[Domestic Nonprofit Corportation Certificate of Dissolution] (open access)

[Domestic Nonprofit Corportation Certificate of Dissolution]

Photocopy of the form completed by Jeannette Goodrum to dissolve the Women Airforce Service Pilots WWII as a nonprofit corporation in the state of California. A sticky note attached to the form includes a handwritten message stating, "It is finally finished. Hope you are well - and your husband also. Jan."
Date: December 26, 2008
Creator: California. Secretary of State
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Recognition Clippings Scrapbook] (open access)

[WASP Recognition Clippings Scrapbook]

Scrapbook filled mostly with newspaper clipping about Women Airforce Service Pilots gaining recognition for their war efforts and about WASP reunion activities.
Date: 1976-04-26/1986-09-29
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Helen's Itinerary (open access)

Helen's Itinerary

Helen Snapp's itinerary, compiled by David A. Stallman, which includes the contact information for Helen, David, and Brian Moffett, the addresses for a museum and Holiday Inn #68088282. and Delta flight information.
Date: February 26, 2008
Creator: Stallman, David A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Female pilot supports Stewart's mission] (open access)

[Clipping: Female pilot supports Stewart's mission]

Newspaper clipping of an article about former WASP member Helen Wyatt Snapp's experiences serving as a pilot in WWII. The clipping includes other articles about local and world news, as well as advertisements.
Date: March 26, 2009
Creator: Van Pool, J. Elise
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP comic] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP comic]

Newspaper clipping of a comic depicting female plane mechanics discussing their male counterparts over lunch, next to an airplane. The caption reads, "They never try to get fresh with me. They're always too busy trying to keep up with me on the JOB."
Date: October 26, 1942
Creator: d'Alessio, Gregory
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Waitkowiczes On First Wedding Anniversary]

Photograph of Tony and Alice Waitkowicz posing together on their first wedding anniversary.
Date: July 26, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Marin Bockwinkel Seated]

Photograph of Martin Bockwinkel seated in a chair and wearing a dress uniform.
Date: December 26, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Rüsselsheim October 26, 1945]

Photographs of Dan Melli outside of a U.S. Army dispensary. The top photo shows Melli leaning on a brick post. The building behind him has a sign noting the dispensary. The bottom photo has Melli kneeling beside a young German girl and hugging her.
Date: October 26, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Soldiers Standing Among Trees]

Photograph of Lieutenant Novak, Albert Iggi, Katz, and Winstad standing in a row outside between bare trees. The men are wearing U.S. Army uniforms and jackets.
Date: December 26, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ware Receiving Medal]

Photograph of Lt. Col. Keith L. Ware receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor from Lt. Gen. Alexander Patch, Jr.
Date: December 26, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Sports Stadium - Frankfurt, Germany]

Photographs of a track event between forces from the Eastern Theater of Operations and the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. The first photograph shows hundreds of uniformed soldiers gathered in a stadium. The photo on the upper right has a distant shot of an event's winners standing on a platform beside a foot track. The middle photo shows uniformed soldiers named Jani, Kaufman, Hopper, Lebow, Walsh, and Hurt. The bottom photo shows athletes in dark clothing moving down a foot track while soldiers look on from the stands.
Date: August 26, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Memorial Remarks by Dora Dougherty Strother] (open access)

[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
[Letter from W. F. Volandt to Charles A. Prince, February 26, 1943 #1] (open access)

[Letter from W. F. Volandt to Charles A. Prince, February 26, 1943 #1]

Letter from W. F. Volandt to Charles A. Prince discussing discussing the training regimen and hourly tuition rates for the Plosser-Prince Air Academy.
Date: February 26, 1943
Creator: Volandt, W. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Department School Contract] (open access)

[War Department School Contract]

A contract drawn up between the United States Department of War and the Plosser-Prince Air Academy for flying training.
Date: February 26, 1943
Creator: United States Department of War
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegraph from B. E. Meyers to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, March 26, 1943] (open access)

[Telegraph from B. E. Meyers to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, March 26, 1943]

Telegram from Commanding General B. E. Meyers to Plosser-Prince Air Academy rescinding all provisions within a previous letter dated February 26, 1943 signed by Colonel W. F. Volandt.
Date: March 26, 1943
Creator: Meyers, B. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. F. Volandt to Charles A. Prince, February 26, 1943 #2] (open access)

[Letter from W. F. Volandt to Charles A. Prince, February 26, 1943 #2]

Letter from W. F. Volandt to Charles A. Prince discussing the Army Air Forces' desire to prepare a contract between themselves and Plosser-Prince Air Academy for the training of women pilots.
Date: February 26, 1943
Creator: Volandt, W. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copyright Registry, March 26, 1954 #1] (open access)

[Copyright Registry, March 26, 1954 #1]

Copyright registry signed by the Copyright Office of the United States of America in Washington D.C. for "vol. 903, page(s) 271 on March 26, 1954."
Date: March 26, 1954
Creator: Copyright Office of the United States of America
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copyright Registry, March 26, 1954 #2] (open access)

[Copyright Registry, March 26, 1954 #2]

Copyright registry signed by the Copyright Office of the United States of America in Washington D.C. for "vol. 903, page(s) 271 on March 26, 1954."
Date: March 26, 1954
Creator: Copyright Office of the United States of America
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wind Vectors Test (open access)

Wind Vectors Test

Flight school test on wind vectors with answered filled in in pencil by Catherine Parker.
Date: August 26, 1944
Creator: Parker, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Salina (T-5) Sectional Aeronautical Chart

Aeronautical map of Salina, Kansas and its surrounding region, showing cities, topographical features, radio frequency ranges and various aeronautical symbols for flight training and navigation. Scale 1:500,000.
Date: August 26, 1943
Creator: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 96, Extracts 13-19] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 96, Extracts 13-19]

Special orders listing role re-assignments of several officers in the United States Air Force, including Marjorie Wakeham.
Date: April 26, 1957
Creator: 12th Air Division, Strategic Air Command
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt for Flight Jacket, December 26, 1944] (open access)

[Memorandum Receipt for Flight Jacket, December 26, 1944]

Memorandum receipt for a flight jacket issued to Catherine Parker.
Date: December 26, 1944
Creator: Army Air Force 371 Supply
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
United States of America Department of Defense Immunization Certificate (open access)

United States of America Department of Defense Immunization Certificate

Immunization chart from the Department of Defense that is mostly blank except for a record of a flu shot on the back, most likely for Marjorie Wakeham.
Date: October 26, 1955
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charlyne Creger: An Oral History (open access)

Charlyne Creger: An Oral History

Transcript of and oral history interview of Charlyne Creger conducted by interviewer, Dawn Letson. They discuss Creger's family history, her life growing up in Oklahoma, and her life and career after entering and graduating the Women Airforce Service Pilots. An index of subjects discussed is listed at the end of the interview.
Date: May 26, 1988
Creator: Letson, Dawn & Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History