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[Special Orders Number 96, Extracts 13-19] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 96, Extracts 13-19]

Special orders listing role re-assignments of several officers in the United States Air Force, including Marjorie Wakeham.
Date: April 26, 1957
Creator: 12th Air Division, Strategic Air Command
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt for Flight Jacket, December 26, 1944] (open access)

[Memorandum Receipt for Flight Jacket, December 26, 1944]

Memorandum receipt for a flight jacket issued to Catherine Parker.
Date: December 26, 1944
Creator: Army Air Force 371 Supply
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William B. Arnold to Ken Dickson, June 26, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from William B. Arnold to Ken Dickson, June 26, 1972]

Letter from William B. Arnold to Ken Dickson congratulating him on work as chairman of the WASP Reunion.
Date: June 26, 1972
Creator: Arnold, William Bruce
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women Pilots given their due by Museum of Flight] (open access)

[Clipping: Women Pilots given their due by Museum of Flight]

Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP being honored for their service in WWII at the seventh annual Texas Aviation Hall of Fame induction gala. Portions of other articles are visible on the back of the clipping.
Date: November 26, 2004
Creator: Bishop, Jim
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women pilots given their due by Museum of Flight] (open access)

[Clipping: Women pilots given their due by Museum of Flight]

Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP being honored for their service in WWII at the seventh annual Texas Aviation Hall of Fame induction gala. Portions of other articles are visible on the back of the clipping.
Date: November 26, 2004
Creator: Bishop, Jim
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women pilots given their due by Museum of Flight] (open access)

[Clipping: Women pilots given their due by Museum of Flight]

Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP being honored for their service in WWII at the seventh annual Texas Aviation Hall of Fame induction gala. Portions of other articles are visible on the back of the clipping.
Date: November 26, 2004
Creator: Bishop, Jim
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. E. Boyd, M. D., November 26, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from C. E. Boyd, M. D., November 26, 1951]

Letter from Dr. C. E. Boyd requesting that Lieutenant Charlyne Creger's request for transfer to Barksdale Field be accepted so that she may work closer to her mother and injured brother.
Date: November 26, 1951
Creator: Boyd, C. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Domestic Nonprofit Corportation Certificate of Dissolution] (open access)

[Domestic Nonprofit Corportation Certificate of Dissolution]

Photocopy of the form completed by Jeannette Goodrum to dissolve the Women Airforce Service Pilots WWII as a nonprofit corporation in the state of California. A sticky note attached to the form includes a handwritten message stating, "It is finally finished. Hope you are well - and your husband also. Jan."
Date: December 26, 2008
Creator: California. Secretary of State
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Class 3 Achieves First Goal] (open access)

[Clipping: Class 3 Achieves First Goal]

Newspaper clipping describing the quality of the parachutes used at Avenger Field and the Link training process for the WASPs. The clipping also provides details about the graduation ceremony for the Women AIrforce Service Pilots, class of 43-W-3.
Date: July 26, 1943
Creator: Clements, Betty; Seip, Margaret & Baumgartner, Ann
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Catherine Parker, February 26, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Catherine Parker, February 26, 1944]

Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Catherine Parker informing her that she has been assigned to training for entering the Women Airforce Service Pilots and highlighting a list of the required paperwork.
Date: February 26, 1944
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Mary Ruth Rance, February 26, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Mary Ruth Rance, February 26, 1943]

Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Mary Ruth Rance explaining the requirements for admission to the Women's Flying Training program.
Date: February 26, 1943
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jaqueline Cochran to Eleanor McLernon, February 26, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Jaqueline Cochran to Eleanor McLernon, February 26, 1944]

Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Eleanor McLernon advising her that she has been tentatively accepted to the Women Airforce Service Pilots training program. The letter contains a list of five requirements, three of which are underlined in red. Cochran requests that McLernon complete the underlined items in a timely manner so that Cochran's office can finish processing McLernon's application and officially assign her to the April training class.
Date: February 26, 1944
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copyright Registry, March 26, 1954 #1] (open access)

[Copyright Registry, March 26, 1954 #1]

Copyright registry signed by the Copyright Office of the United States of America in Washington D.C. for "vol. 903, page(s) 271 on March 26, 1954."
Date: March 26, 1954
Creator: Copyright Office of the United States of America
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copyright Registry, March 26, 1954 #2] (open access)

[Copyright Registry, March 26, 1954 #2]

Copyright registry signed by the Copyright Office of the United States of America in Washington D.C. for "vol. 903, page(s) 271 on March 26, 1954."
Date: March 26, 1954
Creator: Copyright Office of the United States of America
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charlyne Creger to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, July 26, 1975] (open access)

[Letter from Charlyne Creger to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, July 26, 1975]

Letter from Charlyne Creger to the Women Airforce Service Pilots informing them that she is their new newsletter contact. She also gives them some updates about upcoming events and changes to their organization.
Date: July 26, 1975
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward Dobson to Mickey McLernon, August 28, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Edward Dobson to Mickey McLernon, August 28, 1942]

Letter from Edward Dobson to Mickey McLernon congratulating her for her accomplishments, telling her how wonderful of a "gal" she is, and aviation.
Date: August 26, 1942
Creator: Dobson, Edward M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Fifi Awards Go to City and CC] (open access)

[Clipping: Fifi Awards Go to City and CC]

Newspaper clipping about the City of Sweetwater and the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce receiving Fifi awards at the 30th WASP reunion. A brief history about the WASP is also given. Near the end is a photograph of the people who received the Fifi awards.
Date: June 26, 1972
Creator: Gordon, Joe
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Fifi Awards Go To City and CC] (open access)

[Clipping: Fifi Awards Go To City and CC]

Newspaper clippings of an article discussing the awards banquet at the WASP reunion in Sweetwater, Texas. A picture of the Fifi Award winners accompanies the article. The reverse sides of the clippings include portions of articles and advertisements.
Date: June 26, 1972
Creator: Gordon, Joe
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Fifi Awards Go To City and CC] (open access)

[Clipping: Fifi Awards Go To City and CC]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the recipients of the Fifi awards at the 30th WASP reunion. Other activities that happened at the event are also mentioned.
Date: June 26, 1972
Creator: Gordon, Joe
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bernice Haydu to Communications Captains, June 1, 1977] (open access)

[Letter from Bernice Haydu to Communications Captains, June 1, 1977]

Letter from Bernice "Bee" Haydu to Communications Captains discussing a the events of a meeting with the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee about the veteran status of former WASP members. She also discusses further steps to achieve veteran status for the women who served in WASP.
Date: 1977-05-26/1977-06-01
Creator: Haydu, Bernice Falk
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Howard Hutter Jr. to Mickey McLernon, February 26, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Howard Hutter Jr. to Mickey McLernon, February 26, 1942]

Letter from Howard Hutter Jr. to Mickey McLernon warning her that he is not a "family man", sharing thoughts he has towards the Army, and aviation.
Date: February 26, 1942
Creator: Hutter, Howard J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Howard Hutter Jr. to Mickey McLernon, February 26, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Howard Hutter Jr. to Mickey McLernon, February 26, 1942]

Letter from Howard Hutter Jr. to Mickey McLernon apologizing for not responding, a recent court trial, and aviation.
Date: February 26, 1942
Creator: Hutter, Howard J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Howard Hutter Jr. to Mickey McLernon, January 26, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Howard Hutter Jr. to Mickey McLernon, January 26, 1942]

Letter from Howard Hutter Jr. to Mickey McLernon discussing the weekend trip and thanking her for coming to visit.
Date: January 26, 1942
Creator: Hutter, Howard J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 26, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 26, 1943?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing Christmas gifts, traveling by train, meeting a Russian fur trapper, recent correspondence, the WASP program and pay. Typed on Hotel John Marshal (Richmond) stationary.
Date: 1943-12-26?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History