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[WASP song lyrics sheet]
A lyric sheet with three WASP songs and a note: "these were the songs we made up for the show last night."
Date:
[1943,1944]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bob Thompson to Mickey McLernon, November 12, 1943]
Letter from Bob Thompson to Mickey McLernan discussing photographs he wants to send her, recent travels, and wishing her a happy birthday.
Date:
November 12, 1943
Creator:
Thompson, Bob
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Wasps and Wacs Enter Service]
Newspaper clipping of an article about Nancy Love being selected as the leader of the newly organized WACS, a group of ferrying female pilots. The WASPs are also mentioned in this article and other articles about the Ferrying Division, entertainment, and a Professor from Tokyo coming to speak are included as well.
Date:
November 5, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Bethel Gibbons, Marjorie Wakeham Are WASP Graduates in Sweetwater, Tex.]
Newspaper clipping announcing that Marjorie Wakeham and Bethel Gibbons are graduating in Sweetwater, Texas after completing their required WASP training.
Date:
1943~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 11, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing delivering a plane and flying back to Dallas, chores, seeing For Whom the Bell Tolls, seeing Tito GuÃzar in concert, and flying to Camden, AK. Typed and written on Hutson Hotels stationary.
Date:
October 11, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lessons That Live as Told by A.A.F. Pilots
Booklet containing stories from United States Army Air Forces pilots about times they nearly died due to preventable mistakes they had made. The booklet contains a forward from General Arnold and Colonel Harris.
Date:
1943~
Creator:
Woolhiser, Harvey; Arnold, Henry Harley; Harris, S. R.; Olive, J. D. & Magee, John Gillespie
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, 1943?]
Undated letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing moving into living quarters at a new base and her new Army Air Force uniform. Typed on Hotel Andrew Jackson (Knoxville) stationary.
Date:
1943-23~
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Second Class Graduates]
Newspaper clipping describing the maintenance process for the airplanes used by the Women Airforce Service Pilots. The clipping also describes the renovations at Avenger Field's Medical Department and graduation ceremony for the class of 43-W-2.
Date:
June 28, 1943
Creator:
Buchner, Faith & Helburn, Margaret
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 318th Graduates Largest Class]
Newspaper clipping describing the activities of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, class of 43-W-4, the type of meals they were served at Avenger Field and the details of their graduation ceremony.
Date:
September 12, 1943
Creator:
Welz, B. J. & Gardner, Elizabeth L.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Girl Pilots]
Featured article in LIFE magazine about the WASP members and life at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The article includes many photographs of the women taking classes, performing tasks, and training at the flight school. On the back of one of the pages is part of an article on narcotics.
Date:
July 19, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, Summer 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her father discussing buying a bond, being grounded from maintenance, night flying, food, doing laundry, future WASP assignments, and busyness and noise on the base.
Date:
Summer 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gosport Gossip, Volume 1, Number 3, March 20, 1943
Avenger Field newspaper discussing recent news about pilot training, in particular the arrival of Women Flying Training Detachment trainees, as well as pieces of entertainment and art.
Date:
March 20, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Business and Defense Coordinator Instructions for Filing]
Booklet of instructions for filing from Business and Defense coordinator, Edition 3, No. 28. There are indexes and chapters of instructions.
Date:
June 4, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History