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Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
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Eleanor Brown Collection
33
Kafka Collection
30
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26
Helen Snapp Collection
17
Catherine Parker Collection
11
Henderson (Paul Hill) Collection
10
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[Order of Daedalians Certificate]
Certificate from the Order of Daedalians declaring Rosa Charlyne Creger an official member.
Date:
February 20, 2003
Creator:
Order of Daedalians
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Suzette Van Daell Douglas Family Photo]
Photograph of Suzette Van Daell Douglas and her family.
Date:
February 13, 2003
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas A. Baker to Eleanor Brown, February 12, 2003]
Letter from Lieutenant General Thomas A. Baker to Eleanor Brown, inviting her to apply for membership in the Order of Daedalians, a fraternal order of military pilots.
Date:
February 12, 2003
Creator:
Baker, Thomas A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Francie Meisner Park to Charlyne Creger, February 22, 2002]
Letter from Francie Meisner Park to Charlyne Creger and other WASPs, friends, and family, announcing her decision to not undergo further medical treatment and to place herself in hospice care. Francie Park's obituary is photocopied onto the back of the letter, which was written before her death and mailed out a few days afterward by Jonnie G. Bernard.
Date:
February 22, 2002
Creator:
Park, Francie Meisner
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Betty Jane Williams to Maxine Flournoy, February 23, 2001]
Letter from Betty Jane Williams to WASP President Maxine Flournoy discussing the decision to pay Mildred Carter's expenses to attend the WASP's next national conference. During WWII, Carter had applied to join the WASP but was denied because the government excluded African-American women from serving in the program. Williams disagrees with the action taken at the October business meeting and urges the WASP to rescind their offer to pay Carter's expenses.
Date:
February 23, 2001
Creator:
Williams, Betty Jane
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lucile Wise to Helen Snapp, February 19. 1999]
Letter from Lucile Wise to Helen Snapp discussing Snapp's upcoming appearance on the Women Airforce Service Pilot panel at the Women in Aviation conference in Orlando, Florida on March 19, 1999.
Date:
February 19, 1999
Creator:
Wise, Lucile
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Indio aviatrix put stamp on history]
Newspaper clipping from the Daily Sun, "Indio aviatrix puts stamp on history" by Jan Curran discussing the new Jacqueline Cochran Pioneer Pilot stamp that will be issues in a public ceremony on March 9, 1996 in Indio, California. It also discusses Cochran's career and accomplishments.
Date:
February 24, 1996
Creator:
Curran, Jan
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Indio aviatrix puts stamp on history]
Newspaper clipping with articles about how Jacqueline Cochran became interested in flying and her aviation career.
Date:
February 24, 1996
Creator:
Curran, Jan
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Homer to Ethel, February 12, 1996]
Letter from Homer to Ethel M. Finley discussing transportation and preparation for the 1998 reunion.
Date:
February 12, 1996
Creator:
Taylor, Homer K.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Early aviatrix's heart is up in the clouds]
Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP Fran Sargent and her career in aviation. Other articles and advertisements are included on the back of each clipping.
Date:
February 11, 1996
Creator:
Wittman, Susan
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brent Taylor to Rigdon Edwards, February 2, 1995]
Letter from Brent Taylor, a high school student, to Rigdon Edwards requesting photographs, articles, and any information the he can offer to help him on his project on women who served in World War 2.
Date:
February 2, 1995
Creator:
Taylor, Brent
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harl Pinkard to Rigdon Edwards, Febraury 22, 1994]
Letter from Harl to Rigdon discussing the building of a monument.
Date:
February 22, 1994
Creator:
Pinkard, Harl W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WASP Exhibit"]
Newspaper clipping with a photograph of Ethel Finley at the opening of the WASP exhibit in the American Airpower Heritage Museum. Other articles about state decisions on income tax and a homicide are included.
Date:
February 22, 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[W.A.S.P. Historic Monument Estimated Costs]
Estimation of funds necessary to complete the WASP memorial at Avenger Field in Sweetwater.
Date:
February 20, 1992
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda: WASP Meeting, February 22, 1990]
Agenda for the WASP listing action items and discussion points for the February 22, 1990 meeting.
Date:
February 22, 1990
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Asian Building and Statues]
Photograph of an archway with four large statues of warriors on the sides and several large buildings (possibly temples) in the background. On the right side there is a white shrine with several small statues of elephants and a golden statue in the middle. In front of the archway a woman and two small children are seated at a table under a brightly-colored umbrella and a woman with a bag and camera is walking towards the photographer.
Date:
February 22, 1990
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Women by Asian Towers]
Photograph of two women sitting on a bench surrounded by several large structures with Asian buildings and a (possibly Thai) flag in the background.
Date:
February 22, 1990
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wilma L. Vaught to Helen Snapp, February 11, 1989]
Letter from President Wilma L. Vaught of the Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation to Helen Snapp discussing the recent mandate for the creation of a memorial to honor military women and the Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation. Vaught urges for Snapp to contact all women in the military and all women veterans and urge them to register.
Date:
February 11, 1989
Creator:
Vaught, Wilma L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flight 1, Volume 2 Number 2, February, 1988
Newsletter for Region I members of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots that covers events and history relevant to group members. This issue contains a flyer for the an air show at the National Warplane Museum. A handwritten note on one of the pages reads, "See you in Charleston! -Ethel"
Date:
February 1988
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, February 26, 1987]
Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards discussing financial troubles that the WASP is experiencing, copyright issues with the Fifinella emblem, and changes that may be made to the local museum's name.
Date:
February 26, 1987
Creator:
Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Civic Leader Deaton Dies"]
Newspaper clipping with an article about the death of Leoti Deaton, a former Red Cross member and training staff executive for the WASP and her accomplishments.
Date:
February 12, 1986
Creator:
Record News Staff
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Leoti Deaton Inspired Best in Community"]
Newspaper clipping about the death of Leoti Deaton and her service to the Wichita Falls community.
Date:
February 12, 1986
Creator:
Wichita Falls Times Editing Staff
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Longtime community leader dies at 82]
Newspaper clipping of an article about the death of Leoti Deaton and her deeds as a community leader.
Date:
February 12, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Lost Airports]
Newspaper clipping of an article about the history of little-known airports in Dallas County, such as White Rock Airport, Dallas-Garland Airport, and Highland Park Airport. A large, full-page advertisement for home pools is included.
Date:
February 10, 1985
Creator:
Ramsey, Ross
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History