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A new map of the state of California, the territories of Oregon and Utah, and the chief part of New Mexico.
Atlas map of the newly formed state of California and the territories of Utah, New Mexico, and Oregon. The map includes boundary lines, major towns, early settlement roads, bodies of water, and other geologic features, with relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,969,600] (110 miles to the inch).
Date:
1850
Creator:
Thomas Cowperthwait & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of California, Oregon, Texas and the Territories adjoining with Routes and c.
Topographic map of the Western United States and northern Mexico, showing Texas, California, Oregon, and Indian Territory. The map includes rivers, creeks, roads, and areas of elevation. Relief shown in hachures.
Date:
1849
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Couple at McKenzie Pass
Copy negative of Thelma and Herman McDaniel standing on each side of the sign on Highway 28 in Oregon at the summit of McKenzie Pass. She is They are on a road and there is a large pile of rocks behind them on the right.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Board Meeting Agenda]
Agenda for the WASP board meeting held March 25, 2006.
Date:
March 25, 2006
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Eleanor Brown]
Stamped envelope sent from Garth Didlick and addressed to Eleanor Brown.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Didlick, Garth
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Sherry Ringler to the WASP's Board of Directors and By-Laws Committee, June 26, 2006]
Email from Sherry Ringler to members of the WASP's Board of Directors and By-Laws Committee containing Jean McCreery's report on the vote to hire an executive director and plans for the business meeting to be held at the WASP reunion in September.
Date:
June 26, 2006
Creator:
Ringler, Sherry
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Deanie Parrish to Eleanor Brown, August 19, 2004]
Letter from Deanie Parrish to Eleanor Brown congratulating her on becoming the Director of Region 2 and listing the officers elected to the Board of Directors for 2004-2006. She also mentions the site for the next WASP reunion.
Date:
August 19, 2004
Creator:
Parrish, Deanie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes from the WASP "Unofficial" Board Meeting]
Minutes from the WASP board meeting held March 25, 2006 in Nashville, TN.
Date:
March 25, 2006
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Nell Bright to Eleanor Brown, February 3, 2006]
Email from Nell Bright to Eleanor Brown declining to be nominated as a candidate for the Director of Region 2.
Date:
February 3, 2006
Creator:
Bright, Nell
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor Brown to Elaine Harmon, May 27, 2006]
Letter from Eleanor Brown to Elaine Harmon discussing her hobbies, her husband's health, and other news. A handwritten note at the top of the page states, "Response to Elaine Harmon for class news for WASP Newsletter. Sent May 27, 2006."
Date:
May 27, 2006
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Herald Tribune Sends Its Plane to Air Races]
Newspaper clipping with articles about the New York Herald Tribune participating in air races, the death of Jack Woolams, Senator Carl Hatch's opposition to bomb tests, and more.
Date:
August 31, 1946
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Flying Bombers in World War II: Stories my mother told me.]
Photocopy of a magazine clipping about how Geraldine Jordan became a pilot, how Jacqueline Cochran and Nancy Love created the WASP program, and the history of the WASP.
Date:
August 2010
Creator:
Jordan, Melissa
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973]
Text of Jacqueline Cochran's typed daily schedule from December 21, 1969, to December 15, 1973, including golf tournaments, doctor appointments, hair appointments, Arthritis Foundation committee meetings, dinner meetings, budget meetings, and board meetings. Entries include day of week, time, and location. They also include personal handwritten notes on some entries.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Form letter from Maizie Toungate to H. M. Randall - February 10, 1955]
A form letter addressed to Mr. H. M. Randall, Director, Board of Parole and Probation, Salem, Oregon, from Jack Ross, Administrator, Interstate Parole Compact (by Maizie Toungate, Supervisor, Parole Division), Board of Pardons and Paroles, Texas, dated February 10, 1955. Toungate advises Randall of the acceptance of Subject OSP 22624 for supervision advising that Subject is to report to Mr. T. N. Carswell.
Date:
February 10, 1955
Creator:
Toungate, Maizie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert E. Jones to Maizie Toungate - March 3, 1955]
A letter written to Mr. Jack Ross, Administrator, Interstate Parole Compact (Attention: Mrs. Maizie Toungate, Supervisor, Parole Division), Board of Pardons and Paroles, Texas, from H. M. Randall, Administrator, Interstate Parole Compact, Salem, Oregon (by Robert E. Jones, Senior Parole Officer), dated March 3, 1955. The cover letter by Jones advises of several enclosures including copies of the Agreement to Return and duplicate pictures of Subject OSP 22624 to supplement the supervisory data sent previously.
Date:
March 3, 1955
Creator:
Jones, Robert E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Report from parolee to the Director of Parole and Probation, Oregon - September 5, 1955]
A report addressed to the Director of Parole and Probation, Salem, Oregon, from Parolee 22624, Abilene, Texas, dated September 5, 1955. A report by Parolee 22624 of activities pursuant to conditions of release. The reverse side includes Parole Conditions.
Date:
September 5, 1955
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vincent O'Leary to H. M. Randall - March 31, 1958]
A letter addressed to Mr. H. M. Randall, Director, Board of Parole and Probation, Salem, Oregon, from Jack Ross, Administrator, Interstate Parole Compact (by Vincent O'Leary, Director, Division of Parole Supervision), dated March 31, 1958. O'Leary refers to a letter from Randall requesting a report on Subject OSP 22624 and advises Randall that the volunteer parole officer in Taylor County reports that Subject's conduct has been good.
Date:
March 31, 1958
Creator:
O'Leary, Vincent I.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter of Appeal from T. N. Carswell to Oregon Board of Parole and Probation - December 5, 1958]
A letter written to the Chairman of the Oregon Board of Parole and Probation, Salem, Oregon, from T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County, Texas, Vountary Parole Board, dated December 5, 1958. Report and recommendation for executive clemency for Subject OSP 22,624. Carswell refers to the attached letter of Subject's own appeal for executive clemency stating his approval of the request both in his "official capacity and personally".
Date:
December 5, 1958
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert E. Jones to T. N. Carswell - December 9, 1958]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County Voluntary Parole Board, from H. M. Randall, Director, State Board of Parole and Probation, Salem, Oregon (by Robert E. Jones, Deputy Director), dated December 9, 1958. The letter acknowledges the receipt of the letter from Carswell containing the application from Subject OSP 22,624 for the termination of his obilgation to the state of Oregon. Advisement that they will submit the request to the Board December 29th.
Date:
December 9, 1958
Creator:
Jones, Robert E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter and Final Report: From T. N. Carswell to State Board of Parole and Probation, Oregon - February 7, 1959]
A letter and final report to the State Board of Parole and Probation, Salem, Oregon, from T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Voluntary Parole Board dated February 7, 1959. Carswell advises the Board of an attached copy of the last required report from Subject OSP 22624. He expresses his faith in his conviction regarding Subject "that his forward pathway would be straight", and he expresses his appreciation for their responses to his inquiries which helped him to help Subject. The attachment includes a Final Report letter addressed to Gentlemen--Oregon State Board of Parole and Probation, Salem, Oregon from parolee, Abilene, Texas dated February 4, 1959. Subject OSP 22624 expresses his appreciation for his Discharge from Parole and discourses on his life and family situation since moving to Texas, the successes and the trials endured. He advises of his only fear being of the impact that his record might have on his son's ambitions to become an ensign in the U. S. Navy via an appointment to Annapolis. F I N A L REPORT form is dated February 4, 1959 approved, stamped and signed by T. N. Carswell, Chairman Taylor County Parole Board. The reverse side includes PAROLE CONDITIONS.
Date:
February 7, 1959
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. D. Hill to T. N. Carswell - July 28, 1950]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene Machine Company, from R. D. Hill, Bend, Oregon, dated July 28, 1950. Hill explains that an enclosed C/C [cashier's check] is to reimburse for the rental on P. O. Box 1032. Hill outlines his business travel itinerary and monologues on politics advising that the recent "hostile involvings" may retard business progress. "It might be that we presently have a fully DEVELOPED Kingfish 'Huey Long' set-up?" Hill handwrites postcript at bottom of page sending regards to all. Notation at top of page indicates a reply by Carswell on October 17, 1950.
Date:
July 28, 1950
Creator:
Hill, R. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: And Bacon, Too!!!]
Newspaper clipping discussing how an 1849 advertisement printed in another clipping shows what the culture was like in that time period.
Date:
1945~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Walter Miller to Blanche Perry]
A typewritten postcard from Walter Miller to Blanche Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting she did for the church in Grants Pass, Oregon.
Date:
May 30, 1943
Creator:
Miller, Walter
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "World War 2 Women Pilots Causing a Buzz Again"]
Newspaper clipping of an article about the WASP and a bill that Senator Barry Goldwater introduced to give them veteran status.
Date:
May 31, 1977
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History