[WASP History Pamphlet #2] (open access)

[WASP History Pamphlet #2]

Pamphlet about the history and contributions of Women Airforce Service Pilots written by WASP member Betty Jane Williams. A photo of WASP director Jacqueline Cochran and General Arnold can be seen on the cover and several photos of WASP members can be seen on the back page.
Date: July 1991
Creator: Williams, Betty Jane
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Credit Receipt for Paul A. Hill] (open access)

[Credit Receipt for Paul A. Hill]

Receipt for Paul A. Hill displaying the number of federal service "credit" points he has earned.
Date: July 24, 1962
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Credit Receipt for Paul A. Hill #2] (open access)

[Credit Receipt for Paul A. Hill #2]

Receipt for Paul A. Hill displaying the number of federal service "credit" points he has earned.
Date: July 15, 1963
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Snapp with Gold Medal]

Photograph that is slightly blurry of Helen Snapp in uniform sitting at a table, with her gold medal seen to the right. Two young women can be seen standing behind her. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo read, "From Left standing Samantha Thomason and Callie Thomason, Helen Snapp, July 10, 2010" and " AFA FL Convention dinner Ft Lauderdale, Fl."
Date: July 10, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Girl Pilots] (open access)

[Clipping: Girl Pilots]

Featured article in LIFE magazine about the WASP members and life at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The article includes many photographs of the women taking classes, performing tasks, and training at the flight school. On the back of one of the pages is part of an article on narcotics.
Date: July 19, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank Falk, July 8, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Frank Falk, July 8, 1942]

Recommendation letter from Frank W. Falk discussing Eleanor McLernon's responsibility and character.
Date: July 8, 1942
Creator: Falk, Frank W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History Interview Transcript  of  Women Airforce Service Pilots] (open access)

[Oral History Interview Transcript of Women Airforce Service Pilots]

An oral history interview transcript conducted by Rebecca Wright featuring Helen Wyatt Snapp, Marjorie Popell Sizemore, Doris Elkington Hamaker, Mary Ann Baldner Gordon, Mary Anna "Marty" Martin Wyall, and Teresa D. James. Wrights asks about the group's experiences in either Women Airforce Service Pilots program or the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron and the prejudice of the 1940s.
Date: July 18, 1999
Creator: Snapp, Helen Wyatt; Sizemore, Marjorie Popell; Hamaker, Doris Elkington; Gordon, Mary Ann Baldner; Wyall, Mary Anna Martin & James, Teresa D.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Your Body in Flight (open access)

Your Body in Flight

Textbook titled "Your Body in Flight" or Technical Order No. 00-25-13, created July 20, 1943 by authority of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces.
Date: July 20, 1943
Creator: Army Air Forces
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William C. McKenna to A. H. Daniels, July 15, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from William C. McKenna to A. H. Daniels, July 15, 1943]

Letter from William C. McKenna to A. H. Daniels discussing data requested in previous correspondence.
Date: July 15, 1943
Creator: McKenna, William C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles A. Prince to Hans Klagsbrunn, July 16, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Charles A. Prince to Hans Klagsbrunn, July 16, 1943]

Letter from Charles A. Prince to Hans Klagsbrunn discussing a letter written by Prince to the Dallas Agency discussing the Bill of Sale, Plancor 937.
Date: July 16, 1943
Creator: Prince, Charles A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lease Agreement between A. G. Lee and Joe B. Plosser & Charles A. Prince] (open access)

[Lease Agreement between A. G. Lee and Joe B. Plosser & Charles A. Prince]

Lease agreement between A. G. Lee, the first party, and Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince, the second party, for the auxiliary Air Field purposes.
Date: July 20, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from National Iron Works and Equipment Company to State Compensation Insurance Fund, July 1942 #4] (open access)

[Letter from National Iron Works and Equipment Company to State Compensation Insurance Fund, July 1942 #4]

Letter from National Iron Works and Equipment Company to State Compensation Insurance Fund discussing the possible compensation for a worker injured on the job at National Iron Works.
Date: July 1942
Creator: Boughton, Edward
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from National Iron Works and Equipment Company to State Compensation Insurance Fund, July 1942 #1] (open access)

[Letter from National Iron Works and Equipment Company to State Compensation Insurance Fund, July 1942 #1]

Letter from National Iron Works and Equipment Company to State Compensation Insurance Fund discussing the possible compensation for a worker injured on the job at National Iron Works.
Date: July 1942
Creator: Boughton, Edward
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. H. Steffen to Charles A. Prince, July 27, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from J. H. Steffen to Charles A. Prince, July 27, 1942]

Letter from J. H. Steffen to Charles A. Prince discussing the shipping of equipment to the Plosser-Prince Air Academy, as well as a bill of over $20,000 that Plosser and Prince have yet to pay to Steffen Brothers.
Date: July 27, 1942
Creator: Steffen, J. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to The Riggs Optical Company, July 9, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to The Riggs Optical Company, July 9, 1942]

Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to The Riggs Optical Company discussing the possibility of receiving a price estimate for an order of Ray-Band Glasses for the attendees of a British Flying School.
Date: July 9, 1942
Creator: Plosser-Prince Air Academy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince, July 17, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince, July 17, 1942]

Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince discussing bids offered by the A.S. Aloe Company of St. Louis and the Noa Spears Company of San Antonio on hospital equipment for the company.
Date: July 17, 1942
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from National Iron Works and Equipment Company to State Compensation Insurance Fund, July 1942 #2] (open access)

[Letter from National Iron Works and Equipment Company to State Compensation Insurance Fund, July 1942 #2]

Letter from National Iron Works and Equipment Company to State Compensation Insurance Fund discussing the possible compensation for a worker injured on the job at National Iron Works.
Date: July 1942
Creator: Boughton, Edward
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to The American Optical Company, July 9,1942] (open access)

[Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to The American Optical Company, July 9,1942]

Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to The American Optical Company discussing the possibility of receiving a price estimate for an order of Wilsonite Glasses for the attendees of a British Flying School.
Date: July 9, 1942
Creator: Plosser-Prince Air Academy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from S. W. Bohls to J. E. Peavy, July 3, 1942] (open access)

[Telegram from S. W. Bohls to J. E. Peavy, July 3, 1942]

Telegram from Dr. S. W. Bohls to Dr. J. E. Peavy of the Nolan County Health Unit discussing the existence of coli-form organisms in the Plosser-Prince Air Academy barracks and the lack of such organisms in the mess hall.
Date: July 3, 1943
Creator: Bohls, S. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to Huey and Philip Hotel and Supply Company, July 9, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to Huey and Philip Hotel and Supply Company, July 9, 1942]

Letter from M. L. Harris of the Plosser-Prince Air Academy to Huey and Philip Hotel and Supply Company re-requesting a price list on a "large quantity of fountain and kitchen supplies" from the company. The first request for such list was sent eight days previous.
Date: July 9, 1942
Creator: Harris, M. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hans A. Klagsbrunn to Charles A. Prince, July 20, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Hans A. Klagsbrunn to Charles A. Prince, July 20, 1943]

Letter from Hans A. Klagsbrunn to Charles A. Prince discussing the Bill of Sale for Plosser and Prince and and audit by Defense Plant Corporation's Dallas Agency.
Date: July 20, 1943
Creator: Klagsbrunn, Hans A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from National Iron Works and Equipment Company to State Compensation Insurance Fund, July 1942 #3] (open access)

[Letter from National Iron Works and Equipment Company to State Compensation Insurance Fund, July 1942 #3]

Letter from National Iron Works and Equipment Company to State Compensation Insurance Fund discussing the possible compensation for a worker injured on the job at National Iron Works.
Date: July 1942
Creator: Boughton, Edward
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Mailing Receipt for a Letter From Mrs. Hellen McKee to Jacqueline Cochran] (open access)

[A Mailing Receipt for a Letter From Mrs. Hellen McKee to Jacqueline Cochran]

A mailing receipt for a letter from Mrs. Helen McKee to Jacqueline Cochran on July 9, 1970. It includes addresses for the two locations, and includes a stamp on the back.
Date: July 9, 1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Mailing Receipt for a Letter From Cochran Oldum Ranch to Hellen Forest McKee] (open access)

[A Mailing Receipt for a Letter From Cochran Oldum Ranch to Hellen Forest McKee]

A mailing receipt for a letter from Cochran Oldum Ranch to Hellen Forest McKee for $15.34 on July 7, 1970. It includes addresses for the two locations, and includes a stamp.
Date: July 7, 1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History