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[Letter from Ray Roberts to G. V. Montgomery, August 18, 1977] (open access)

[Letter from Ray Roberts to G. V. Montgomery, August 18, 1977]

Letter from Ray Roberts to G. V. Montgomery discussing the establishment of a select subcommittee to review pending legislation to award veterans' benefits to the WASPs and other groups.
Date: August 18, 1977
Creator: Roberts, Ray
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince, August 18, 1942] (open access)

[Telegram from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince, August 18, 1942]

Telegram from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince discussing Plosser's joy to find out that the Air Corps Major at the Federal Reserve Bank is an old college friend of his.
Date: August 18, 1942
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women Pilots Finally Recognized] (open access)

[Clipping: Women Pilots Finally Recognized]

Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by Patricia Collins Hughes discussing the upcoming graduation of ten female pilots from the USAF and the history of female pilots in the United States' military. The page also includes an ad for the VA featuring cartoon character Beetle Bailey and a column written by the chairman of the NAVPA. The reverse of the page contains the newspaper's masthead, letters to the editor, and an editorial about S&S-Grams.
Date: August 18, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WASP Visitor Center Planned Here"] (open access)

[Clipping: "WASP Visitor Center Planned Here"]

Newspaper clipping with a picture of the construction of the WASP Visitor Center on one side and information about upcoming events on the other side.
Date: August 18, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 18, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 18, 1943]

Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon about his brother, father, dental treatment he received, aviation, poetry about the state of Texas, and friends.
Date: August 18, 1943
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 18, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 18, 1943?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes, probably to her parents, discussing her trip from Jacksonville to Dallas. Written on Hotel Texas (Fort Worth) stationary.
Date: 1943-08-18?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 18, 1944?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 18, 1944?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing a new pen, flying, dinner, and catching an airliner. Written on American Airlines stationary.
Date: 1944-08-18?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History