The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 17, 2008 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Bi-weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 17, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, October 17, 2008 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, October 17, 2008

Bi-weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 17, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Region 3 News] (open access)

[WASP Region 3 News]

Report from Betty Jane Williams relaying news and events within WASP Region 3. She discusses Janet Hargrave's memorial service, the recent discovery of artifacts at Marie Robinson's crash site, a new large-format film about fighter pilots, and the Women Military Aviators conference.
Date: March 17, 2005
Creator: Williams, Betty Jane
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Lucile Wise to Caro Bosca, June 17, 2006] (open access)

[Email from Lucile Wise to Caro Bosca, June 17, 2006]

Email from Lucile Wise to Caro Bosca discussing the proposal to hire an executive director. Wise expresses her reservations and suggests that the matter should be discussed in detail at the next board meeting.
Date: June 17, 2006
Creator: Wise, Lucile
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Norton A. Schwartz to Eleanor Brown, November 17, 2009] (open access)

[Letter from the Norton A. Schwartz to Eleanor Brown, November 17, 2009]

Letter from General Norton A. Schwartz to Eleanor Brown congratulating her on receiving the Congressional Gold Medal. He states that her service paved the way for women pilots to serve in the United States Military.
Date: November 17, 2009
Creator: Schwartz, Norton A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Caro Bosca to Lucile Wise, June 17, 2006] (open access)

[Email from Caro Bosca to Lucile Wise, June 17, 2006]

Email from Caro Bosca to Lucile Wise discussing Wise's concerns with the proposal to hire an Executive Director.
Date: June 17, 2006
Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wings Across America Release Agreement (open access)

Wings Across America Release Agreement

Release agreement form signed by Eleanor McLernon Brown in April of 2000 to be interviewed by Wings Across America. The agreement contains two parts, Part I: WASP Release for the interview, and Part II: Interviewer Agreement.
Date: April 17, 2000
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, April 17, 2009 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, April 17, 2009

Bi-weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 17, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from David A. Stallman to Helen W. Snapp, November 17, 2005] (open access)

[Letter from David A. Stallman to Helen W. Snapp, November 17, 2005]

Letter from David A. Stallman to Helen W. Snapp, sent on November 17, 2005, discussing Stallman's recent contact with one Priscilla, the creator of the painting "Lady Dauntless," which Stallman will use for the cover of his and Snapp's book "Target-Towing WASP at Camp Davis." It includes page 211 of an article from the March issue of Our State which discusses Liberty Field in Camp Stewart. The final page includes four black and white photographs: the top left of four men in military dress standing in front of a plane, the top right of a long line of Women Airforce Service Pilots standing in front of two planes, the bottom left of a plane in flight, and the bottom left of a military dinner or banquet.
Date: November 17, 2005
Creator: Stallman, David A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 17, 2009 (open access)

The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Bi-weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes campus news and local news of interest to students along with advertising.
Date: March 17, 2009
Creator: Koe, Crystal
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Why Women Can Fly] (open access)

[Clipping: Why Women Can Fly]

Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP Eleanor "Mickey" Brown, which also details some of the history of the WASP. The article includes quotes from Brown about the joys of flying and a photograph of Brown standing next to the Graduate statue. There are advertisements for Lowe's hardware store on the back of the clipping.
Date: August 17, 2006
Creator: Clough, Bill
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Why Women Can Fly] (open access)

[Clipping: Why Women Can Fly]

Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP Eleanor "Mickey" Brown, which also details some of the history of the WASP. The article includes quotes from Brown about the joys of flying and a photograph of Brown standing next to The Graduate statue. There are advertisements on the back of the clipping.
Date: August 17, 2006
Creator: Clough, Bill
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 130, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 17, 2005 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 130, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 17, 2005

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 17, 2005
Creator: Lucas, Melinda L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 131, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 2006 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 131, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 2006

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 17, 2006
Creator: Lucas, Melinda L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 131, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 17, 2007 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 131, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 17, 2007

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 17, 2007
Creator: Lucas, Melinda L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 17, 2000 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 17, 2000

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 17, 2000
Creator: Lucas, Donnie A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 17, 2002 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 17, 2002

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 17, 2002
Creator: Lucas, Melinda L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 17, 2001 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 17, 2001

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 17, 2001
Creator: Lucas, Melinda L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[E-Mail from Nancy Parrish, March 17, 2009] (open access)

[E-Mail from Nancy Parrish, March 17, 2009]

E-Mail from Nancy Parrish from Wings Across America forwarding an official press release from Senators Hutchison and Mikulski introducing a bill to award WWII WASPs with the Congressional Gold Medal.
Date: March 17, 2009
Creator: Parrish, Nancy A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[E-Mail from Wings Across America, March 17, 2009] (open access)

[E-Mail from Wings Across America, March 17, 2009]

E-mail from Wings Across America to the Women Airforce Service Pilot Heritage Yahoo group discussing a bill to honor the WASPs that was co-sponsored by all female Texas senators.
Date: March 17, 2009
Creator: Wings Across America
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Norton A. Schwartz to Catherine Parker, November 17, 2009] (open access)

[Letter from Norton A. Schwartz to Catherine Parker, November 17, 2009]

Letter from Norton A. Schwartz to Catherine Parker Chatham congratulating her for receiving the Congressional Gold Medal and praising her for serving as a Women Airforce Service Pilot.
Date: November 17, 2009
Creator: Schwartz, Norton A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
McMurry University, The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 1, Ed. 1, Wednesday, September 17, 2003 (open access)

McMurry University, The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 1, Ed. 1, Wednesday, September 17, 2003

Weekly student newspaper from McMurry University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 17, 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flag Certificate] (open access)

[Flag Certificate]

Document certifying that a flag presented to Mickey Brown by the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau was flown by the Texas State Capitol on September 16, 2008 in honor of the WASP 2008 reunion.
Date: September 17, 2008
Creator: State of Texas House of Representatives
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Exposing the Glory of God in Eastern Europe - Creating Epicenters for Transformation transcript

Exposing the Glory of God in Eastern Europe - Creating Epicenters for Transformation

Lecture given Monday, September 17, 2007, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Jesus' Great Commission is primarily a call to teachers, not "church planters" or "evangelists" per se. Come see how Jesus describes the peculiar act of teaching within the Kingdom of God and how it is transforming lives in Eastern Europe."
Date: September 17, 2007
Creator: Napier, Daniel
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History