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Eleanor Brown Collection
60
Kafka Collection
42
Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
12
Suzette Van Daell Douglas Collection
7
Charlyne Creger Collection
6
Helen Snapp Collection
4
Marjorie Wakeham Collection
3
National WASP Museum (NWM) Collection
3
Jacqueline Cochran Collection
2
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
2
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[McLernon Autobiographic Sketch]
Short autobiographic essay written by Eleanor McLernon on her life, family, career, and experience with the WASP program. A note paired with the paper reads, "Brief autobiographic sketch for the ALL-WASP lino graphic book Betty Turner currently working on (1999)".
Date:
1999
Creator:
McLernon, Eleanor Michel
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor Brown to Ralph P. Davidson, September 15, 1977]
Letter from Eleanor Brown to Ralph P. Davidson, publisher of Time magazine, asking him to consider including an article on the WASPs and their efforts to obtain veterans' status. She mentions that she has attempted to contact over fifty members of Congress with little success and that she hopes that an article in Time will help increase awareness of the WASPs' cause.
Date:
September 15, 1977
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clearance Declaration of Aircraft Commander (Clearance Immigration and Customs)
United States customs form endorsed to clear Royal Air Force officer, Paul A. Hill, to depart from La Guardia Airport in New York, bound for Montreal, Canada.
Date:
June 3, 1944
Creator:
Hill, Paul A.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from Dawn Seymour to Emily, September 2000]
Memo from Dawn Seymour to Emily summarizing activities the chair of memorial committee did from 1998 to 2000, specifically within the US Air Force Academy, Texas Women's University, and other organizations.
Date:
September 2000
Creator:
Seymour, Dawn R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Two Women in Bendix Race]
Newspaper clipping featuring an article about the National Air Races and the annual convention of the Ninety-Nines. A photograph of Emma Coulter Ware and former WASP Clara Jo Marsh standing next to a small airplane accompanies the article.
Date:
August 30, 1946
Creator:
Mountsier, Robert
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Paul Mantz Wins Bendix Race at 435 M.P.H. for New Mark]
Newspaper clipping of the front page of the New York Herald Tribune, including articles about about international relations, local politics, Nazi trials, and more. Of particular note is the article about the Bendix Trophy race where Jacqueline Cochran took third place.
Date:
August 31, 1946
Creator:
Allen, C. B.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope of Quik Splice Tapes]
Envelope for HPI quik splice super 8mm splicing tapes. There are some tapes left inside.
Date:
1965
Creator:
Hudson Photographic Industries Incorporated
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Instructions for HPI Quik Splice]
Instruction pamphlet for an HPI Quick Splice Dual Eight Interlock Butt Splicer for Super 8mm film. The instructions outline how to splice 8mm film.
Date:
1968
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Herald Tribune Sends Its Plane to Air Races]
Newspaper clipping with articles about the New York Herald Tribune participating in air races, the death of Jack Woolams, Senator Carl Hatch's opposition to bomb tests, and more.
Date:
August 31, 1946
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Memorial Reunion For WASP is Now Underway"]
Copy of Sweetwater Reporter's June 1972 issue. Four WASP related articles on front page and detailed in paper Titles are: "WASP's is Now Underway" , What Did WASP's Find Here Today", " Miss Cochran Known for Her Flying" and "Mrs. Young is leader of Order of Fifinella.
Date:
June 23, 1972
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dawn R. B. Seymour to WASP Members, July 14, 1984]
Letter from Dawn R. B. Seymour to WASP Members discussing a recent invitation to a POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony and listing the WASP association's most immediate goals. The letter includes a photocopy of the invitation and envelope front.
Date:
July 14, 1984
Creator:
Seymour, Dawn Rochow Balden
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dawn R. B. Seymour to WASP Members, April 21, 1984]
Letter from Dawn R. B. Seymour to WASP members discussing updates on WASP association news.
Date:
April 21, 1984
Creator:
Seymour, Dawn Rochow Balden
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
WASP Ruth Fleisher
A document with information about WASP Ruth Fleisher. Topics include her growing up, her stations while enlisted, and her life after the WASP were disbanded. There is also a picture of Fleisher about halfway down the page on the left.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Surgeon Business Card]
Business card for U.S. Army Air Corps Flight Surgeon Ermin L. Ray, M. D. Ray also has "Medical Examiner, Civil Aeronautics Admin." and "Official Airline Examiner" listed on his card, along with "examinations by appointment."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Wedding Invitation from Mr. and Mrs. William Loughborough Logan to Mr. and Mrs. H Thomas Douglas, January 11, 1946]
Wedding invitation from Mr. and Mrs. William Loughborough Logan to Mr. and Mrs. H. Thomas Douglass announcing the marriage of Mary Anna Logan to William Leslie Rogers on Saturday, January 26, 1946. A separate, smaller card is included, discussing the plans for the reception.
Date:
January 11, 1946
Creator:
Logan, William Loughborough
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gasoline Ration Coupon #1]
B level coupon ration for gasoline written out in the 1945's while Suzette lived in New York. Found inside [Pilots Flight Operating Instructions] ark:/67531/metapth873945.
Date:
1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gasoline Ration Coupon #2]
B level coupon ration for gasoline that was torn in half written out in the 1945's while Suzette lived in New York. Found inside [Pilots Flight Operating Instructions] ark:/67531/metapth873945.
Date:
1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973]
Text of Jacqueline Cochran's typed daily schedule from December 21, 1969, to December 15, 1973, including golf tournaments, doctor appointments, hair appointments, Arthritis Foundation committee meetings, dinner meetings, budget meetings, and board meetings. Entries include day of week, time, and location. They also include personal handwritten notes on some entries.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number A-2265]
Special orders listing role re-assignments and reporting requirements of several officers in the Unites States Air Force, including Marjorie Wakeham.
Date:
September 22, 1959
Creator:
3910th Combat Support Group
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number P-27]
Special order listing base re-assignments of several officers in the United States Air Force and their primary duties, including Captain Marjorie Wakeham.
Date:
February 6, 1960
Creator:
48th Air Force Base Group
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Albany (V-9) Sectional Aeronautical Chart
Aeronautical map of Albany, New York and its surrounding region, showing cities, topographical features, radio frequency ranges and other various aeronautical symbols for flight training and navigation. Scale 1:500,000.
Date:
May 6, 1943
Creator:
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Teal Krech to Charlyne Creger, June 10, 2003]
Letter from Teal Krech to Charlyne Creger in regards to their recent conversation and requesting an interview to further discuss her love story.
Date:
June 10, 2003
Creator:
Krech, Teal
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Sites Honor Women Pioneers in Aviation]
Newspaper clipping listing several websites that provide history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) along with a brief description of the content posted on the sites.
Date:
August 10, 2000
Creator:
Pollak, Michael
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History