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Declassified reports show Holocaust began in 1941 on Soviet soil (open access)

Declassified reports show Holocaust began in 1941 on Soviet soil

Newspaper article from The Houston Chronicle, discussing new evidence uncovered about the beginning of the Holocaust in 1941.
Date: November 11, 1996
Creator: Dobbs, Michael
System: The Portal to Texas History
Late Pioneer Gets Citation (open access)

Late Pioneer Gets Citation

Newspaper article from the Morning Edition of the Abilene Reporter News about a resolution of appreciation made in memory of Judge K. K. Legett by the Board of Trustees of Hardin-Simmons University.
Date: September 2, 1970
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Editorial from the Abilene Reporter News, October 19, 1976] (open access)

[Editorial from the Abilene Reporter News, October 19, 1976]

Photocopy of an editorial from the Abilene Reporter News, section 4-A of the 1978-10-19 paper, discussing the passing and history of Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie. The photocopy has three duplicate images on the page.
Date: October 19, 1978
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
L'Archeveque: The Outlaw (open access)

L'Archeveque: The Outlaw

This brief article by J. Evetts Haley details the interactions between Charles Goodnight and the Mexican outlaw, Sostenes Archeveque.
Date: Autumn 1958
Creator: Haley, J. Evetts
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roy Crane - International Museum of Cartoon Art Hall of Fame Profile (open access)

Roy Crane - International Museum of Cartoon Art Hall of Fame Profile

A printout of Roy Crane's Hall of Fame profile pages on the International Museum of Cartoon Art's website, accessed March 15, 2004.
Date: March 15, 2004
Creator: Roy, Crane, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The WASP of World War II] (open access)

[Clipping: The WASP of World War II]

An article fro Aerospace Historian on the origins and life of Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War II, with an introduction from aviatrix and WASP flight instructor, Jacqueline Cochran.
Date: 1970
Creator: Aerospace Historian
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The History of Avenger Field at Sweetwater, Texas] (open access)

[The History of Avenger Field at Sweetwater, Texas]

Article on the history of Avenger Field, where Women Airforce Service Pilots trained in World War II.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sweetwater Controversy] (open access)

[Sweetwater Controversy]

Online article printed from Abilene Reporter-News about the controversy over Nolan County's plans to build a county jail nearby the National Women Airforce Service Pilots Museum in Sweetwater, Tx.
Date: unknown
Creator: Goldmeier, Jeremy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 'Our Daring Young Women': WWII role models guide women pilots] (open access)

[Clipping: 'Our Daring Young Women': WWII role models guide women pilots]

Photocopy of an clipping on the legacy of Women Airforce Service Pilots, their contributions to World War II, and their eventual fight to gain veteran status.
Date: November 1984
Creator: Watson, Liz
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Lawyer Who Is Not Running for the Presidency (open access)

The Texas Lawyer Who Is Not Running for the Presidency

Article stating that William John Bryan is not running for president, explaining that there has been confusion due to he and presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan having the same initials. A few notes are scribbled on the bottom half of the page.
Date: October 1, 1896
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas WASP Honored by Sen. Hutchison in Dallas Ceremony (open access)

Texas WASP Honored by Sen. Hutchison in Dallas Ceremony

Printed online article from Air Force Print News Today about the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and how Senator Hutchison honored the women with a bill awarding the Congressional Gold Medal.
Date: November 18, 2009
Creator: Hickerson, Katie
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP_03-2016-015-210 (open access)

WASP_03-2016-015-210

Copies of three articles on thunderstorms as they relate to aviation by Robert N. Buck, taken from the magazine, Air Facts, and compiled by the contract pilot school at Avenger Field for the use of its students.
Date: February 11, 1944
Creator: Buck, Robert N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Female Pilots Recognized (open access)

Female Pilots Recognized

Printed article about the Congressional Gold Medal being awarded to Women Airforce Service Pilots, featuring interview quotes from Catherine Parker on her feelings about the medal and her time in the WASP program.
Date: March 19, 2009
Creator: Phelps, Janet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Compulsory Health Studies] (open access)

[Compulsory Health Studies]

The Christian Science Committee asks that their children be exempt from certain teachings in public school health courses. They feel the teachings are in conflict with their beliefs.
Date: unknown
Creator: Christian Science Committee
System: The Portal to Texas History