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Children Outside; School Pictures
Copy negative of two pictures. The large one in the middle is of little Dan and Odell Webb standing in a large yard with a house and trees in the background, taken in 1946 in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. The smaller picture on the right is a school picture of Dan taken in 1955 in Abilene, Texas. There are other partially visible pictures.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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"]
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
[Clipping: Wings of freedom were well worn]
Newspaper clipping of an article about John Faulkner and Jay Rigby, two veterans who flew in WWII. The article includes a photograph of both men. On the back of the clipping are anniversary and birth announcements.
Date:
March 25, 2007
Creator:
Wolff, Henry, Jr.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Letter from Brent Taylor to Rigdon Edwards, February 2, 1995]
Letter from Brent Taylor, a high school student, to Rigdon Edwards requesting photographs, articles, and any information the he can offer to help him on his project on women who served in World War 2.
Date:
February 2, 1995
Creator:
Taylor, Brent
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 4, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing buying ink for her pen, being "weathered-in" at Jackson Army Air Field (en route from Dallas to Memphis), trouble getting a hotel room in Jackson, changes to the base, possible routes to her destination, a possible officer's commission, and other WASPs marrying. Written on Robert E. Lee Hotel (Jackson) stationary.
Date:
1944-01-04?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 13, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying from Camden AK to Dallas, waiting for clearance to continue on from Dallas but being delayed, and flying open-cockpit aircraft.
Date:
November 13, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 11, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing delivering a plane and flying back to Dallas, chores, seeing For Whom the Bell Tolls, seeing Tito GuÃzar in concert, and flying to Camden, AK. Typed and written on Hutson Hotels stationary.
Date:
October 11, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E.R. Cotham to K.K. Legett - January 14, 1896]
Letter written to K.K. Legett from E.R. Cotham regarding Della Harris's interest in land.
Date:
January 14, 1896
Creator:
Cotham, E. R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. B. Watson to T. N. Carswell - December 8, 1941]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Parramore Post No. 57, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from J. B. Watson, President, Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal College, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, dated December 8, 1941. J. B. Watson defines Americanism.
Date:
December 8, 1941
Creator:
Watson, J. B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. D. Hanson to O. B. Ellis, February 23, 1961]
Letter from M. D. Hanson to O. B. Ellis discussing Willie McCowan, Jr.'s, an inmate of the Texas Department of Corrections, medical history. After examining Mr. McCowan, Mr. Handon recommended that he be transferred to their Huntsville Unit for further examination.
Date:
February 23, 1961
Creator:
Hanson, M. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. D. Hill to T. N. Carswell - February 3, 1950]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from R. D. Hill, Little Rock, Arkansas, dated February 3, 1950. Hill requests that Carswell hold the letter for instructions to be utilizied later and suggests he obtain Cashier's Checks. Hill identifies "his man" in Albuquerque as Elmer C. Sproul, describes Sproul's background and gives his approval of Sproul. The reverse side includes a handwritten postscript by Hill informing Carswell that he learned that the tubing which Dalton wrote about is of smaller diameter than the pipe presently used by the firm thus it would not fit the units they are making.
Date:
February 3, 1950
Creator:
Hill, R. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. D. Hill to T. N. Carswell - January 5, 1950]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, from R. D. Hill, Lafayette Hotel, Little Rock, Arkansas - Los Angeles 5, California, dated January 5, 1950. Hill advises that a water softening business at Albuquerque has tentatively agreed to take on their project for distribution. He advises of a Mr. Sproul as the operating head, outlines his travel itinerary and offers best wishes to Carswell, Dalton and Mutt. In a handwritten postscript Hill acknowledges that his letter is "not very fancy written" but believes Carswell understands what he tried to say.
Date:
January 5, 1950
Creator:
Hill, R. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. D. Hill to T. N. Carswell - January 24, 1950]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene Machine Company, Abilene, Texas, from R. D. Hill, Little Rock, Arkansas, dated January 24, 1950. Hill predicts that the New Mexico man will prove to be a "go-get-ter", outlines his business travel itinerary, and requests to learn by February 1 of the status of the Post Office Box in order to direct his mail there. Handwritten postscript at top left of page requests a pardon for the errors.
Date:
January 24, 1950
Creator:
Hill, R. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. D. Hill to T. N. Carswell - November 11, 1950]
A letter written to Mr. Carswell, from R. D. Hill, The La Fayette Hotel, Little Rock, Arkansas, dated November 11, 1950. Hill outlines his business itinerary and discribes the bad effects that the war in Korea is having on many businesses. The reverse side includes a postscript informing Carswell of Hill's immediate travel itinerary and a reminder of his Los Angeles address.
Date:
November 11, 1950
Creator:
Hill, R. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. D. Hill to T. N. Carswell - November 30, 1949]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene Machine Company, Abilene, Texas, from R. D. Hill, Little Rock, Arkansas, dated November 30, 1949. Hill outlines his business travel itinerary advising that if it is necessary to appoint or elect officers he will call on Carswell to act as one of them. Hill adds, in a handwritten postscript, that there was no time for corrections.
Date:
November 30, 1949
Creator:
Hill, R. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Loan Note from The Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Abilene]
Loan note detailing the amount and conditions of a loan from The Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Abilene, taken out by Felix McGaughey and Legett & Hardwicke.
Date:
April 21, 1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Map of Central Texas]
Map of Central Texas and Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), showing towns, roads, railroads, county lines, bodies of water, and other geologic features, with relief shown in hachures. Includes notes on the abundance of water and forest cover. The map also includes small portions of Louisiana and Arkansas. No scale indicated.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Map of Texas - 1876]
Map of Texas and the Indian Territory of what is now Oklahoma, showing towns, roads, railroads, county lines, bodies of water, and other geologic features, with relief shown in hachures. Small portions of Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, and New Mexico are also shown. There is an inset map of West Texas and a portion of Mexico in the lower-left corner, showing El Paso, Pecos, and Presidio Counties.
Date:
1876
Creator:
Woodruff, L. C. & Sitgreaves, L.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Texas with Parts of the Adjoining States.
Map of Texas and parts of Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma (Indian Territory), showing land grants, property lines, and ownership. The map also includes towns, forts, rivers, creeks, and areas of elevations. Includes notes on various geological features as well as a note written and signed by the General Land Office Commissioner, complete with an official General Land Office seal. Relief shown in hachures.
Date:
1837
Creator:
Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map Showing the Route of E.F. Beale from Fort Smith, ARK. to Alburquerque, NM.
Three maps showing the route of E. F. Beale from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Albuquerque, New Mexico (left); the leased portion of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation (upper-right); and country between the Brazos River and the Kansas River (lower-right). Relief shown in hachures. Scale varies.
Date:
1858
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pocket Map of the State of Texas
Map of Texas and portions of Arkansas, Louisiana, and New Mexico as well as Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), showing towns, roads, railroads, county lines, bodies of water, and in some cases property lines and ownership. Scale [ca. 1:2,027,520] (32 miles to the inch).
Date:
1879
Creator:
Pressler, Charles W. & Landermann, A. B.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and of the Republic of Mexico (1).
Map of U.S. Mail stations and routes in parts of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mexico, and various Indian Territories, showing the beginnings and endings of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. six times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued offices. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and state and county lines.
Date:
1884
Creator:
Nicholson, W. L. & Gresham, Walter Q.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History