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[Postcard from C. E. Hereford addressed to T. N. Carswell - September 16, 1942] (open access)

[Postcard from C. E. Hereford addressed to T. N. Carswell - September 16, 1942]

A postcard addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, postmarked Lubbock, Texas, September 16, 1942. The reverse side includes correspondence addressed to T. N. Carswell from C. E. Hereford, Pastor, First Baptist Church Lubbock, Texas dated September 16, 1942. Hereford requests that Carswell present his plans for a Field Day at their Lubbock Ministerial Association meeting.
Date: September 16, 1942
Creator: Hereford, C. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Notes Mineral Wells to Brownwood] (open access)

[Flight Notes Mineral Wells to Brownwood]

Handwritten travel notes for flying between several Texas towns, with landmarks and distances between them.
Date: 194X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Appreciation for the National WASP World War II Museum] (open access)

[Certificate of Appreciation for the National WASP World War II Museum]

Certificate of Appreciation awarded to the National WASP World War II Museum from the 64th annual Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs convention and Educational Conference.
Date: September 17, 2015
Creator: Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative About a Cowboy's Diary] (open access)

[Personal Narrative About a Cowboy's Diary]

Personal narrative describing finding a cowboy's diary and listing the entries within its pages. Handwriting at the top of each page reads, "Out of Rollie Burns Book Lubbock" and Rollie Burns Book Lubbock Tex".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative from Rollie Burns' Book of Lubbock, Texas] (open access)

[Personal Narrative from Rollie Burns' Book of Lubbock, Texas]

Personal narrative describing finding a cowboy's diary and listing the entries within its pages. The excerpt comes from a book on Lubbock by Rollie Burns.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Paul A. Hill Air Force Documents] (open access)

[Paul A. Hill Air Force Documents]

A collection of various military orders and documents pertaining to Paul A. Hill's Air Force and Air Reserve service.
Date: 1929-09-18/1955-02-03
Creator: Hill, Paul A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Packet Items to Paul A. Hill] (open access)

[Packet Items to Paul A. Hill]

A collection of various military orders and documents pertaining to Paul A. Hill's Air Force and Air Reserve service.
Date: 1945-10-09/1958-08-12
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 121, Extract 2] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 121, Extract 2]

Special orders extract listing several men from Sweetwater who were inducted as flight instructors and Air Corps mechanics that are to remain on inactive status. Rigdon Edwards Jr., known Women Airforce Service Pilots instructor, can be seen listed among the names.
Date: May 20, 1944
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Enlisted Reserve Corp I.D. Rigdon Edwards] (open access)

[Enlisted Reserve Corp I.D. Rigdon Edwards]

Front and back copies of an identification card for the Enlisted Reserve Corps belonging to WASP flight instructor, Rigdon Edwards. They are posted on a sheet of blue paper along with a photograph of Edwards in uniform, seen to the right.
Date: May 20, 1944
Creator: United States Army
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977] (open access)

[Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977]

Photocopied text of an excerpt from the Congressional Record containing Senator Barry Goldwater's introduction of bill S. 247 to provide veterans' benefits to the WASPs. Goldwater's remarks are followed by five articles on the WASPs, their service during WWII, and their efforts to obtain veterans' status.
Date: January 14, 1977
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate.
System: The Portal to Texas History