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Serial/Series Title
Eleanor Brown Collection
14
Henderson (Paul Hill) Collection
13
Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
7
Helen Snapp Collection
4
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
3
Kafka Collection
2
WASP Newsletter
2
Air Command and Staff College Course Correspondence Course
1
Gayle Snell Collection
1
Mary Ruth Rance Collection
1
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[Clipping: "Ferry Pilot"]
Magazine clipping with a photograph of Nancy Batson on one side and an advertisement for Kollsman Aircraft Instruments. Text on the front side reads: " FERRY PILOT: All smiles over her appointment as Florida's first WAFS (Woman's Auxiliary Ferry Squadron) member, Nancy Batson, former flight instructor at Embry-Riddle, Miami, prepares to take off. A native of Alabama where she learned to fly at the U. of A., Tuscaloosa, Nancy at 22 intends to make flying her career. She is convinced that the longer the war continues women will assume more and more wartime responsibility."
Date:
November 1942
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[W-2 for Eleanor McLernon]
W-2 tax form for Eleanor McLernon from the U.S. War Department.
Date:
1944
Creator:
War Department (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 22, 1944]
Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing traveling. The postcard features an image of a Douglas DC-3.
Date:
August 21, 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, August 22, 1944]
Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing traveling between Selma, AL, and Houston. The postcard features an image of an AT-6 in flight.
Date:
August 22, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 80, Extract 2]
Special orders extract reassigning several Women Airforce Service Pilots to new stations and agreeing to pay them by the mile flown or to reimburse them for expenses incurred while traveling.
Date:
September 16, 1944
Creator:
Pinkston, Sid C. & Pinkston, Sid C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, November 21, 1944]
Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon congratulating her on her completion of training, discussing past correspondence, aviation, and dealing with trainees.
Date:
November 21, 1944
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 2, Special Edition, November 24, 1944
Newsletter of the Women Airforce Service Pilots discussing various matters affecting the WASP, including updates on regulations, policies, news, and other pertinent information.
Date:
November 24, 1944
Creator:
WASP Newsletter Acting Staff
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Eleven WASP at Napier Field]
Group photograph of eleven WASP standing outside of a building at Napier Field. Each woman is wearing a beret, a dark jacket, a light-colored shirt, a dark tie, a dark skirt, and dark shoes. The note in the bottom right corner of the photograph says, "W.A.S.P., AAFEFTC, Napier Field, Dothan, Alabama, Dec. 1944."
Date:
December 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 4, December 1,1944
Partial WASP newsletter from a base in Maxwell Field, Alabama, announcing the death of a WASP Staff Executive, Katherine Dussaq, who was a key member in planning reemployment possibilities for WASP after deactivation. Dussaq perished in a plane crash when her AT-6 went down on her way to Cincinnati. Attached after the newsletter is a pilot's log page belonging to Betty Jo Streff.
Date:
December 1, 1944
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Award for Civilian Service
Cloth Army Air Forces Emblem seen attached to the bottom left corner of a certificate awarding the emblem to Eleanor McLernon for civilian service.
Date:
December 20, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Forces Pilot School
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 27, 1945]
Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon about personnel being discharged and other things that are happening within the military.
Date:
August 27, 1945
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[USAF Correspondence Course Suggested Additional Readings]
List of suggested books for additional reading for volume two of an Air Force correspondence course.
Date:
November 1955
Creator:
Air University Library
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[USAF Extension Course Shipping List #2]
Shipping list of correspondence course items and printer error corrections from Air University at Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama.
Date:
July 10, 1959
Creator:
Air University (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[USAF Extension Course Shipping List #4]
Shipping list of correspondence course items for the course two, volume two lesson plan from Air University at Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama.
Date:
December 22, 1959
Creator:
Air University (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[USAF Extension Course Shipping List #5]
Shipping list of correspondence course items and printer error corrections for the course two, volume one lesson from Air University at Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama.
Date:
February 9, 1960
Creator:
Air University (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. F. Ohme to A. N. Densmore, November 3, 1960]
Letter from M. F. Ohme to Captain A. N. Densmore informing him of his satisfactory completion of his staff study report.
Date:
November 3, 1960
Creator:
Ohme, M. F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blank Examination Answer Sheet #2]
Blank answer sheet for an Air Force correspondence course examination, along with an envelope from Gunter Air Force Base.
Date:
December 1962
Creator:
Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Examination Answer Sheet]
Blank answer sheet for an Air Force correspondence course examination, along with an envelope from Gunter Air Force Base.
Date:
December 1962
Creator:
United States. Air Force.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: The Airpower Historian]
Pamphlet with leaflet letter attachments inviting Major Paul Hill to become a member of the Air Force Historical Foundation.
Date:
1964
Creator:
The Air Force Historical Foundation
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[USAF Extension Course Shipping List]
Shipping list of correspondence course items and printer error corrections for course 3B from Air University at Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama
Date:
February 1, 1965
Creator:
Air University (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[USAF Extension Course Shipping List February 9, 1965]
Shipping list of correspondence course items and printer error corrections for course 3B from Air University at Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama.
Date:
February 9, 1965
Creator:
Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Air Force Historical Foundation Membership Request Card]
Blank application form and envelope for membership to The Air Force Historical Foundation which comes with a subscription to The Airpower Historian magazine.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
The Air Force Historical Foundation
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: At New Station]
Newspaper clipping of a photograph of a young woman wearing a WASP uniform, with a brief description announcing her graduation from the WASP air school at Avenger Field. There are other articles on the back of the clipping, including more news about the military.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History