Serial/Series Title
Henderson (Paul Hill) Collection
10
Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
6
Gayle Snell Collection
5
Kafka Collection
5
Prince Collection
4
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
3
Charlyne Creger Collection
2
Catherine Parker Collection
1
Helen Snapp Collection
1
National WASP Museum (NWM) Collection
1
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[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 13, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying from Camden AK to Dallas, waiting for clearance to continue on from Dallas but being delayed, and flying open-cockpit aircraft.
Date:
November 13, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Crowd with B-1B (negative)]
Photograph of several people standing around the front-port side of a Rockwell B-1B Lancer, with open bomb bay doors, as part of a tour of Dyess Air Force Base for WASP veterans at the 1986 reunion.
Date:
September 25, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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
[Obscured View of B-1 Bomber]
Photograph of a B-1 Lancer's nose, cockpit and front landing gear at an airshow, surrounded by pilots and visitors as part of a tour of Dyess Air Force Base for WASP veterans at the 1986 reunion. The left third of the photo is obscured.
Date:
September 25, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 15, 1943?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying planes from Dallas, coffee, staying at Abilene Army Air Base, and recent correspondence.
Date:
1943-11-15?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 16, 1943?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying from Dallas to Abilene, getting a hotel, and dealing with cold. Written on Hilton Hotel stationary.
Date:
1943-10-16?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Obscured View of B-1 Bomber at Airshow (negative)]
Photograph of a B-1 Lancer's nose, cockpit and front landing gear at an airshow, surrounded by pilots and visitors as part of a tour of Dyess Air Force Base for WASP veterans at the 1986 reunion. The left third of the photo is obscured.
Date:
September 26, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Crowd with B-1B]
Photograph of several people standing around the front-port side of a Rockwell B-1B Lancer, with open bomb bay doors, as part of a tour of Dyess Air Force Base for WASP veterans at the 1986 reunion.
Date:
September 25, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 18, 1943?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying across Texas, including issues with weather, lodging, and related events. Written on Alberts Hotels stationary.
Date:
1943-11-18?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Crowd with B-1B]
Photograph of a crowd standing around a Rockwell B-1, as part of a tour for WASP veterans of Dyess Air Force Base.
Date:
September 25, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aeronautical Chart of Abilene #2]
Aeronautical chart with various pieces of aviation information for flight and descent over Abilene.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
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
[Aeronautical Chart of Abilene]
Aeronautical chart with various pieces of aviation information for flight and descent over Abilene. A handwritten note at the bottom edge reads, "Revised 8-25-44 for contact practice, Inst. Board."
Date:
August 25, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sugar Ration Stamps and Abilene Aeronautical Chart]
Photocopy of an aeronautical chart for flying over Abilene and a stamps from a sugar ration book signed by Charlyne Creger.
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
Certificate of Status of Reservist in Air Reserve Center Training
Certificate reporting the Air Reserve status of Paul A. Hill.
Date:
December 19, 1960
Creator:
unknown
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
[Letter from Barney Driscoll to Lt. Col. Al Bennett, Dec 7, 2009]
Letter from Barney Driscoll to Lt. Col. Al Bennett discussing a copy of the history of the WASP that was enclosed and the veterans museum in Huntsville, Texas.
Date:
December 7, 2009
Creator:
Driscoll, Barney
Object Type:
Letter
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
Abilene and Camp Barkeley Fascinating Facts
Pamphlet with a list of facts about the city of Abilene, Texas and Camp Barkeley during World War II.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
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
[Pamphlet: Abilene Homefront]
Pamphlet about the history of Abilene throughout the World War II years and its symbiotic relationship with military bases and organizations..
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cornelia Clark Fort: Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony
Pamphlet for a historic marker dedication ceremony in honor of Women Airforce Service Pilot, Cornelia Clark Fort, at Mulberry Canyon. The pamphlet includes a program for the ceremony and a short passage about Fort's life.
Date:
2000
Creator:
Taylor County Historical Commission
Object Type:
Pamphlet
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