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[Envelope Addressed to Paul A. Hill]
Envelope from the United States Air Force addressed to Captain Paul A. Hill.
Date:
May 25, 1961
Creator:
United States. Air Force.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: Sweetwater, Texas and Sweetwater Club News]
Photocopy of newspaper clippings with articles about local news in Sweetwater, Texas, including a teacher winning a contest (with the winning poem she wrote included), speakers attending Sweetwater Club meetings, and the operation of the USO in West, Texas.
Date:
1942
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Wooden Plane]
Small, wooden plane with the words, "Keep 'em flying" burned into the wings and "Abilene, Tx" burned into the back. A label is attached to the plane with string and is address from "Mother" to Moris Baxter.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rig Edwards Biographical Information]
Biographical information on the life of Rigdon Edwards, flight instructor for the Women Airforce Service Pilots program.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Fifinella" Statue Unveiling Schedule]
Schedule of events for the ceremonial unveiling of a Fifinella statue at Avenger Field, Texas State Technical Institute, including speeches from WASP officers, the director of NASA, and a tribute to WASP flight instructor, Rigdon Edwards, Jr.
Date:
1976
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Paul A. Hill Air Force Documents]
A collection of various military orders and documents pertaining to Paul A. Hill's Air Force and Air Reserve service.
Date:
1929-09-18/1955-02-03
Creator:
Hill, Paul A.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP 2000 Committee Chair Persons]
List of chairpersons and their roles and responsibilities for the 2000 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion committee. Many notes can be seen scratched onto several pages.
Date:
2000
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transportation Schedule for WASP]
Transportation plan schedule for WASP members during the Women Airforce Service Pilots 50th anniversary reunion.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. O. Pearson to Prince and Plosser, May 5, 1942]
Copy of a letter from R. O. Pearson to Prince and Plosser discussing Prince and Plosser's request for more information about using natural gas at their flight at Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
May 5, 1942
Creator:
Pearson, R. O.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, Spring 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing receiving some skin oil from a friend, a disastrous check ride, a trip to Abilene, and fellow flight students getting lost. Typed on an old physics test from primary flight training, on which Yerkes scored a 100.
Date:
{1943-04-06,1943-22~}
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History