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Collection
Serial/Series Title
Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
17
Eleanor Brown Collection
6
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
4
Helen Snapp Collection
1
Henderson (Paul Hill) Collection
1
Jacqueline Cochran Collection
1
National WASP WWII Museum (NWM) Collection
1
Prince Collection
1
Suzette Van Daell Douglas Collection
1
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[Paul A. Hill Air Force Documents]
A collection of various military orders and documents pertaining to Paul A. Hill's Air Force and Air Reserve service.
Date:
1929-09-18/1955-02-03
Creator:
Hill, Paul A.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Plosser-Prince Memorandum of Meeting]
Minutes from a meeting at the office of Plosser-Prince Air Academy between several parties discussing faults in construction of Avenger Field and the Wilson Glider School and the possibility of the contractor, Victor J. Nelson, correcting the issues.
Date:
November 6, 1942
Creator:
Hughes, J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Accomplishment]
Certificate awarded by the University of Texas to Ridgon Edwards acknowledging his participation in a course offered by the Division of Extension.
Date:
February 25, 1966
Creator:
University of Texas at Austin. Division of Extension.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Haddaway to Speak at Banquet]
Newspaper clipping about former pilot and writer George Haddaway being selected as the speaker for the WASP reunion banquet in Dallas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Order Form]
Order form for various signs and commemorative products related to Texas Historic Markers.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Texas Historical Commission
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973]
Text of Jacqueline Cochran's typed daily schedule from December 21, 1969, to December 15, 1973, including golf tournaments, doctor appointments, hair appointments, Arthritis Foundation committee meetings, dinner meetings, budget meetings, and board meetings. Entries include day of week, time, and location. They also include personal handwritten notes on some entries.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From Roger Moore & More]
Letter from Roger Moore & More about donated calendars in honor of WASP, pointing out that the calendars include the opening of the WASP training center at Avenger Field. The letter mentions that the WASP will have a historic marker dedication Oct. 6 at Mulberry Canyon.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Roger Moore and More
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A Map Taken From a Mathematics Work Book]
A Mercator Projection of a map including Austin, San Antonio, Laredo, Victoria, and Corpus Christi on a grid with every line being 15 minutes.The magnetic variation is 10 degrees east, and the scale is 1:2,027,520.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photocopy of Official Texas Historical Markers Booklet]
Photocopies of pages from a catalog for official Texas Historical Markers.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Reunion Information]
Page with information about lodging, transportation, cost, and tour information for the Bartlesville, Oklahoma WASP reunion, as well as other WASP regional news.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Memorial Reunion For WASP is Now Underway"]
Copy of Sweetwater Reporter's June 1972 issue. Four WASP related articles on front page and detailed in paper Titles are: "WASP's is Now Underway" , What Did WASP's Find Here Today", " Miss Cochran Known for Her Flying" and "Mrs. Young is leader of Order of Fifinella.
Date:
June 23, 1972
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Woman Recalls World War II Pilot Days"]
Newspaper clipping with an article about Ruth Florey's and Clinnie Lovvorn's service with the WASP.
Date:
April 6, 1975
Creator:
Borden, Robert C.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Miss Ziggy Hunter: Her Accomplishments in the Field of Aviation
A compilation of the many achievements of Women Airforce Service Pilot flight instructor, Ziggy Hunter, as a pioneer in aviation. Notes on the cover page indicate that the author, Nettie Moore, was a WASP control tower operator and that her attempts to gain national honor for Hunter have gone unsuccessful as of 1980.
Date:
May 10, 1975
Creator:
More, Nettie D.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "The Sky Was The Limit For Texas Women Pilots"]
Newspaper clipping of an article about the WASP and Mildred Dalrymple and Kay D'Arezzo's service in the program.
Date:
February 7, 1982
Creator:
Hvlavach, Laura
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nettie D. More to Margaret and Paul, February 9, 1982]
Letter from Nettie D. More to Margaret and Paul discussing newspaper articles about WASP members, one written by More about Ziggy Hunter, a female flight instructor at Avenger Field.
Date:
February 9, 1982
Creator:
More, Nettie D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mark White to Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 25, 1986]
Letter from Texas Governor, Mark White, thanking Women Airforce Service Pilots for their duty and sacrifice during World War II. The letter has been trimmed and is adhered to red mat background.
Date:
September 25, 1986
Creator:
White, Mark
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Tax debate shifts to senate]
Newspaper clipping of an article about a tax bill that Senate had passed and its effects on the economy. Also included are photographs of children and WASP who attended the annual Sweetwater Air Fair.
Date:
September 29, 1986
Creator:
Holmes, Michael
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Say...Thank You Sweetwater]
Newspaper clipping with an announcement from the WASP thanking the city of Sweetwater for their hospitality and making their 46th reunion enjoyable. Articles about sports are also included.
Date:
October 1, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henri Pepper to Tami O'Bannion, August 29, 1987]
Letter from Henri Pepper to Tami O'Bannion informing her that the museum will not be giving any of their artifacts and providing a list of other women who may be able to help.
Date:
August 29, 1987
Creator:
Pepper, Henri Elizabeth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Zoot Suits, Parachutes, and Wings of Silver, Too"]
Magazine clipping of an article about the history of the WASPs and some of their personal experiences in aviation.
Date:
September 1987
Creator:
Henderson, Sheila
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sheila Henderson to Rigdon Edwards, November 10, 1987]
Letter from Sheila Henderson to Rigdon Edwards thanking him for his comments on her article, information he provided for it, plans to further publish the article, and the next issue of Texas Highways.
Date:
November 10, 1987
Creator:
Henderson, Sheila
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women, Wings and War]
Photocopy of an article discussing Margaret Harper's experience serving in the WASP, duties she was given, the discontinuation of the WASP, and sexual discrimination against female veterans. Another article about the history and preservation of WASP history in Texas Woman's University is also included.
Date:
July 18, 1989
Creator:
Porter, Bob
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Secret role of women fliers recalled]
Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP being hidden from public knowledge, including the U.S. Department of Defense withholding veteran status from the women who served in WWII. The article includes a photograph of a group of young women in jumpsuits walking away from a small propeller plane. On the back of the clipping is a large advertisement for a sale, and part of an article about Fort Concho.
Date:
November 24, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Kay D'Arezzo to Rigdon Edwards, August 10, 1992]
Postcard from Kay D'Arezzo to Rigdon Edwards, also a receipt, discussing his payment of $152 for his registration for the upcoming Anniversary Conference in San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
August 10, 1992
Creator:
D'Arezzo, Kay
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History