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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
[Registered Nurse Certificate] (open access)

[Registered Nurse Certificate]

Certificate from the Arkansas State Board of Nursing stating that Charlyne Creger is authorized to work as a registered nurse.
Date: March 1967
Creator: Arkansas State Board of Nursing
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Sebastian County Courthouse and City Hall]

Postcard of the Sebastian County Courthouse and City Hall in Fort Smith, Arkansas. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten at Camp Barkeley says "Hello All- Trip is going swell- 520 miles first day. Stayed all nite on west side of Springfield, Ohio. Should make about same distance today. Weather is swell & quite warm- no heater. Snacks are good. Above is new address."
Date: December 2, 1943
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Terra-Cotta Tourist Court and Hotel, Arkadelphia, Arkansas]

Postcard of a row of white buildings next to a road, with text that says "Terra-Cota Tourist Court and Hotel, At Junction of U.S. 67 and State No. 7, 4 Miles North of Arkadelphia, Ark." A handwritten note addressed to Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten at Camp Barkeley says "Dear Helen & all- Arrived safely at 2/38 3 July, had a nice trip. The weather we relatively cool and had on partial flap - a small nail. Drove 133 miles the first day- Woodrow."
Date: July 4, 1944
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Arkansas Ozarks]

Postcard with photos of several different scenes, and text that says "Greetings from Arkansas Ozarks." A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten at Camp Chaffee says "Dear Helen and all- Quite chilly today and looks like snow. Hope that it doesn't snow or the [?] will be an ice cake as we have no antifreeze. Alcohol seems to be all we can get may get some this pm. We worked today again. Am enjoying our [?] very much. How do you like this card? Cannot state how long we will be here - unknown yet. Bro Woodrow."
Date: November 7, 1943
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type: Postcard
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

Texas, Part of New Mexico &c.

Atlas map of Texas and New Mexico as well as parts of Oklahoma (Indian Territory), northern Mexico, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Shows counties, towns, military posts, areas of American Indian habitation, American Indian reservations, roads, railroads, and geological features.
Date: 1856
Creator: Bartholomew, J.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Geni Baskin to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Geni Baskin to Blanche Perry]

Letter from Geni Baskin (Mrs. Hugh Baskin) to Blanche Perry thanking Perry for the baptistry painting and describing the sermon Brother Smithson preached based on Perry's interpretation of the painting.
Date: November 19, 1940
Creator: Baskin, Geni
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Geni Baskin to Blanche Perry #2] (open access)

[Letter from Geni Baskin to Blanche Perry #2]

Letter from Geni Baskin (Mrs. Hugh Baskin) to Blanche Perry giving personal facts and relating the story of a quilt the church was making to give to Perry.
Date: November 7, 1941
Creator: Baskin, Geni
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John. S. Winston, March 20, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John. S. Winston, March 20, 1973

Interview with John S. Winston, a preacher from Arkansas. The interview includes Winston's experience growing up in and around the church, his education, family history, surrounding church history, and his time as a preacher. The interview also includes his comments on and interactions with other prominent figures in the church.
Date: March 30, 1973
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Winston, John S.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[UT Students' Army Training Corps Memo Number 33] (open access)

[UT Students' Army Training Corps Memo Number 33]

Memorandum outlining the Depot Zone plan to facilitate the distribution of quartermaster supplies in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas.
Date: November 19, 1918
Creator: Boyle, John B.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. H. Brinn to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from J. H. Brinn to Blanche Perry]

Letter from J.H. Brinn to Blanche Perry inviting Perry to visit the Church of Christ in Dell, Arkansas. Gives directions for locating the town.
Date: March 28, 1952
Creator: Brinn, J. H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. H. Brinn to Blanche Perry #2] (open access)

[Letter from J. H. Brinn to Blanche Perry #2]

Letter from J.H. Brinn to Blanche Perry requesting a baptistry painting for the Church of Christ in Dell, Arkansas.
Date: March 10, 1952
Creator: Brinn, J. H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E.R. Cotham to K.K. Legett - January 14, 1896] (open access)

[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 Charlyne Creger, December, 1995] (open access)

[Letter from Charlyne Creger, December, 1995]

Letter from Charlyne Creger discussing the past year's activities, such as traveling, seeing old friends, attending WASP events, and visiting her sister, Violet.
Date: December 1995
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Trails made and routes used by the Fourth U.S. Cavalry: Under command of General R.S. MacKenzie in its operations against hostile Indians in Texas, Indian-Territory (now Oklahoma), New Mexico and Old Mexico during the period of 1871-2-3-4 and 5

Military map of the routes used by R.S. Mackenzie and his troops, including New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas as well as parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, and Mexico. The map shows routes, trails, railroads, roads, camps, old forts, other landmarks, battles with American Indians, and names and locations of American Indian tribes in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Scale [ca. 1:1,405,436] (23.76 miles to the inch).
Date: 1927
Creator: Dorchester, E. D.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 11, 1945] (open access)

[Postcard from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 11, 1945]

Postcard from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon informing her that he received her letter and about his travels. The front of the post card has an illustration of the National Bank of South Dakota in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Date: August 11, 1945
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and the Republic of Mexico 1887 (1).

Map of U.S. Postal Station mail stations and routes in parts of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mexico, and various Indian Territories, showing the beginning and end 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: 1887
Creator: Enright, David & Vilas, William F.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Richardson's New Map of the State of Texas

Map of Texas and parts of northern Mexico, Louisiana, and Arkansas, showing Indian Territory, towns roads, railroads, battlefields, military posts, bodies of water, and other geologic features, with relief shown in hachures. Includes inset maps of the northern part of the Panhandle, plan of the western United States, and plans of Sabine Lake, Galveston Bay, and Matagorda Bay. Scale varies.
Date: 1867
Creator: G.W. & C.B. Colton
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Mrs. W. H. Garnett to W. J. Bryan] (open access)

[Telegram from Mrs. W. H. Garnett to W. J. Bryan]

Telegram from Mrs. W. H. Garnett to W. J. Bryan with an illustrated holiday banner at the top, wishing Bryan and his family a Merry Christmas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Garnett, Mrs. W. H.
Object Type: Letter
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
[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

[Train Engine #537 and Cars]

Photograph of train engine #537, viewed from the front. "537" is visible on the front of the engine. Smoke billows up from the front chimney. Electrical poles line the snow-covered hills on either side of the tracks. Buildings are visible in the distance and along the right. Handwritten text below the image says, "Little Rock, Arkansas 1943-44 Photo taken from 12th St. Bridge and shows train coming up Little Rock Hill A .08% Grade."
Date: 1943/1944
Creator: Gray, Johnnie M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. D. Hanson to O. B. Ellis, February 23, 1961] (open access)

[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