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[WASP in Graduation Uniform]

Photograph of tow women in light colored uniforms standing on a wood platform with chairs behind them. A man in uniform can be seen to the right. Writing on the back of the photo reads, " Mrs. Berry Giles, Jacqueline Cochran, Col. Geer, Air Inspector Randolph Field" and "Graduation 44-W-6 Aug 4, 1944". The same information is relayed on a tag seen taped to the bottom of the photo.
Date: August 4, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Jannellis]

Photograph of Ralph and Anna Jannelli posing together in front of a building in Abilene.
Date: August 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1944 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 31, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 1944 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 24, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 3, 1944 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 3, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 3, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 1944 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 17, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1944 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Shackelford County Leader (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1944 (open access)

The Shackelford County Leader (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 31, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Shackelford County Leader (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 1944 (open access)

The Shackelford County Leader (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 17, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Shackelford County Leader (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1944 (open access)

The Shackelford County Leader (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Shackelford County Leader (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 1944 (open access)

The Shackelford County Leader (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 24, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harry R. Snapp to Helen Wyatt Snapp, August 4, 1994] (open access)

[Letter from Harry R. Snapp to Helen Wyatt Snapp, August 4, 1994]

Letter from UNT History Professor Harry F. Snapp to Helen Wyatt Snapp discussing the development of a book meant to "preserve a number of WASPs as historical personages as well as the best context for preserving historically the place of WASPs as a group." The book's intended audience will be college women, high school girls, and young adult women. Harry Snapp asks Helen Snapp for her cooperation in making the book possible. The letter contains a handwritten P. S. that includes his contact information, should Helen wish to contact him.
Date: August 4, 1944
Creator: Snapp, Harry F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Report completed by Suzette van Daell] (open access)

[Flight Report completed by Suzette van Daell]

Flight report completed by Suzette van Daell on October 9, 1944. Van Daell completed an inspection of her plane, reporting that the vehicle is performing up to standards and a total number of 1005 hours of flight time. The back of the document includes handwritten notes between Suzette and an unknown contributor, discussing plans for the upcoming night involving a movie, drinking, and clubbing.
Date: August 9, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Love to T. N. Carswell - August 8, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Love to T. N. Carswell - August 8, 1944]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from Henry Love, Manager, Hotel Texas, Fort Worth, dated August 8, 1944. Love acknowledges Carswell's "favor of August 7th", expresses his appreciation for Carswell's thoughtfulness and advises that through the efforts of such good friends he has been given the opportunity to serve in the coming year.
Date: August 8, 1944
Creator: Love, Henry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - August, 1944] (open access)

[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - August, 1944]

An itinerary for Thomas N. Carswell, CAS, Travel Order No. 4 for work in District 17 A & B from August 1, 1944 through August 31, 1944.
Date: August 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell - August 13, 1944] (open access)

[Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell - August 13, 1944]

A corrected application for leave for T. N. Carswell from the Selective Service System, Austin, Texas, dated August 31, 1944. The reverse side includes a blank form; CERTIFICATE REQUIRED FOR SICK LEAVE.
Date: August 31, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Overtime - Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell - August 4, 1944] (open access)

[Overtime - Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell - August 4, 1944]

An Overtime Selection Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell, Austin, Texas dated August 4, 1944. The reverse side includes a blank form: Certificate Required for Sick Leave.
Date: August 4, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell - August 13, 1944] (open access)

[Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell - August 13, 1944]

A Selective Service Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell, Austin, Texas, dated August 13, 1944 - Cancelled. The reverse side includes a blank form: Certificate Required for Sick Leave.
Date: August 13, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Form letter from Sam D. Forman, Jr. addressed TO ALL LEGIONNAIRES, DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS - August 3, 1944] (open access)

[Form letter from Sam D. Forman, Jr. addressed TO ALL LEGIONNAIRES, DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS - August 3, 1944]

A form letter addressed to Buddies--TO ALL LEGIONNAIRES, DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS, from Sam D. Forman, Jr., Department Commander, The American Legion, Department of Texas, Houston, Texas, dated August 3, 1944. Forman reminds the Legionnaires of the housing conditions and that things are abnormal in Fort Worth, the same as in any other city in the Nation due to the war effort, and to make all reservations with Mr. Herbert Joseph, Chairman of the Housing Committee.
Date: August 3, 1944
Creator: Forman, Sam D., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. A. Abernathy to T. N. Carswell - August 4, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from D. A. Abernathy to T. N. Carswell - August 4, 1944]

A letter written to Mr. Tommie Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from D. A. Abernathy, Adj, F. A. Post 75, Mineral Wells, Texas, dated August 4, 1944. Abernathy advises of his previous plans to be out of state on vacation at the time of the conference and asks Carswell to serve for him on the Publications Committee at the Fort Worth War Conference.
Date: August 4, 1944
Creator: Abernathy, D. A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Leonard Outhwaite - August 31, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Leonard Outhwaite - August 31, 1944]

A letter addressed to Mr. Leonard Outhwaite, Secretary, Federal Board of Hospitalization, Washington, D. C., from T. N. Carswell, Abilene Chamber of Commerce, Abilene, Texas, dated August 31, 1944. Carswell expresses appreciation from Mr. E. M. Collier and himself for the information given to them. "We trust the brief, as to locating the proposed Veterans Hospital for Texas in Abilene, will have the attention of your Board at the proper time".
Date: August 31, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Captain M. D. Whiteside - August 31, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Captain M. D. Whiteside - August 31, 1944]

A letter written to Captain M. D. Whiteside, Air Surgeon's Office, War Department, Pentagon Building, Washington, D. C., from T. N. Carswell, Abilene Chamber of Commerce, Abilene, Texas, dated August 31, 1944. Carswell advises Whiteside that Mr. Collier will carry on the effort to secure the hospital location for Abilene.
Date: August 31, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to George E. Ijams - August 31, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to George E. Ijams - August 31, 1944]

A letter written to Col. George E. Ijams, Assistant Administrator, Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C., from T. N. Carswell, Abilene Chamber of Commerce, Abilene, Texas, dated August 31, 1944. Carswell advises Ijams that Mr. E. M. Collier and he hope to supply sufficient information to warrant the location in Abilene of the new Veterans Hospital for Texas.
Date: August 31, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1944 (open access)

Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 1944
Creator: Autry, R. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History