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[Clipping: Medal]
Newspaper clipping of part of an article about Maxine Flournoy and her experience flying for the WASP program in WWII. The article includes a photograph of Flournoy giving two "thumbs-up" from the cockpit of a small plane. There are other, smaller articles on the back of the clipping.
Date:
[2007..]
Creator:
Baird, Mike
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Rose Allison Banks to W. J. Bryan, October 14, 1947]
Telegram from Rose Allison Banks to W. J. Bryan thanking him for clippings sent and giving congratulations.
Date:
October 14, 1947
Creator:
Banks, Rose Allison
Object Type:
Letter
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 Paul E. Cannon to Gayle M. Snell, December 22, 1944]
Letter from CAA inspector Paul E. Cannon to Gayle Snell regarding retaking her instrument rating flight test. Envelope is included.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
Cannon, Paul E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Missouri Pacific Caboose]
Photograph of a Missouri Pacific caboose in Kansas City, Missouri. There is a second caboose visible behind it. Written below the image are "Kansas City, Mo. Sept 23rd 1974" and "R. H. Carlson."
Date:
September 23, 1974
Creator:
Carlson, R. H.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to J. H. Parks - May 18, 1957]
A letter written to Mr. J. H. Parks, Manager, Cunard Steamship Company, Ltd., St. Louis 1, Missouri from T. N. Carswell, dated May 18, 1957. Carswell acknowledges his receipt of the letter from Parks, discusses options for the class of accomodation and payment for Miss Whitehead and then expresses his appreciation for their help regarding her accomodations.
Date:
May 18, 1957
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Owen J. Lenihan - May 11, 1957]
A letter written to Mr. Owen J. Lenihan, Manager, Cunard Line, St. Louis, Missouri from T. N. Carswell, dated May 11, 1957. Carswell advises that he sold his travel business but is requesting assistance in obtaining passage home for Miss Mary Ann Whitehead who is studying in London and has been unable to book passage due to heavy bookings.
Date:
May 11, 1957
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Eula Clark to T. N. Carswell - October 11, 1946]
A Western Union telegram sent to T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from Eula Clark, St. Louis, MO, dated Oct. 11, 1946. Eula requests twenty-five dollars assuring that nothing is wrong.
Date:
October 11, 1946
Creator:
Clark, Eula
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Catalog For Continental Supply Company: Hardware, August 1, 1925]
Catalog for the hardware sold by the Continental Supply Company. The index at the front lists the items alphabetically and the listings include written descriptions, drawings, and prices.
Date:
August 1, 1925
Creator:
Continental Supply Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trails made and routes used by the Fourth U.S. Cavalry: Under command of General R.S. MacKenzie in its operations against hostile Indians in Texas, Indian-Territory (now Oklahoma), New Mexico and Old Mexico during the period of 1871-2-3-4 and 5
Military map of the routes used by R.S. Mackenzie and his troops, including New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas as well as parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, and Mexico. The map shows routes, trails, railroads, roads, camps, old forts, other landmarks, battles with American Indians, and names and locations of American Indian tribes in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Scale [ca. 1:1,405,436] (23.76 miles to the inch).
Date:
1927
Creator:
Dorchester, E. D.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Plane Janes]
Photocopied newspaper clipping of an article about who the WASP were, what they did, and the military's failure to recognize them as veterans.
Date:
January 30, 1977
Creator:
Hayes, Ed
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sue R. Head to a Veteran, January 31, 2011]
Letter from Sue R. Head from the Keeter Center for Character Education to a veteran inviting them to visit the College of the Ozarks' campus to meet President George W. Bush.
Date:
January 31, 2011
Creator:
Head, Sue R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Soldier and Woman]
Portrait of a young soldier wearing a dress uniform and hat, posing with a nicely dressed woman.
Date:
[1941..1943]
Creator:
Hollywood Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ralph Husted to Truett Latimer, November 24, 1954]
Letter from Ralph Husted to Truett Latimer discussing services available from the American Red Cross to U.S. servicemen, veterans, and their families, paired with an enclosure with questions and answers about said services.
Date:
November 24, 1954
Creator:
Husted, Ralph
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 6, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing waiting on modifications to her plane during a ferrying trip, a future visit to Orlando, clothes and mailing personal items, and orders. Written on the back of Hotel Continental (Kansas City) stationary.
Date:
July 6, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 6, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying out of Kansas City, news about the invasion of Normandy, her friend Nancy Nesbitt, recent correspondence, flying P-51s at high altitude, books, physical examinations, and her friend Bobby's marriage. Typed on the back of official memo cards.
Date:
June 6, 1944, 1:00 p.m.
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, December 27, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing mail, orders to ferry a UC-78, selling her car, bonds and rations, and Christmas greetings and celebrations. Typed on Santa Rita Hotel stationary.
Date:
December 27, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, June 2, 1945?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing letters, ferrying a P-51, catching up with a fellow WASP from Brownsville, being the first WASP to deliver a P-51 to Kansas City, a check she mailed, and other work and family related items. Written on Braniff Airways stationary.
Date:
1945-06-02?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, July 4, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents Fred and Frances discussing flying to Kansas City to ferry a P-51. The postcard features a color drawing of the Hotel Continental in Kansas City, MO.
Date:
July 4, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, November 25, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing trying to get out of Kansas City. The postcard features an image of the Sky View Dining Room at the Hotel Lenox in Buffalo.
Date:
November 25, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, October 8, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents Fred and Frances with a note about ferrying an aircraft. The card is from St. Joseph's, MO, and features a drawing of Jesse James' house with an inset portrait of James.
Date:
October 8, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lloyd and Marianne Lawhow to Blanche Perry]
Letter from Lloyd and Marianne Lawhow of the Church of Christ in Springfield, Missouri to Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting. Also mentions details of church life and of the congregation.
Date:
May 18, 1939
Creator:
Lawhow, Lloyd & Lawhow, Marianne
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History