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[Special Orders Number 102, Extract 1]
Special orders extract reassigning a list of Women Air Force Service Pilot members, having completed their training, to be transferred to new air base stations.
Date:
September 9, 1943
Creator:
318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 81, Extract 21]
Special orders reassigning several Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) from Romulus Air Force Base to AAF Tactical Center in Orlando, Florida.
Date:
June 29, 1944
Creator:
553d AAF Base Unit
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 50, Extracts 7-12]
Special orders listing station assignments and reporting duties for several male pilots and Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date:
May 25, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Force Base (5th Ferrying Group)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope for Baia Super 8 Splice Tapes]
Envelope for Baia super 8 splice tapes for all film types and all tape splicers. There are no tapes, but there is a page with instructions inside.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Baia Corp.
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope of 8 Millimeter Splice Tapes]
Envelope of 8 millimeter splice tapes from Baia made of Du Pont mylar for regular film. Inside are a few small portions of tape.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Baia Corp.
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Caro Bosca to Eleanor Brown, January 12, 2005]
Email from Caro Bosca responding to Eleanor Brown's request for help.
Date:
January 12, 2005
Creator:
Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Sam Holt, March 9, 1977
Interview with Sam Holt, a church member from Holtsville, Tennessee. The interview includes Holt discussing church history, his background within it, his life from childhood, and race relations in the community he was raised in. The interview also includes Holt's recounting of the history of interracial children during and after slavery and his family's connection to it.
Date:
March 9, 1977
Creator:
Boyd, R. Vernon & Holt, Sam
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Samuel and Mattie Garner, May 12, 1993
Interview with Samuel and Mattie Garner, members of the Church of Christ from Tennessee. The interview includes the Garners' experiences with, the Pleasant Union congregation, the Church of Christ, and their time in Detroit, Michigan. The interview also includes their views on a controversy involving the Church of Christ and O. L. Trone.
Date:
May 12, 1993
Creator:
Boyd, R. Vernon; Garner, Samuel & Garner, Mattie
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Samuel and Mattie Garner, May 12, 1993
Interview with Samuel and Mattie Garner, members of the Church of Christ from Tennessee. The interview includes the Garners' experiences with, the Pleasant Union congregation, the Church of Christ, and their time in Detroit, Michigan. The interview also includes their views on a controversy involving the Church of Christ and O. L. Trone.
Date:
May 12, 1993
Creator:
Boyd, R. Vernon; Garner, Samuel & Garner, Mattie
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Committee on Education and Special Training Administration Memo Number 6]
Memorandum outlining S. A. T. C. Military Administration Districts, jurisdictions of the committees and department commanders, and the headquarters of department commanders.
Date:
September 21, 1918
Creator:
Briscoe, Chesleigh H.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sectional map indicating main automobile roads between Canada and United States (middle west sheet).
Map of roadways in the Midwestern United States and southern portions of the Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario provinces of Canada. The map includes major towns, bodies of water, and boundaries. The map also includes an inset map of the four Canadian road map sheets in this series near the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:2,217,600] (35 miles to the inch).
Date:
1931
Creator:
Canada. National Development Bureau.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sectional Map indicating main Automobile Roads between Canada and United States (Middle West Sheet).
Map of roadways in the Midwestern United States and southern portions of the Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario provinces of Canada. The map includes major towns and cities; bodies of water, including the Great Lakes; and boundaries. The map also includes an inset map of the four Canadian road map sheets in this series near the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:2,217,600] (35 miles to the inch).
Date:
1926
Creator:
Canada. National Development Bureau.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Thos. W. Peck - February 27, 1939]
A letter written to Mr. Thos. W. Peck, Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment Company, Parchment, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from T. N. Carswell, dated February 27, 1939. Carswell expresses his appreciation for the interest Peck showed in the enterprise into which he had invested his savings confirming that the information from Peck allowed him to succeed in eliminating the "disturbing factor". Carswell assures Peck that his name was never used.
Date:
February 27, 1939
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Life with the Women's Airforce Service Pilots]
Newspaper clipping of an article about Iris Critchell and Peg Calhoun's service with the WASP and how the WASP program began.
Date:
May 29, 1986
Creator:
Crowley, Sarah E.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Letter from W. C. Hambrick to Truett Latimer, April 25, 1961]
Letter from W. C. Hambrick to Truett Latimer discussing House Bill 1048 and a bill concerning the University of Houston. Pertaining to House Bill 1047, Mr. Hambrick feels a plan should be made to start paying off the state's debt as opposed to starting new expenditures. He then expresses support for the bill that concerns the University of Houston, speaking highly of the school and its importance.
Date:
April 25, 1961
Creator:
Hambrick, W. C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Pilot Dotting The Skies With Colorful History]
Newspaper clipping of an article about Suzie Parish's acceptance into the WASP program and continuation in aviation.
Date:
July 22, 1986
Creator:
Hanes, Frank
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. Roy Harrington, Paul C. Sparks, Robert H. Wood to Truett Latimer, N. D.]
Letter from D. Roy Harrington, Paul C. Sparks, Robert H. Wood to Truett Latimer discussing their opposition to the Ford Bill, or House Bill 132.
Date:
1953-02~
Creator:
Harrington, D. Roy; Sparks, Paul C. & Wood, Robert H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from Thomas P. Hennessey, June 4, 1943]
Memo from Thomas P. Hennessey explaining the proper format to use when filling out form 1 and stating the penalties of failing to properly fill out and send the forms.
Date:
June 4, 1943
Creator:
Hennessey, Thomas P.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jerry R. Holleman Discussing S.B. 44]
Letter from Jerry R. Holleman discussing Senate Bill 44, also known as the Ford Motor Company Bill. Mr. Holleman urges the recipient(s) to oppose it and Senate Bill 286. He goes into further detail about the provisions of Senate Bill 44, its effects, and the discussion being had about it.
Date:
1955~
Creator:
Holleman, Jerry R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thos. W. Peck to T. N. Carswell - March 4, 1939]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Merchants Paper Company, Abilene, Texas, from Thos. W. Peck, Secretary, Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment Co., Parchment, Kalamazoo, Michigan, dated March 4, 1939. Peck acknowledges the letter of the 27th from Carswell stating that it did himself a lot of good by confirming his own fears noting his relief that Carswell had eliminated the disturbing factor.
Date:
March 4, 1939
Creator:
Peck, Thomas W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thos. W. Peck to T. N. Carswell - November 10, 1938]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Merchants Paper Co, Abilene, Texas, from Thos. W. Peck, Secretary, Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment Company, Parchment, Kalamazoo, Michigan, dated Nobember 10, 1938. Peck replies to Carswell confiming there are some very definite reasons for their firm attitude toward his account suggesting an ulterior force in Carswell's personnel which may not be working for the best interests of the Company.
Date:
November 10, 1938
Creator:
Peck, Thomas W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thos. W. Peck to T. N. Carswell - November 16, 1938]
A letter written to Mr. Carswell, from Thos. W. Peck, Secretary, Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment Company, Parchment, Kalamazoo, Michigan, dated November 16, 1938. Peck advises Carswell regarding a letter that was received by them and by other creditors. He advises that Carswell has a fine opportunity in Abilene and they are very hopeful that nothing will undermine it.
Date:
November 16, 1938
Creator:
Peck, Thomas W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Interpretation for Shepherd, Michigan]
Handwritten essay by Perry entitled "Interpretation of Picture: Shepherd, Mich." Symbols mentioned include sun, light, clouds, dove shaped cloud, water, trees, rocks, sheep, birds, flowers.
Date:
November 1948
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History