[Partnership Between Plosser and Prince and Defense Plant Corporation] (open access)

[Partnership Between Plosser and Prince and Defense Plant Corporation]

Contract outlining the partnership between Plosser and Prince and the Defense Plant Corporation and the transactions that will take place between the two organizations.
Date: August 1945
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B. & Prince, Charles A.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Partnership Between Plosser and Prince and Defense Plant Corporation - Unsigned Copy] (open access)

[Partnership Between Plosser and Prince and Defense Plant Corporation - Unsigned Copy]

Unsigned copy of the contract outlining the partnership between Plosser and Prince and the Defense Plant Corporation and the transactions that will take place between the two organizations.
Date: August 1945
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B. & Prince, Charles A.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Transcontinental and Western Air Incorporated to Suzette Van Daell, March 1, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Transcontinental and Western Air Incorporated to Suzette Van Daell, March 1, 1945]

Letter from Director R. C. Oberdaun of the Industrial Relations division of Transcontinental and Westtern Air, Inc to Suzette Van Daell offering her a job at the company.
Date: March 1, 1945
Creator: Oberdahn, R. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Airman ID Card for Suzette Van Daell] (open access)

[Airman ID Card for Suzette Van Daell]

Airman ID card and accompanying documents, an airman rating record and medical examination certificate, for Suzette Van Daell, rated for single engine airplanes. A photograph is stapled to the back page accompanied by fingerprints.
Date: January 1945
Creator: United States. Department of Commerce.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the American Red Cross to Suzette Van Daell, January 20, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from the American Red Cross to Suzette Van Daell, January 20, 1945]

Letter from Personnel Correspondent Grace L. Russel from the American Red Cross to Suzette Van Daell discussing her recent inquiry about possibly employment. It includes several pages listing the various employment opportunities as well as an employment application for Miss Van Daell to fill out and submit should she be interested in a position. It also includes the envelope the letter was enclosed in.
Date: January 20, 1945
Creator: Russell, Grace L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gasoline Ration Coupon #1] (open access)

[Gasoline Ration Coupon #1]

B level coupon ration for gasoline written out in the 1945's while Suzette lived in New York. Found inside [Pilots Flight Operating Instructions] ark:/67531/metapth873945.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gasoline Ration Coupon #2] (open access)

[Gasoline Ration Coupon #2]

B level coupon ration for gasoline that was torn in half written out in the 1945's while Suzette lived in New York. Found inside [Pilots Flight Operating Instructions] ark:/67531/metapth873945.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Newsletter] (open access)

[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Newsletter]

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association newsletter from September 1945. Page 69 includes six pictures of British Commercial Planes, both the outside of the plane and the cockpit; pages 70 and 71 list the "most complete releasable list of aircraft in use by the United States armed forces; page 72 shows eight pictures of planes that the reader is meant to identify, with an answer key below, as well as two diagrams of plane silhouettes; page 79 includes an add for Flightex; and page 80 includes information on new civil air regulations.
Date: September 1945
Creator: Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret L. Chamberlain to Mr. Rigdon Edwards, October 8, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Margaret L. Chamberlain to Mr. Rigdon Edwards, October 8, 1945]

Letter from Margaret L. Chamberlain to Mr. Rigdon Edwards discussing her recent travels for aviation training.
Date: October 8, 1945
Creator: Chamberlain, Margaret L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from the Newmans to M. Carmichael, January 20, 1945] (open access)

[Envelope from the Newmans to M. Carmichael, January 20, 1945]

Letter from the Newmans to M. Carmichael. No letter with text is included.
Date: January 20, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brown Posed in WASP Dress Uniform]

Photograph on foam board of Eleanor Brown posed for a portrait while wearing her WASP dress uniform. Printed text at the bottom of the photo reads, "Eleanor 'Mickey' Brown, Service Pilot for Women's Air Force, 1945. Frances Mozisek Collection, courtesy the Photograph Collection at VC/UH-V Library."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Eleanor McLernon, February 20, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Eleanor McLernon, February 20, 1945]

Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Eleanor Brown informing Brown that she has earned a Certificate of Honorable Service and Service Pin from the WASP.
Date: February 20, 1945
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 1, January 25, 1945 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 1, January 25, 1945

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: January 25, 1945
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, September 12, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, September 12, 1945]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing his alcohol allergy, dining in Waco, a recent trip he went on, an encounter with his cousin, and recent experiences in the military.
Date: September 12, 1945
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Marion Barnwell to Mickey McLernon, September 11, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Marion Barnwell to Mickey McLernon, September 11, 1945]

Letter from Lieutenant Marion Barnwell to Mickey McLernon thanking her for the wedding gift.
Date: September 11, 1945
Creator: Barnwell, Marion P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew, September 25, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew, September 25, 1945]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Michael discussing aviation, Mickey's struggles, his job, and his adjustment to civilian life.
Date: September 25, 1945
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, July 4, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, July 4, 1945]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing his job, military personnel, issues he had in the Army, his search for jobs, and her job.
Date: July 4, 1945
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, June 21, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, June 21, 1945]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing the weather, past travels, Mickey's job, and briefly mentioning his own.
Date: June 21, 1945
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. E. Collette, December 20, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from J. E. Collette, December 20, 1945]

Letter from J. E. Collette discussing Eleanor McLernon's employment at her office and recommending her for another job.
Date: December 20, 1945
Creator: Collette, J. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 4, June 30, 1945 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 4, June 30, 1945

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: June 30, 1945
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 5, October 1945 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 5, October 1945

Monthly 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: October 1945
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Rigdon Edwards Jr., October 24, 1945] (open access)

[Letter to Rigdon Edwards Jr., October 24, 1945]

Letter to Rigdon Edwards Jr., containing a Notice of Classification from the Selective Service.
Date: October 24, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, September 18, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, September 18, 1945]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing the weather, difficulties he has been having at work, aviation, and the medical department at his job.
Date: September 18, 1945
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Eleanor McLernon Medical Certificate #2] (open access)

[Eleanor McLernon Medical Certificate #2]

Medical certificate from the Civil Aeronautics Administration certifying that Eleanor McLernon meets the examination requirements for second class.
Date: December 28, 1945
Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History