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18
Eleanor Brown Collection
15
Henderson (Paul Hill) Collection
14
National WASP Museum (NWM) Collection
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Catherine Parker Collection
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[Order for Various Parts of Refrigeration Equipment #2]
Order form for commercial refrigeration equipment sold by the International Harvester Company to the Plosser-Prince Air Academy, including a reach in cooler, a condensing unit, an expansion valve, a dehydrator, and a dome coil, totaling $696.44 for delivery on June 15, 1942.
Date:
May 18, 1942
Creator:
International Harvester Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Leader Tablet with Drawings]
A Leader writing tablet with a maroon cardboard cover, containing drawings and writings by Roy Crane, including illustrations of buildings, houses, battles, ships, trains, and automobiles. There are a few school exercises among the illustrations.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Crane, Roy, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Prize Beauties Writing Tablet with Drawings]
A colorful Prize Beauties Tablet, with pansy flowers on the cover, containing drawings and writings by Roy Crane, including illustrations of buildings, trolleys, ships, trains, and automobiles.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Crane, Roy, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Red Chief Writing Tablet with Drawings]
A Red Chief writing tablet containing drawings and writings by Roy Crane, including illustrations of buildings, trolleys, ships, trains, and automobiles. There are several square pieces of paper missing from the pages.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Crane, Roy, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Red Ruled School Tablet with Drawings]
A Red Ruled school writing tablet with a decorative gold and red cardboard cover, containing drawings and writings by Roy Crane, including illustrations of buildings, trolleys, ships, trains, and automobiles.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Crane, Roy, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Conqueror of the Chiefs Tablet with Drawings]
A red Conqueror of the Chiefs Tablet containing drawings and writings by Roy Crane, including map tracings and reproductions.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Crane, Roy, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Conqueror of the Chiefs Tablet with Drawings]
A red Conqueror of the Chiefs writing tablet containing drawings and writings by Roy Crane, including ships, trains, maps, and automobiles.
Date:
1912
Creator:
Crane, Roy, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Clearance Form, Mary Jones]
Aircraft clearance form for Mary Jones at 2563rd AAF Base Unit in Avenger-Field, Sweetwater, Texas. It includes details of her flight plan and departure records, though several sections of the document are left blank.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Jones, Mary
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, February 27, 2000
Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, former pilot from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Dickerson describes her early interest in airplanes and tells stories from her days with the WWII Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), flying different types of aircraft to bases all over the United States. She includes the history of WASP, its formation, and dissolution. Her flying stories detail plane crashes and near-death experiences, including the sabotage of planes at the airport in Enid, OK by a German National. Mrs. Dickerson also talks about running a flying service in the Kerrville airport with her husband, Carl Meek, during the early days of aviation after WWII.
Date:
February 27, 2000
Creator:
Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Dickerson, Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rena Fay Stone Sherman, September 15, 2000
Interview with Rena Fay Stone Sherman, descendant of Kerr County settlers and local business owner from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Sherman describes some of her family history, local history, and her two antique businesses. She also discusses her family's ranch.
Date:
September 15, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Sherman, Rena Fay Stone
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Report of Henry Sayles. Franco Lands.
Financial report on the purchase of land from Franco Land Co. over the course of several years.
Date:
1890-05-02/1898-05-02
Creator:
Sayles, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Notes for Wichita Falls - Sweetwater]
Travel notes for flights between Wichita Falls and Sweetwater, including distance traveled and landmarks along the route.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rosa Charlyne Creger Autobiography Essay]
An autobiographic essay written by Charlyne Creger describing her experience flying as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot and how it led to her career as a nurse. A handwritten note at the bottom from 1996 states, "I am now retired and getting into mischief".
Date:
1996
Creator:
Creger, Charlyne
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Notes Mineral Wells to Brownwood]
Handwritten travel notes for flying between several Texas towns, with landmarks and distances between them.
Date:
194X
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Christmas Card]
Christmas Card from Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas, containing several photos of Women Airforce Service Pilots and their commanding officers. The card also includes a poem, Avenger Field, by Effie Pratt, class 43-W-8.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Parker WASP Appointment Slip]
Appointment slip stating Catherine Parker's new position, pay grade, and station in the Women Airforce Service Pilots training program.
Date:
April 18, 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Notes Landmarks]
Handwritten pencil notes of landmarks for flights between Sweetwater and Brownwood, and Brownwood and Wichita Falls.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Notes Mineral Wells - Avenger Field]
Travel notes for a flight between Mineral Wells and Avenger field including distance traveled and key landmarks.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
U. S. Army Air Forces Instructions to Candidates Selected for Women's Flying Training
Instructions from Jacqueline Cochran for women entering the Women Airforce Service Pilots training program on how to obtain a mandatory letter of release statement and on what items to bring for training.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Cochran, Jacqueline
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 99, Extract 1]
Special Order from Sid C. Pinskton listing the names of women who completed the Women's Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) training program and are authorized to fly military aircraft.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
2536D Army Air Forces Base Unit
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cleaners Receipts]
Receipt from Roy Rasco: Cleaners-Hatters-Dryer the handling of a pair pants and two blouses owned by WASP, Catherine Parker.
Date:
May 4, 1944
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A WASP Memorial
Photocopy of the text from the Women Airforce Service Pilots memorial in Sweetwater, Texas. A few notes are handwritten in pen ink at the bottom of the page.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Stationary]
A blank sheet of stationary that features an illustration of a Fifinella gremlin, the mascot of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, in the top center of the page along with the text, "Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Charlyne Creger At Avenger Field]
Envelope belonging to WASP Charlyne Creger at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
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System:
The Portal to Texas History