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Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
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Kafka Collection
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Prince Collection
27
Charlyne Creger Collection
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Helen Snapp Collection
17
Catherine Parker Collection
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[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
Command Study 10, Chapter 3. Values in the American Way of Life
This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel. This chapter discusses the beliefs that have shaped American society and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date:
August 1963
Creator:
Air University (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 10, Chapter 5. Democracy Versus Communism
This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel. This chapter discusses the differences between democracy and communism and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date:
August 1963
Creator:
Air University (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 14, Chapter 6. Implementation of Survival Plans
This booklet is the sixth chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about nonmilitary defense preparations. This chapter discusses "representative standards for developing functional civil defense units at State and community levels" (p. 1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date:
August 1965
Creator:
Air University (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 8, Chapter 1. Berlin - A Divided City
This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about major areas of conflict in the Cold War. This chapter discusses "the historical background on divided Berlin and [provides] an understanding of the impact -- both positive and negative -- that the area has had on the Western World's attempts to achieve a guaranteed peace through diplomacy" (p.1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date:
August 1962
Creator:
Air University (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 12, Chapter 2. Denmark and Iceland
This booklet is the second chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its role in the Cold War. This chapter discusses Denmark and Iceland and their contributions to NATO. This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date:
August 1964
Creator:
Air University (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Area I, Phase 1. Executive Skills: Study Guide
Study guide from Area I, Phase I of the Air Command and Staff College Course Correspondence Course. The guide covers communication skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
Date:
August 1964
Creator:
Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Paul Mantz Wins Bendix Race at 435 M.P.H. for New Mark]
Newspaper clipping of the front page of the New York Herald Tribune, including articles about about international relations, local politics, Nazi trials, and more. Of particular note is the article about the Bendix Trophy race where Jacqueline Cochran took third place.
Date:
August 31, 1946
Creator:
Allen, C. B.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Training Certificate for Gayle Ewing]
Certificate from the Air Force showing that Gayle D. Ewing completed her Women Airforce Service Pilot training.
Date:
August 25, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Instrument Flying Instrument Trainer Instruction Guide
Textbook titled "Instrument Flying: Instrument Trainer Instruction Guide" or "Instrument Flying: Ground Trainer" or Technical Order No. 30-100C-1, created August 1, 1943 by authority of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces.
Date:
August 1, 1943
Creator:
Army Air Forces
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert Baty to Rigdon Edwards, August 15, 1973]
Letter from Robert Baty to Rigdon Edwards discussing a movie script about the WASP members who served in WWII, asking for Mr. Edwards's first-hand experience to help them write the script. He mentions that Mrs. Maureen Stracener referred him to Mr. Edwards for information.
Date:
August 15, 1973
Creator:
Baty, Robert
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: CAF air show flies into Frederick]
Photocopy of a newspaper clipping providing details about the sixth annual Confederate Air Force Wings of Freedom Air Show where the Women Airforce Service Pilots will be honored for their service during World War II.
Date:
August 12, 1999
Creator:
Belanger, Nicole
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. E. Berres to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, August 3, 1942]
Letter from G. E. Berres on behalf of the Steffen Brothers Hotel Supply Company to Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing a bad unit in a four-hole single row 1941 Kelvinator Cabinet.
Date:
August 3, 1942
Creator:
Berres, G. E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Victorian Outraged by AF Woman Pilot 'First']
Newspaper clipping of a letter to the editor by Eleanor "Mickey" McLernon Brown, expressing outrage over the Air Force's announcement of the training completion of their "first" woman pilot. Mrs. Brown details how the members of WASP flew during WWII, were largely ignored by historical accounts of the U.S. Air Force, and were denied Veteran status. On the back of the clipping is an advertisement for a television.
Date:
August 14, 1977
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor Brown to Catherine Murphy, August 14, 2005]
Letter from Eleanor Brown to Catherine Murphy requesting reimbursement for expenses she incurred while traveling to WASP events. "Copy" is handwritten across the top and bottom of the page. Included with the letter are two confirmation emails from Expedia.com and a boarding pass for her flight to Washington, D.C.
Date:
August 14, 2005
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
By Laws Report, 2002
Report by Helen Cannon in which she writes and then answers several questions written to her about the by-laws of the Women Airforce Service Pilots organization.
Date:
August 12, 2002
Creator:
Cannon, Helen
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Why Women Can Fly]
Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP Eleanor "Mickey" Brown, including a brief history of the WASP, Brown's personal history, and an overview of her current activities. The article includes a photograph of Brown with The Graduate statue. Part of a large advertisement for Lowe's hardware store is visible on the back of the clipping.
Date:
August 2006
Creator:
Clough, Bill
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Why Women Can Fly]
Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP Eleanor "Mickey" Brown, which also details some of the history of the WASP. The article includes quotes from Brown about the joys of flying and a photograph of Brown standing next to the Graduate statue. There are advertisements for Lowe's hardware store on the back of the clipping.
Date:
August 17, 2006
Creator:
Clough, Bill
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Why Women Can Fly]
Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP Eleanor "Mickey" Brown, which also details some of the history of the WASP. The article includes quotes from Brown about the joys of flying and a photograph of Brown standing next to The Graduate statue. There are advertisements on the back of the clipping.
Date:
August 17, 2006
Creator:
Clough, Bill
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Catherine Parker, August 30, 1943]
Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Catherine Parker discussing the requirements for applying to the Women's Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) training program .
Date:
August 30, 1943
Creator:
Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank L. Constant to Charles Prince, August 28, 1942]
Copy of a letter from Frank L. Constant to Charles Prince discussing scheduling a meeting to address final construction needs for Plosser Prince Air Academy.
Date:
August 28, 1942
Creator:
Constant, Frank L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alan Cranston to Charlyne Creger, August 12, 1977]
Letter from Alan Cranston to Charlyne Creger explaining that he recognizes the services provided by the Women Airforce Service Pilots(U.S.) during World War II. He also states that the U.S. Senate is working with the U.S. House of Representatives Committees on Veterans Affairs to extend the benefits held by veterans to WASPs as well.
Date:
August 12, 1977
Creator:
Cranston, Alan, 1914-2000
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. C. G. Cribbett to Joe Plosser, August 1, 1942]
Copy of a letter from W. C. G. Cribbett to Joe Plosser discussing an enclosed letter Cribbett wrote to Major Long. The letter to Long discusses a change in plans of eleven Air Force Refresher students finishing their training at Sweetwater instead of at Long's training facilities in Terrell.
Date:
August 1, 1942
Creator:
Cribbett, W. C. G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History