Resource Type

[Avenger Airport Data #2] (open access)

[Avenger Airport Data #2]

Data notes on Avenger Field airport by the engineering company, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc.
Date: March 9, 1990
Creator: Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[T.C. memorandum certificate] (open access)

[T.C. memorandum certificate]

A certificate signed by WASP Gayle Snell affirming that she read "T. C. Memorandum 62-10."
Date: November 9, 1944
Creator: Snell, Gayle M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Civilian Aircraft Mechanic Certificate] (open access)

[Civilian Aircraft Mechanic Certificate]

Small card certifying that Alfred J. Greenway is certified to be a civilian aircraft mechanic.
Date: November 9, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, March 9, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, March 9, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her family discussing recent correspondence, visiting friends, Phil Kafka, Sweetwater, her living accommodations, flying, Jacqueline Cochran, and check flights.
Date: March 9, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Homer K. Taylor  to Major Mills, June 9, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Homer K. Taylor to Major Mills, June 9, 1986]

Letter from Homer K. Taylor to Major Mills discussing possible plans for the Dyess Air Force Base to welcome WASP during their reunion in Sweetwater.
Date: June 9, 1986
Creator: Taylor, Homer K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James H. Beall, Jr. to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, December 9, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from James H. Beall, Jr. to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, December 9, 1942]

Copy of a letter from Jas. H. Beall, Jr. to Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing holding a meeting due to two previous unanswered letters.
Date: December 9, 1942
Creator: Beall, James H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. H. Knowles to Charles A. Prince, July 9, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from M. H. Knowles to Charles A. Prince, July 9, 1942]

Copy of a letter from M. H. Knowles to Charles A. Prince discussing a potential refund negotiation for the construction of a railroad track.
Date: July 9, 1942
Creator: Knowles, M. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vickie Christianson to Debra Greene, July 9, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Vickie Christianson to Debra Greene, July 9, 1986]

Letter from Vickie Christianson to Debra Greene discussing the 1986 reunion and thanking Green on behalf of the WASP reunion committee for promptly obtaining a letter from the Governor to welcome the WASP "home".
Date: July 9, 1986
Creator: Christianson, Vickie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Marjorie N. Forester's Ration Book Identification Stub and Application Card] (open access)

[Marjorie N. Forester's Ration Book Identification Stub and Application Card]

Ration book application and identification stub belongingto Marjorie N. Forester in Roscoe, Texas. The identification stub has instructions that read: "After completing this application, tear off this stub and be sure to keep it until you get your war ration book no. 3." The application says it must be mailed between June 1 and June 10, 1943.
Date: June 9, 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Packet Items to Paul A. Hill] (open access)

[Packet Items to Paul A. Hill]

A collection of various military orders and documents pertaining to Paul A. Hill's Air Force and Air Reserve service.
Date: 1945-10-09/1958-08-12
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pilot Instrument Certificate Application and Flight Check Form (open access)

Pilot Instrument Certificate Application and Flight Check Form

A check flight test administered to WASP Gayle Snell during training. Directions for performing the flight are on the back.
Date: September 9, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History