[Special Orders Number 102, Extract 1] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 102, Extract 1]

Special orders extract reassigning a list of Women Air Force Service Pilot members, having completed their training, to be transferred to new air base stations.
Date: September 9, 1943
Creator: 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 104, Extracts 18-24] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 104, Extracts 18-24]

Extracts of several special orders and regulations for both Women Airforce Service Pilots and male pilots ordered by Lieutenant Colonel Munson.
Date: July 25, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Force Base
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 50, Extracts 7-12] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 50, Extracts 7-12]

Special orders listing station assignments and reporting duties for several male pilots and Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: May 25, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Force Base (5th Ferrying Group)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Memorandum] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Memorandum]

Orders for WASP Gayle D. Ewing to ferry an aircraft from Grand Prairie, Texas to Newark, New Jersey with specifications on the plane model, flight order, and instructions upon arrival at her destination. The order is signed by Captain Joe K. Bailey and Ben Handler for Captain William S. Kirkpatrick.
Date: September 11, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Memorandum #2] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Memorandum #2]

Orders for WASP Gayle D. Ewing to ferry an AT-6 aircraft from Dallas, Texas to Spence Field Air Force base in Moultrie, Georgia.
Date: May 29, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Memorandum #3] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Memorandum #3]

Orders for WASP Gayle D. Ewing to ferry a P-510 aircraft from Grand Prairie, Texas to an Air Force base in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Date: July 25, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Orders]

Operation orders for several pilots to ferry aircraft from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Grand Prairie Texas. The group of pilots listed includes two Women Airforce Service Pilots, Gayle D. Ewing and Virginia Luttrell.
Date: November 9, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #2] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #2]

Orders for several Air Force and WASP pilots to ferry planes from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Moultrie, Georgia, San Antonio, Texas, and Fort Worth, Texas. The three WASP pilots are Gayle D. Ewing, Nadine B. Ramsey, and Helen A. Turner.
Date: August 24, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #5] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #5]

Orders for an Air Force pilot and two WASP to ferry planes from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Wichita, Kansas.
Date: January 27, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #6] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #6]

Orders for several Air Force pilots and WASP to ferry various aircraft from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Grand Prairie, Texas.
Date: July 25, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #7] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #7]

Orders for several Air Force pilots and WASP to ferry various aircraft from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Grand Prairie, Texas.
Date: March 28, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W.H. Abrams to K.K. Legett - December 19, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from W.H. Abrams to K.K. Legett - December 19, 1899]

Letter from W.H. Abrams of the Texas & Pacific Railway Company to K.K. Legett, concerning obtaining a road crossing over railroad tracks on his land.
Date: December 19, 1899
Creator: Abrams, W. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maurice Acers to Truett Latimer, August 31, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Maurice Acers to Truett Latimer, August 31, 1959]

Letter from Maurice Acers to Truett Latimer; He asks Mr. Latimer where he plans to be in order to schedule a visit.
Date: August 31, 1959
Creator: Acers, Maurice
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The WASP of World War II] (open access)

[Clipping: The WASP of World War II]

An article fro Aerospace Historian on the origins and life of Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War II, with an introduction from aviatrix and WASP flight instructor, Jacqueline Cochran.
Date: 1970
Creator: Aerospace Historian
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Austin F. Allen to Truett Latimer, July 10, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Austin F. Allen to Truett Latimer, July 10, 1953]

Letter from Austin F. Allen to Truett Latimer discussing legislature issues concerning the Texas Employer's Insurance Association and requesting to visit soon to have a meeting over the matter.
Date: July 10, 1953
Creator: Allen, Austin F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Austin F. Allen to Truett Latimer, July 21, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Austin F. Allen to Truett Latimer, July 21, 1953]

Letter from Austin F. Allen to Truett Latimer discussing insurance practices and premiums from 1952.
Date: July 21, 1953
Creator: Allen, Austin F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Austin F. Allen to Truett Latimer, July 23, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Austin F. Allen to Truett Latimer, July 23, 1953]

Photocopy of a letter from Austin F. Allen to Truett Latimer discussing dividend policies of the Texas Employer's Insurance Association in 1951.
Date: July 23, 1953
Creator: Allen, Austin F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Austin F. Allen to Truett Latimer, September 24, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Austin F. Allen to Truett Latimer, September 24, 1953]

Photocopy of a letter from Austin F. Allen to Truett Latimer apologizing for responding late and making plans to visit each other in the near future.
Date: September 24, 1953
Creator: Allen, Austin F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jimmy R. Allen to Truett Latimer, March 26, 1962] (open access)

[Letter from Jimmy R. Allen to Truett Latimer, March 26, 1962]

Letter from Jimmy R. Allen to Truett Latimer asking him to fill out a questionnaire that asks for his position on certain issues.
Date: March 26, 1962
Creator: Allen, Jimmy R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mason W. Altman to Truett Latimer, January 19, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Mason W. Altman to Truett Latimer, January 19, 1955]

Letter from Mason W. Altman to Truett Latimer discussing support for a bill to turn Arlington State College into a four year university.
Date: January 19, 1955
Creator: Altman, Mason W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Tom Amis, March 30, 1955] (open access)

[Telegram from Tom Amis, March 30, 1955]

Telegram sent to Truett Latimer from Tom Amis regarding a development in West Texas that he believes to be unusable.
Date: March 30, 1955
Creator: Amis, Tom
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Engine #907 and Cars - Dallas, Texas]

Photograph of train engine #907 and attached cars on railroad tracks, viewed from a front side angle. "907" is visible on the front of the engine and side of the car. Additional tracks lay to the left and right. Buildings stand in the background on the left and right. Handwritten text below the image says, "Dallas Texas Jun 13th 1931 'Sunshine Special.'"
Date: June 13, 1931
Creator: Andrew Merrilees Collection
Object Type: Photograph
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
[Memorandum Receipt] (open access)

[Memorandum Receipt]

Army delivery receipt certifying that WASP Gayle D. Ewing completed her ferry pilot assignment and delivered an AT-6D model aircraft to be installed with a radio and bombsight equipment.
Date: March 28, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces War Department
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History