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[Photograph 2012.201.B0234.0507]
Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Titian haired Lee Hefner Combs rears back when requested to sit still just long enough for a group picture with his mother, Mrs. Lee Combs jr., and sister, Margaret Evelyn, all of Los Angeles."
Date:
June 9, 1944
Creator:
Stockwell, Bill
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0136.0204]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Robert Clarke, City & Hollywood - actor."
Date:
1944
Creator:
RKO
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Instrument Flight Test Certificate]
Certificate showing that flight officer Paul A. Hill passed the instrument flight test at Long Beach Army Air Field.
Date:
April 16, 1944
Creator:
United States Army
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pilot and Crew Member Physical Record Card]
Army Air Force medical card for Paul A. Hill, with sections for vaccinations, examinations, and blood type.
Date:
{1944-02-18..1944-12-22}
Creator:
United States. Air Force.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "The WASPS"]
Magazine clipping comparing how safe the WASP were compared to the entire United States, Virginia Moffett's service with the WASP, and the amount of hours they logged.
Date:
January 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The WASPS]
Photocopied magazine clipping about the squadron that led to the use of women in military aviation and life as a WASP.
Date:
January 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Kenton band filming "Artistry in Rhythm"]
Photograph of the Kenton band filming "Artistry in Rhythm" for Universal Pictures in Hollywood, CA.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Photograph 2012.201.B1205.0866]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Robert St. John, Author received three-stitches to his forehead, in Los Angeles taxicab accident on his way to the train which was to bring him and Mrs. St. John to Oklahoma City."
Date:
January 21, 1944
Creator:
Meek, Richard B.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Ethel McClure]
A letter from Ethel McClure to Carl B. Compton regarding questions about housing, classes, and curriculum issues.
Date:
October 15, 1944
Creator:
McClure, Ethel
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Hummels Exotic Gardens, January 15, 1944]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Hummels Exotic Gardens asking if the business carries Epiphyllum Truncatum, also called Crabs Claw Cactus or Christmas Cactus.
Date:
January 15, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to William J. Moses - August 22, 1944]
Letter from Alex Bradford to William J. Moses discussing his recent activities throughout South America and the Middle East. Special emphasis is placed on providing information on Bahrein and the oil companies working through out the area.
Date:
August 22, 1944
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Deputy Chief Joseph J. Davis - March 27, 1944]
Letter from Alex Bradford to Deputy Chief Joseph J. Davis discussing various topics related to the development of fire fighting technologies and techniques. Topics included within this correspondence include various fire fighting explosives, high pressure water pumps, and air plane fire suppression. Finally Mr. Bradford mentions testing that is to be conducted in Elmira, New York under the supervision of George Booth, chief engineer of underwriters in New York.
Date:
March 27, 1944
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Frederic S. Hall and Alex Bradford - December 1944]
Correspondence between Fredric S. Hall and Alex Bradford discussing Mr. Bradford's outrage at the American Locker Company's alleged unethical business practices and targeting of military men. In response to this outrage, Mr. Hall has apologized, offered a reimbursement, and would like to hear more about the incident in question that has bothered Mr. Bradford so.
Date:
1944-12-11/1944-12-16
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Joseph Davis - April 10, 1944]
Letter from Alex Bradford to Deputy Chief Joseph J. Davis discussing a wide variety of topics related to the advancement of fire fighting techniques and technology. These areas of interest includes: chemicals, chemical experiments, bean pumps, guns/nozzles, Elmira tests, Mack trucks, forest fire pumps, and fog nozzles.
Date:
April 10, 1944
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph J. Davis to Alex Bradford - April 6, 1944]
Letter from Joseph J. Davis to Alex Bradford discussing information pertaining to fire suppression equipment and technology development. This technological development includes fire crash trucks, water pumps, and governmental support.
Date:
April 6, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between Alex Bradford and Captain John H. Mansell - January 4, 1944]
This correspondence of letters features two separate conversations. The first letter is from Yvonne Thivierge to Alex Bradford informing Mr. Bradford that Captain John H. Mansell does not reside at the intended address. The second and intended letter is from Alex Bradford to Captain John H. Mansell discussing Mr. Bradford's interaction with Matt Krim and the Chief Engineer in Baltimore. Finally Mr. Bradford states that he will be in New York for a few more weeks before returning to Burbank, California.
Date:
January 4, 1944
Creator:
Thivierge, Yvonne & Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to David F. Glines - September 8, 1944]
Letter from Alex Bradford to David F. Glines acknowledging that he has accepted an overseas appointment for fire-fighting purposes. Mr. Bradford asks that he receive Major Fred Shirkâs address and that any letters from V-Mail be returned to him.
Date:
September 8, 1944
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Bill Moses to Alex Bradford, August 20, 1944]
Telegram sent from Bill Moses to Captain Alex Bradford asking for his air mail address and providing Moses' business address in Ontario.
Date:
August 20, 1944
Creator:
Moses, William Joseph
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from Mrs. McMahon, Mrs. Nixon, and Mrs. Hess, September 22, 1944]
Memo from Mrs. McMahon, Mrs. Nixon, and Mrs. Hess to the Board of Directors about post war programs that the AWVS will be planning for.
Date:
September 22, 1944
Creator:
McMahon, Audrey; Nixon, Stanhope & Hess, Alfred F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 25, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing her day, getting a radio fixed, flying, and being grounded due to a tornado. Written on Hilton Hotel (Long Beach) stationary.
Date:
1944-06-25?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 24, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing waiting in a Navy operations office in California, a ride in a B-17, and visiting Los Angeles.
Date:
1944-11-24?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 6, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent flying, being grounded in Long Beach by bad weather, borrowing a typewriter, mud, a large batch of fighters to be ferried to South America, dreams, and beds.
Date:
September 6, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 9, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing picking up aircraft in Long Beach. The postcard features an image of a silver Douglas DC-3 with red trim in flight.
Date:
December 9, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 25-26, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent correspondence, a road trip across the southwest, visiting Los Angeles, reuniting with her friend Bobby, and waiting for orders. Written on American Airlines stationary.
Date:
1944-10-25/1944-10-26
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History