[Clippings about WASPS and WAVES] (open access)

[Clippings about WASPS and WAVES]

Newspaper clipping from the Chicago Tribune, written by the Associated Press, discussing the death of WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilot) Jacqueline Cochran. Includes an article from Good Housekeeping, written by John Mack Carter, discussing plans to built a memorial for women in military service (including the WASPs and the WAVES or Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), the first of its kind.
Date: {1980-08-10,1989-05}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: I Reached Stars the Hard Way] (open access)

[Clipping: I Reached Stars the Hard Way]

Photocopy of an article discussing Jacqueline Cochran's childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood.
Date: 1954
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copyright Registry, March 26, 1954 #1] (open access)

[Copyright Registry, March 26, 1954 #1]

Copyright registry signed by the Copyright Office of the United States of America in Washington D.C. for "vol. 903, page(s) 271 on March 26, 1954."
Date: March 26, 1954
Creator: Copyright Office of the United States of America
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ann Genett Messmore to Jacqueline Cochran, May 10, 1974] (open access)

[Letter from Ann Genett Messmore to Jacqueline Cochran, May 10, 1974]

Letter from Ann Genett Messmore to Jacqueline Cochran discussing the possibility of using photographs of Cochran and information from Cochran's book, The Stars At Noon, in Messmore's project on women in aviation.
Date: May 10, 1974
Creator: Messmore, Ann Genett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Royalty Statement from Little, Brown and Company to Jacqueline Cochran, December 31, 1968 #1] (open access)

[Royalty Statement from Little, Brown and Company to Jacqueline Cochran, December 31, 1968 #1]

Royalty statement from Little, Brown and Company to Jacqueline Cochran relating to charge-back on returned copies of Cochran's book, "The Stars at Noon."
Date: December 31, 1968
Creator: Little, Brown and Company
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Royalty Statement from Little, Brown and Company to Jacqueline Cochran, December 31, 1970] (open access)

[Royalty Statement from Little, Brown and Company to Jacqueline Cochran, December 31, 1970]

Royalty statement from Little, Brown and Company for royalties on returned copies of Jacqueline Cochran's book, The Stars at Noon. Permission given to Ellen Farello to use material from "The Stars at Noon" earned a $10.00 credit.
Date: December 31, 1970
Creator: Little, Brown and Company
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copyright Registry, September 17, 1954] (open access)

[Copyright Registry, September 17, 1954]

Copyright registry signed by the Copyright Office of the United States of America in Washington D.C. for "vol. 914, page(s) 117 on September 17, 1954."
Date: September 17, 1954
Creator: Copyright Office of the United States of America
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Little, Brown and Company to Helen Forrest McKee, April 21, 1970] (open access)

[Letter from Little, Brown and Company to Helen Forrest McKee, April 21, 1970]

Letter from Eliza Cocroft to Helen Forrest McKee discussing previous correspondence on April 16, 1970 and requesting more details on what facts will be used in the children's books McKee is planning to write.
Date: April 21, 1970
Creator: Cocroft, Eliza
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Addison Hoof to Jacqueline Cochran, September 20, 1971] (open access)

[Envelope from Addison Hoof to Jacqueline Cochran, September 20, 1971]

Envelope addressed to Jacqueline Cochran from Addison Hoof.
Date: September 20, 1971
Creator: Hoof, Addison
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Jacqueline Cochran Diary Information for Year 1971 #2 (open access)

Jacqueline Cochran Diary Information for Year 1971 #2

A compilation of diary information for Jacqueline Cochran for the year 1971. This includes entries for the year 1970 for the months of October, November, and December.
Date: 1971
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Natalie Greenberg to Jacqueline Cochran, March 21, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from the Natalie Greenberg to Jacqueline Cochran, March 21, 1972]

Letter from Natalie Greenberg to Jacqueline Cochran discussing the $25.83 in royalties earned by Cochran's book, The Stars At Noon, over the course of its six month period ending December 31, 1971.
Date: March 21, 1972
Creator: Greenberg, Natalie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Illustration of Jacqueline Cochran]

Illustration of Jacqueline Cochran in leather flight suit and helmet. Three planes are shown in background and are types of planes she flew after WASP.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Copyright Certifcate for Jacqueline Cochran's "The Stars at Noon"] (open access)

[A Copyright Certifcate for Jacqueline Cochran's "The Stars at Noon"]

A Copyright certificate given to Jacqueline Cochran for the book "The Stars at Noon." The certificate is from the Canadian Copyright Office, and has a red seal affixed to the bottom left corner.
Date: September 16, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copyright Registry, September 7, 1954] (open access)

[Copyright Registry, September 7, 1954]

Copyright registry signed by the Copyright Office of the United States of America in Washington D.C. for "vol. 913, page(s) 41 on September 7, 1954."
Date: September 7, 1954
Creator: Copyright Office of the United States of America
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Mailing Receipt for a Letter From Mrs. Hellen McKee to Jacqueline Cochran] (open access)

[A Mailing Receipt for a Letter From Mrs. Hellen McKee to Jacqueline Cochran]

A mailing receipt for a letter from Mrs. Helen McKee to Jacqueline Cochran on July 9, 1970. It includes addresses for the two locations, and includes a stamp on the back.
Date: July 9, 1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Grant Deed from Jacqueline Cochran to William B. Rennie and Ly Anne F. Rennie, April 5, 1978] (open access)

[Grant Deed from Jacqueline Cochran to William B. Rennie and Ly Anne F. Rennie, April 5, 1978]

Land deed from Jacqueline Cochran to William B. Rennie and Ly Anne F. Rennie and Sun an Sun Properties, acknowledging the sale of a piece of land for the sum of $544.50. The second paragraph outlines the perimeters of the land being sold, and grants an undivided 75% interest to William B. Rennie, and Ly Anne F. Rennie and an undivided 25% interest to Sun an Sun Properties.
Date: April 6, 1978
Creator: Tarter, J. Aldine
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Off she went into the wild blue yonder] (open access)

[Clipping: Off she went into the wild blue yonder]

Newspaper clipping titled "Off she went into the wild blue yonder," written by Frog Smith for The News-Press. It discusses the life of Jacqueline Cochran and continues on 2D under the title of "Pilot."
Date: December 6, 1980
Creator: Smith, Frog
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Upton Brady to Jacqueline Cochran, March 16, 1971] (open access)

[Letter from the Upton Brady to Jacqueline Cochran, March 16, 1971]

Letter from Upton Brady to Jacqueline Cochran discussing the royalties earned for the second half of 1970 for Cochran's book, The Stars At Noon.
Date: March 16, 1971
Creator: Brady, Upton Birnie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Royalty Statement from Little, Brown and Company to Jacqueline Cochran, December 31, 1968 #2] (open access)

[Royalty Statement from Little, Brown and Company to Jacqueline Cochran, December 31, 1968 #2]

Royalty statement from Little, Brown and Company to Jacqueline Cochran relating to charge-back on returned copies of Cochran's book, "The Stars at Noon."
Date: December 31, 1968
Creator: Little, Brown and Company
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: I Reached Stars The Hard Way--A great flier poignantly recalls her first bleak, earthbound years] (open access)

[Clipping: I Reached Stars The Hard Way--A great flier poignantly recalls her first bleak, earthbound years]

LIFE Magazine clipping titled "I Reached STARS The Hard Way" written by Jacqueline Cochran where she discusses her life before joining the Army Airforces as a Women Air Service Pilot (WASP).
Date: unknown
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Atlantic Monthly Company to Jacqueline Cochran, September 15, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from the Atlantic Monthly Company to Jacqueline Cochran, September 15, 1954]

Letter from the Atlantic Monthly Company to Jacqueline Cochran granting her copyright for an article titled "World's Record in a Jet."
Date: September 15, 1954
Creator: The Atlantic Monthly Company
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Wartime women broke the mold] (open access)

[Clipping: Wartime women broke the mold]

Newspaper clipping from the Chicago Tribune of an article entitled "Wartime Women Broke the Mold" with an image of Nancy Harkness Love in uniform. The photo's caption reads "Nancy Harkness Love led the WAFS, which flew planes from aircraft factories to embarkation ports during World War II."
Date: unknown
Creator: Pisano, Marina
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Mailing Receipt for a Letter From Cochran Oldum Ranch to Hellen Forest McKee] (open access)

[A Mailing Receipt for a Letter From Cochran Oldum Ranch to Hellen Forest McKee]

A mailing receipt for a letter from Cochran Oldum Ranch to Hellen Forest McKee for $15.34 on July 7, 1970. It includes addresses for the two locations, and includes a stamp.
Date: July 7, 1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Parade Editorial Offices to Jacqueline Cochran, April 23, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Parade Editorial Offices to Jacqueline Cochran, April 23, 1954]

Letter from Associate Managing Editor Robert P. Goldman of Parade Publication, Inc. to Jacqueline Cochran, granting Cochran copyrights to "I Sat on the Doorstep to Heaven."
Date: April 23, 1954
Creator: Goldman, Robert P.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History