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Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
25
Eleanor Brown Collection
15
Kafka Collection
15
Prince Collection
10
Charlyne Creger Collection
8
Catherine Parker Collection
7
Herman F. Fuchs Collection
7
Henderson (Paul Hill) Collection
5
Jacqueline Cochran Collection
3
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
3
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[Letter from William C. McKenna to A. H. Daniels, July 15, 1943]
Letter from William C. McKenna to A. H. Daniels discussing data requested in previous correspondence.
Date:
July 15, 1943
Creator:
McKenna, William C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Court Case Transcript]
Invoice for services billed to Dan Moody, an attorney from Austin, Texas by Irby & Dineen, shorthand reporters for the Northern District of Texas Federal Courts, including a transcript and a few extra copies.
Date:
May 15, 1943
Creator:
Irby & Dineen Shorthand Reporters
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Landon E. McConnell, March 15, 1943]
Letter to Major Landon E. McConnell discussing the request for additional facilities at the Academy in Sweetwater, Texas. Specifically, the need for an underwater gasoline storage tank, a concrete washrack, and a new asphalt paved road.
Date:
March 15, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. H. Steffen to Charles A. Prince, September 15, 1942]
Letter from J. H. Steffen to Charles A. Prince discussing Prince's order of Buffalo food cutters and suggests that Prince should complete a specific form for the cutters, as Steffen Bros. has given $21,000 to Plosser-Prince Air Academy in the form of labor and materials, with no payments from Plosser-Prince to date.
Date:
September 15, 1942
Creator:
Steffen, J. H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ernest A. Hall to Charles A. Prince, June 15, 1943]
Letter from Ernest A. Hall to Charles A. Prince discussing a recent loss of Hall's. He urges for Prince to provide his signature and additional evidence to help his case with the Treasury Department.
Date:
June 15, 1943
Creator:
Hall, Ernest A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to British Air Commission, April 15, 1943]
Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to the British Air Academy enclosing a $10,000 check to be paid towards Plosser-Prince Air Academy's debt to the British Air Commission.
Date:
April 15, 1943
Creator:
Olin, R. E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. F. Volandt to British Flying Training School #7, May 15, 1942]
Letter from Colonel W. F. Volandt to British Flying Training School #7 discussing publicity in connection with training activities. There is a hand-written note in the top left corner from Joe B. Plosser.
Date:
May 15, 1942
Creator:
Volandt, W. F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Mr. Charles Prince from Lucien C. Wheeler]
Receipt for $30 paid by Mr. Charles Prince to Lucien C. Wheeler.
Date:
October 15, 1947
Creator:
Wheeler, Lucien C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Atlantic Monthly Company to Jacqueline Cochran, September 15, 1954]
Letter from the Atlantic Monthly Company to Jacqueline Cochran granting her copyright for an article titled "World's Record in a Jet."
Date:
September 15, 1954
Creator:
The Atlantic Monthly Company
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Little, Brown and Company, May 15, 1974]
Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Little, Brown and Company discussing the ways in which she should be contacted if people wish to quote her book, which she claims has not been happening, and how she wished she was told her book was discontinued so she could have bought copies.
Date:
May 15, 1974
Creator:
Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Ann Messmore, May 15, 1974]
Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Ann Genett Messmore discussing Messmore's use of Cochran's book The Stars at Noon.
Date:
May 15, 1974
Creator:
Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Arrival Report, August 15, 1944]
Aircraft arrival form for Suzette Van Daell at 2563rd AAF Base Unit in Avenger-Field, Sweetwater, Texas. Her flight plans details plans for a direct route to San Angelo. Most sections of the document are left blank, though identification information is present.
Date:
August 15, 1944
Creator:
van Daell, Suzette
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced, Special Edition
Special edition of a textbook titled "Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced," published January 15, 1944. It is split into three sections, all with different creation and publication dates. The first section is titled "Instrument Flying: Basic without Radio Aids" or Technical Order No. 30-100A-1, published June 1, 1943. The second section is titled "Instrument Flying: Advanced with Radio Aids" or Technical Order No. 30-100B-1, published January 15, 1944 to replace T. O. No. 30-100B-1 dated October 1, 1943. The final section is titled "Instrument Flying Army Air Forces Instrument Approach System" or Technical Order No. 30-100F-1, published November 10, 1943.
Date:
January 15, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Forces
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Helen Snapp Wearing Uniform]
Photograph of Helen Snapp gazing off camera. She wears a Santiago Blue uniform and holds the Gold Congressional Medal around her neck.
Date:
August 15, 2011
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Kattie 'M' Aircraft]
Photograph of a plane lying through the sky with the words "Kaltic 'M'" painted near its propeller.
Date:
March 15, 2011
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Shutsy to Margaret, July 15, 1983]
Letter from Shutsy to Margaret discussing a lack of response from the Sweetwater Reporter about microfilim. There is a WASP letterhead at the top of the page.
Date:
July 15, 1983
Creator:
Reynolds, Florence G. Shutsy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert Baty to Rigdon Edwards, August 15, 1973]
Letter from Robert Baty to Rigdon Edwards discussing a movie script about the WASP members who served in WWII, asking for Mr. Edwards's first-hand experience to help them write the script. He mentions that Mrs. Maureen Stracener referred him to Mr. Edwards for information.
Date:
August 15, 1973
Creator:
Baty, Robert
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: WASPS inspired World War II bomb]
Photocopy of a newspaper clipping of an article about how two WASP pilots inspired other male pilots to use B-29 bombs more, told from the perspective of General Paul W. Tibbets. On the back of the photocopy, there is handwritten text Alberta, about the article.
Date:
October 15, 1985
Creator:
Sisk, Mack
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor McLernon to Alan Cranston, May 15, 1978]
Letter from Eleanor Brown to Senator Alan Cranston asking why the WASP still have not received veteran status despite Congress saying that they would be given such status.
Date:
May 15, 1978
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Same Uniform]
Newspaper clipping of an article about Mrs. Cliff "Leoti" Deaton, a deputy commander of the WASP during World War II. On the back of the clipping are local real estate listings.
Date:
April 15, 1976
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nancy B. Crews to All WASPs, June 15, 1973]
Letter from Nancy B. Crews to All WASPs discussing WASP militarization, and asking for support of the efforts to achieve veteran status for WASP members.
Date:
June 15, 1973
Creator:
Crews, Nancy B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine A. Murphy to All WASP Instructors and Staff Personnel, November 15, 1985]
Letter from Catherine A. Murphy to WASP instructors and staff personnel discussing the WASP association's identification cards, dues, and an upcoming WASP reunion. The letter also includes a form for association nominations.
Date:
November 15, 1985
Creator:
Murphy, Catherine A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Avenger Field]
Nomination materials submitted to the National Register of Historic Places regarding Avenger Field near Sweetwater, Texas. The materials include a history of the field, maps, photographs, and other supporting documents, as well as documents about the nomination process and drafted text.
Date:
April 15, 1996
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Disaster Actions and First Aid
This book "provides training material in disaster actions and first aid as a part of the General Military Training Program (p. 1)."
Date:
June 15, 1966
Creator:
United States. Department of the Air Force.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History