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[Clipping: Oh...To Be A Women's Air Force Service Pilot] (open access)

[Clipping: Oh...To Be A Women's Air Force Service Pilot]

Photocopy of a magazine clipping with an article about the history of the WASP, how they began, their achievements, and more.
Date: February 1977
Creator: Gutierrez, Ava & Wilson, Jan
Object Type: Clipping
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
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In]

Newspaper clipping giving information about the Patriot's Parade. A list of former WASP with portraits and short biographies is also included.
Date: May 28, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In]

Newspaper clipping giving information about the Patriot's Parade. A list of former WASP with portraits and short biographies is also included.
Date: May 28, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Journal, Volume 50, 2004 (open access)

The Dallas Journal, Volume 50, 2004

Annual publication containing genealogical information about families in Dallas, Texas and the surrounding area, including family histories, lists of records (births, deaths, registration, etc.), correspondence, and other documentation. Name index begins on page 145.
Date: June 2004
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973] (open access)

[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
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 7, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 7, 1943?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing Blythe Field and Morton's Air Academy, flying over the desert, getting transportation to Dallas, finding a forgotten parachute, Mexican and Native American crafts, and meeting some flight cadets. Written on Hotel Paso del Norte (El Paso) stationary.
Date: 1943-10-07?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 24, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 24, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being transported to Palm Springs, exploring the town, flight delays, orders, free time, and Air Corps personnel in California.
Date: October 24, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 24, 1944?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 24, 1944?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing getting dinner in El Paso, flying from there to Phoenix, staying in Palm Springs, and waiting for orders.
Date: 1944-10-24?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 29, 1944?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 29, 1944?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes, probably to her father, discussing flying a Vultee aircraft, staying in Palm Springs, and returning to Dallas. Typed on Hutson Hotels stationary.
Date: 1944-10-29?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, February 8, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, February 8, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing their recent trip, check flights, further training and pursuit school (for flying fighters), and recent flying. Written on Hotel Heidelberg stationary.
Date: February 8, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, October 7, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, October 7, 1943?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing flying into Palm Springs, dinner there, visits with friends, buying a gift for her father in Juarez, future work ferrying Steerman aircraft, and an Army captain who took photographs of her and others on a flight from Phoenix.
Date: 1943-10-07?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dorothy Lewis to Rigdon Edwards, October 13, 1995] (open access)

[Letter from Dorothy Lewis to Rigdon Edwards, October 13, 1995]

Letter from Dorothy Lewis to Rigdon Edwards thanking him for a set of pictures and discussing how often WASP meet.
Date: October 13, 1995
Creator: Lewis, Dorothy Swain
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dorothy Lewis to Rigdon Edwards, September 15, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from Dorothy Lewis to Rigdon Edwards, September 15, 1993]

Letter from Dorothy Swain Lewis to Rigdon Edwards congratulating him on being featured on "The Marketer" and the awards he received and just making more conversation with him.
Date: September 15, 1993
Creator: Lewis, Dorothy Swain
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henri Pepper to Joann Staulcup, September 25, 1987] (open access)

[Letter from Henri Pepper to Joann Staulcup, September 25, 1987]

Letter from Henri Pepper to Joann Staulcup providing a short list of ex-WASP mailing addresses.
Date: September 25, 1987
Creator: Pepper, Henri Elizabeth
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Daughdrill to Harris L. Kempner, January 21, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from Lillian Daughdrill to Harris L. Kempner, January 21, 1966]

Letter from Lillian Daughdrill to Harris L. Kempner informing him that she passed his message on to Mr. Harmon Whittington and he expresses his sorrows to hear that Mr. Kempner will not be joining the Rice Associates.
Date: January 21, 1966
Creator: Daughdrill, Lillian
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. Atlee Burpee Co. to D. W. Kempner, April 30, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from W. Atlee Burpee Co. to D. W. Kempner, April 30, 1953]

Letter from W. Atlee Burpee Company to D. W. Kempner discussing Mr. Kempner's request for a copy of the previous fall's order.
Date: April 30, 1953
Creator: W. Atlee Burpee Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Joe Foss] captions transcript

[News Clip: Joe Foss]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a story about the winter meeting of the Pro Football Joint Committee in Palm Springs, California. This story includes an interview with AFL commissioner Joe Foss about the merger of the American and National Football Leagues and the first Super Bowl game.
Date: March 17, 1969
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Texas Campaign] captions transcript

[News Clip: Texas Campaign]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 6 P.M.
Date: October 29, 1992
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: 6 pm sports] (open access)

[News Script: 6 pm sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Masters tournament, the NBA and ABA discuss a merger, Knicks playoff basketball, and tonights boxing matchups in Fort Worth.
Date: April 11, 1970, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: 6 PM sports] (open access)

[News Script: 6 PM sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: February 9, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: 10 PM sports] (open access)

[News Script: 10 PM sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story giving the daily sports highlights.
Date: June 18, 1972, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: 10 PM sports] (open access)

[News Script: 10 PM sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: February 9, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: 10PM Sports update] (open access)

[News Script: 10PM Sports update]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: October 31, 1970, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library