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[Group Petition #1]
Petition addressed to the Board of Directors, Order of Fifinella, Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, from ten members living in Texas. The petition includes a list of nine concerns, including the reinstatement of the nonprofit organization in California and the removal of the Fifinella logo from the newsletter. The signatures found at the bottom of the page include the member's WASP class and street address.
Date:
1979-09~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Reunion Attendance Roster]
Roster of WASP members attending the reunion. The roster lists each attendee's first and last name, class affiliation, the first name of the attendee's spouse, the number of people attending the reunion, and the number attending the dinner.
Date:
September 18, 2002
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hail Storm at Sweetwater, Texas]
Photograph of large hailstones falling on the wet lawn beside a large metal building. Handwritten notes on the back indicate the hailstones were as big as softballs, but melted considerably.
Date:
September 16, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Biennial Business Meeting]
Agenda for one of the WASP biennial meetings held on October 7, 2000 in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
September 22, 2000
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Photograph of Avenger Field at Sweetwater]
Aerial photograph of a group of buildings at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. Most of the buildings are metal, and are connected by paths and roads. Airplane lanes and tarmac are visible in the background. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo give the date the photo was taken, and the name and address of a man named Richard Harkness.
Date:
September 16, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group Petition #2]
Petition addressed to the Board of Directors, Order of Fifinella, Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII and circulated to the WASP class secretaries. The petition includes a list of nine concerns, including the reinstatement of the nonprofit organization in California and the removal of the Fifinella logo from the newsletter. This version of the petition does not include the Texas Ten's signatures.
Date:
1979-09~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Note About Petition Number 1]
Note from Lillian Roberts to the WASP class secretaries introducing the first version of the Texas Ten's petition.
Date:
1979-09~
Creator:
Roberts, Lillian
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Federal Register, Volume 43, Number 178, September 13, 1978
Federal Register proposed rules of the Drug Administration regarding the scheduling of controlled substances, and of the Department of Defense establishing rules and procedures for a Department of Defense review board to implement the provisions of the G.I. Bill Improvement Act of 1977. An arrow can be seen drawn on the right edge of the first page pointing to the beginning of the latter.
Date:
September 13, 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Matilda to Rigdon Edwards, September 25, 1983]
Postcard from Matilda to Rigdon Edwards discussing information on the Eagle Pass AAF 40th Anniversary Reunion, planned for November 10-13, 1983, in San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
September 1983
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notice of Request for Jacqueline Cochran Memorial Fund]
Notice of a request for donations for the Jacqueline Cochran Memorial Fund, with information on the how to donate and how to attend the memorial ceremony for Cochran.
Date:
September 4, 1980
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerodynamics for Pilots
Training manual on information needed for safely flying an airplane. Chapters cover topics such as physical laws, properties of air, general operation of flight, and forces that act on planes such as resistance, lift, weight, and drag.
Date:
September 1940
Creator:
Jones, Bradley
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Pilot speaks out on harassment]
Newspaper clipping of an article about Desert Storm pilot Lt. Col. Kelly S. Hamilton speaking out about the sexual harassment and sexism she experienced in the Air Force. The article includes a photograph of Hamilton speaking with WASP Betty W. Shipley at a conference. On the back of the clipping are obituaries and classified listings.
Date:
September 11, 1992
Creator:
Pisano, Marina
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP reunion at Avenger Field... A Flyby of Memories]
Newspaper clippings of an article about WASP members reuniting at Avenger Field, in Sweetwater, Texas, for a special parade. The clippings include a large photograph of WASP members sitting in uniform on the front of a parade float, and smaller photographs of the members at the reunion. The clippings also include large advertisements for anti-aging cream, vacation homes, Leo's Quality Foods, Inc., and Titche's shoe store.
Date:
September 10, 1972
Creator:
Lynch, Dudley
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mañana Viernes 11 De Septiembre A Las 11AM : Ros-Lehitnen Honrará A Helen Snapp En Su Hogar De Century Village; Helen Es Una De Las Mujeres Pilotos Del Servicio De La Fuerza Aérea De La Segunda Guerra Mundial
A press release from Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehitnen for a reception for Helen Snapp. It details a reception at Snapp's house that is not open to the public, but press is invited. All of the WASPs are going to receive the Congressional Gold Medal.
Date:
September 10, 2009
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A Note With Airplane Info on It]
A note with airplane info on it, including Culver Cadets PQ 8 & 14, Beechcraft twin, UC 78, and Bamboo Bomber.
Date:
September 12, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Newsletter]
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association newsletter from September 1945. Page 69 includes six pictures of British Commercial Planes, both the outside of the plane and the cockpit; pages 70 and 71 list the "most complete releasable list of aircraft in use by the United States armed forces; page 72 shows eight pictures of planes that the reader is meant to identify, with an answer key below, as well as two diagrams of plane silhouettes; page 79 includes an add for Flightex; and page 80 includes information on new civil air regulations.
Date:
September 1945
Creator:
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The forgotten women of World War II]
Newspaper clipping titled "The forgotten women of World War II" from the Daily News discusses the recent reunion of surviving Women Airforce Service Pilots. Pictured is WASP Lenora Horton on the wing of her plane at Avenger Field in 1943
Date:
September 7, 1976
Creator:
Bernstein, Paula
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Memorial Remarks by Dora Dougherty Strother]
Remarks for a WASP Memorial service in Sweetwater, Texas by Dora Dougherty Strother.
Date:
September 26, 1986
Creator:
Strother, Dora Dougherty
Object Type:
Script
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plosser-Prince Air Academy Financial Statement: July 31, 1943 #3
Report compiled regarding financial statements for flight activities at the Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes explanations from the auditors and two exhibits showing the financial condition of the organization (as of July 31) and a statement of profit and loss (for October 1, 1942-July 31, 1943). The opening letter notes that flight operations at the Academy have ended as of April 3, 1943 and that the organization closing down.
Date:
September 7, 1943
Creator:
Hutchinson and Bloodgood
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plosser-Prince Air Academy Financial Statement: July 31, 1943 #2
Report compiled regarding financial statements for flight activities at the Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes explanations from the auditors and two exhibits showing the financial condition of the organization (as of July 31) and a statement of profit and loss (for October 1, 1942-July 31, 1943). The opening letter notes that flight operations at the Academy have ended as of April 3, 1943 and that the organization closing down.
Date:
September 7, 1943
Creator:
Hutchinson and Bloodgood
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles A. Prince to F. W. Moxham, September 7, 1942]
Letter from Charles A. Prince to Wing Commander F. W. Moxham discussing Prince and Joe B. Plosser's appreciation for Moxham's work for the Air Academy.
Date:
September 7, 1942
Creator:
Prince, Charles A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. H. Steffen to Charles A. Prince, September 15, 1942]
Letter from J. H. Steffen to Charles A. Prince discussing Prince's order of Buffalo food cutters and suggests that Prince should complete a specific form for the cutters, as Steffen Bros. has given $21,000 to Plosser-Prince Air Academy in the form of labor and materials, with no payments from Plosser-Prince to date.
Date:
September 15, 1942
Creator:
Steffen, J. H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of a Request for Reimbursement]
Copy of a request for reimbursement by the Defense Plant Corporation in Dallas, Texas for expenditures made on the construction of plant of Plosser & Prince Flying School in Sweetwater, Texas totaling $48,185.30.
Date:
September 30, 1942
Creator:
Defense Plant Corporation
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Defense Plant Corporation to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, September 1, 1943]
Letter from the Defense Plant Corporation to Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing the final remaining costs that Plosser-Prince owes the Defense Plant Corporation.
Date:
September 1, 1943
Creator:
Defense Plant Corporation
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History