[Color Painting of Capital Heights Church Mural] (open access)

[Color Painting of Capital Heights Church Mural]

A color painting in miniature of the baptistry painting for the Capital Heights Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Signed and dated by Blanche Perry. Shows sun beam cross, dove shaped cloud, calm river, and tree lined banks.
Date: October 1941
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from from Clyde E. Fulmer to Blanche Perry #3] (open access)

[Letter from from Clyde E. Fulmer to Blanche Perry #3]

A letter from Clyde E. Fulmer, minister at Capital Heights Church, to Blanche Perry informing her of the arrival of the painting she made for the church, and their plans to hang it within the week.
Date: October 26, 1941
Creator: Fulmer, Clyde E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from from Clyde E. Fulmer to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from from Clyde E. Fulmer to Blanche Perry]

A handwritten letter from from Clyde E. Fulmer, minister at Capital Heights Church, describing the painting and its display. Mentions that painting was slightly too short in width.
Date: October 31, 1941
Creator: Fulmer, Clyde E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the 10th Battalion Training Company]

Photograph of the 10th Battalion Training Company at Fort McClellan, Alabama in October 1943.
Date: October 1, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Graded Test Answer Sheet For Horace Bartlett] (open access)

[Graded Test Answer Sheet For Horace Bartlett]

Filled in and graded answer sheet for a test taken by Horace E. Bartlett, along with a blank student progress sheet, a book order form, and a list of books available to purchase from Maxwell Air Force Base. These are paired with an envelope addressed to Bartlett in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: October 1, 1957
Creator: Bartlett, Horace E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. B. Stephens to Jack Ross - October 11, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from L. B. Stephens to Jack Ross - October 11, 1957]

A letter written to Mr. Jack Ross, Compact Administrator, Austin, Texas, from L. B. Stephens, Administrator, Board of Pardons and Paroles, Montgomery, Alabama, dated October 11, 1957. Stephens advises Ross that Florida has tentatively agreed to supervise Subject 59,311 and Texas can close their files. The reverse side includes inked stamp; RECEIVED 1957 OCT 16 AM 8: 15 BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES.
Date: October 11, 1957
Creator: Stephens, L. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ruby Blackburn to L. B. Stephens - October 17, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Ruby Blackburn to L. B. Stephens - October 17, 1957]

A letter addressed to Mr. L. B. Stephens, Administrator, Interstate Parole Compact, Montgomery, Alabama, from Jack Ross, Administrator, Interstate Parole Compact, Austin, Texas (by Ruby Blackburn, Administrative Assistant), Board of Pardons and Paroles, Texas, dated October 17, 1957. Blackburn acknowledges the receipt of correspondence relative to the termination of the supervision of Subject 59,311. Typewritten at the bottom of the page is correspondence from Blackburn to Mr. Carswell advising him to return the supervisory material to their office, that the Subject has been transferred to Florida and she expresses their appreciation for the cooperation and assistance by him in this matter.
Date: October 17, 1957
Creator: Blackburn, Ruby
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Dorothea 'Didi' Moorman"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Dorothea 'Didi' Moorman"]

Newspaper clipping about women dispelling male fears about the B-29 Superfortress. A photo of Dorothea "Didi" Moorman standing with Brig. General Paul Tibbets in Fort Walton Beach Florida is shown.
Date: October 21, 1997
Creator: Associated Press
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women pilots flew for their country] (open access)

[Clipping: Women pilots flew for their country]

Page 2: Newspaper clipping of an article about a reunion of the WASPin Tucson, Arizona, and delving into WASP Eleanor "Mickey" Brown's experience as a female pilot. The article includes photos of Eleanor Brown, the author Jim Bishop, and a photo of Eleanor Brown perched on the wing of a plane. There are other articles on the back of the clipping, including two about car crashes.
Date: October 13, 2002
Creator: Bishop, Jim
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women pilots flew for their country] (open access)

[Clipping: Women pilots flew for their country]

Newspaper clippings of an article about a reunion in of the WASP group in Tucson, Arizona, and delving into WASP Eleanor "Mickey" Brown's experience as a female pilot. The article also discusses the lack of recognition for WASP by the military. The article includes photos of Eleanor Brown, the author Jim Bishop, and a photo of Eleanor Brown perched on the wing of a plane. There are other articles on the back of the two clippings, including two about car crashes and several obituaries.
Date: October 13, 2002
Creator: Bishop, Jim
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History