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[Note on San Diego Boat Racing]

Note on a small sticky note that possibly says "Toy speed boat racing, probably in San Diego, "S" team down tied(?) in S.F. Lombard Street," followed by a signature at the bottom.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Blanche Perry Interpretation Letter]

An undated handwritten letter from Blanche Perry entitled "Prelude to Interpretation" with numerous symbols, scriptures, and other thoughts related to the inspiration and interpretation of one of her baptistry paintings.

Date: unknown

Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche

Item Type: Text

Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Postcard of Aerial View of Hotel del Coronado]

Postcard of a bird's eye view of Hotel del Coronado, a white and brown sprawling structure on the coast of California with a full parking lot, four tennis courts, and a private pool. The edges of the postcard describe itself as "Hotel del Coronado, Coronado, California."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Ball Room of Hotel del Coronado]

Postcard of a grand ballroom with soft white, red, and golden hues. The flooring is smooth gold and brown, the tables are covered with white cloth and blue chairs. Two chandeliers glow golden and white.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Dining Room of Hotel del Coronado]

Postcard of rows of set tables covered in white tablecloth lit by golden chandeliers strung from the wooden domed ceiling. The walls are covered in red and black patterned wallpaper, the curtains around the window are gold. At the edges, the postcard describes itself as "Crown Room, Main Dining Room, Hotel del Coronado."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Hotel del Coronado]

Postcard of a grand white and brown roofed structure sprawling across the grounds as palm trees stretch outward and a street leading to the entrance winds along the edge. On the edge of the picture, it is described as "Hotel del Coronado Actual-Photo."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

Playing-Cards.

Patent for a card game that aims to teach players the workings of the electoral college. There are 208 cards, divided into four types: "eagle," "star," "banner," "flag," and gathering one of each type gives the player an electoral vote. The cards feature presidential candidates of the mid-1800s.

Date: March 27, 1906

Creator: Noonan, James Harrison

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

San Diego entrance and approaches: California

Map shows buildings, roads, observatories, lighthouses, and settlements along the San Diego, California coastline during the mid-nineteenth century. Includes sailing directions and notes. Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings and isolines. Scale [ 1:25,000 ] and [ 1:150,000 ].

Date: 1851

Creator: United States Coast Survey

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Weber's map of San Diego County.

Map shows township grid, railroads, canals, cities and towns, wagon roads, and trails for San Diego County and portions of adjacent Riverside County; streets names, neighborhoods, expedition grounds and buildings, electric railroads, military facilities, wharves, jetties, and the Bay of San Diego for the City of San Diego. Includes legend. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:327,000].

Date: 1914

Creator: Punnett Brothers

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[WASP in Pink Outfits at Reunion]

Photograph of nine WASP members posed in two rows at a reunion. Most of the group is wearing some shade of pink in their attire. A note seen on the back of the photo reads, "San Diego Reunion 1984".

Date: 1984

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Group of WASP, Invader Cruises, San Diego]

Group photograph of Women Airforce Service Pilots and three men, all wearing casual clothing and blue WASP name tags. Helen Snapp holds a life preserver with the words Invader Cruises, San Diego. The back of the photograph includes the numbers "6-5" and labels those in the photograph from left to right: Ben, Fran, Helen Snapp, Connie, Hank, Kelly, Marty, Vithorn, Don, Marge, and Scott.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Handwritten notes concerning Joseph R. Benites - 1977]

Handwritten notes concerning Joseph R. Benites and his appearance at the San Diego LULAC meeting held on August 20, 1977, after he was barred from LULAC functions.

Date: 1977

Item Type: Text

Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Handwritten notes concerning Joseph R. Benites at LULAC Convention]

Handwritten notes and questions concerning Joseph R. Benites' appearance at the LULAC Convention in May of 1977.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Date: January 23, 1984, 6:00 p.m.

Duration: 1 minute 27 seconds

Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections