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Weather for Aircrew Trainees
Textbook titled "Weather for Aircrew Trainees" or "Air Forces Manual No. 6" belonging to Suzette Van Daell. It contains general weather information, as well as specific information regarding temperature, pressure, and thunderstorms.
Date:
February 14, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Forces
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weather for Aircrew Trainees
Textbook titled "Weather for Aircrew Trainees" belonging to Catherine Parker. It contains general weather information, as well as specific information regarding temperature, pressure, and thunderstorms.
Date:
February 14, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Forces
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Caro Bosca to Eleanor Brown, February 14, 2005]
Email from Caro Bosca to Eleanor Brown discussing room reservations for the board meeting in Washington, D.C. She also provides Brown with a list of the email addresses for the current board of directors and committee chairs.
Date:
February 14, 2005
Creator:
Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Email correspondence from Nell Bright to the WASP board, June 14, 2006]
Email correspondence from Nell Bright to the WASP board in support of hiring Sherry Ringler as the WASP's executive director.
Date:
June 14, 2006
Creator:
Bright, Nell
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Victorian Outraged by AF Woman Pilot 'First']
Newspaper clipping of a letter to the editor by Eleanor "Mickey" McLernon Brown, expressing outrage over the Air Force's announcement of the training completion of their "first" woman pilot. Mrs. Brown details how the members of WASP flew during WWII, were largely ignored by historical accounts of the U.S. Air Force, and were denied Veteran status. On the back of the clipping is an advertisement for a television.
Date:
August 14, 1977
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor Brown to Catherine Murphy, August 14, 2005]
Letter from Eleanor Brown to Catherine Murphy requesting reimbursement for expenses she incurred while traveling to WASP events. "Copy" is handwritten across the top and bottom of the page. Included with the letter are two confirmation emails from Expedia.com and a boarding pass for her flight to Washington, D.C.
Date:
August 14, 2005
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor Brown to Major Thomas Arbaugh, June 14, 1979]
Letter from Eleanor Brown to Major Thomas Arbaugh requesting that the name on her honorable discharge papers be corrected to include her middle name.
Date:
June 14, 1979
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harriett K. Call to Smitty, June 14, 1976]
Letter from Harriett K. Call to Smitty discussing WASP reunion preparation and budget. A note from Harriet to Charlyne Creger can be seen written at the top of the page in red ink.
Date:
June 14, 1976
Creator:
Call, Harriett K.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Charles B. Everitt, February 14, 1972]
Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Charles B. Everitt discussing previous correspondence from the previous month. Jacqueline requests that the plates and photographs and everything pertaining to her be sent to her and states that she is writing another book.
Date:
February 14, 1972
Creator:
Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[D'Hooghe Math Quiz]
Handwritten math quiz or math homework by Solange D'Hooghe with a grade of 100 written in red at the top of the first page.
Date:
April 14, 1943
Creator:
D'Hooghe, Solange
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, July 14, 1944]
Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon apologizing for not replying, talking about military personnel, planes, and making other conversation.
Date:
July 14, 1944
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edwards Drew to Mickey McLernon, April 14, 1944]
Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon responding to her previous letter.
Date:
April 14, 1944
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 14, 1943]
Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing recent events since his previous letter.
Date:
August 14, 1943
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, May 14, 1943]
Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing his change of address, who he is sharing tents with, and life on deployment.
Date:
May 14, 1943
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Certificate of Pilot Status]
A Certificate of Pilot Status issued for WASP Gayle Snell and sent to the Civil Aeronautics Administration by her Army Air Force commanders, listing her hours, training period, and qualified airframes.
Date:
December 14, 1944
Creator:
Geer, George R. & Buckingham, George F.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Byrd Howell Granger to the W.A.S.P. Class Secretaries, Feb. 14, 1980]
Letter from Byrd Howell Granger to the W.A.S.P. Class Secretary discussing legal transcripts from an advisory board meeting in Tuscon and enclosed legal errors in those transcripts.
Date:
February 14, 1980
Creator:
Granger, Byrd Howell
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Lofty recognition for women's air corps]
Newspaper clipping of an article about the WASP and plans for their reunion.
Date:
October 14, 1994
Creator:
Hoversten, Paul
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Response From Nation Swamps S&S Office]
Newspaper clipping of a column discussing readers' responses to the Stars and Stripes' support of legislation to provide veterans' benefits to the WASP. The page also includes an article about the WOSL convention, the continuation of an article about the VA hospital system, and questions and answers to the VA. The reverse side of the page includes letters to the editor, an editorial about the VA using surgical residents to provide medical care, and a drawing of a nurse at a patient's bedside.
Date:
July 14, 1977
Creator:
Hughes, Patricia Collins
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Response From Nation Swamps S&S Office]
Newspaper clipping of a column discussing readers' responses to the Stars and Stripes' support of legislation to provide veterans' benefits to the WASP.
Date:
July 14, 1977
Creator:
Hughes, Patricia Collins
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Annual Meeting of Officers Order of Fifinella]
Order of Fifinella Officer meeting meeting minutes that discusses, among other things, the WASP newsletter, the group historian's activities, militarization of WASP, the next reunion, and the Order of Fifinella Award.
Date:
April 14, 1973
Creator:
Jones, Mary
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 14, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being unable to deliver a plane due to bad winter weather, her friend Marion, new uniforms, and gifts from and letters to Dick Colby's mother. Typed on Friendly Hotels stationary.
Date:
January 14, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 14, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing money, a bracelet from her friend Phyllis made from aircraft steel, meeting her friend Marion's brother, working with a Red Cross Clubmobile, preparing to leave Hawaii for a location in the South Pacific (Guam), and some photos.
Date:
July 14, 1945
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 14, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing being stuck in sick bay with a cold, medical issues among other student pilots, a visit from a Navy dive bomber pilot, and money. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary.
Date:
March 14, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 14, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing waiting for orders, flying from Dallas to Tulsa, shopping, Oklahoma, Bishop's Restaurant, a friend who ferries B-17s, travel plans, and preparing for pursuit school.
Date:
March 14, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History