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Precision Flight Demonstration with Bob Hoover flying the Shrike Commander (open access)

Precision Flight Demonstration with Bob Hoover flying the Shrike Commander

Pamphlet from North American Rockwell advertising the Aero Commander Shrike and a demonstration routine performed by acrobatic pilot Bob Hoover.
Date: May 1972
Creator: North American Rockwell
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flying: Air Traffic Rules (open access)

Flying: Air Traffic Rules

Military text describing the rules of air traffic and instrument flight.
Date: May 25, 1943
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Museum Pamphlet and Letter From Isabel Van Lom, May 31, 1988] (open access)

[Museum Pamphlet and Letter From Isabel Van Lom, May 31, 1988]

Letter from Isabel Madison Van Lom to her fellow WASP discussing the opening of The National Womens Military Museum and Research Center. The letter is written on a letter head from the museum that feature three women in uniform printed in the top left, and it includes a museum pamphlet discussing the new institute's features.
Date: May 31, 1988
Creator: Van Lom, Isabel Madison
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 8, Chapter 1. The Growth of Nation-States (open access)

Command Study 8, Chapter 1. The Growth of Nation-States

This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about international relations. This chapter discusses "the characteristics of the nation-state and show how these characteristics have given rise to international conflict" (p. 1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: May 1962
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Precision Flight Demonstration with Bob Hoover Flying the Shrike Commander (open access)

Precision Flight Demonstration with Bob Hoover Flying the Shrike Commander

Pamphlet for an aerial demonstration of a Shrike Commander plane being flown by Bob Hoover. The pamphlet gives information on Hoover's life and the historical significance of the aircraft.
Date: May 1972
Creator: North American Rockwell Corporation
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 14, Chapter 1. The Strategic Air Command (open access)

Current Study 14, Chapter 1. The Strategic Air Command

This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about organizations within the United States Air Force. This chapter discusses the development, mission, structure, and operations of the Strategic Air Command. It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: May 1965
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 12, Chapter 5. Implications for the Future (open access)

Command Study 12, Chapter 5. Implications for the Future

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the military strength of communist countries. This chapter discusses "the implications of the Communist war complex for future international relationships and the Communist drive for world domination" (p. 1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: May 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 12, Chapter 3. The Warsaw Pact Forces (open access)

Command Study 12, Chapter 3. The Warsaw Pact Forces

This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the military strength of communist countries. This chapter discusses the military strength of communist countries in Eastern and Central Europe and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: May 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 12, Chapter 4. The Chinese Communist Armed Forces (open access)

Command Study 12, Chapter 4. The Chinese Communist Armed Forces

This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the military strength of communist countries. This chapter discusses China's military strength and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: May 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Parachute Sense] (open access)

[Pamphlet: Parachute Sense]

Booklet created by the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics discussing parachute safety, such as when and how to bail out, procedure during descent, and landing technique.
Date: May 1943
Creator: Bureau of Aeronautics
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 13, Chapter 5. Transportation (open access)

Current Study 13, Chapter 5. Transportation

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the challenges faced by low-income countries. This chapter discusses "some of the more typical transport problems encountered in underdeveloped areas" (p. 1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: May 1965
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Miss Ziggy Hunter: Her Accomplishments in the Field of Aviation (open access)

Miss Ziggy Hunter: Her Accomplishments in the Field of Aviation

A compilation of the many achievements of Women Airforce Service Pilot flight instructor, Ziggy Hunter, as a pioneer in aviation. Notes on the cover page indicate that the author, Nettie Moore, was a WASP control tower operator and that her attempts to gain national honor for Hunter have gone unsuccessful as of 1980.
Date: May 10, 1975
Creator: More, Nettie D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 10, Chapter 4. Expanding the Base for Freedom (open access)

Command Study 10, Chapter 4. Expanding the Base for Freedom

This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel. This chapter discusses the United States' role in promoting democracy across the world and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: May 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 10, Chapter 4. The Subcontinent of South Asia (open access)

Current Study 10, Chapter 4. The Subcontinent of South Asia

This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the challenges posed by the Cold War. This chapter discusses several countries in South Asia and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: May 1963
Creator: United States. Air Force. Continental Air Command.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 12, Chapter 2. The Soviet Armed Forces (open access)

Command Study 12, Chapter 2. The Soviet Armed Forces

This booklet is the second chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the military strength of communist countries. This chapter discusses the development of the Soviet armed forces and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: May 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program From Annual Recognition Dinner in 1991 Honoring Lewis Fulks' Retirement] (open access)

[Program From Annual Recognition Dinner in 1991 Honoring Lewis Fulks' Retirement]

Program from Abilene Christian University's Annual Recognition Dinner on May 3rd, 1991, at 7:00 p.m. at Moody Coliseum, Abilene, Texas. Lewis Fulks is honored for his 42 years of service in the Theater Department at ACU.
Date: May 3, 1991
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry College Department of Expression Recital Program] (open access)

[McMurry College Department of Expression Recital Program]

Program for the graduation recital of Lucile Brumley for the McMurry College Department of Expression.
Date: May 25, 1925
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry College Department of Expression Recital Program] (open access)

[McMurry College Department of Expression Recital Program]

Program for the graduating recital of Anne Mathews from the McMurry College Department of Expression.
Date: May 10, 1926
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: "Pickles," 1929] (open access)

[Program: "Pickles," 1929]

Program for a performance of "Pickles," put on by the McMurry College Chanters, on May 30, 1929, at 8:30 p.m., in the college chapel.
Date: May 1929
Creator: McMurry College
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recital Program: Department of Music, 1929] (open access)

[Recital Program: Department of Music, 1929]

Program for the McMurry College Department of Music recital held May 14, 1929, at 8:00 p.m., in the college chapel.
Date: May 1929
Creator: McMurry College
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: "Pan, on a Summer Day", 1943] (open access)

[Program: "Pan, on a Summer Day", 1943]

Program for the production of "Pan, on a Summer Day" by McMurry College Departments of Music and Physical Education, performed May 26, 1943, at 8:30 p.m., in the Radford Memorial Auditorium.
Date: May 1943
Creator: McMurry College
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: "The Mikado," 1937] (open access)

[Program: "The Mikado," 1937]

Program for a performance of "The Mikado," put on by the McMurry College Chanters, on May 26, 1937, at 8:00 p.m., on the East Terrace.
Date: May 1937
Creator: McMurry College
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: "Nannette", 1933] (open access)

[Program: "Nannette", 1933]

Program for a performance of "Nannette," put on by the McMurry College Chanters, May 31, 1933, at 8:00 p.m., in the McMurry auditorium.
Date: May 1933
Creator: McMurry College
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: McMurry Alumni Breakfast, 1934] (open access)

[Program: McMurry Alumni Breakfast, 1934]

Program of events for the ninth annual breakfast hosted by the McMurry Alumni and Ex-Students Association, held May 31 in President Hall. There is an illustration of a McMurry College building on the back.
Date: May 1934
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History