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[43-4 WASP Group Photo]

Photograph of a group of nineteen WASP, some in uniform, posing in tow rows of chairs fro a reunion photo. The woman in the center of the front row is holding a small sign with the group's class number, 43-4. A floral wallpapered wall can be seen in the background. Several notes handwritten on the back can be seen listing the names of some of the group members. The notes read, "Vi Thurn ?, Helen Snapp, Fran Sargent, Virginia Watry, Me, Mary Clifford, Virginia Street, Joanne Trebtoske, Madge Rutherford, Connie Llewellyn, Deedee Johnson, Betty Naffz, Lyda Dunham, Ruth Underwood, Edna Pedlar, Mary Edith Engle, Marge Moore, Helen Schaefer, Liz Pierce". A second note reads, "Sept 19, 1980 WASP Reunion at Dutch Inn, Buena Vista, Fla".
Date: September 19, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1980 WASP Advisory Board Meeting Minutes] (open access)

[1980 WASP Advisory Board Meeting Minutes]

Meeting minutes from a Women Airforce Service Pilots advisory board meeting in Orlando, Florida, 1980.
Date: September 18, 1980
Creator: Davis, Edna
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Analysis of the Variation With Altitude of Effective Gust Velocity in Convective-Type Clouds (open access)

An Analysis of the Variation With Altitude of Effective Gust Velocity in Convective-Type Clouds

From Introduction: "In the present paper, the variation of effective gust velocity in convective-type clouds with altitude is investigated. Data obtained during 1941 and 1942 at altitudes up to 34,000 feet and data obtained more recently from the Thunderstorm Project (reference 5) at altitudes up to 26,000 feet are utilized for this purpose. Consideration is given in analyzing the results both to data for the range
Date: June 1948
Creator: Tolefson, H. B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Annual Meeting of Officers Order of Fifinella] (open access)

[Annual Meeting of Officers Order of Fifinella]

Order of Fifinella Officer meeting meeting minutes that discusses, among other things, the WASP newsletter, the group historian's activities, militarization of WASP, the next reunion, and the Order of Fifinella Award.
Date: April 14, 1973
Creator: Jones, Mary
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bicycle Boy in the Chickasaw Woods, 1991]

Photograph of a young boy standing with his bicycle in a forest covered with leaves. He wears a t-shirt with the word "Heavenly" on it. [1991, Orlando, FL]
Date: 1991
Creator: Doherty, Richard
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Charlyne Creger and Women in Orlando]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger wearing a white shirt and visor (left) and two unidentified women, one of whom has her back facing the camera displaying her t-shirt, which has an image of Fifinella on it and reads "Betty & Charlyne."
Date: September 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mrs. Barbara Crisler Bassett] (open access)

[Client Card: Mrs. Barbara Crisler Bassett]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mrs. Barbara Crisler Bassett, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry.
Date: June 1967
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Air: Battle of the Sexes] (open access)

[Clipping: Air: Battle of the Sexes]

Photocopy of a Time magazine article from May 1944 about male pilots wanting to take the WASPs' positions.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: New Deal In Ground School Calls For Six Day Week] (open access)

[Clipping: New Deal In Ground School Calls For Six Day Week]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the three phases of the new training program recently adopted for the female pilots.
Date: May 5, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Plane Janes] (open access)

[Clipping: Plane Janes]

Photocopied newspaper clipping of an article about who the WASP were, what they did, and the military's failure to recognize them as veterans.
Date: January 30, 1977
Creator: Hayes, Ed
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Senate] (open access)

[Clipping: Senate]

Newspaper clipping of a message from Senator Barry Goldwater to President Jimmy Carter about why the WASPs should be considered veterans.
Date: May 25, 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Condition Surveys of Pavements Subjected to Channelized Traffic: Report 3, McCoy Air Force Base, Orlando, Florida (open access)

Condition Surveys of Pavements Subjected to Channelized Traffic: Report 3, McCoy Air Force Base, Orlando, Florida

Preface: This report presents the results of condition surveys of taxiway 5 and the east N-S runway, McCoy Air Force Base, Orlando, Florida, made in accordance with addendum 3 to Instructions and Outline, "Condition Surveys for Existing Pavements."
Date: November 1958
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Correspondence Between D. W. Kempner and John - October 19, 1948] (open access)

[Correspondence Between D. W. Kempner and John - October 19, 1948]

Correspondence between D. W. Kempner and John discussing how Kempner noticed in an advertisement for John's and asking to see if the company has Maidenhair and large leaf Farleynse Ferns, and if so the prices of them. John replied that they did not have any Maidenhair ferns, but enclosed a circular with what they do currently have.
Date: October 19, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between D. W. Kempner and Southern Fern Growers Inc. - October 19, 1948] (open access)

[Correspondence Between D. W. Kempner and Southern Fern Growers Inc. - October 19, 1948]

Correspondence between D. W. Kempner and Southern Fern Growers, Inc. discussing how Kempner found their advertisement and was wondering if they had any Maidenhair or large leaf Farleynse Ferns, and if they did wanted to know the prices of them. Southern Fern Growing, Inc. responded that they did not have those varieties of ferns.
Date: October 19, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Couple at 1985 Reunion]

Photograph of a man identified as Lyons sitting next to his wife eating at a table at the 12th Armored Division reunion in 1985. Other people are visible in the background.
Date: 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala at the 42nd national convention] captions transcript

[Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala at the 42nd national convention]

Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters shown during the Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala. The footage shows an animated slideshow with photo slides of famous members of the sorority along with their names and city. A narrator speaks over the slideshow giving a brief description of the women's accomplishments. The women commonly serve their community in positions of education, politics, civil rights, and public service.
Date: October 6, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effects of Recharge from Drainage Wells on Quality of Water in the Floridan Aquifer in the Orlando Area, Central Florida (open access)

Effects of Recharge from Drainage Wells on Quality of Water in the Floridan Aquifer in the Orlando Area, Central Florida

From purpose and content: The purpose of this report is to: (1) describe the general quality of ground water found in the injection zones (permeable strata that accept water) of drainage wells; (2) assess the impact of drainage wells on the water quality of supply wells, particularly public-supply; and (3) establish a data base necessary for future studies.
Date: 1983
Creator: Schiner, George R. & German, Edward R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evaluation of Gust and Draft Velocities from Flights of P-61c Airplanes within Thunderstorms 2 - July 9, 1946 to July 11, 1946 at Orlando, Florida (open access)

Evaluation of Gust and Draft Velocities from Flights of P-61c Airplanes within Thunderstorms 2 - July 9, 1946 to July 11, 1946 at Orlando, Florida

"The results obtained from an evaluation for gust and draft velocities of acceleration and airspeed-altitude records taken by NACA recording instruments installed in P-61c airplanes participating in thunderstorm flights 6, 7, and 8 of July 9, 1946, July 10, 1946, and July 11, 1946, respectively, are presented herein. These data are summarized in tables I and II. In accordance with a recent discussion with a member of the U.S. Weather Bureau staff, the tabulated results for the present flight include in addition to data of the type presented in reference 1, the initial heading of the airplane for each traverse, the pressure altitude at the start of each traverse in increments of 500 feet, and the gust gradient distance when it could be evaluated" (p. 1).
Date: September 16, 1946
Creator: Tolefson, Harold B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evaluation of Gust and Draft Velocities from Flights of P-61c Airplanes within Thunderstorms August 7, 1946 to August 13, 1946 at Orlando, Florida (open access)

Evaluation of Gust and Draft Velocities from Flights of P-61c Airplanes within Thunderstorms August 7, 1946 to August 13, 1946 at Orlando, Florida

This report presents the results obtained from gust and draft velocity measurements within thunderstorms for the period August 7, 1946 to August, 13, 1946 at Orlando Florida. In several of the surveys, indications of ambient air temperature were obtained from photo-observer records. These data are summarized in the report.
Date: December 9, 1946
Creator: Tolefson, Harold B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evaluation of Gust and Draft Velocities from Flights of P-61C Airplanes within Thunderstorms July 24, 1946 to August 6, 1946 at Orlando, Florida (open access)

Evaluation of Gust and Draft Velocities from Flights of P-61C Airplanes within Thunderstorms July 24, 1946 to August 6, 1946 at Orlando, Florida

The results obtained from gust and draft velocity measurements within thunderstorms for the period July 24, 1946 to August 6, 1946 at Orlando, Florida are presented herein. These data are summarized in tables I and II and are of the type presented in reference 1 for previous flights. In two thunderstorm traverses, indications of ambient-air temperature were obtained from photo-observer records. These data are summarized in table III.
Date: March 26, 1947
Creator: Tolefson, Harold B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Flag of the 103rd Infantry Division]

Photograph of a flag representing the 103rd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, a unit that served in World War II. The flag features the number 103, the letter "M," and an emblem of two crossed rifles. A handwritten note on the back of the photo states that the flag is "mounted and stands erect" in the Orlando, Florida home of the chapter's commander, who was Joseph Kilgore's commander during his service.
Date: May 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flirting With Power: Perot rally in Florida, 1 of 3] captions transcript

[Flirting With Power: Perot rally in Florida, 1 of 3]

Video footage from the Jo Streit Film Footage Collection consisting of original Betacam footage from filmmaker Jo Streit's documentary "Flirting with Power." Footage focuses on a Florida rally and covers state representative interviews, a Star-Spangled Banner performance, and a Q&A session including a quote on hiring gay individuals.
Date: May 29, 1992
Creator: Streit, Jo
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flirting With Power: Perot rally in Florida, 2 of 3] captions transcript

[Flirting With Power: Perot rally in Florida, 2 of 3]

Video footage from the Jo Streit Film Footage Collection consisting of original Betacam footage from filmmaker Jo Streit's documentary "Flirting with Power." Footage focuses on a Florida rally and covers state representatives and Ross Perot speaking, plus shots of trucks and satellite dishes.
Date: May 29, 1992
Creator: Streit, Jo
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flirting With Power: Perot rally in Florida, 3 of 3] captions transcript

[Flirting With Power: Perot rally in Florida, 3 of 3]

Video footage from the Jo Streit Film Footage Collection consisting of original Betacam footage from filmmaker Jo Streit's documentary "Flirting with Power." Footage focuses on a Florida rally and covers Ross Perot and state representatives delivering speeches, "America the Beautiful" and "God Bless America" being sung, and Perot answering questions.
Date: May 29, 1992
Creator: Streit, Jo
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library