[Carky Sitting on Couch]

Photograph of a dog named Carky sitting next to a pillow on a couch on a porch. There is other furniture on the porch, and a house is visible in the background.
Date: Summer 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Broadway Avenue]

Photograph of Broadway Avenue in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Cars are parked on the right, and a car and trolley drive down the road. Buildings are visible on both sides of the street.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dog On Couch]

Photograph of a dog named Carky sitting on a couch on a porch. There is other furniture on the porch, and a house is visible in the background.
Date: Summer 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Precision Flight Demonstration with Bob Hoover] (open access)

[Pamphlet: Precision Flight Demonstration with Bob Hoover]

A pamphlet for a precision flight demonstration by Bob Hoover, flying a Shrike Commander plane. The pamphlets include a picture of the plane, illustrations of the maneuvers to be performed by Hoover, and brief profiles on both Hoover and the Shrike Commander.
Date: unknown
Creator: North American Rockwell
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Wings Over Sweetwater: The History of Avenger Field] (open access)

[Wings Over Sweetwater: The History of Avenger Field]

Paper written by Major Bennet B. Monde on the history of Avenger Field and Women Airforce Service Pilots. The paper has a cover page with an image of Texas and several air force wing logos, including the WASP, U.S. Air Force, and Royal Air Force.
Date: unknown
Creator: Monde, Bennet B.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nominating Committee Slate for Officers in W.A.S.P WWII 1984-86 (open access)

Nominating Committee Slate for Officers in W.A.S.P WWII 1984-86

List of candidates up for nomination to officer positions within the Women Airforce Service Pilots organization for the 1984-1986 term.
Date: 1984~
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. H. Dausey, June 1, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from W. H. Dausey, June 1, 1986]

Letter from W. H. Dausey discussing the BFGoodrich booth set up and advertisement at the OADA auction in Oklahoma City.
Date: June 1, 1986
Creator: Dausey, W. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. Hanes Lancaster, Jr. to Betty Jo Reed, Sept. 7, 2009] (open access)

[Letter from W. Hanes Lancaster, Jr. to Betty Jo Reed, Sept. 7, 2009]

Letter from W. Hanes Lancaster, Jr. to Betty Jo Reed discussing an enclosed donation and a story about his experience with WASP in the war.
Date: September 7, 2009
Creator: Lancaster, W. Hanes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame: Induction Ceremony] (open access)

[Program: Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame: Induction Ceremony]

Program for the induction ceremony to the Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame, held at the Kirkpatrick Science and Air Space Museum at Omniplex.
Date: 2002
Creator: Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Mrs. Rosa V. Creger Obituary] (open access)

[Clipping: Mrs. Rosa V. Creger Obituary]

Newspaper clipping describing the funeral of Mrs. Rosa V. Creger, providing a brief biography and stating survivors among her family.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Essay by Charlyne Creger] (open access)

[Essay by Charlyne Creger]

Photocopy of an essay by Charlyne Creger describing how her life was impacted by World War II and recalling what led her to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots. A few grammar corrections have been written in red ink on the page. The original copy appears to have been bound in a book.
Date: unknown
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes to Virginia Creger] (open access)

[Notes to Virginia Creger]

Booklet containing short notes addressed to Virginia Creger from her friends. On the cover of the booklet is a silhouette image of a woman wearing an apron and stirring something in a bowl.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portraits of Charlyne Creger]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger, showing only her head and shoulders. It's signed "Hall Gentry, Oklahoma City."
Date: 194X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: On Wings of Victory] (open access)

[Clipping: On Wings of Victory]

Clipping from The Shepherd's Fold, a newsletter for Live Oak apartment residents, discussing resident Charlyne Creger's efforts as a Woman Airforce Service Pilots during World War II and her recent induction into the Oklahoma Aviation Hall of Fame. Other residency-related articles can be seen on the revere side.
Date: Autumn 2002
Creator: Live Oak
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, late 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, late 1943?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying in bad weather, and spending time in Oklahoma City and Wichita. Written on Wells Roberts Hotel stationary.
Date: 1943-24~
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 31, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 31, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing traveling to Wichita, being grounded by a snowstorm, picking up Cessnas for delivery, trying to find a Parker 51 pen, food, and recent correspondence. Written on 5th Ferrying Group stationary.
Date: December 31, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 14, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 14, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being unable to deliver a plane due to bad winter weather, her friend Marion, new uniforms, and gifts from and letters to Dick Colby's mother. Typed on Friendly Hotels stationary.
Date: January 14, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 2, 1944?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 2, 1944?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being grounded by bad weather, books, catching a ride to an airfield, getting a hotel room, exploring Oklahoma City (?), travel plans, and getting a birthday gift for her father. Written on Wells Roberts Hotel stationary.
Date: 1944-10-02?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 5, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 5, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing her repaired typewriter, sleeping on a flight, delaying a ferrying flight because a ground crew member stepped through the wing, friends, the B-24, and a AT-6 check flight. Typed on Wells Roberts Hotel (Oklahoma City) stationary.
Date: November 5, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History