[Photograph of Jacqueline Cochran and Gerald Brant]

Photograph of Jacqueline Cochran and General Gerald C. Brant sitting in folding chairs at the graduation ceremony for the 43-W-1 class of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).
Date: April 24, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Local Radio Procedure for Avenger Field (open access)

Local Radio Procedure for Avenger Field

Procedural text for operating the local radio for Avenger Field. It gives instructions on how "to leave line," what to do during take off, what to do on a forty-five degree entry, and important tips.
Date: May 24, 1943
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Irby and Dineen, May 24, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Irby and Dineen, May 24, 1943]

Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Irby and Dineen discussing the payment of $1,972.80 for Irby's invoice for reporting Case Number 1718 in Abilene, Texas.
Date: May 24, 1943
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Carl Barnes, May 24, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Carl Barnes, May 24, 1943]

Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Carl Barnes discussing an enclosed letter of recommendation for Mr. Barnes.
Date: May 24, 1943
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Steffen Bros. Hotel Supply Co. Quote] (open access)

[Steffen Bros. Hotel Supply Co. Quote]

Quote from Steffen Bros. Hotel Supply Co. for refrigeration equipment being sold to the Joe Plosser Air College.
Date: April 24, 1942
Creator: Steffen Bros. Hotel Supply Co.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. L. Mayhall to Plosser and Prince, April 24, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from C. L. Mayhall to Plosser and Prince, April 24, 1942]

Letter from C. L. Mayhall to Plosser and Prince discussing a recent meeting between one Mr. C. C. Jones and Plosser-Prince and a possible contract between the Col-Tex Refining Company and Plosser-Prince Air Academy.
Date: April 24, 1942
Creator: Mayhall, C. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to George Greaves, May 24, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to George Greaves, May 24, 1943]

Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Wing Commander George Greaves discussing previous correspondence from April 22, 1943. Plosser attaches three letters of recommendation to the letter, as requested, and expresses his relief that Greave's family has been reunited.
Date: May 24, 1943
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe B. Plosser, May 24, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Joe B. Plosser, May 24, 1943]

Letter of recommendation from Joe B. Plosser for Carl Barnes.
Date: May 24, 1943
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to H. H. Arnold, May 24, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to H. H. Arnold, May 24, 1943]

Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to Commanding General H. H. Arnold discussing the cancellation and replacement of Joe. B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince's contract with the United States Army Air Force in compliance with the District Attorney's office charges filed on April 3, 1943. Plosser and Prince ask that "new operators be held in abeyance pending the outcome of" their trial and request that General Arnold "initiate the proper steps toward [their] restoration as operators" of their field.
Date: May 24, 1943
Creator: Plosser-Prince Air Academy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check Paid to Irby & Dineen, May 24, 1943] (open access)

[Check Paid to Irby & Dineen, May 24, 1943]

Check for $1,972.80 paid to Irby & Dineen by the Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas for a reporting case at Abilene, Texas.
Date: May 24, 1943
Creator: Plosser-Prince Air Academy
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Harry C. Claiborne, May 24, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Harry C. Claiborne, May 24, 1943]

Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Harry C. Claiborne discussing the outcome of the recent trial against Plosser-Prince Air Academy. Plosser thanks Claiborne for his support and extends the same offer for assistance to Claiborne, should he ever need it.
Date: May 24, 1943
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unconnected Water Lines #3]

Photograph of unconnected water lines. Written on the back is a note indicating that the lines were not connected properly and are located near the north end of barracks B and C.
Date: November 24, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unconnected Water Lines #2]

Photograph of unconnected water lines. Written on the back is a note indicating that the lines were not connected properly and are located near the north end of barracks B and C.
Date: November 24, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Frank X. Mara, May 24, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Frank X. Mara, May 24, 1943]

Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Frank X. Mara replying to previous correspondence from May 4, 1943. Plosser tells Mara that he and Charles A. Prince are working to get their contract reinstated.
Date: May 24, 1943
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. B. Plosser to J. G. "Tex" Rankin, May 24, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from J. B. Plosser to J. G. "Tex" Rankin, May 24, 1943]

Letter from Joe B. Plosser to J. G. "Tex" Rankin discussing Plosser and Prince's work to get their army contract reinstated after their trial.
Date: May 24, 1943
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. F. Buskie to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, March 24, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from G. F. Buskie to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, March 24, 1943]

Letter from G. F. Buskie to Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing the appointment of a Defense Plant Corporation engineer to the Plosser-Prince Air Academy to oversee the expansion program approved by the Defense Plant Corporation Board of Directors two days previous. The bottom of the letter is initialed by J. B. Plosser.
Date: March 24, 1943
Creator: Buskie, G. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to E. L. Bauknight, May 24, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to E. L. Bauknight, May 24, 1943]

Letter from Joe B. Plosser to E. L. Bauknight discussing the payment of $27.25 to cover the cost of Bauknight's expenses while in Abilene, Texas.
Date: May 24, 1943
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to C. A. Monroe, May 24, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to C. A. Monroe, May 24, 1943]

Letter from Joe B. Plosser to C. A. Monroe replying to previous correspondence from C. A. Monroe.
Date: May 24, 1943
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. H. Steffen to Joe B. Plosser, April 24, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from J. H. Steffen to Joe B. Plosser, April 24, 1942]

Letter from J. H. Steffen to Joe B. Plosser discussing three bid quotes from the Steffen Brothers Hotel Supply Company for Plosser-Prince Air Academy.
Date: April 24, 1942
Creator: Steffen, J. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Helen Forrest McKee to Little, Brown and Company, April 24, 1970] (open access)

[Letter from Helen Forrest McKee to Little, Brown and Company, April 24, 1970]

Letter from Helen Forrest McKee to Little Brown Company discussing Mrs. McKee's project to turn Jacqueline Cochran's life into a children's book so that Cochran can be accessible to a younger age group.
Date: April 24, 1940
Creator: McKee, Helen Forrest
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Radio Signal Test] (open access)

[Radio Signal Test]

Flight school test on radio ranges and signals with answers filled out in pencil by Catherine Parker.
Date: August 24, 1944
Creator: Parker, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Avenger, Volume 1, Number 24, Edition 1, Thursday, August 24, 1944 (open access)

The Avenger, Volume 1, Number 24, Edition 1, Thursday, August 24, 1944

Biweekly newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas, published for the personnel of Avenger Field, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 24, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Local Radio Procedure for Avenger Field #2 (open access)

Local Radio Procedure for Avenger Field #2

Procedural text for operating the local radio for Avenger Field. It gives instructions on how "to leave line," what to do during take off, what to do on a forty-five degree entry, and important tips.
Date: May 24, 1943
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Change of Personnel Status for Dora G. Bevis] (open access)

[Change of Personnel Status for Dora G. Bevis]

A notice for Dora G. Bevis informing her of changes in her military status, including upgrades to her salary and list of duties, as well as a transition from student pilot to civilian pilot.
Date: September 24, 1943
Creator: Army Air Forces
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History