WASP News, Volume 30, Number 1, March 1992 (open access)

WASP News, Volume 30, Number 1, March 1992

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: March 1992
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: W.A.S.P. sisters in the sky] (open access)

[Clipping: W.A.S.P. sisters in the sky]

Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP experiences serving in WWII. On the back of the clipping, there are advertisements for a television and gift certificates, as well as an article about lambada dancing.
Date: March 17, 1990
Creator: McDaniel, Niki Frances
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP News, Volume 29, Number 1, March 1990 (open access)

WASP News, Volume 29, Number 1, March 1990

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: March 1, 1990
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Herbert O. Evans to Holly Ridge Historical Committee, March 2, 1990] (open access)

[Letter from Herbert O. Evans to Holly Ridge Historical Committee, March 2, 1990]

Letter from Herbert O. Evans to Holly Ridge Historical Committee discussing the 50th anniversary and a plane crash Evans experienced in 1943. The accompanying newspaper clipping describes the crash.
Date: March 2, 1990
Creator: Evans, Herbert O.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Program: Celebration of Women in the Military (open access)

Program: Celebration of Women in the Military

Program for an event honoring women in military service at Barksdale Air Force Base. Charlyne Creger is listed as a speaker at the event and a short biography of her career is included in the program. Curled red, blue, and grey ribbons are attached the program.
Date: March 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jacqueline Cochran Envelope #2] (open access)

[Jacqueline Cochran Envelope #2]

Empty envelope with a portrait of Jacqueline Cochran in WASP Uniform printed on the left side above the text, "Jacqueline Cochran Founder and Leader of Women Airforce Service Pilots World War II". The envelope also has the official Jacqueline Cochran postage stamp in the top right corner, with "First day of issue" ink-stamped beneath it. On the far left edge is a handwritten nbote that reads, "Dawn J Seymour, WASP WWII 43-5".
Date: March 9, 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George Bush to Charlyne Creger, March 18, 1991] (open access)

[Letter from George Bush to Charlyne Creger, March 18, 1991]

Letter from President George Bush to Charlyne Creger discussing the United States' participation in conflicts in the Persian Gulf Region.
Date: March 18, 1991
Creator: Bus, George
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Celebration of Women and the Military] (open access)

[Clipping: Celebration of Women and the Military]

Newspaper clipping of a page of The Retired Officer including the columns titled, "Celebration of Women and the Military" which discusses an event on March 4, 1995 to commemorate women's accomplishments in the armed forces. Charlyne Creger is listed as the guest speaker.
Date: March 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger with Check]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger holding an oversized check for $500 from the Women in the Military Steering Committee to W.I.M.S.A.
Date: March 4, 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mary Regalbuto Jones to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, March 25, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Mary Regalbuto Jones to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, March 25, 1992]

Letter from Mary Regalbuto Jones to the Women Airforce Service Pilots informing them about the confirmed dress attire for the WASP 50th anniversary dinner, cost for shirts and how to purchase them.
Date: March 25, 1992
Creator: Jones, Mary Regalbuto
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP News, Volume 36, Number 1, March 1998 (open access)

WASP News, Volume 36, Number 1, March 1998

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: March 1998
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jacqueline Cochran Envelope] (open access)

[Jacqueline Cochran Envelope]

Empty envelope with a portrait of Jacqueline Cochran in WASP Uniform printed on the left side above the text, "Jacqueline Cochran Founder and Leader of Women Airforce Service Pilots World War II". The envelope also has the official Jacqueline Cochran postage stamp in the top right corner, with "First day of issue" ink-stamped beneath it.
Date: March 9, 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: First Day of Issue Stamp Ceremony, Jacqueline Cochran] (open access)

[Program: First Day of Issue Stamp Ceremony, Jacqueline Cochran]

Program for the first day of issue ceremony for the Jacqueline Cochran stamp. The program lists WASP member a British Air Transport Auxiliary pilot as speakers and includes a brief biography of Cochran's life and achievements.
Date: March 1996
Creator: United States Postal Service
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, March 6, 1996]

Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards informing him that the printer is ready and that if he can find a picture of himself from 1942 to 1944, she would like to have it. The front has a photograph of two bottlenose dolphins taken by Dr. Randall S. Wells.
Date: March 6, 1996
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Tracie Johnston to Rigdon Edwards, March 31, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Tracie Johnston to Rigdon Edwards, March 31, 1996]

Letter from Tracie Johnston to Rigdon Edwards thanking Rigdon Edwards for helping her on her State History Day competition project and how successful she has been with it. She also requests more information for more research she can include in her project.
Date: March 31, 1996
Creator: Johnston, Tracie M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[First Day Cover for Jacqueline Cochran Stamp, March 9, 1996] (open access)

[First Day Cover for Jacqueline Cochran Stamp, March 9, 1996]

First day cover commemorating the issue of a stamp honoring Jacqueline Cochran and her accomplishments in aviation. The cover features an illustration of Cochran on the left and a fifty-cent stamp depicting Cochran in the upper-right corner. Inside the cover is a postcard containing information about Cochran and the WASP.
Date: March 9, 1996
Creator: United States Postal Service
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elaine Harmon, March 1998] (open access)

[Letter from Elaine Harmon, March 1998]

Letter from Elaine Harmon to Sydney Ann Edwards Kent offering her condolences for the death of her father, Rigdon Edwards, and telling her about past experiences with him.
Date: March 1998
Creator: Harmon, Elaine Danforth
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, March 8, 1990] (open access)

[Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, March 8, 1990]

Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards further discussing troubles she is experiencing trying to sell her book.
Date: March 8, 1990
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dawn Seymour to Rigdon Edwards, March 9, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Dawn Seymour to Rigdon Edwards, March 9, 1996]

Letter from Dawn Seymour to Rigdon Edwards discussing the upcoming US Postal Service's dedication ceremony for Jacqueline Cochran.
Date: March 9, 1996
Creator: Seymour, Dawn R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jewel Estes to Rigdon Edwards, March 27, 1991] (open access)

[Letter from Jewel Estes to Rigdon Edwards, March 27, 1991]

Letter from Jewel Estes to Rigdon Edwards about Rigdon's daughter Mary and Paula E. Langguth's book.
Date: March 27, 1991
Creator: Estes, Jewel Pfeifer
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes: WASP Historic Committee Meeting, March 21, 1991] (open access)

[Minutes: WASP Historic Committee Meeting, March 21, 1991]

Minutes for the WASP Historic Committee meeting including a financial report, Amon Carter Museum report, committee assignments, and updates on the WASP monument.
Date: March 21, 1991
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Holmer K. Taylor to WASP Committee, March 30, 1990] (open access)

[Letter from Holmer K. Taylor to WASP Committee, March 30, 1990]

Letter from Homer K. Taylor to the WASPS Committee informing them about the work that he and the City of Sweetwater will begin working on soon as well as finances.
Date: March 30, 1990
Creator: Taylor, Homer K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda: WASP Monument Committee Meeting, March 18, 1993] (open access)

[Agenda: WASP Monument Committee Meeting, March 18, 1993]

Agenda for the WASP Memorial Committee listing action items and discussion points for the March 18, 1993 meeting, followed by the meeting minutes on monument progress and reunion plans.
Date: March 18, 1992
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation from the United States Postal Service, March 9, 1996] (open access)

[Invitation from the United States Postal Service, March 9, 1996]

Invitation from the United States Postal Service to a ceremony commemorating Jacqueline Cochran and her stamp's first day of issue.
Date: March 9, 1996
Creator: United States Postal Service
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History