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Declassified reports show Holocaust began in 1941 on Soviet soil (open access)

Declassified reports show Holocaust began in 1941 on Soviet soil

Newspaper article from The Houston Chronicle, discussing new evidence uncovered about the beginning of the Holocaust in 1941.
Date: November 11, 1996
Creator: Dobbs, Michael
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Barbara Lazarsky to Marge, July 12, 1994] (open access)

[Letter from Barbara Lazarsky to Marge, July 12, 1994]

Letter from Barbara Lazarsky to Marge Sizemore discussing Yevgenia's recent visit to the U.S. from the Soviet Union.
Date: July 12, 1994
Creator: Lazarsky, Barbara Ward
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards, January 3, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards, January 3, 1992]

Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon and Mary Emma wishing them a happy New Year, telling them about her pet dog, the conference in San Antonio, and military pilots.
Date: January 3, 1992
Creator: Harmon, Elaine Danforth
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interview with Irina McClellan, April 29, 1991 captions transcript

Interview with Irina McClellan, April 29, 1991

Interview with Irina McClellan, author of the book "Of Love and Russia." In the interview, McClellan discusses her book, which tells the story of her marriage and life in Russia.
Date: April 29, 1991
Creator: McClellan, Irina & McCaleb, Gary
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interview with Marina Sergeeva, October 18, 1990 captions transcript

Interview with Marina Sergeeva, October 18, 1990

Interview with Marina Sergeeva, from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. In the interview, she discusses the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as current events in eastern Europe.
Date: October 18, 1990
Creator: Sergeeva, Marina & McCaleb, Gary
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Aviatrixes] (open access)

[Clipping: Aviatrixes]

Newspaper clipping showing a journal photo of the Women Airforce Service Pilots having lunch with one of Russia's Night Witches. The ladies in the photo are wearing business casual attire and are seated around a table with open menu books.
Date: September 21, 1990
Creator: Edwards, Scott
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping with Photos of Pilots] (open access)

[Clipping with Photos of Pilots]

Newspaper clipping of the Washington Post with part of an article of Lazarsky's aviation experiences. The article includes a photo on the first page with a caption, "A copy of a military photo shows Lazarsky in the 1940s. She wanted only one thing in those days: 'To fly.'" and a group photo on the second page with the caption, "Members of the Women Air Force Service Pilots gathered last month for trip to Moscow, where they met their Soviet counterparts in World War II."
Date: June 8, 1990
Creator: Shaffer, Ron
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal: Citizen Ambassador Program, World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots Delegation to the Soviet Union, May 3-16, 1990 (open access)

Journal: Citizen Ambassador Program, World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots Delegation to the Soviet Union, May 3-16, 1990

Journal documenting the trip several Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II took to Moscow, Russia in 1990 to meet with a group of Russian Night Witches who also served in the war. The book includes a biography section of each WASP that made the trip, letters from the WASP to Presidents Bush and Gorbachev, and a letter from the Soviets. Two loose leaflets included with the book are a bibliography of books about the WASP and a flyer from Texas A&M Press about a new book on WASP training at Avenger Field to be released.
Date: 1990-05-03/1990-05-24
Creator: Lazarsky, Barbara Ward
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Victory Day Celebration-Red Square] (open access)

[Clipping: Victory Day Celebration-Red Square]

Newspaper clippings from a Russian newspaper, with a photograph of WASP members Charlene Creger, Marty Wyall, and Barbara Sazorsky on page 5. Along the photo is handwritten text reading, "Victory Day Celebration - Red Square," as well as the name of women in the photo.
Date: March 10, 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interview with Irina McClellan, March 6, 1990 captions transcript

Interview with Irina McClellan, March 6, 1990

Interview with Irina McClellan, author of the book, "Of Love and Russia." In the interview, McClennan discusses her book.
Date: March 6, 1990
Creator: McClellan, Irina & McCaleb, Gary
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History

[13 Women with Military Medals]

Photograph of thirteen unidentified women wearing military medals on their jackets sitting and standing in two rows; behind them red and white decorative paneling and a blue stained glass window are visible in the background.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airplane at Air Show]

Photograph of a large white air plane on a tarmac (possibly at an air show) with several groups of people standing on both sides of it.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airplane from Behind]

Photograph of a large white airplane with a red star on its tail taken from behind (possibly at an air show) with several other planes and people visible in the background.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airplane Tail]

Photograph of the tail of an airplane taken from below the wing (possibly at an air show) with another airplane and several people visible in the background.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airplane Tails]

Photograph of a row of airplanes seen from behind taken from below the wing of another airplane (likely at an air show) with the front of another plane visible on the left and several people on the tarmac in the background.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airplane with Missile]

Photograph of an airplane on a runway with what appears to be a missile mounted on top of it (possibly at an air show); there are several other planes and people visible in the background.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airplane with Propellers]

Photograph of a large airplane with several propellers and what appears to be a missile mounted on top of it; several groups of people can be seen on the tarmac in front of it and another plane is partially visible in the background (likely at an air show).
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airplanes at Air Show]

Photograph of the tails of several airplanes taken from underneath the wing of another plane (possibly at an airshow) with several people and other planes visible in the background.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baskin Robbins in Moscow]

Photograph of a Baskin Robbins Ice Cream store in Moscow; the shop is inside a large gray building and has a sign in English above a set of glass doors. In the foreground two unidentified women are walking on the sidewalk and a car is parked on the street; two pay phones are also visible next to the shop on the right.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger and a Woman in Uniforms]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger (left) wearing her blue WASP uniform and an unidentified woman wearing a black military uniform standing in front of a multi-story building; Creger is carrying a book with the title "The Great pallace" printed on its spine.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger and Five Women with Tanks]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger (second from left) and five unidentified women, several wearing military medals or name tags, walking arm-in-arm in front of rows of tanks and artillery on the left and right sides with a two-story red brick building in the background.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger and Four People in a Hallway]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger (far left) and three unidentified women wearing military uniforms and a man wearing a suit and tie standing in an ornate hallway with a red carpet, chandeliers, heraldic images on the walls. In the background several other men are visible walking towards a set of double doors.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger and Four Women by Cannons]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger (far left) and four unidentified women wearing military uniforms or medals standing arm-in-arm in front of two large cannons with a red brick building and several trees visible in the background.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger and Others in a Hallway]

Photograph of a group of people, including Charlyne Creger (left), standing in an ornate hallways with chandeliers hanging from the ceiling and heraldic imagery on the marble walls. Creger and another woman are wearing WASP uniforms and the men are wearing suits and ties.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History