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British India, showing the principal Protestant Mission Stations

Description: Map of India during the British Raj, showing Protestant Mission Stations in 1872.The map also includes administrative division lines and bodies of water. Includes a list of European and American Christian Societies in the lower-left corner. Near the lower-right corner is included a table titled "Population and Native Christians," which statistically compares the number of Christians in India in 1871 an 1872.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973]

Description: 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
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Hut on Stilts]

Description: Photograph of a hut on stilts with people and a dog sitting near the entrance, with other huts, people, and palm trees in the background and clothes hanging on a clothesline in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Performance with Elephant]

Description: Photograph of a theatrical performance featuring people in brightly colored clothes walking in a circle and several riding on top of an Asian elephant in front of a stage. The silhouettes of audience members are visible in the foreground and there are palm trees and other set pieces in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Taj Mahal Plague]

Description: Photograph of plaque at Taj Mahal reading: "The Taj Mahal was built between 1631 and 1653 by emperor Shah Jahan (1627-1658) as the tomb for his wife Arjumand better known as Mumtaz Mahal. "Ornament of the Palace." Born in 1592, the daughter of Asaf Khan, she married Shah Jahan in 1612 and died in 1631 after the birth of her fourteenth child. After his death the emperor was buried by her side."
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Current Study 13, Chapter 1. Education and Training

Description: This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the challenges faced by low-income countries. This chapter discusses the role education and training plays in a country's economic, political, and social development. It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: April 1965
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Command Study 13, Chapter 5. Military Civic Action

Description: This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about counterinsurgency. This chapter discusses "civic action as a weapon against Communist-inspired subversion" (p. 2). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: December 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Current Study 10, Chapter 3. The Peace Corps

Description: This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the challenges posed by the Cold War. This chapter discusses the Peace Corps and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: June 1963
Creator: United States. Air Force. Continental Air Command.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Current Study 11, Chapter 2. The Evolution of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)

Description: This booklet is the second chapter of Current Study 11, a staff development course about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter discusses the development of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) and includes background information, observations, review questions, a list of readings for further study, and three appendices.
Date: December 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Current Study 10, Chapter 4. The Subcontinent of South Asia

Description: This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the challenges posed by the Cold War. This chapter discusses several countries in South Asia and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: May 1963
Creator: United States. Air Force. Continental Air Command.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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