[Special Orders Number 88] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 88]

Special orders stating assignment roles and approved leave requests for the personnel at the Ellington Air Force Base.
Date: June 6, 1951
Creator: 3605th Medical Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Xavi Aguilar to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015] (open access)

[Letter from Xavi Aguilar to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015]

Letter written by a student, Xavi Aguilar to the WASPs with a hand-drawn picture and a thank-you message.
Date: September 22, 2015
Creator: Aguilar, Xavi
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aviation Enterprises Limited Operations] (open access)

[Aviation Enterprises Limited Operations]

Large book describing the WASP training operations at Avenger Field and Aviation Enterprise's plane repair and overhaul operations at Houston Municipal Airport.
Date: unknown
Creator: Aviation Enterprises, Ltd.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Charlyne Creger Nursing Exam Results] (open access)

[Charlyne Creger Nursing Exam Results]

Results for Charlyne Creger's state nursing exams.
Date: 1950
Creator: Board of Nurse Examiners for State of Texas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Second Class Graduates] (open access)

[Clipping: Second Class Graduates]

Newspaper clipping describing the maintenance process for the airplanes used by the Women Airforce Service Pilots. The clipping also describes the renovations at Avenger Field's Medical Department and graduation ceremony for the class of 43-W-2.
Date: June 28, 1943
Creator: Buchner, Faith & Helburn, Margaret
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Adrien Clark to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015] (open access)

[Letter from Adrien Clark to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015]

Letter written by a student, Adrien Clark to the WASPs with a hand-drawn picture and a thank-you message.
Date: September 22, 2015
Creator: Clark, Adrien
Object Type: Letter
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
[Clipping: Reno joins WASPs in celebration] (open access)

[Clipping: Reno joins WASPs in celebration]

Newspaper clipping with an article about U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno speaking and signing autographs at the 50th reunion celebration. A brief history about the WASPs is also included.
Date: unknown
Creator: Coghlan, Keely
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Christian Coronado to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015] (open access)

[Letter from Christian Coronado to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015]

Letter written by a student, Christian Coronado to the WASPs with a hand-drawn picture and a thank-you message.
Date: September 22, 2015
Creator: Coronado, Christian
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Fireman Likes To Recall Training of Women Fliers] (open access)

[Clipping: Fireman Likes To Recall Training of Women Fliers]

Newspaper clipping with an article containing six stories from R. L. Summers about training WASP.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cox, Mike
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Charlyne Creger Handwritten Autobiography] (open access)

[Charlyne Creger Handwritten Autobiography]

Autobiographical essay handwritten by Charlyne Creger, describing major events in her life and career.
Date: unknown
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of Rosa Charlyne Creger Autobiography Essay] (open access)

[Draft of Rosa Charlyne Creger Autobiography Essay]

Draft of an autobiographic essay written by Charlyne Creger describing her experience flying as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot, how it led to her career as a nurse and anesthesiologist and her travels in the later years of her life. Correction notes are handwritten in a few places.
Date: unknown
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from O. P. Echols to Plosser Prince Air Academy, June 30, 1942] (open access)

[Telegram from O. P. Echols to Plosser Prince Air Academy, June 30, 1942]

Copy of telegram from O. P. Echols to Plosser Prince Air Academy requesting that Texas and Pacific Railroad forward a letter to Colonel Valandt explaining an issue related to gasoline and the railway spur being constructed near the Academy.
Date: June 30, 1942
Creator: Echols, Oliver P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alexis Freeman to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015] (open access)

[Letter from Alexis Freeman to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015]

Letter written by a student, Alexis Freeman to the WASPs with a hand-drawn picture and a thank-you message.
Date: September 22, 2015
Creator: Freeman, Alexis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Order of the Fifinella] (open access)

[The Order of the Fifinella]

Paper written on the time Women Airforce Service Pilots spent in training at Avenger Field. Corrections to the writing can be seen penciled on the pages.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gliddon, Cheryl
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kenneth Green to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015] (open access)

[Letter from Kenneth Green to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015]

Letter written by a student,Kenneth Green to the WASPs with a hand-drawn picture and a thank-you message.
Date: September 22, 2015
Creator: Green, Kenneth
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jaylynn Gutirrez to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015] (open access)

[Letter from Jaylynn Gutirrez to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015]

Letter written by a student, Jaylynn Gutirrez to the WASPs with a hand-drawn picture and a thank-you message.
Date: September 22, 2015
Creator: Gutirrez, Jaylynn
Object Type: Letter
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: "Zoot Suits, Parachutes, and Wings of Silver, Too"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Zoot Suits, Parachutes, and Wings of Silver, Too"]

Newspaper clipping about the 1986 WASP reunion, Avenger Field, woman aviation history, the WFTD, WAFS, the combat they participated in, what training consisted of, what they did after the war, minor and serious crashes, and the deactivation of the WASP.
Date: September 1987
Creator: Henderson, Sheila
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Zoot Suits, Parachutes, and Wings of Silver, Too"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Zoot Suits, Parachutes, and Wings of Silver, Too"]

Magazine clipping of an article about the history of the WASPs and some of their personal experiences in aviation.
Date: September 1987
Creator: Henderson, Sheila
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Herman Hospital School of Nursing Itemized Expenses (open access)

Herman Hospital School of Nursing Itemized Expenses

Itemized list of expenses and fees for the Herman Hospital School of Nursing Program.
Date: February 1947
Creator: Herman Hospital
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lester Holes to Mickey McLernon, March 19, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Lester Holes to Mickey McLernon, March 19, 1943]

Letter from Lester G. Holes to Mickey McLernon about aviation and a menu from the Royal Air Force of the food they will be serving.
Date: March 10, 1943
Creator: Holes, Lester G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Morgan Johnson to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015] (open access)

[Letter from Morgan Johnson to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015]

Letter written by a student, Morgan Johnson to the WASPs with a hand-drawn picture and a thank-you message.
Date: September 22, 2015
Creator: Johnson, Morgan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Faith Jones to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015] (open access)

[Letter from Faith Jones to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 22, 2015]

Letter written by a student, Faith Jones to the WASPs with a hand-drawn picture and a thank-you message.
Date: September 22, 2015
Creator: Jones, Faith
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History