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Eleanor Brown Collection
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Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
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Kafka Collection
8
Prince Collection
8
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
3
Avenger Field Nomination
2
Catherine Parker Collection
2
Helen Snapp Collection
2
National WASP Museum (NWM) Collection
2
Gayle Snell Collection
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[Postcard from Frits to Miss Lorine Wilhemine, April 11, 1923]
Postcard from Frits to Miss Lorine Wilhemine discussing the recent heavy rains and plans to visit the South West. The hand-colored photo image on the front of the card is of a military encampment with groups of men seated in grass amidst tents, with the title, "Delivering a Lecture at Military Training Camp." 1917 is written in pen on the image.
Date:
April 11, 1923
Creator:
Frits
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. C. Hoppe to Charles A. Prince, April 4, 1942]
Letter from City Manager R. C. Hoppe to Charles A. Prince discussing the enclosed lease for the Sweetwater Municipal Airport.
Date:
April 4, 1942
Creator:
Hoppe, R. C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Charles A. Prince to R. C. Hoppe, April 13, 1942]
Telegram from Charles A. Prince to City Manager R. C. Hoppe discussing the approval of building plans by the Defense Plants Corporation.
Date:
April 13, 1942
Creator:
Prince, Charles A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement for Electric Service, April 27, 1942 #1]
Formal contract outlining an agreement for the Texas Electric Service Company to provide power to Plosser-Prince Air School in Sweetwater, Texas from April 27, 1942 to April 27, 1943.
Date:
April 27, 1942
Creator:
Texas Electric Service Company
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement for Electric Service, April 27, 1942 #2]
Formal contract outlining an agreement for the Texas Electric Service Company to provide power to Plosser-Prince Air School in Sweetwater, Texas from April 27, 1942 to April 27, 1943.
Date:
April 27, 1942
Creator:
Texas Electric Service Company
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement for Electric Service, April 27, 1942 #3]
Formal contract outlining an agreement for the Texas Electric Service Company to provide power to Plosser-Prince Air School in Sweetwater, Texas from April 27, 1942 to April 27, 1943.
Date:
April 27, 1942
Creator:
Texas Electric Service Company
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 1, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing being alone in the barracks, her training schedule, a visit from Jackie Cochran and related drill parade, a planned visit from General Hap Arnold, learning to fly basic trainers, not getting along with an instructor, recent correspondence, advantages of being the first class at Avenger Field, hope of getting Army commissions, the weather, bonds, and clothes. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary.
Date:
April 1, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Trainees]
Photograph of four women standing at Avenger Field. From left to right: Helen Snapp, Margaret Bruns, Esther Rheinhold, and Jan Tate. All four are wearing their flight uniforms "Zoot Suits".
Date:
April 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Elimination, April 1943]
Text certifying that five women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) in March and April 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person; one name has been stricken from the list with a handwritten note.
Date:
April 6, 1943
Creator:
McConnell, Landon E.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Pilot Trainees Eliminated in March 1943]
Text certifying that three women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) on March 31, 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person.
Date:
April 6, 1943
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 6, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying in hot weather, sunburns, her hectic schedule, a measles outbreak, news about friends, check flights and washouts, and needing clothes shipped. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary and the back of a graded physics quiz.
Date:
April 6, 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, April 10, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing new flight students, finishing certain phases of flight training, graduation, schedule and sleep, needing a bathing suit, and a lack of things to do in Sweetwater.
Date:
April 10, 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, April 13, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing letters from them, a visit from Phil Kafka, transitioning from primary to basic flight training, flying, discipline and routine, finishing the course faster than male cadets, washouts, weather, and her health. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary.
Date:
April 13, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George Greaves to Joe B. Plosser, April 13, 1943
Letter from Wing Commander George Greaves to Joe B. Plosser discussing personal business.
Date:
April 13, 1943
Creator:
Greaves, George
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, April 17, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents Fred and Frances discussing military and civilian check flights, drilling to prepare for a visit from newsreel cameras, needing a new car, friends and correspondence, and starting basic flight training. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary.
Date:
April 17, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 22, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing flight training, barracks life, students failing for minor medical problems, and a picnic.
Date:
April 22, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Jacqueline Cochran and Gerald Brant]
Photograph of Jacqueline Cochran and General Gerald C. Brant sitting in folding chairs at the graduation ceremony for the 43-W-1 class of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).
Date:
April 24, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, April 27, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing graduation from primary flight training, visiting Dallas with a Phil (Kafka?), and the transition to basic flight training.
Date:
April 27, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Major McConnel Asks Sweetwater People to Share 'Great Adventure']
Newspaper clippings of the article, "Major McConnel Asks Sweetwater People to Share 'Great Adventure'" which discusses the women's pilot training at Avenger's Field and urges the town residents to welcome the women trainees into the social and civic activities of Sweetwater.
Date:
April 30, 1943
Creator:
Chamberlain, L. F.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Formal Portrait of a WASP]
Photograph of a young woman, visible from the chest up, wearing a flight helmet with goggles, a dark leather jacket, and a light colored scarf.
Date:
[1944-04..1944-12]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Four WASP Trainees #1]
Photograph of four WASP trainees seated in the back of a truck and looking at something in the distance.
Date:
[1944-04..1944-12]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Four WASP Trainees #2]
Photograph of four WASP trainees seated in the back of a truck and looking at something in the distance. Written on the back of the photograph: "McCarty, McLernon, McGrath, Lytch 44-9."
Date:
[1944-04..1944-12]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Four WASP Trainees at the Wishing Well]
Photograph of four WASP trainees sitting on the edge of the Wishing Well at Avenger Field. Utility lines, trees, buildings, and vehicles are visible in the background.
Date:
[1944-04..1944-12]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two WASP Sitting in the Grass #1]
Photograph of two women seated on the grass. Part of a building is visible behind them. The back of the photograph includes the names of Ethel Lytech and Mickey McLernon Brown written in pencil and an address label for Betty S. Turner with the address scratched out.
Date:
[1944-04..1944-12]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History