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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
[Letter from George K. Beard to Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Beard, September 26, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from George K. Beard to Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Beard, September 26, 1944]

Letter from George K. Beard to Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Beard, on September 26, 1944. He admires the girls and the cities in France, and expresses his homesickness.
Date: September 26, 1944
Creator: Beard, George K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Edward Harris, April 26, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert Edward Harris, April 26, 2002

Interview with Robert Edward Harris, a veteran of World War II, serving in India at the time. Harris answers questions relating to his training, duties, and activities while over in India towards the end of the war; Harrs also answers questions concerning his feelings towards the war and his enemies.
Date: April 26, 2002
Creator: Bottoms, Aaron & Harris, Robert Edward
Object Type: Sound
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
Oral History Interview with Bobbie C. Lamb, April 26, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Bobbie C. Lamb, April 26, 2001

Interview with Bobbie C. Lamb, a civilian worker in the US Maritime Commission. She answers questions about life on the home front during WWII.
Date: April 26, 2001
Creator: Chamblin, Marie & Lamb, Bobbie C.
Object Type: Sound
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
Oral History Interview with Alfonso Nava, March 26, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with Alfonso Nava, March 26, 2004

Interview with Alfonso Nava, a technical sergeant in the US Army during WWII. He answers questions about his decision to enlist and his experiences in the military.
Date: March 26, 2004
Creator: Coy, Marisa E. & Nava, Alfonso
Object Type: Sound
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 Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - January 26, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - January 26, 1945]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including plans to go to a party that Corrine is throwing, housework to do over the weekend, the weather, and Baker's plans to build a tennis court and basketball court on their property.
Date: January 26, 1945
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - July 26, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - July 26, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including the weather, plans to see a movie, and a car crash that occurred just outside of town.
Date: July 26, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - June 26, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - June 26, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a weekend with Mother, car troubles, Charlotte's sickness, and potential plans to go to New Braunfels to celebrate the Fourth of July with friends.
Date: June 26, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - May 26, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - May 26, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including Lorraine returning from Florida and plans to go to Gonzales for the weekend, Catherine also tells Joe to ask for things he would like so she can mail him a package.
Date: May 26, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 26, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 26, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including her hope that he will call her on Christmas Day, an update that John is a prisoner of the Germans, and that their dog, Teddy, killed a possum. In the postscript Catherine shares that she has saved $135 for him.
Date: November 26, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 26, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 26, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, his enjoyment of the fixed up watch she sent him, and celebrating Jessie's new job in San Antonio.
Date: August 26, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - February 26, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - February 26, 1945]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the ceremony where he received his Air Medal, and the slow days he has had, consisting of listening to the radio, playing records, and swimming.
Date: February 26, 1945
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - January 26, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - January 26, 1945]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing digging foxholes, going swimming, the mail service, and his looking forward to receiving the pictures she sent.
Date: January 26, 1945
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History