The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 30, Ed. 1, Friday, May 22, 1942 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 30, Ed. 1, Friday, May 22, 1942

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: May 22, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 6, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 22, 1942 (open access)

Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 6, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 22, 1942

Weekly student newspaper from Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 22, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 22, 1942 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 22, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 22, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1942 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 22, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Camp Barkeley News (Camp Barkeley, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, May 22, 1942 (open access)

Camp Barkeley News (Camp Barkeley, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, May 22, 1942

Weekly newspaper published by and for the personnel of Camp Barkeley, Texas, that includes news of interest to United States Army personnel at Camp Barkeley.
Date: May 22, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 22, 1942 (open access)

Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 22, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 22, 1942
Creator: Bird, Ulmer S.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1942 (open access)

Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 22, 1942
Creator: Mayfield, Billie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 22, 1942 (open access)

Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 22, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 22, 1942
Creator: Pouns, Joe B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1942 (open access)

Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 22, 1942
Creator: Pouns, Joe B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Legal Agreement Regarding the Plosser-Prince Air Academy] (open access)

[Legal Agreement Regarding the Plosser-Prince Air Academy]

Legal agreement regarding the creation of the Plosser-Prince Air Academy between B. B. Odell, Charles A. Prince, Joe B. Plosser, and Aeronautical Training Center, Inc.
Date: October 22, 1942
Creator: Odell, B. B.; Prince, Charles A. & Plosser, Joseph B.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater, November 22, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from James H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater, November 22, 1942]

Letter from James H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater discussing previous correspondence written three days prior on November 19, 1942. Beall rejects Victor J. Nelson's offer to complete the construction work previously agreed upon.
Date: November 22, 1942
Creator: Beall, James H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, January 22, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, January 22, 1942]

Letter from Lieutenant Thomas E. Kuenning to Mickey McLernon discussing her night shift, aviation, asking if she knows where Henry Collins is.
Date: January 22, 1942
Creator: Kuenning, Thomas E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, March 22, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, March 22, 1942]

Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon asking her how she's doing and discussing life in Africa.
Date: March 22, 1942
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from McDonald Meachum to Senator W. J. Bryan, October 22, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from McDonald Meachum to Senator W. J. Bryan, October 22, 1942]

Letter from McDonald Meachum to Senator W. J. Bryan thanking Mr. Bryan for the clipping he sent and sharing some of the memories it brought back to him. Mr. Meachum also discusses some of the events that occurred in his life along with the details of his previous travels.
Date: October 22, 1942
Creator: Meachum, McDonald
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Coombs and Knowles, June 22, 1942] (open access)

[Telegram from Coombs and Knowles, June 22, 1942]

Copy of telegram from Coombs and Knowles discussing whether the utilities companies or Defense Plant Corporation should pay for and have ownership of things such as telephone line extensions at Plosser Prince Air Academy.
Date: June 22, 1942
Creator: Knowles, M. H. & Coombs, J. Wendall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. C. Hoppe to Charles A. Prince and Joe B. Plosser, May 22, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from R. C. Hoppe to Charles A. Prince and Joe B. Plosser, May 22, 1942]

Copy of a letter from R. C. Hoppe to Charles A. Prince and Joe B. Plosser discussing the low quality of the water pipe lines being laid at the flight school construction site in Sweetwater, and negotiating the city's portion of payments due to the issues.
Date: May 22, 1942
Creator: Hoppe, R. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. C. Griffith to Charles A. Prince, July 22, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from R. C. Griffith to Charles A. Prince, July 22, 1942]

Copy of a letter from R. C. Griffith to Charles A. Prince inquiring about securing right of way and addition grading for a proposed railway track spur to Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: July 22, 1942
Creator: Griffith, R. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James H. Beall Jr. to Gordon Stater, November 22, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from James H. Beall Jr. to Gordon Stater, November 22, 1942]

Copy of a letter from Jas. H. Beall Jr. to Gordon Stater discussing a contract dispute between Victor J. Nelson and Plosser-Prince Air Academy.
Date: November 22, 1942
Creator: Beall, James H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, December 22, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, December 22, 1942]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her family discussing an inspection of her class by Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, seeing the "Army War Show," her student pilots, seeing a dentist, mail and packages, her brother Francis, and uniforms. The letter is typed on the back of two sheets from a set of training instructions for flight controls.
Date: December 22, 1942
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - December 22, 1942 - January 22, 1943] (open access)

[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - December 22, 1942 - January 22, 1943]

An itinerary for Thomas N. Carswell, Clerical Supervisor for work in District 18 A from December 22, 1942 through January 22, 1943.
Date: 1942-12-22/1943-01-22
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Milt Phillips to T. N. Carswell - May 22, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Milt Phillips to T. N. Carswell - May 22, 1942]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Milt Phillips, Department Adjutant, The American Legion, Department of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, dated May 22, 1942. Phillips advises that he was given an assurance from Fred Young that Carswell would provide information on the standing of J. W. Reid as a lawyer, that he accepted a fee to secure a divorce for a soldier, the son of a splendid legionnaire, but an allottment made to the girl and was later cancelled has not yet been stopped.
Date: May 22, 1942
Creator: Phillips, Milt
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harry E. Rather to T. N. Carswell - October 22, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Harry E. Rather to T. N. Carswell - October 22, 1942]

A letter written to Legionnaire T. N. Carswell, Fifth Division Commander, The American Legion, from Harry E. Rather, Department Adjutant, Austin, Texas, dated October 22, 1942. Rather expresses his appreciation for the letter from Carswell in which he wished him success in his new responsibility and assures Carswell of his comprehension of the big job ahead. He confirms the supplies requested by Carswell are being sent under separate cover.
Date: October 22, 1942
Creator: Rather, Harry E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Earl Parsons - October 22, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Earl Parsons - October 22, 1942]

A letter written to Mr. Earl Parsons, District Commander, American Legion, Bryan, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, dated October 22, 1942. Carswell expresses his appreciation to Parsons for the hospitality accorded him at Austin recently and notes that Hi Haynie said "tell you howdie and hello".
Date: October 22, 1942
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Miss Velma Parsons - October 22, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Miss Velma Parsons - October 22, 1942]

A letter written to Miss Velma Parsons, Austin, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, dated October 22, 1942. Carswell expresses his appreciation for being included in the dinner invitation at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Noe.
Date: October 22, 1942
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History