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[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #2] (open access)

[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #2]

50th Women Airforce Service Pilot Anniversary 1943-1993 Sweetwater, Texas envelope with a twenty-nin-cent U.S. Air Mail stamp featuring "Corregidor Falls to Japanese." It shows a cancellation stand from Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
Date: May 22, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Legal-Sized Envelope from the Women Airforce Service Pilots #2] (open access)

[Legal-Sized Envelope from the Women Airforce Service Pilots #2]

Legal-sized envelope with the Women Airforce Service Pilots insignia in the upper left corner and a 50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication cancellation stamp form Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556 and a twenty-nine-cent U.S. stamp that reads "Allies decipher secret enemy codes, 1942."
Date: May 22, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #1] (open access)

[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #1]

50th Women Airforce Service Pilot Anniversary 1943-1993 Sweetwater, Texas envelope with a fifty-cent U.S. Air Mail stamp featuring Harriet Quimby the Pioneer Pilot. It shows a cancellation stamp from Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
Date: May 22, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene City Council Minutes: 1993] (open access)

[Abilene City Council Minutes: 1993]

Ledger containing minutes of the City Council in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from January 4, 1993 to December 16, 1993.
Date: 1993-01-04/1993-12-16
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Big County Obituaries: 1993 (open access)

Big County Obituaries: 1993

Compiled transcription of obituaries printed in the Abilene Reporter-News during 1993, collected by volunteers and personnel of the Abilene Public Library.
Date: 1993
Creator: Mount, Ann
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Into the Woods, 1993] (open access)

[Program: Into the Woods, 1993]

Program for a production of Into the Woods at Abilene Christian University performed at the Abilene Civic Center Theatre from October 22nd to 24th, 1993. It includes a list of cast and staff, and other information about the play.
Date: 1993
Creator: Abilene Christian College
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Figure of a Woman (open access)

The Figure of a Woman

Photocopy of article from Wineskins by Jack Welch entitled "The Figure of a Woman" (Wineskins, v.2, p. 27, May 1993). Extensive biography of Perry and description of the baptistry painting at the Church of Christ in Anson, TX. Article contains a photograph of the Anson baptistry painting which uses the theme "The Word of God and the Elect Lady."
Date: May 1993
Creator: Welch, Jack
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women Under WASP Banner]

Photograph of eighteen unidentified women standing in a row in front of a red and white tent, underneath a blue banner that reads "W.A.S.P W.W.II Women Air Force Service Pilots." Many of the women are wearing blue or white embroidered blouses with pins or name tags on them.
Date: July 1993
Creator: Warbird Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 44, Ed. 1, Sunday, February 21, 1993 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 44, Ed. 1, Sunday, February 21, 1993

Tri-weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 21, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 47, Ed. 1, Wednesday, March 10, 1993 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 47, Ed. 1, Wednesday, March 10, 1993

Tri-weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 10, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 56, Ed. 1, Wednesday, April 21, 1993 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 56, Ed. 1, Wednesday, April 21, 1993

Tri-weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 21, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Elizabeth Wall Strohfus to Charlyne Creger, May 23, 1993]

Postcard featuring a picture of WASP pilot, Elizabeth Wall Strohfus, sent from herself to Charlyne Creger. Handwriting on the postcard image reads, "All my love, Elizabeth" and "To Charlyne- With Love- Betty -".
Date: May 23, 1993
Creator: Strohfus, Elizabeth Wall
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Suzanne M. Dee to Velta Benn, November 3, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from Suzanne M. Dee to Velta Benn, November 3, 1993]

Letter from Suzanne M. Dee showing her appreciation for the Women Airforce Service Pilots and suggesting that they share their knowledge and experience of flying to the next generation of pilots.
Date: November 3, 1993
Creator: Dee, Suzanne M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Suzanne Dee to Charlyne Creger, September 2, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from Suzanne Dee to Charlyne Creger, September 2, 1993]

Copy of a letter from Suzanne Dee to Charlyne Creger thanking her for the letter she sent and explaining how she became such a great admirer of the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: September 2, 1993
Creator: Dee, Suzanne
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Suzanne Dee to Charlyne Creger, November 12, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from Suzanne Dee to Charlyne Creger, November 12, 1993]

Copy of a letter from Suzanne Dee to Charlyne Creger expressing her admiration of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and suggesting that they share their experiences and knowledge of flying in order to inspire the next generation of pilots.
Date: November 12, 1993
Creator: Dee, Suzanne
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Memories Take Wing at an Airfield in West Texas] (open access)

[Clipping: Memories Take Wing at an Airfield in West Texas]

Newspaper clipping providing a brief history about the Women Airforce Service Pilots including the experiences of former members, Mary Ruth Rance and Ola Rexroat.
Date: May 24, 1993
Creator: Pressley, Sue Ann
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Anniversary Welcome Packet Envelope] (open access)

[WASP Anniversary Welcome Packet Envelope]

Empty envelope from the Women Airforce Service Pilots' 50th anniversary memorial dedication in Sweetwater, Texas. The packet has Catherine Parker's name handwritten in the top right corner along with her class number, 44-9, and features the WASP diamond wings logo printed in the center.
Date: 1993
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP News, Volume 31, Number 3, November, 1993 (open access)

WASP News, Volume 31, Number 3, November, 1993

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: November 1993
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: 50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication #3] (open access)

[Pamphlet: Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: 50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication #3]

Pamphlet for the 50th WASP Anniversary celebrating a historic WASP memorial at Avenger Field. The pamphlet contains sketches of the statue to be built, along with the history of WASP, an inscription from a previous memorial, and information on where to send construction donations.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping from WASP Newsletter] (open access)

[Clipping from WASP Newsletter]

Page from what appears to be a Women Airforce Service Pilots newsletter with several brief write-in reports from various WASP members. One report from Mary Ruth Rance is circled in pencil.
Date: April 1993
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: 50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication #2] (open access)

[Pamphlet: Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: 50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication #2]

Pamphlet for the 50th WASP Anniversary celebrating a historic WASP memorial at Avenger Field. The pamphlet contains sketches of the statue to be built, along with the history of WASP, an inscription from a previous memorial, and information on where to send construction donations.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Women's Memorial 1994 Special Edition Calendar (open access)

The Women's Memorial 1994 Special Edition Calendar

Calendar for 1994 featuring images of wartime posters paired alongside photographs and bios of active and veteran women in the military. At the front and back of the calendar, information and images are included of the Women's Memorial set to be constructed in Arlington National Cemetery. The calendar includes American holidays, as well as important dates from American military history.
Date: 1993
Creator: The Women's Memorial
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
McMurry University War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 7, Ed. 1, Monday, November 15, 1993 (open access)

McMurry University War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 7, Ed. 1, Monday, November 15, 1993

Weekly student newspaper from McMurry University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: November 15, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
McMurry University War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 8, Ed. 1, Monday, December 6, 1993 (open access)

McMurry University War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 8, Ed. 1, Monday, December 6, 1993

Weekly student newspaper from McMurry University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: December 6, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History