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Kafka Collection
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Eleanor Brown Collection
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Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
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Henderson (Paul Hill) Collection
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Charlyne Creger Collection
16
Gayle Snell Collection
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Catherine Parker Collection
14
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
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Prince Collection
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[Letter from Landon E. McConnell to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, December 8, 1942]
Letter from Major Landon E. McConnell to Plosser-Prince Air Academy requesting for detailed information regarding costs for the Air Academy for the benefit of Headquarters Army Air Forces Gulf Coast Training Center.
Date:
December 8, 1942
Creator:
McConnell, Landon E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from James H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater, December 10, 1942]
Telegram from James H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater reporting that it would be impossible for Beall to travel to California.
Date:
December 10, 1942
Creator:
Beall, James H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. M. Renaud to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince, December 18, 1942]
Letter from Claims Accountant H. M. Renaud to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince discussing the lack of payment for Debit Note Number APR 811 to the British Air Commission.
Date:
December 18, 1942
Creator:
Renaud, H. M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James H. Beall, Jr. to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, December 9, 1942]
Letter from James H. Beall Jr. to Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing the lack of response from the Defense Plant Corporation and the possibility of meeting with Plosser and Prince.
Date:
December 9, 1942
Creator:
Beall, James H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Report on Operations by Fred Harmon]
Report on operations given by Fred Harmon of the Harmon Flying School at Ballinger, Texas. The report states that there are 210 students per class, 110 mechanics for 94 airplanes with 45 women who start at $65 per month. Women took night school course, 2 hours per night, 4 nights a week, while paid $1 per night, for 30 days. The women mechanics proved very steady, very capable, and efficient.
Date:
December 16, 1942
Creator:
Harmon, Fred
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James H. Beall Jr. to Gordon Stater, December 10, 1942]
Letter from James H. Beall Jr. to Gordon Stater discussing the impossibility of Beall travelling to California to meet with Stater.
Date:
December 10, 1942
Creator:
Beall, James H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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]
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
[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
[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
[War Department Technical Manual & Aircraft Engines]
Technical manual TM 1-405 from the United States War Department about aircraft engines. Prepared under direction of the Chief of the Air Corps. The booklet is divided into six sections: I. Internal-combustion engine principles, II. Classification and description of engine types, III. Description and construction of engine units, IV. Repair principles, V. Engine lubrication, and VI. Engine cooling. All chapters include information and drawings for reference.
Date:
December 9, 1941
Creator:
United States Department of War
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Suzette Van Daell Pilot Status]
Certificate of pilot status signed by Major Charles S. McDougall certifying that Suzette Van Daell was a rated military pilot on solo flying status in the Women Airforce Service Pilots. The certificate includes a timesheet of hours spent by Ms. Van Daell in various types of aircraft as well as other credentials.
Date:
December 16, 1944
Creator:
McDougall, Charles S.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Employee Guidance Form - Suzette Van Daell
Employee Guidance Form for Suzette Van Daell evaluating her performance as a member of of the Women Airforce Service Pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The form asks 16 various questions over work ethic regarding various tasks, and all questions except the last three were marked as B, equaling a total of 60, or "Good."
Date:
December 18, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Cash Purchases, December 6, 1944]
Receipt of cash purchases for Suzette Van Daell totalling $32.68. It is labeled M 2037107.
Date:
December 6, 1944
Creator:
van Daell, Suzette
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Time Sheet Certificate]
Time sheet of hours spent on various air craft broken down by the type of activity and by the time spent in each different kind of plane. The certificate is signed by Suzette Van Daell.
Date:
December 20, 1944
Creator:
van Daell, Suzette
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert St. John to Mrs. Lawson, December 20, 1944]
Typed carbon copy of a broadcast sent from Robert St. John to Mrs. Lawson discussing the experience of Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date:
December 20, 1944
Creator:
St. John, Robert
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Address by Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General to WASP Graduate Class, December 7, 1944 #3]
Script of an address given by General Henry H. Arnold, the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces, to the last graduating WASP class.
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
Arnold, Henry Harley
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 101, Number 48, December 1, 1977
National weekly newspaper dedicated to covering news of interest to US veterans. Patricia Collins Hughes' column about H.R. 8701, which granted veterans' status to the WASP, can be found on page three.
Date:
December 1, 1977
Creator:
Smith, John Lewis, III
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Plunging into her 90s]
Newspaper clipping of an article about a WASP member, Frances L. Cisternino, who went skydiving for her 90th birthday, briefly describing her experience as service pilot in WWII. The article includes several photos of Cisternino preparing for and floating down from her sky-dive. The article is continued on the back of the clipping, with a photograph of the onlookers at the event, along with some obituaries and part of another article.
Date:
December 10, 2002
Creator:
Copenhaver, Larry
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-5
Book documenting the 44-W-5 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Address by Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General to WASP Graduate Class, December 7, 1944 #1]
Speech by General Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General of the Army Air Forces to the last WASP graduating class on December 7, 1944.
Date:
1944-12-07~
Creator:
Arnold, Henry Harley
Object Type:
Script
System:
The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, December 1, 1987
Quarterly newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date:
December 1, 1987
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: The Early Bird: Victoria Sunrise Rotary]
Pamphlet for a Rotary Club breakfast meeting featuring guest, WASP Mickey Brown. The pamphlet discusses upcoming events and lists the clubs then-current officers and committees.
Date:
December 2002
Creator:
Rotary International
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: Chronicle a testament to WASPs]
Photocopy of a newspaper article about Byrd Howell Granger writing a book about WASP members titled 'On Final Approach.' The article also includes information about the author's death, as well as a photograph of Granger writing with a typewriter.
Date:
December 4, 1991
Creator:
Hawley, Chuck
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History