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Oral History Interview with Floyd Rose, August 13, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Floyd Rose, August 13, 1998

Interview with Floyd Rose, a preacher from Valdosta, Georgia. The interview includes Rose's personal experiences with the church, his life up from childhood, and his family's background with a focus on his parents.
Date: August 13, 1998
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Rose, Floyd
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Elna Peagler Davis - August 14, 1969] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Elna Peagler Davis - August 14, 1969]

A letter written to Mrs. Elna Peagler Davis from Norwood [T. N. Carswell], dated August 14, 1969. Carswell expresses his sympathy to Davis on the death of her mother. Handwritten notation includes Davis Brothers Florists, Waycross, Georgia.
Date: August 14, 1969
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Allen Carswell - August 29, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Allen Carswell - August 29, 1959]

A letter written to Allen N. Carswell from Norwood [T. N. Carswell], dated August 29, 1959. T. N. Carswell acknowledges his receipt of the Trust Agreement and discusses certain points in the Trust suggesting that Allen have a good lawyer draw up a will.
Date: August 29, 1959
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 27, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 27, 1945]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon about personnel being discharged and other things that are happening within the military.
Date: August 27, 1945
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #2] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #2]

Orders for several Air Force and WASP pilots to ferry planes from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Moultrie, Georgia, San Antonio, Texas, and Fort Worth, Texas. The three WASP pilots are Gayle D. Ewing, Nadine B. Ramsey, and Helen A. Turner.
Date: August 24, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 12, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing recently visiting them, traveling to Dallas via Atlanta, flying, and news about friends and family. Written on Eastern Airlines stationary.
Date: August 12, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Martha Virginia Carswell to T. N. Carswell] (open access)

[Letter from Martha Virginia Carswell to T. N. Carswell]

A letter written to Uncle Norwood [T. N. Carswell] from Martha Virginia Carswell, Homerville, Georgia, dated August 8, 1944. Martha Carswell advises that she has decided to go into the U. S. Nursing Corps and asks if he thinks it a wise thing to do. She advises that her mother wants for her to do so but that her father does not and that he has always treated her mother, herself and all of the children "terrible". Two postscripts address her guilt regarding her hatred.
Date: August 8, 1944
Creator: Carswell, Martha Virginia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 28, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 28, 1943?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes typed on Hotel Texas (Fort Worth) stationary, discussing finances, a rumor that the WASPs will become proper Army officers, Army instructions, and life at her new base.
Date: 1943-08-28?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 3, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 3, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing her request to be stationed in Dallas instead of Wilmington, possibilities for visiting home, graduation of her class at Avenger Field and the climate in Sweetwater, her classmates' assignments, and other related news.
Date: August 3, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Hewlett to T. N. Carswell - August 10, 1938] (open access)

[Letter from John H. Hewlett to T. N. Carswell - August 10, 1938]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Secretary-Manager, Abilene Chamber of Commerce, from John H. Hewlett, Colleen Moore's Doll House, Atlanta, Georgia, dated August 10, 1938. Hewlett expresses his regret that Carswell is retiring from the Chamber of Commerce before he can route the Doll House to Abilene.
Date: August 10, 1938
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood) & Hewlett, John H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History