[Printouts of Photos of Helen Snapp at Wings of Dreams]

Printouts of photographs of Helen Snapp at a Wings of Dreams gathering at Keystone Airport, Wings of Dreams Air Museum. Some of the photographs have captions below them.
Date: April 8, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Female WWII Pilot Relives Service at Stewart] (open access)

[Clipping: Female WWII Pilot Relives Service at Stewart]

Newspaper clipping of an article about former WASP member Helen Wyatt Snapp's experience serving in WWII, especially while she was stationed at Fort Stewart in Georgia. The article includes a photograph of Snapp in her old age, in a helicopter. The clipping includes other articles about local and world news, as well as advertisements.
Date: March 8, 2001
Creator: Dezern, Melinda
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank Falk, July 8, 1942] (open access)

[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.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret L. Chamberlain to Mr. Rigdon Edwards, October 8, 1945] (open access)

[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.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Landon E. McConnell to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, December 8, 1942] (open access)

[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.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for an Electric Company Account #2] (open access)

[Invoice for an Electric Company Account #2]

Invoice for electrical service at the Prince & Plosser Air School in Sweetwater, Texas, and for related electrical transformers, totaling $4153.90 billed by the Texas Electric Service Company.
Date: May 8, 1942
Creator: Texas Electric Service Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for an Electric Company Account #3] (open access)

[Invoice for an Electric Company Account #3]

Invoice for electrical service at the Prince & Plosser Air School in Sweetwater, Texas, and for related electrical transformers, totaling $4153.90 billed by the Texas Electric Service Company. This version has handwritten notes, including the text "OK" next to the amount (right) and text below the explanation of costs, "Joe has okeh from Washington re bill."
Date: May 8, 1942
Creator: Texas Electric Service Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram to Joe B. Plosser, February 8, 1943 #2] (open access)

[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
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Brant to Joe B. Plosser, February 8, 1943 #1] (open access)

[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
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oliver E. Ford, Jr. to Joe B. Plosser, Februrary 8, 1943] (open access)

[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.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for an Electric Company Account #1] (open access)

[Invoice for an Electric Company Account #1]

Invoice for electrical service at the Prince & Plosser Air School in Sweetwater, Texas, and for related electrical transformers, totaling $4153.90 billed by the Texas Electric Service Company.
Date: May 8, 1942
Creator: Texas Electric Service Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract between Aeronautical Training Society and Plosser-Prince Air Academy, January 8, 1943] (open access)

[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
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oliver E. Ford, Jr. to Joe B. Plosser, February 8, 1943] (open access)

[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.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[D'Hooghe Math Quiz #2] (open access)

[D'Hooghe Math Quiz #2]

Handwritten math quiz or math homework by Solange D'Hooghe with a grade of 100 written in green at the top of the first page.
Date: April 8, 1943
Creator: D'Hooghe, Solange
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Immunization Register for Marjorie Wakeham #1] (open access)

[Immunization Register for Marjorie Wakeham #1]

Immunization register for Marjorie Wakeham with records of vaccination for smallpox, triple typhoid, typhus, tetanus, cholera, and yellow fever.
Date: 1952-02-08/1953-10-27
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Immunization Register for Marjorie Wakeham #2] (open access)

[Immunization Register for Marjorie Wakeham #2]

Immunization register for Marjorie Wakeham with records of vaccination for smallpox, triple typhoid, typhus, tetanus, cholera, and yellow fever.
Date: 1952-02-08/1953-10-27
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advance Instruments Exam] (open access)

[Advance Instruments Exam]

Test questions on the advanced use of flight instruments with answers filled in in pencil by Catherine Parker.
Date: August 8, 1944
Creator: Parker, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[D'Hooghe Math Quiz #3] (open access)

[D'Hooghe Math Quiz #3]

Handwritten math quiz or math homework by Solange D'Hooghe with a grade of 86 written in green at the top of the first page.
Date: April 8, 1943
Creator: D'Hooghe, Solange
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mary Jones to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, August 8, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Mary Jones to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, August 8, 1992]

Letter from Mary Regalbuto Jones to the Women Airforce Service Pilots discussing the details of the WASP 50th Anniversary Conference such as the event venue, date and dress attire.
Date: August 8, 1992
Creator: Jones, Mary
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mary Jones to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, July 8, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Mary Jones to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, July 8, 1992]

Letter from Mary Jones to the Women Airforce Service Pilots discussing the details of the WASP 50th Anniversary Conference and requesting that they inform her of any change of plans or cancellations.
Date: July 8, 1992
Creator: Jones, Mary
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Bennett Johnston to Charlyne Creger, November 8, 1990] (open access)

[Letter from J. Bennett Johnston to Charlyne Creger, November 8, 1990]

Letter from J. Bennett Johnston to Charlyne Creger congratulating her for receiving the "Forgotten Hero" award and thanking Ms. Creger for serving as a member of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots during World War II.
Date: November 8, 1990
Creator: Johnston, J. Bennett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
West Texas Historical Association Seventy-First Annual Meeting Schedule (open access)

West Texas Historical Association Seventy-First Annual Meeting Schedule

The West Texas Historical Association's Seventy-First Annual Meeting schedule for the meeting in Midland, Texas on April 8 and 9, 1994. It includes lists of all officers, members of the board of directors, and ex-officio broad members.
Date: 1994-04-08/1994-04-09
Creator: West Texas Historical Association
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Diploma Betty Jo Streff] (open access)

[WASP Diploma Betty Jo Streff]

Diploma certifying that Betty Jo Streff completed her Women Airforce Service Pilots training.
Date: September 8, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Three Kelly Girls Attain Goal--Join Wasps] (open access)

[Clipping: Three Kelly Girls Attain Goal--Join Wasps]

Newspaper clipping about five employees at Kelly Field who applied to join the WASP. The article notes that three of the women have been accepted into the April training class and that the other two women expect to join the May training class. The back of the clipping features an article about a baseball game at Kelly Field.
Date: April 8, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History