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[Book Order Form] (open access)

[Book Order Form]

A book order pamphlet that features printed on its exterior the front and back covers of a book titled, "USAF Handbook 1939-1945", by Martin W. Bowman. The pamphlet was mailed to Francie Meisner Park and has a message written on the bottom, outside edge that says, "Mailed in England 7 Apr '97 rec'd in Mesa AZ 7 May, I am Included, Pages 159, 160, 167", in reference to the book printed on the pamphlet. The book's publishing date and ISBN number can also be seen written on the bottom edge. A note can be seen on the inside of the pamphlet under the listing of another Bowman book about Stearman aircraft that says, "see page 76 Francie Meisner Park, WASP WWII".
Date: unknown
Creator: Aviation Heritage Books
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tax Exemption Note] (open access)

[Tax Exemption Note]

Tax exemption note for a Women Airforce Service Pilots business meeting to be filled out by receiver and pre-signed by WASP president, Maxine E. Flournoy.
Date: 2002
Creator: Flournoy, Maxine E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Oh...To Be A Women's Air Force Service Pilot] (open access)

[Clipping: Oh...To Be A Women's Air Force Service Pilot]

Photocopy of a magazine clipping with an article about the history of the WASP, how they began, their achievements, and more.
Date: February 1977
Creator: Gutierrez, Ava & Wilson, Jan
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Wings of Excellence] (open access)

[Clipping: Wings of Excellence]

Magazine clipping of an article about the history of women in aviation.
Date: August 1995
Creator: Novak, C. James
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Region II Report (open access)

Region II Report

A review of Region II of the Women Airforce Service Pilots organization by Betty Jo Reed, in which she explains her rationale for not holding a mini reunion, thanks the group's president for hosting her in Texas, and professes her gratefulness for being a WASP.
Date: unknown
Creator: Reed, Betty Jo
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Immediate Past President's Report WASP Biennial Convention, Tucson, AZ October 4-5, 2002 (open access)

Immediate Past President's Report WASP Biennial Convention, Tucson, AZ October 4-5, 2002

Report by Lucile Wise on her thoughts about improving the way the position of Immediate Past President of the Women Airforce Service Pilots serves on the group's board, as well as how the organization functions overall.
Date: 2002
Creator: Wise, Lucille
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Vice President Report] (open access)

[Vice President Report]

Report by the leaving WASP vice president, Edna Davis, advising others who want to take up the office on the responsibilities of the role.
Date: unknown
Creator: Davis, Edna Modisette
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
By Laws Report, 2002 (open access)

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
W.A.S.P. Golden Anniversary Reunion 1942-1992 (open access)

W.A.S.P. Golden Anniversary Reunion 1942-1992

Pamphlet welcoming WASP to the 1992 San Antonio Reunion with letters and a schedule of events.
Date: 1992
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Field Notes: Cienega Lands in Arizona, 1930] (open access)

[Field Notes: Cienega Lands in Arizona, 1930]

Document specifying boundary lines, natural and man-made land markers, and the quality of sections of land belonging to the Cienega Ditch Property in Arizona. The distances are measured in units of chains. Arithmetic calculations are handwritten in pencil in the margins of the pages.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelopes from San Simon Cattle and Canal Company Records] (open access)

[Envelopes from San Simon Cattle and Canal Company Records]

Collection of envelopes in which Dock Dilworth Parramore stored various company records such as letters and field notes. A note on the largest envelope was handwritten by W. J. Sellers in 1963 explaining his own reasons for keeping the envelopes.
Date: unknown
Creator: Parramore, Dock Dilworth
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. L. Wells to Mr. Parramore, November 12, 1930] (open access)

[Letter from J. L. Wells to Mr. Parramore, November 12, 1930]

Letter from J. L. Wells to Mr. Parramore discussing land survey notes from the Arizona side of the Cienega Ditch property and intentions to obtain more legal data about water rights pertaining to the ditch.
Date: November 12, 1930
Creator: Wells, J. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hand Drawn Map of Cienega River Ditch]

Hand drawn map of the Cienega River Ditch land stretching across the border between Arizona and New Mexico. Part of the map is highlighted in orange, showing what appears to be the path of the San Simon River Valley. Various handwritten notes, calculations, and coordinates are written on the front and back of the page.
Date: 193X
Creator: Parramore, Dock Dilworth
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. R. Moore to James H. Parramore, November 30, 1900] (open access)

[Letter from M. R. Moore to James H. Parramore, November 30, 1900]

Letter from M. R. Moore to James Harrison Parramore discussing application for a patent for Forest reserve Lieu Selection several plots of land. A handwritten note in pencil on the right of the page reads, "Franks Mill Sec 17 Howard Mill Sec 10".
Date: November 30, 1900
Creator: Moore, M. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
By-Laws of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company (open access)

By-Laws of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company

By-laws laying out rules and regulations for the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company's Board of directors. Handwritten corrections are marked in pencil and pen ink on several pages.
Date: 1886
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Inspection of Cattle Shipped or Driven, May 10, 1911 (open access)

Certificate of Inspection of Cattle Shipped or Driven, May 10, 1911

Certificate of inspection of a herd of cattle driven by James H. Parramore. The document shows the number of cattle and the brands used on the herd.
Date: May 10, 1911
Creator: Live Stock Sanitary Board of Arizona
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle Purchased from J. D. Parramore by the American Live Stock and Loan Company: 1901 to 1909 inclusive. (open access)

Cattle Purchased from J. D. Parramore by the American Live Stock and Loan Company: 1901 to 1909 inclusive.

List of cattle purchased from J. D. Parramore between 1901 and 1909 from both San Simon and Kings County Land by the American Live Stock and Loan Company.
Date: 1901/1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. W. Unthank to San Simon Cattle and Canal Company, October 5, 1885] (open access)

[Letter from A. W. Unthank to San Simon Cattle and Canal Company, October 5, 1885]

Letter from A. W. Unthank to San Simon Cattle and Canal Company discussing the cost of building six miles of ditch in the San Simon Valley. At the bottom of the letter is a hand-drawn illustration of a cross-section of the proposed water ditch.
Date: October 5, 1885
Creator: Unthank, A. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Inspection of Cattle Shipped or Driven, April 19, 1911 (open access)

Certificate of Inspection of Cattle Shipped or Driven, April 19, 1911

Certificate of inspection of a herd of cattle driven by James H. Parramore. The document shows the number of heads of cattle and the brands used on the herd.
Date: April 19, 1911
Creator: Live Stock Sanitary Board of Arizona
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice of Filed Articles of Incorporation by Secretary of Arizona] (open access)

[Notice of Filed Articles of Incorporation by Secretary of Arizona]

Record certifying the filing of the Articles of Incorporation of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company in the territory of Arizona. Several later filing dates of the notice by various people are marked on the back.
Date: April 24, 1885
Creator: Van Arman, H. M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Cattle Sale] (open access)

[Receipt of Cattle Sale]

Receipt acknowledging the sale of cattle from D. D. Parramore to Cliff Roberton.
Date: unknown
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle Sanitary Board of New Mexico: Certificate of Brand, May 24, 1897 (open access)

Cattle Sanitary Board of New Mexico: Certificate of Brand, May 24, 1897

Certificate approving the registration and use of cattle brands belonging to the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company.
Date: May 24, 1897
Creator: New Mexico. Cattle Sanitary Board.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check from John M. Wagstaff to Arizona Corporation Commission] (open access)

[Check from John M. Wagstaff to Arizona Corporation Commission]

Check made out to E. P. Wise of the Arizona Corporation Commission from John M. Wagstaff on behalf of the San Simon Cattle and Land Company for the amount of twenty dollars as payment for annual registration and report filing fees.
Date: October 31, 1912
Creator: Wagstaff, John M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cattle Drive On Ranch, 1918]

Photograph of a herd of cattle on a ranch crowded tightly together and facing toward the left, with a fence in the foreground. Two men on horseback are to the right of the cattle, facing the same direction as the herd. Shrubs and small trees are scattered in the background.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History