[Letter from the Library of Congress to Mary L. Bryant, July 7, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from the Library of Congress to Mary L. Bryant, July 7, 1954]

Letter from the copyright office of the Library of Congress to Mary L. Bryant discussing a request to copy a document for $3.00.
Date: July 7, 1954
Creator: Library of Congress
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Little, Brown and Company to Jacqueline Cochran, July 20, 1970] (open access)

[Letter from Little, Brown and Company to Jacqueline Cochran, July 20, 1970]

Letter from Permissions Editor Eliza Cocroft on behalf of Little, Brown and Company to Jacqueline Cochran discussing Helen McKee's use of information within Cochran's book The Stars At Noon.
Date: July 20, 1970
Creator: Cocroft, Eliza
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Worksheet: Use Dallas Sectional Chart, July 14, 1944] (open access)

[Worksheet: Use Dallas Sectional Chart, July 14, 1944]

Worksheet completed by Suzette Van Daell. The worksheet contains twenty questions about reading coordinates, and all questions are answered.
Date: July 14, 1944
Creator: van Daell, Suzette
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WWII fliers no longer forgotten] (open access)

[Clipping: WWII fliers no longer forgotten]

Newspaper clipping from the Daily Herald, "WWII fliers no longer forgotten" by Harry Hitzeman. Pictured are Caroline Lindgren Collings of the Collings Foundation and Mark Hull in the B-17G. Also pictured is WASP Julie Stege.
Date: July 30, 2006
Creator: Hitzeman, Harry
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Suzette Van Daell Pilot's License] (open access)

[Certificate of Suzette Van Daell Pilot's License]

Certificate of a pilot's license for Suzette Van Daell Douglas rated as a pilot for commercial single engine airplanes.
Date: July 1, 1947
Creator: United States. Department of Commerce.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Your Body in Flight (open access)

Your Body in Flight

Textbook titled "Your Body in Flight" or Technical Order No. 00-25-13, created July 20, 1943 by authority of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces.
Date: July 20, 1943
Creator: Army Air Forces
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Order of Fifinella to Suzette Van Daell Douglas, July 25, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from the Order of Fifinella to Suzette Van Daell Douglas, July 25, 1946]

Letter from the Order of Fifinella's WASP Reunion Committee to Suzette Van Daell Douglas inviting her to attend the first National WASP reunion and includes an enclosed questionnaire for her to complete and send back. It also includes two envelopes, one the letter was originally enclosed in, addressed to Suzette Van Dael Douglas, and the other addressed to WASP.
Date: July 25, 1946
Creator: Order of Fifinella
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William G. Morris to Harry Snapp, July 14, 1994] (open access)

[Letter from William G. Morris to Harry Snapp, July 14, 1994]

Letter from Symposium Co-Chairman of Midland College, Dr. William G. Morris to Dr. Harry Snapp discussing the approval of Snapp's proposal "Pilots, female as well as male: Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II."
Date: July 14, 1994
Creator: Morris, William G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History Interview Transcript  of  Women Airforce Service Pilots] (open access)

[Oral History Interview Transcript of Women Airforce Service Pilots]

An oral history interview transcript conducted by Rebecca Wright featuring Helen Wyatt Snapp, Marjorie Popell Sizemore, Doris Elkington Hamaker, Mary Ann Baldner Gordon, Mary Anna "Marty" Martin Wyall, and Teresa D. James. Wrights asks about the group's experiences in either Women Airforce Service Pilots program or the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron and the prejudice of the 1940s.
Date: July 18, 1999
Creator: Snapp, Helen Wyatt; Sizemore, Marjorie Popell; Hamaker, Doris Elkington; Gordon, Mary Ann Baldner; Wyall, Mary Anna Martin & James, Teresa D.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Honorary Membership] (open access)

[Certificate of Honorary Membership]

Honorary Membership certificate from The Woman's Club of Raleigh to Helen Snapp "in recognition of her service to our country during World War II and with appreciation for being a trailblazer for women everywhere." The certificate includes a thick border around the edge and the blue seal of the club at the top.
Date: July 11, 2008
Creator: Umstead, Barbara
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nancy Parrish to the WASP, July 1, 2009] (open access)

[Letter from Nancy Parrish to the WASP, July 1, 2009]

Letter from Nancy Parrish from Wings Across America to the WASP discussing the recent signing of Bill "S.614" and the upcoming medal ceremony for WASPs or surviving WASP family members.
Date: July 1, 2009
Creator: Parrish, Nancy A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Helen W. Snapp with Eileen Collins and WASP]

Photograph of Helen W. Snapp 43-4 looking into the camera while Eileen Collins and other Women Airforce Service Pilots talk with one another, clipboards in hand.
Date: July 1992
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Flying high] (open access)

[Clipping: Flying high]

Sheet from the Local & State ("B") section of the StarNews newspaper from July 2010 including the first and last two pages of the section. It includes the text of an article (starting on 2B) about Helen Wyatt Snapp and her experience as a female pilot during WWII. The article includes photographs of Snapp in her youth after receiving a Congressional Gold Medal. There is a handwritten note beside the article, reading, "Helen, Thank you! Hope you enjoy it. Chris Mudarri." This section includes a number of other articles and advertisements, as well as the weather forecast on the back page.
Date: July 5, 2010
Creator: Mudarri, Chris
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Barbara Lazarsky to Marge, July 12, 1994] (open access)

[Letter from Barbara Lazarsky to Marge, July 12, 1994]

Letter from Barbara Lazarsky to Marge Sizemore discussing Yevgenia's recent visit to the U.S. from the Soviet Union.
Date: July 12, 1994
Creator: Lazarsky, Barbara Ward
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Pilot Dotting The Skies With Colorful History] (open access)

[Clipping: Pilot Dotting The Skies With Colorful History]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Suzie Parish's acceptance into the WASP program and continuation in aviation.
Date: July 22, 1986
Creator: Hanes, Frank
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Snapp with Gold Medal]

Photograph that is slightly blurry of Helen Snapp in uniform sitting at a table, with her gold medal seen to the right. Two young women can be seen standing behind her. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo read, "From Left standing Samantha Thomason and Callie Thomason, Helen Snapp, July 10, 2010" and " AFA FL Convention dinner Ft Lauderdale, Fl."
Date: July 10, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four WASP on Columbia-Alaska Marine Cruise]

Photograph of four Women Airforce Service Pilots--Fran, Dorothy, Felicia, and Margaret--sitting two to a bunk in a room with four bunk beds. Aboard the Columbia-Alaska Marine cruise in July 1984. The room is decorated with wood paneling, and a window between the bunks looks out onto the ocean.
Date: July 1984
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Three Rescued Fliers Thank Vietnamese] (open access)

[Clipping: Three Rescued Fliers Thank Vietnamese]

Newspaper clipping of an article about U.S. Navy pilots who were rescued by a Vietnamese ship after crashing in the South China Sea. The article includes a photograph of Elizabeth Steinnecker and another navy pilot. On the back of the clipping are articles about local news and a one-panel cartoon about cartoons.
Date: July 20, 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Shutsy to Margaret, July 15, 1983] (open access)

[Letter from Shutsy to Margaret, July 15, 1983]

Letter from Shutsy to Margaret discussing a lack of response from the Sweetwater Reporter about microfilim. There is a WASP letterhead at the top of the page.
Date: July 15, 1983
Creator: Reynolds, Florence G. Shutsy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dawn R. B. Seymour to WASP Members, July 14, 1984] (open access)

[Letter from Dawn R. B. Seymour to WASP Members, July 14, 1984]

Letter from Dawn R. B. Seymour to WASP Members discussing a recent invitation to a POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony and listing the WASP association's most immediate goals. The letter includes a photocopy of the invitation and envelope front.
Date: July 14, 1984
Creator: Seymour, Dawn Rochow Balden
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASPS Reunion Includes More Than Tea And Old Times] (open access)

[Clipping: WASPS Reunion Includes More Than Tea And Old Times]

Newspaper clippings pasted to a flat card, and laminated. The clippings correspond to an article about Mrs. Eleanor "Mickey" Brown, a Stillwater, Oklahoma resident who participated in WWII in WASP. The article includes a brief history of WASP and the personal experiences of former WASP members. Handwritten text on the card expresses fascination, by an unknown author, at Mrs. Brown's experience. The card itself has a text graphic, partially covered up by the clippings, reading "YOU made the NEWS!"
Date: July 2, 1972
Creator: Van Deventer, Micki
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP News, Volume 30, Number 2, July 1992 (open access)

WASP News, Volume 30, Number 2, July 1992

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: July 1992
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lloyd Bentsen to Rigdon Edwards, July 12, 1977] (open access)

[Letter from Lloyd Bentsen to Rigdon Edwards, July 12, 1977]

Letter from Lloyd Bentsen to Rigdon Edwards informing Mr. Edwards he is interested in providing veteran benefits for WASP members and has co-sponsored legislative bill S. 247.
Date: July 12, 1977
Creator: Bentsen, Lloyd
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP News, Volume 29, Number 2, July 1991 (open access)

WASP News, Volume 29, Number 2, July 1991

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: July 1991
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History