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[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, November 3, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, November 3, 1943]

Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing past correspondence, memories of meeting a woman at a skating rink, film, and making conversation.
Date: November 3, 1943
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Eleanor McLernon, February 3, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Eleanor McLernon, February 3, 1943]

Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Eleanor McLernon discussing the application requirements for the Women's Flying Training course. She also mentions the pay rates for trainees and successful graduates of the program.
Date: February 3, 1943
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Militarization Scrapbook] (open access)

[WASP Militarization Scrapbook]

Scrapbook filled with papers, clippings, newsletters, and pamphlets discussing the Women Airforce Service Pilots program and the fight for WASP militarization after World War II.
Date: November 3, 1986
Creator: Florey, Ruth Underwood & Deaton, Leoti
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes: WASP Steering Committee Meeting, January 8, 1988] (open access)

[Minutes: WASP Steering Committee Meeting, January 8, 1988]

Minutes for the WASP Steering Committee meeting including updates on the status of the construction, upkeep, and funding of two WASP monuments and planing and funding for upcoming reunions.
Date: January 3, 1988
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 3, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 3, 1943]

Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon about North Africa.
Date: August 3, 1943
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 3, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 3, 1945]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon about a past experience in the military with Vina Fanuldo and present life in the military.
Date: August 3, 1945
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal: Citizen Ambassador Program, World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots Delegation to the Soviet Union, May 3-16, 1990 (open access)

Journal: Citizen Ambassador Program, World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots Delegation to the Soviet Union, May 3-16, 1990

Journal documenting the trip several Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II took to Moscow, Russia in 1990 to meet with a group of Russian Night Witches who also served in the war. The book includes a biography section of each WASP that made the trip, letters from the WASP to Presidents Bush and Gorbachev, and a letter from the Soviets. Two loose leaflets included with the book are a bibliography of books about the WASP and a flyer from Texas A&M Press about a new book on WASP training at Avenger Field to be released.
Date: 1990-05-03/1990-05-24
Creator: Lazarsky, Barbara Ward
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Army Mobilization Buildings: Miscellaneous Details

Miscellaneous details for mobilization buildings in support of war efforts. They include section thru landing & steps, section thru heater room & wood floor, section thru interior heater room wall at toilet room, section thru interior stud partition between concrete & wood floor, section thru exterior wall at toilet wash or shower room, typical details of concrete slab on wood floor in areas other than toilet & shower rooms, section thru interior partition occurring between joist, details of typical ladder on exterior, typical interior partition finish details, typical interior finish of exterior walls, section thru heater room, detail of typical exterior heater room wall, litter hook, detail of interior handrail, notes, and revisions.
Date: May 3, 1941
Creator: United States. Office of the Quartermaster General. Construction Division.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Army Mobilization Buildings: Miscellaneous Details

Miscellaneous details for mobilization buildings in support of war efforts. They include details of skirting, detail of scuttle in ceiling, wardrobe elevation, bulletin board elevation, details of louvers, detail of bench, detail of screened ceiling vent, detail of coal box, details of shelf, roof framing plan at chimney, platform and ladder detail, and graphic scales.
Date: May 3, 1941
Creator: United States. Office of the Quartermaster General. Construction Division.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Army Mobilization Buildings: Miscellaneous Sections

Miscellaneous details for mobilization buildings in support of war efforts. They include details of skirting, detail of scuttle in ceiling, wardrobe, bulletin board, details of louvers, detail of bench, detail of screened ceiling vent, detail of coal box, details of shelf, roof framing plan at chimney, platform and ladder detail, revisions, and graphic scales.
Date: May 3, 1941
Creator: United States. Office of the Quartermaster General. Construction Division.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, June 3, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, June 3, 1945]

Letter to Cecile from her father about work and remaining issues in Syria, Lebanon, Persia, Egypt, Austria, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia.
Date: June 3, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Timeline (open access)

WASP Timeline

A timeline of major event involving the creation and existence of the Women Air force Service Pilots organization, printed from www.wasp-wwii.org.
Date: October 3, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clearance Declaration of Aircraft Commander (Clearance Immigration and Customs) (open access)

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
[HPI Quik Splice Card] (open access)

[HPI Quik Splice Card]

Card from HPI for a quik splice, dual eight interlock butt splicer with brief instructions. There is a date stamped on the back.
Date: June 3, 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P. Harris to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, April 3, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from P. Harris to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, April 3, 1943]

Letter from P. Harris to Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing a recent visit by Plosser and Prince to the Defense Plant Corporation.
Date: April 3, 1943
Creator: Harris, P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. E. Berres to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, August 3, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from G. E. Berres to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, August 3, 1942]

Letter from G. E. Berres on behalf of the Steffen Brothers Hotel Supply Company to Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing a bad unit in a four-hole single row 1941 Kelvinator Cabinet.
Date: August 3, 1942
Creator: Berres, G. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for a Condensing Unit] (open access)

[Invoice for a Condensing Unit]

Invoice for items sold to Plosser-Prince Air Academy by the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation, including a replacement for an HP sealed condensing unit.
Date: August 3, 1942
Creator: Nash-Kelvinator Corporation
Object Type: Text
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 Powell D. Harris to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, April 3, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Powell D. Harris to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, April 3, 1943]

Letter from Powell D. Harris to Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing the Bill of Sale between the Defense Plant Corporation and the Air Academy.
Date: April 3, 1943
Creator: Harris, Powell D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert W. Harper to Charles A. Prince, June 3, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Robert W. Harper to Charles A. Prince, June 3, 1943]

Letter from Brigadier General Robert W. Harper to Charles A. Prince discussing a previous letter written from Charles A. Prince to General H. H. Arnold concerning Prince's request for the reinstatement of his contract with the U.S. Army Air Forces.
Date: June 3, 1943
Creator: Harper, Robert W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Spears, April 5, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James Spears, April 5, 2001

Interview with James Spears, an ammunition worker on the home front during WWII. He describes the war as he saw it from the home front.
Date: December 3, 2003
Creator: Brosh, Kate & Spears, James
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 5, Thursday, June 3, 1943 (open access)

The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 5, Thursday, June 3, 1943

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: June 3, 1943
Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 40, Thursday, February 3, 1944 (open access)

The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 40, Thursday, February 3, 1944

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: February 3, 1944
Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ingrid Griggs to Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs, July 3, 1962] (open access)

[Letter from Ingrid Griggs to Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs, July 3, 1962]

Letter to Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs from his wife, Ingrid, back home. Ingrid tells him that she has just finished "painting the upstairs bathroom" and that it was exhausting work. Finally she tells him: "Be sure you don't let your lecherous eyes linger on anybody keep if all for me."
Date: July 3, 1962
Creator: Griggs, Ingrid
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History