55th Year: The Visitors Bulletin, October 22-28, 1976 (open access)

55th Year: The Visitors Bulletin, October 22-28, 1976

Weekly published travel guide for Hot Springs National Park with information on various events and attractions in the state between the dates October 22 and October 28, 1976. A section on the front cover with a Fifinella image welcomes Women Airforce Service Pilots to their 1976 reunion to be held in Hot Springs. The guide includes city maps, lake maps, lists of attractions such as restaurants, night clubs, and shops, as well as information on Hot Springs' famous bath houses.
Date: October 22, 1976
Creator: Smith, J. R.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
73rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 120 (open access)

73rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 120

Texas House Concurrent Resolution bill signed by Governor Ann Richards commending the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II for their service to their country on the occasion of their 50th anniversary.
Date: May 22, 1993
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda: WASP Meeting, February 22, 1990] (open access)

[Agenda: WASP Meeting, February 22, 1990]

Agenda for the WASP listing action items and discussion points for the February 22, 1990 meeting.
Date: February 22, 1990
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Blue Bonnet Hotel Receipt] (open access)

[Blue Bonnet Hotel Receipt]

A receipt from the Blue Bonnet Hotel in Sweetwater, Texas, totaling at $2.50 for a room.
Date: March 22, 1943
Creator: Blue Bonnet Hotel
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Jax 'Wasp' Says Women Who Fly Need Stamina] (open access)

[Clipping: Jax 'Wasp' Says Women Who Fly Need Stamina]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "Jax 'Wasp' Says Women Who Fly Need Stamina" which profiles Cornelia Yerkes and includes a photo of Yerkes in uniform. the article discusses her training, certifications, and her experience ferrying planes.
Date: February 22, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: No more donated meat for Christ's Kitchen] (open access)

[Clipping: No more donated meat for Christ's Kitchen]

Newspaper clippings of an article about why a charity, Christ's Kitchen, is unable to accept donations of meat. There are advertisements and obituaries on the back of the clippings.
Date: [2006-03-22..]
Creator: Lloyd, Jennifer
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 'Quiet zones' sounds like a good proposal] (open access)

[Clipping: 'Quiet zones' sounds like a good proposal]

Newspaper clipping of an opinion article about a proposal to create "quiet zones" in Victoria, Texas. On the back of the clipping is part of a photo of a child looking up.
Date: March 22, 2006
Creator: Bishop, Jim
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Silencing train horns supported by council] (open access)

[Clipping: Silencing train horns supported by council]

Newspaper clippings of an article about a Victoria City Council meeting on Tuesday, March 21, 2006, at which municipal noise control and other municipal issues were discussed. Other articles and advertisements are visible on the back of the clippings, including an article about Wal-Mart and an advertisement for Dick's Food Store.
Date: March 22, 2006
Creator: Tewes, David
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Veteran Pilot Sculpts Spirit of Flying for Women] (open access)

[Clipping: Veteran Pilot Sculpts Spirit of Flying for Women]

Newspaper clipping about a former WASP and flight instructor who began sculpted bronze statue to memorialize all Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: May 22, 1993
Creator: Fulton, Loretta
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence on the State of the Order of Fifinella Organization, May 22 - June 29, 1979] (open access)

[Correspondence on the State of the Order of Fifinella Organization, May 22 - June 29, 1979]

Correspondence discussing actions to take about the legal tax status of the Order of Fifinella corporation.
Date: 1979-05-22/1979-06-29
Creator: Wyall, Marty & Haydu, Bernice Falk (Bee)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd by WASP Statue at Avenger Field]

Photograph of a crowd of people around the WASP Memorial statue at Avenger Airport in Sweetwater.
Date: [1993-05-22..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dallas - Ft Worth Sectional Aeronautical Chart, 25th Edition

Aeronautical map of the Oklahoma and Texas regions surrounding the Dallas/Fort Worth area that shows cities, topographical features, flight training areas, and various aeronautical symbols for flight navigation. Scale 1:500,000.
Date: January 22, 1981
Creator: United States. Department of Commerce.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell's WASP portrait identifications] (open access)

[Gayle Snell's WASP portrait identifications]

List of names written by Gayle Snell identifying the WASPs in five portraits.
Date: [1944-06-22..]
Creator: Snell, Gayle M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Handshake at Reunion]

Photograph of Janet Reno, seen in red to the right, shaking Rose Lee's hand, left, at the 50th WASP Reunion amidst a crowd of others.. A handwritten note on the back reads, "50th WASP Reunion 22 May 93 Janet -Rose Lee".
Date: May 22, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Legal Agreement Regarding the Plosser-Prince Air Academy] (open access)

[Legal Agreement Regarding the Plosser-Prince Air Academy]

Legal agreement regarding the creation of the Plosser-Prince Air Academy between B. B. Odell, Charles A. Prince, Joe B. Plosser, and Aeronautical Training Center, Inc.
Date: October 22, 1942
Creator: Odell, B. B.; Prince, Charles A. & Plosser, Joseph B.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Adrien Clark to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015] (open access)

[Letter from Adrien Clark to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015]

Letter written by a student, Adrien Clark to the WASPs with a hand-drawn picture and a thank-you message.
Date: September 22, 2015
Creator: Clark, Adrien
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Aiden to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015] (open access)

[Letter from Aiden to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015]

Letter written by a student, Aiden to the WASPs with a hand-drawn picture and a thank-you message.
Date: September 22, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alexis Freeman to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015] (open access)

[Letter from Alexis Freeman to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015]

Letter written by a student, Alexis Freeman to the WASPs with a hand-drawn picture and a thank-you message.
Date: September 22, 2015
Creator: Freeman, Alexis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Annanese to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015] (open access)

[Letter from Annanese to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015]

Letter written by a student, Annanese to the WASPs with a hand-drawn picture and a thank-you message.
Date: September 22, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from B. K. Yount to Catherine Parker, November 22, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from B. K. Yount to Catherine Parker, November 22, 1944]

Letter from B. K. Yount to Catherine Parker showing appreciation and commending her for successfully handling assignments as a Women Airforce Service Pilot.
Date: November 22, 1944
Creator: Yount, B. K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chris to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015] (open access)

[Letter from Chris to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015]

Letter written by a student, Chris to the WASPs with a hand-drawn picture and a thank-you message.
Date: September 22, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Christian Coronado to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015] (open access)

[Letter from Christian Coronado to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015]

Letter written by a student, Christian Coronado to the WASPs with a hand-drawn picture and a thank-you message.
Date: September 22, 2015
Creator: Coronado, Christian
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Clyde O. Eastus to W. O. Graf, February 22, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Clyde O. Eastus to W. O. Graf, February 22, 1943]

Letter from Clyde O. Eastus to Honorable W. O. Graf discussing the case of United States v. Joe B. Plosser, et al., No. 6958.
Date: February 22, 1943
Creator: Eastus, Clyde O.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Constance B. Turner to Charles A. Prince, February 22, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Constance B. Turner to Charles A. Prince, February 22, 1944]

Letter from Constance B. Turner to Charles A. Prince discussing the possibility of creating flying programs in Mexico and South America.
Date: February 22, 1944
Creator: Turner, Constance B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History