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[WASP Recognition Clippings Scrapbook] (open access)

[WASP Recognition Clippings Scrapbook]

Scrapbook filled mostly with newspaper clipping about Women Airforce Service Pilots gaining recognition for their war efforts and about WASP reunion activities.
Date: 1976-04-26/1986-09-29
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Jacqueline Cochran and Gerald Brant]

Photograph of Jacqueline Cochran and General Gerald C. Brant sitting in folding chairs at the graduation ceremony for the 43-W-1 class of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).
Date: April 24, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Frits to Miss Lorine Wilhemine, April 11, 1923] (open access)

[Postcard from Frits to Miss Lorine Wilhemine, April 11, 1923]

Postcard from Frits to Miss Lorine Wilhemine discussing the recent heavy rains and plans to visit the South West. The hand-colored photo image on the front of the card is of a military encampment with groups of men seated in grass amidst tents, with the title, "Delivering a Lecture at Military Training Camp." 1917 is written in pen on the image.
Date: April 11, 1923
Creator: Frits
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field History] (open access)

[Avenger Field History]

Documents describing the history of the Sweetwater Airport, Avenger Field, and the WASP program.
Date: April 15, 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Woman soared as WWII flier] (open access)

[Clipping: Woman soared as WWII flier]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Elizabeth "Kit" MacKethan Magid, a WASP , and her experiences serving in WWII. On the back of the clipping, there is a listing for a Health Fair at different colleges and public schools.
Date: April 11, 2004
Creator: Martin, Claire
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. C. Hoppe to Charles A. Prince, April 4, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from R. C. Hoppe to Charles A. Prince, April 4, 1942]

Letter from City Manager R. C. Hoppe to Charles A. Prince discussing the enclosed lease for the Sweetwater Municipal Airport.
Date: April 4, 1942
Creator: Hoppe, R. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Pilot Trainees Eliminated in March 1943] (open access)

[Certificate of Pilot Trainees Eliminated in March 1943]

Text certifying that three women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) on March 31, 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person.
Date: April 6, 1943
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Elimination, April 1943] (open access)

[Certificate of Elimination, April 1943]

Text certifying that five women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) in March and April 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person; one name has been stricken from the list with a handwritten note.
Date: April 6, 1943
Creator: McConnell, Landon E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George Greaves to Joe B. Plosser, April 13, 1943 (open access)

[Letter from George Greaves to Joe B. Plosser, April 13, 1943

Letter from Wing Commander George Greaves to Joe B. Plosser discussing personal business.
Date: April 13, 1943
Creator: Greaves, George
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Charles A. Prince to R. C. Hoppe, April 13, 1942] (open access)

[Telegram from Charles A. Prince to R. C. Hoppe, April 13, 1942]

Telegram from Charles A. Prince to City Manager R. C. Hoppe discussing the approval of building plans by the Defense Plants Corporation.
Date: April 13, 1942
Creator: Prince, Charles A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parker WASP Appointment Slip] (open access)

[Parker WASP Appointment Slip]

Appointment slip stating Catherine Parker's new position, pay grade, and station in the Women Airforce Service Pilots training program.
Date: April 18, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Savings Bond Form, April 25, 1944] (open access)

[War Savings Bond Form, April 25, 1944]

War savings bond form filled out by Catherine Parker, in which she lists Mrs. Madeline E. Parker as her beneficiary.
Date: April 25, 1944
Creator: Parker, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Trainees]

Photograph of four women standing at Avenger Field. From left to right: Helen Snapp, Margaret Bruns, Esther Rheinhold, and Jan Tate. All four are wearing their flight uniforms "Zoot Suits".
Date: April 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four WASP Trainees #2]

Photograph of four WASP trainees seated in the back of a truck and looking at something in the distance. Written on the back of the photograph: "McCarty, McLernon, McGrath, Lytch 44-9."
Date: [1944-04..1944-12]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Trainee in a PT-17 #1]

Photograph of a woman seated in a PT-17 biplane marked "U54." The back of the photograph includes a handwritten note that says, "Me & ship - solo."
Date: [1944-04..1944-12]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two WASP Sitting in the Grass #2]

Photograph of two women seated on the grass. Part of a building is visible behind them. Written on the back of the photograph: "Thel Lytch (Miller), Mickey McLernon (Brown)."
Date: [1944-04..1944-12]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Woman Recalls World War II Pilot Days"] (open access)

[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
[Clipping: Three Kelly Girls Attain Goal--Join Wasps] (open access)

[Clipping: Three Kelly Girls Attain Goal--Join Wasps]

Newspaper clipping about five employees at Kelly Field who applied to join the WASP. The article notes that three of the women have been accepted into the April training class and that the other two women expect to join the May training class. The back of the clipping features an article about a baseball game at Kelly Field.
Date: April 8, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards, April 13, 1944] (open access)

[Letter to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards, April 13, 1944]

Letter to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards with a picture of Rigdon and a short song written on the back.
Date: April 14, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order Adjusting Maximum Rent] (open access)

[Order Adjusting Maximum Rent]

Order from the Offices of Temporary Controls and Price Administration to increase the maximum rent at a location in Sweetwater, Texas from $25 per month to $35 per month.
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: Wright, V. H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP in an AT-6 #2]

Photograph of a woman seated in the cockpit of an AT-6 aircraft. The body of the aircraft is marked "U245." The inscription on the back reads, "Micky McLernon AT-6 44-9."
Date: [1944-04..1944-12]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP in an AT-6 #1]

Photograph of a woman seated in the cockpit of an AT-6 aircraft. The body of the aircraft is marked "U245."
Date: [1944-04..1944-12]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four WASP Trainees at the Wishing Well]

Photograph of four WASP trainees sitting on the edge of the Wishing Well at Avenger Field. Utility lines, trees, buildings, and vehicles are visible in the background.
Date: [1944-04..1944-12]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Standing Next to an AT-6C]

Photograph of a WASP posed near the cockpit of an AT-6C. The inscription on the back of the photograph reads, "Ethel Lytch Miller 44-9 (& 10)."
Date: [1944-04..1944-12]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History