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National WASP WWII Museum
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[12th Armored Division Memorial Museum Dedication]
Photograph of a large crowd of people sitting outside at the dedication service of the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum in Abilene, Texas. Several men in blue Army uniforms are seated on a raised platform in the background.
Date:
October 6, 2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Albany (V-9) Sectional Aeronautical Chart
Aeronautical map of Albany, New York and its surrounding region, showing cities, topographical features, radio frequency ranges and other various aeronautical symbols for flight training and navigation. Scale 1:500,000.
Date:
May 6, 1943
Creator:
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Army Mobilization Buildings: Miscellaneous Details
Miscellaneous details for mobilization buildings in support of war efforts. They include d.h. window, detail of fixed window guard, detail of hinged window guard exterior, detail of hinged window guard interior, horizontally sliding window, exterior door detail, sliding door, interior door detail, sidewall section at water table, detail of shelf and mirror, concrete door sill, concrete pier for footing, porch door, details for recessed radiation, detail of wall framing and fire protection at heater room breaching and smoke pipe, typical section thru foundation wall and footing, and notes.
Date:
July 6, 1940
Creator:
United States. Office of the Quartermaster General. Construction Division.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Army Mobilization Buildings: Miscellaneous Details
Miscellaneous sections for mobilization buildings in support of war efforts. They include d.h. window, detail of fixed window guard, detail of hinged window guard exterior, detail of hinged window guard interior, horizontally sliding window, exterior door detail, sliding door, interior door detail, sidewall section at water table, detail of shelf and mirror, typical details for insulation in exterior walls & first floor construction, concrete door sill, concrete pier & footing, porch door, details for recessed radiation, detail of wall framing and fire protection at heater room breaching and smoke pipe, typical section thru foundation wall and footing, and general notes.
Date:
August 6, 1940
Creator:
United States. Office of the Quartermaster General. Construction Division.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Army Mobilization Buildings: Miscellaneous Sections
Miscellaneous sections for mobilization buildings in support of war efforts. They include d.h. window, detail of fixed window guard, detail of hinged window guard exterior, detail of hinged window guard interior, horizontally sliding window, exterior door detail, sliding door, interior door detail, sidewall section at water table, detail of shelf and mirror, typical details for insulation in exterior walls & first floor construction, concrete door sill, concrete pier & footing, porch door, details for recessed radiation, detail of wall framing and fire protection at heater room breaching and smoke pipe, typical section thru foundation wall and footing, and general notes.
Date:
August 6, 1940
Creator:
United States. Office of the Quartermaster General. Construction Division.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Army Mobilization Buildings: Miscellaneous Sections
Miscellaneous sections for mobilization buildings in support of war efforts. They include d.h. window, detail of fixed window guard, detail of hinged window guard exterior, detail of hinged window guard interior, horizontally sliding window, exterior door detail, sliding door, interior door detail, sidewall section at water table, detail of shelf and mirror, typical details for insulation in exterior walls & first floor construction, concrete door sill, concrete pier & footing, porch door, details for recessed radiation, detail of wall framing and fire protection at heater room breaching and smoke pipe, typical section thru foundation wall and footing, and general notes.
Date:
August 6, 1940
Creator:
United States. Office of the Quartermaster General. Construction Division.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Army Mobilization Buildings: Miscellaneous Sections
Miscellaneous sections for mobilization buildings in support of war efforts. They include d.h. window, detail of fixed window guard, detail of hinged window guard exterior, detail of hinged window guard interior, horizontally sliding window, exterior door detail, sliding door, interior door detail, sidewall section at water table, detail of shelf and mirror, typical details for insulation in exterior walls & first floor construction, concrete door sill, concrete pier & footing, porch door, details for recessed radiation, detail of wall framing and fire protection at heater room breaching and smoke pipe, typical section thru foundation wall and footing, and general notes.
Date:
August 6, 1940
Creator:
United States. Office of the Quartermaster General. Construction Division.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Award of the Bronze Star Medal]
General orders bestowing the Bronze Star Medal on members of the 96th Infantry Division, including Justin L. Bible, Nazaret Cherkezian, Eli J. Corriveau, Norman Flanders, Myron J. Franz, and Jacob C. Graber.
Date:
June 6, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Catherine Parker WASP Diploma]
Diploma certifying that Catherine Parker completed the Women Airforce Service Pilots training program.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Catherine Parker WASP Promotion]
Photocopy of a notice of personnel action from the War Department promoting Catherine Parker from WASP Trainee to Women's Army Service Pilot with new pay-grade.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department. & Ahlgrimm, James A.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate for R. J. Austin]
Certificate of course completion for R. J. Hall, with a note in blue pen seen in the top left corner that reads, "190 packed, 5 Nov 63".
Date:
November 6, 1963
Creator:
United States. Air Force.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Elimination, April 1943]
Text certifying that five women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) in March and April 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person; one name has been stricken from the list with a handwritten note.
Date:
April 6, 1943
Creator:
McConnell, Landon E.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Pilot Trainees Eliminated in March 1943]
Text certifying that three women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) on March 31, 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person.
Date:
April 6, 1943
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Letter to the Editor]
Newspaper clipping displaying letters written by Charlyne Creger and Helen Holland to show appreciation for the honors and recognition they received as members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date:
July 6, 1972
Creator:
Creger, Charlyne & Holland, Helen
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: Would Halt Rise of Women Pilots]
Photocopy of a newspaper clipping that includes an article about a report from the Civil Service Investigating Committee, advising the cutting of the WASP program. The grounds for this advice is to make way for excess male pilots in the Air Force. Other articles surround the article about cutting the WASP program, including some about politics and war. At the top of the photocopy, the page number of the article is handwritten.
Date:
June 6, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: They just wanted to fly]
Newspaper clippings of an article about WASP members, including Grace Birge Mayfield, Mary Macabe, Kristine Lent, Alice Riff, Ann Oliver, Ann Criswell Adden, Verda Mae Jennings Lowe, Betty Haas Pfister, Florene Miller, Millicent Young, and Barbara Flemming Foss. The article discusses the personal experiences of the women serving in WWII. On the back of the clippings, there is an advertisement for a drapery shop and an article on catalog ordering.
Date:
November 6, 1988
Creator:
Magid, Ken
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Woman Recalls World War II Pilot Days"]
Newspaper clipping with an article about Ruth Florey's and Clinnie Lovvorn's service with the WASP.
Date:
April 6, 1975
Creator:
Borden, Robert C.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cornelia Clark Fort Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony
Pamphlet for the Cornelia Clark Fort Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony, held on October 6, 2000 at 2 pm, at Mulberry Canyon by the Taylor County Historical Commission. Inside are images of WASP and airplanes and a bio of Cornelia Clark Fort.
Date:
October 6, 2000
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cornelia Yerkes aircraft rating certificate]
Pilot rating for Cornelia Yerkes indicating that she was qualified on both single and multi-engined aircraft and seaplanes.
Date:
February 6, 1945
Creator:
United States. Department of Commerce. Civil Aviation Administration
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Downey Reading Book]
Photograph of a young soldier identified as Robert Downey sitting in a chair, reading a book. The book is identified as "Painted Buttes."
Date:
October 6, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 36, Thursday, January 6, 1944
Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date:
January 6, 1944
Creator:
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Four Soldiers With Children]
Photograph of four soldiers, three are holding children. The front of the photo reads "The Men and children of 767 Elm St." In the front of the group, in the center, is Ted Putnam.
Date:
August 6, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Graduation Award]
Certificate issued by Aviation Enterprises, Ltd., to Gayle Snell upon her graduation from WASP training at Avenger Field.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
Aviation Enterprises, Limited
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Graduation Award]
Certificate issued by Aviation Enterprises, Ltd., to Gayle Snell upon her graduation from WASP training at Avenger Field.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
Aviation Enterprises, Limited
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History