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Oral History Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, February 27, 2000 (open access)

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
[Aviation Cadet Club Membership Card] (open access)

[Aviation Cadet Club Membership Card]

Membership card to the Aviation Cadet Club belonging to Frank W. Gardner. The front of the card says: "Aviation Cadet Club Official Membership Card. This is to certify that the bearer F. W. Gardner is a member in good standing of the Aviation Cadet Club and is entitled to all privileges and benefits as such. Youngblood Hotel, Enid, Oklahoma. Club Phone ---, Date 7-11-42." The back of the cards reads: "I agree to fulfill my obligations to the Aviation Cadet Club and to abide by its rules and regulations. Unless revoked for any reason, this card entitles the bearer, as an aviation cadet, to membership in the Aviation Cadet Club for a period of one year from date of issue."
Date: July 11, 1942
Creator: Aviation Cadet Club
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gensman Company Business Envelope (open access)

Gensman Company Business Envelope

Gensman Company Business Envelope with a return address.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Enid Field Trial Ribbon (open access)

Enid Field Trial Ribbon

Enid Field Trial Ribbon awarding third place for Shooting, from March 27, 1938.
Date: March 27, 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mason 'Bud' Hart Jr. for Sherriff (open access)

Mason 'Bud' Hart Jr. for Sherriff

Card that advertises Mason 'Bud' Hart Jr. for Sherriff.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Meadowlake Park Merry-Go-Round Tickets (open access)

Meadowlake Park Merry-Go-Round Tickets

Meadowlake Park Merry-Go-Round Tickets 1957 season in Enid, Oklahoma.
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Card Granting Amenities to J. Lee Cromwell (open access)

Card Granting Amenities to J. Lee Cromwell

A card granting amenities to J. Lee Cromwell at the Youngblood Hotel in Enid, Oklahoma.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Unofficial Election Returns for McKinley Presidential Election (open access)

Unofficial Election Returns for McKinley Presidential Election

Text from the unofficial election returns for the McKinley presidential election, including county offices as well.
Date: 1896
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Zellweger and Kodak Coupons (open access)

Zellweger and Kodak Coupons

Coupons for Zellweger and Kodak Enlargement. These coupons were from Enid, Oklahoma.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gentry Motor Company Business Card (open access)

Gentry Motor Company Business Card

A business card for the Gentry Motor Company.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bank of Enid Checks and American National Bank Check (open access)

Bank of Enid Checks and American National Bank Check

Three checks, two from the Bank of Enid (1909) and one from the American National Bank Checks (1922).
Date: 1909/1922
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Two Dogs with Three 1944 Kennell Club Show Ribbons (open access)

Two Dogs with Three 1944 Kennell Club Show Ribbons

On the top right corner there is a picture of two dogs laying down. Below show three 1944 Kennell Club ribbons. From the Enid Municipal Zoo in Enid, Oklahoma.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Certificate Electing Grady Brock Commissioner Ward Four of Enid (open access)

Certificate Electing Grady Brock Commissioner Ward Four of Enid

Certificate electing Grady Brock as Commissioner Ward Four of Enid, Oklahoma.
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Another Claims Title of First Baby Born in Enid (open access)

Another Claims Title of First Baby Born in Enid

A newspaper clipping from 1893 titled, "Another Claims Title of First Baby Born in Enid."
Date: 1893
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reception Committee Notice: Welcoming Woodrow Wilson to Oklahoma City (open access)

Reception Committee Notice: Welcoming Woodrow Wilson to Oklahoma City

Reception Committee Notice Honor Eugene Watrous welcoming Woodrow Wilson to Oklahoma City in 1919.
Date: 1919
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Carbon Copy of Original Land Office Filings: Enid Land Office (open access)

Carbon Copy of Original Land Office Filings: Enid Land Office

A carbon copy of pages from the original land office filings of October 1893, Enid Land Office.
Date: October 1893
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Letter from Eldon Cessna to Willis Peyton (open access)

Letter from Eldon Cessna to Willis Peyton

Letter from Eldon Cessna to Willis Peyton.
Date: October 16, 1978
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
War Ration Books, Stamps and Flag (open access)

War Ration Books, Stamps and Flag

Collection that has a War Ration Books, stamps, and small flag.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Wichita Sunday Eagle July Fourth, 1926 (open access)

The Wichita Sunday Eagle July Fourth, 1926

The Wichita Sunday Eagle showing off July Fourth photographs with some related to Oklahoma.
Date: July 4, 1926
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dr. John H. Lorrabee's Memorial Card (open access)

Dr. John H. Lorrabee's Memorial Card

A memorial card for Dr. John H. Lorrabee.
Date: 1888
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Certificate of Election for County and Township Officers (open access)

Certificate of Election for County and Township Officers

Certificate of an election for county and township officers of Garfield County on November eighth, 1898.
Date: November 8, 1898
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Homesteaded in Garfield County Certificate (open access)

Homesteaded in Garfield County Certificate

A patent belonging to Hannah Jane Vandeventer in 1904. She Homesteaded in Garfield County in Hackberry Township not far from Waukomis, Oklahoma.
Date: 1904
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
County and Legislative Ballot (open access)

County and Legislative Ballot

Garfield county legislative ballot with no date.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
War Ration Book (open access)

War Ration Book

War Ration Book that belonged to Archie Butts from Enid, Oklahoma.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History