 2001] (open access)

[Letter from United States Department of Veterans Affairs to Charlyne Creger, October 2, 2001]

Letter from United States. Department of Veterans Affairs to Rosa C. Creger discussing the details of a one-time payment she received due to an error in the calculation of the 1999 Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Date: October 2, 2001
Creator: United States. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Denver Sectional Aeronautical Chart, 6th Edition

Aeronautical map of a four state region consisting of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado that shows topographical features, ranch lands, national parks, and various aeronautical symbols for flight navigation. An enlarged portion of the map in the bottom left corner shows a closer look at Denver, Colorado and its surrounding cities. Scale 1:500,000.
Date: March 2, 1972
Creator: United States. Department of Commerce.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping:Memories soar for former WASP pilot] (open access)

[Clipping:Memories soar for former WASP pilot]

Newspaper clipping sharing the history of former Women Airforce Service Pilot, Mary Ruth Rance including information about her passion for flying, family history and activities as a WASP.
Date: September 2, 1999
Creator: Wait, Patience
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to WASP, October 2, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to WASP, October 2, 1944]

Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to all WASP discussing General Arnold's decision to deactivate the WASP program, the certificates and cards that will be rewarded to them, as well as steps that must be taken prior to their release.
Date: October 2, 1944
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, October 2, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, October 2, 1943]

Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon about rest camp.
Date: October 2, 1943
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to Homer Taylor, Oct. 2, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to Homer Taylor, Oct. 2, 1986]

Letter from Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to Homer Taylor discussing success of the WASP reunion in September, 1986. Several notes in red ink can be seen written at the top of the page.
Date: October 2, 1986
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James W. Porter to Commanding Officers, All Stations, AAFCFTC, Dec. 2, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from James W. Porter to Commanding Officers, All Stations, AAFCFTC, Dec. 2, 1944]

Letter from James W. Porter to Commanding Officers, All Stations, AAFCFTC (Army Air Forces Central Flying Training Command) discussing the issuance of civil pilot certificates and appropriate aircraft ratings to Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: December 2, 1944
Creator: Porter, James W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edna Davis, Nov. 2, 1979 #2] (open access)

[Letter from Edna Davis, Nov. 2, 1979 #2]

Letter from Edna Davis discussing the events and topics at a WASP board meeting in Tuscon, Arizona, where-in issues and disagreements with how the organization is run and the call for a special board meeting, among other things, are discussed.
Date: November 2, 1979
Creator: Davis, Edna
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Marty Wyall to Maxine Flournoy, Sept. 2, 2002] (open access)

[Letter from Marty Wyall to Maxine Flournoy, Sept. 2, 2002]

Letter from Marty Wyall to Maxine Flournoy discussing the WASP Historian's Report.
Date: September 2, 2002
Creator: Wyall, Marty
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History