The Big Job: Basic Magnesium News Letter, Number 30, January 21, 1943 (open access)

The Big Job: Basic Magnesium News Letter, Number 30, January 21, 1943

Newsletter published by Basic Magnesium Inc. that discusses various topics regarding the company, the magnesium industry, and news local to the town in which the company is located. One article included is about the dormitory room decoration former Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Charlyne Creger.
Date: January 21, 1943
Creator: Basic Magnesium, Incorporated
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Epic of Flight Memo to the Reader] (open access)

[The Epic of Flight Memo to the Reader]

Photocopy of a memo to the reader printed in a volume of "The Epic of Flight" book series that discusses the initial struggles in creating "Women Aloft", a book in the series about female pilots.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hicks, Jim
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: WASP Militarization Favored by Stimson] (open access)

[Clipping photocopy: WASP Militarization Favored by Stimson]

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping of articles from the New York Times about the U.S.'s involvement in World War II, including an article about an initiative to give WASP members full military benefits. Among the articles are several small advertisements, some with illustrations. At the top of the photocopy is handwritten text identifying the newspaper and its publishing date.
Date: May 5, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History