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[1976 WASP Reunion Ticket] (open access)

[1976 WASP Reunion Ticket]

Box lunch ticket for the 1976 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The ticket features and Order of Fifinella logo with a flying Fifinella.
Date: 1976
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
55th Year: The Visitors Bulletin, October 22-28, 1976 (open access)

55th Year: The Visitors Bulletin, October 22-28, 1976

Weekly published travel guide for Hot Springs National Park with information on various events and attractions in the state between the dates October 22 and October 28, 1976. A section on the front cover with a Fifinella image welcomes Women Airforce Service Pilots to their 1976 reunion to be held in Hot Springs. The guide includes city maps, lake maps, lists of attractions such as restaurants, night clubs, and shops, as well as information on Hot Springs' famous bath houses.
Date: October 22, 1976
Creator: Smith, J. R.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Albert Peyton George and an unidentified man astride saddled mules]

Photograph of Albert Peyton George and an unidentified man astride saddled mules. In this Sepiatone professional outdoors photograph, the two men are holding black umbrellas in their left hands and fans in their right hands. Both are wearing slacks, jackets, and hats. Man on right has a cigar in his mouth. A limb extends across the length of the (bottom) foreground. Trees in background. The photograph is mounted on a cardboard substrate. The back of the photograph has a picture of a town with crowd of people labeled "M'Leodsville.--Happy Hollow." Printed in black under picture and label: "HAPPY HOLLOW for outdoor amusements. FREE ENTERTAINMENT every pleasant day. Cages open all the time. DONKEYS and PONIES for mountain rides and phuny fotos. All owned and managed by McLEOD, THE WILD WEST PHOTOGRAPHER, Hot Springs, Ark." In black ink in back at top: "Left - Albert George". Image dimensions are: 11.3 cm x 17.5 cm.
Date: 1895
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Blank Reunion Stationery] (open access)

[Blank Reunion Stationery]

Blank stationery paper from the 1976 WASP reunion in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Date: 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Hunt Centers on Some Recognition] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP Hunt Centers on Some Recognition]

Newspaper clipping with an article about the WASP, their contribution to the war effort, their lack of veterans' benefits, and their reunions.
Date: October 20, 1976
Creator: Kueck, Bruce
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Invasion Starts As Instructor Arrives] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP Invasion Starts As Instructor Arrives]

Newspaper clipping about the upcoming 30th WASP reunion and J. R. Smith and Rigdon Edwards, two former WASP instructors.
Date: 1972
Creator: Gordon, Joe
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WASPs Pick Spa for 34th Reunion"] (open access)

[Clipping: "WASPs Pick Spa for 34th Reunion"]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the women who served in the WASP program, Jackie Cochran, and their upcoming reunion in Hot Springs.
Date: October 17, 1976
Creator: Gassaway, Melinda
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cochran Family Films, No. 7 - Holidays and Vacations, 1965-1972] captions transcript

[Cochran Family Films, No. 7 - Holidays and Vacations, 1965-1972]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Cochran family including family vacations and holidays. The film begins with a vacation in Hot Springs, Arkansas, a ride on the Lake Hamilton Sky Ride, a plane ride above Arkansas, swimming in a hotel pool, stopping at scenic points and overlooks, horses, and riding in go-carts (00:00-15:38). The family celebrates Christmas (15:38-17:34) followed by footage of young girls outdoors carrying bouquets of flowers and a horse (17:35-18:56). The family watches a parade which includes a drill team and marching band, floats, and children on horses and bicycles (18:57-20:01). The family celebrates another Christmas (20:01-21:35), plays cards outdoors (21:35-22:28), vacations in an unknown location (22:28-23:09), and rides a motorbike (25:28-26:41).
Date: 1965?/1972?
Creator: Cochran, Jay
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Comparison of the Leisure Reading Habits of Female Teachers and Non-Teachers (open access)

A Comparison of the Leisure Reading Habits of Female Teachers and Non-Teachers

The purpose of this study was to determine, whether there was a significant difference in the leisure reading habits of two groups of women who were college graduates; one group of elementary classroom teachers, grades one through six, and another group of women who were not teachers.
Date: May 1971
Creator: Watson, Thurman O.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977] (open access)

[Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977]

Photocopied text of an excerpt from the Congressional Record containing Senator Barry Goldwater's introduction of bill S. 247 to provide veterans' benefits to the WASPs. Goldwater's remarks are followed by five articles on the WASPs, their service during WWII, and their efforts to obtain veterans' status.
Date: January 14, 1977
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Letter From Harris L. Kempner to Harris K. Weston, May 13, 1957] (open access)

[Copy of Letter From Harris L. Kempner to Harris K. Weston, May 13, 1957]

Copy of letter from Harris L. Kempner to Harris K. Weston discussing about Lee and Ike's response to participation in the oil venture program.
Date: May 13, 1957
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Duplicate Copy of a Letter from Harris K. Weston to I. H. Kempner and R. Lee Kempner, May 21, 1957] (open access)

[Duplicate Copy of a Letter from Harris K. Weston to I. H. Kempner and R. Lee Kempner, May 21, 1957]

Duplicate copy of a letter from Harris K. Weston to I. H. Kempner and R. Lee Kempner discussing about the possible plans to participate in the oil and gas wells drilling venture.
Date: May 21, 1957
Creator: Weston, Harris Kempner
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Rosa Charlyne Creger] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to Rosa Charlyne Creger]

WASP envelope with a Fifinella logo and "Reunion 78" printed in the top left corner, addressed to Rosa Charlyne Creger in Shreveport, Louisiana."Hot Springs has all the fun" can be seen printed in the bottom left corner.
Date: 1978?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First human flag in Hot Springs, Arkansas State Fair]

Portrait of the first human flag formed in honor of Theodore Roosevelt. Taken at the Arkansas State Fair in 1910.
Date: October 10, 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flight in Arkansas, Fall 1976 (open access)

Flight in Arkansas, Fall 1976

Quarterly publication containing information of interest to pilots located in Arkansas. This issue includes a cover story about the upcoming WASP reunion in Hot Springs.
Date: Autumn 1976
Creator: Arkansas Division of Aeronautics
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Group

Photograph of L to R: A. A. McCullin, FT. Worth, TX; J. J. Pearson, Hobart, OK; l. H. Perkins, Indianola; J. H. Bynum, Indianola; B. Patton, Hobart, OK; Edd Frasier, Kinta, OK, in Hot Springs, AR.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Group photo by a lake]

Photograph of Richard Doherty, Jan, Jane, and another Richard taken by a hot springs.
Date: 1984
Creator: Doherty, Richard
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Group Portrait at the Cooper House

Copy negative of a group of people standing on the porch at the Cooper house. The man sitting in the chair is George T. Beasley.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[James McKay Lykes oval portrait, black and white]

Formal oval portrait of James McKay Lykes in his early 20's, wearing a suit and a tie.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Pierson, Hot Springs, Arkansas
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Arlington Hotel to Jeane Bertig Kempner, July 7, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Arlington Hotel to Jeane Bertig Kempner, July 7, 1956]

Letter from Arlington Hotel to Jeane Bertig Kempner thanking Kempner for her stay and asking for any critiques she may have as well as providing the names of friends who would visit Hot Springs.
Date: July 7, 1956
Creator: McEachin, R. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Betty to Charlyne, July 27, 1976] (open access)

[Letter from Betty to Charlyne, July 27, 1976]

Letter written on WASP Reunion 76 stationary from Betty (possibly Nicholas) to Charlyne (possibly Creger) discussing the reservation of rooms for a reunion in Hot Springs.
Date: July 27, 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. Emmett Karston to Isaac H. Kempner, April 7, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from C. Emmett Karston to Isaac H. Kempner, April 7, 1948]

Letter from C. Emmett Karston to Isaac H. Kempner discussing the Majestic Hotel's amenities and the latter's room reservation request.
Date: April 7, 1948
Creator: Karston, C. Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to his Grandfather, August 29, 1893] (open access)

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to his Grandfather, August 29, 1893]

Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz mentions Otto, his younger brother, and his going to school soon. The letter is on St. Charles Hotel (Kerrville, Texas) stationery.
Date: August 29, 1893
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Arlington Hotels, July 2, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Arlington Hotels, July 2, 1956]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Arlington Hotel requesting a hotel room for Jeane Bertig Kempner and noting what time of day she may arrive.
Date: July 2, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History