[Letter from 1998 WASP Reunion Committee to All WASP, May 7, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from 1998 WASP Reunion Committee to All WASP, May 7, 1996]

Letter from 1998 WASP Reunion Committee to All WASP discussing the 1998 Sweetwater WASP Reunion.
Date: May 7, 1996
Creator: 1998 WASP Reunion Committee
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Renaming Ceremony Speech by Ann Atkeison] (open access)

[Avenger Field Renaming Ceremony Speech by Ann Atkeison]

Speech given by Ann Atkeison honoring the history of Avenger Field.
Date: May 20, 1989
Creator: Atkeison, Ann
Object Type: Script
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Avenger, Volume 1, Issue 1, May 11, 1943 (open access)

The Avenger, Volume 1, Issue 1, May 11, 1943

Copy of the first issue of The Avenger, the newspaper made for WASP in Avenger field. Articles about Jacqueline Cochran, a letter from a German spy to the Gestapo, Avenger Field, and more are included.
Date: May 11, 1943
Creator: Bowles, Mary A.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Generals Visit Avenger] (open access)

[Clipping: Generals Visit Avenger]

Copy of the first issue of The Avenger, the newspaper made for WASP in Avenger field. Articles about Jacqueline Cochran, a letter from a German spy to the Gestapo, Avenger Field, and more are included.
Date: May 11, 1943
Creator: Bowles, Mary A.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Generals Visit Avenger] (open access)

[Clipping: Generals Visit Avenger]

Newspaper clipping explaining the significant the role Jacqueline Cochran played in forming the Women Airforce Service Pilots organization. The clipping also shares a brief history of Avenger Field and includes a report from a German spy to the Gestapo.
Date: May 11, 1943
Creator: Bowles, Mary A. & Hart, Mary
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Doris Duren to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards, May 22, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Doris Duren to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards, May 22, 1944]

Letter from Doris Duren to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards discussing how the U.S. Army split up she and a group of other female pilots. She mentions that they fly BT-14 planes, give instruction to flight cadets, and are supposed to be trained to fly B-26 planes soon. At the top left of the first page, there is a small, printed illustration of the WASP mascot, Fifinella
Date: May 22, 1944
Creator: Duren, Doris
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Prothros endow A&M Photography series; first book beautiful] (open access)

[Clipping: Prothros endow A&M Photography series; first book beautiful]

Newspaper clipping describing the details of the book "For God, Country, and the Thrill of It: Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War II" by former WASP, Anne Noggle along with a brief history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) and their experiences.
Date: May 5, 1990
Creator: Gregg, Louise
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. C. Griffith to Prince and Plosser, May 8, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from R. C. Griffith to Prince and Plosser, May 8, 1942]

Copy of a letter from R. C. Griffith to Prince and Plosser discussing regulations and proposed plans for building a railroad track spur to carry plane fuel and supplies out to Plosser and Prince's flight school. The header at the top of the letter reads, "The Texas and Pacific Railway Company".
Date: May 8, 1942
Creator: Griffith, R. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Industrial Lubricating Oil and Grease Contract, June 1, 1942] (open access)

[Industrial Lubricating Oil and Grease Contract, June 1, 1942]

Formal contract outlining an agreement for the Gulf Oil Corportation to provide aviation oil to Plosser-Prince Air School in Sweetwater, Texas from June 1 1942 to May 31, 1943.
Date: May 29, 1942
Creator: Gulf Oil Corporation
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. C. Hoppe to Charles A. Prince and Joe B. Plosser, May 22, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from R. C. Hoppe to Charles A. Prince and Joe B. Plosser, May 22, 1942]

Copy of a letter from R. C. Hoppe to Charles A. Prince and Joe B. Plosser discussing the low quality of the water pipe lines being laid at the flight school construction site in Sweetwater, and negotiating the city's portion of payments due to the issues.
Date: May 22, 1942
Creator: Hoppe, R. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order for Refrigeration Equipment #1] (open access)

[Order for Refrigeration Equipment #1]

Order form for commercial refrigeration equipment sold by the International Harvester Company to the Plosser-Prince Air Academy, including a walk in cooler, condensing unit, expansion valve, and dehydrator, totaling $931.44 for delivery on June 15, 1942.
Date: May 18, 1942
Creator: International Harvester Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order for Refrigeration Equipment #2] (open access)

[Order for Refrigeration Equipment #2]

Order form for commercial refrigeration equipment sold by the International Harvester Company to the Plosser-Prince Air Academy, including a walk in cooler, condensing unit, expansion valve, dehydrator, and No. 63 unit cooler., totaling $758.27 for delivery on June 15, 1942.
Date: May 18, 1942
Creator: International Harvester Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order for Refrigeration Equipment #3] (open access)

[Order for Refrigeration Equipment #3]

Order form for commercial refrigeration equipment sold by the International Harvester Company to the Plosser-Prince Air Academy, including a walk in cooler, condensing unit, expansion valve, and dehydrator, totaling $949.94 for delivery on June 15, 1942.
Date: May 18, 1942
Creator: International Harvester Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order for Refrigeration Equipment #4] (open access)

[Order for Refrigeration Equipment #4]

Order form for commercial refrigeration equipment sold by the International Harvester Company to the Plosser-Prince Air Academy, including a walk in cooler, condensing unit, expansion valve, and dehydrator, totaling $931.44 for delivery on June 15, 1942.
Date: May 18, 1942
Creator: International Harvester Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order for Refrigeration Equipment #5] (open access)

[Order for Refrigeration Equipment #5]

Order form for commercial refrigeration equipment sold by the International Harvester Company to the Plosser-Prince Air Academy, including a walk in cooler, condensing unit, expansion valve, dehydrator, and No. 63 unit cooler., totaling $758.27 for delivery on June 15, 1942.
Date: May 18, 1942
Creator: International Harvester Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order for Refrigeration Equipment #6] (open access)

[Order for Refrigeration Equipment #6]

Order form for commercial refrigeration equipment sold by the International Harvester Company to the Plosser-Prince Air Academy, including a walk in cooler, condensing unit, expansion valve, and dehydrator, totaling $949.94 for delivery on June 15, 1942.
Date: May 18, 1942
Creator: International Harvester Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order for Various Parts of Refrigeration Equipment #1] (open access)

[Order for Various Parts of Refrigeration Equipment #1]

Order form for commercial refrigeration equipment sold by the International Harvester Company to the Plosser-Prince Air Academy, including a reach in cooler, a condensing unit, an expansion valve, a dehydrator, and a dome coil, totaling $696.44 for delivery on June 15, 1942.
Date: May 18, 1942
Creator: International Harvester Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order for Various Parts of Refrigeration Equipment #2] (open access)

[Order for Various Parts of Refrigeration Equipment #2]

Order form for commercial refrigeration equipment sold by the International Harvester Company to the Plosser-Prince Air Academy, including a reach in cooler, a condensing unit, an expansion valve, a dehydrator, and a dome coil, totaling $696.44 for delivery on June 15, 1942.
Date: May 18, 1942
Creator: International Harvester Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order for Various Types of Coolers #1] (open access)

[Order for Various Types of Coolers #1]

Order form for commercial refrigeration equipment sold by the International Harvester Company to the Plosser-Prince Air Academy, including four varieties of coolers, totaling $3336.09 for delivery on June 15, 1942.
Date: May 18, 1942
Creator: International Harvester Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order for Various Types of Coolers #2] (open access)

[Order for Various Types of Coolers #2]

Order form for commercial refrigeration equipment sold by the International Harvester Company to the Plosser-Prince Air Academy, including four varieties of coolers, totaling $3336.09 for delivery on June 15, 1942.
Date: May 18, 1942
Creator: International Harvester Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech Given by Judge Terry Julian to Company E 142nd Infantry] (open access)

[Speech Given by Judge Terry Julian to Company E 142nd Infantry]

Speech given by Judge Terry Julian to the men of Company E of the 36th Division at their reunion on May 17, 1986 in Sweetwater, Texas. The speech mostly discusses the history of the company, when it was organized, where it was moved to, where the men came from, and the casualties they suffered during World War II.
Date: May 1986
Creator: Julian, Terry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 4, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 4, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes, most likely addressed to her parents, discussing encounters with wildlife, recreation, an upcoming visit from Generals George C. Marshall and Hap Arnold, changing flight instructors, and somebody blowing reveille in the middle of the night as a prank.
Date: May 4, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 12, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 12, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing the weather, a visit from Jackie Cochran and Army dignitaries, barracks life, an upcoming check ride, her friend Slim Bryant, and a new doctor.
Date: May 12, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 24, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 24, 1943?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes as a student pilot discussing recent mishaps in flight training and the effect of bad weather. Typed on USO Holiday stationary.
Date: May 24, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History