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[Letter from Wilma L. Vaught to Helen Snapp, February 11, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Wilma L. Vaught to Helen Snapp, February 11, 1989]

Letter from President Wilma L. Vaught of the Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation to Helen Snapp discussing the recent mandate for the creation of a memorial to honor military women and the Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation. Vaught urges for Snapp to contact all women in the military and all women veterans and urge them to register.
Date: February 11, 1989
Creator: Vaught, Wilma L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lucile Wise to  Mr. & Mrs. Frances, June 24, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Lucile Wise to Mr. & Mrs. Frances, June 24, 1989]

Letter from Lucile Wise to Mr. and Mrs. Frances thanking them for the invitation to hold their 50th birthday reunion in Sweetwater, Texas in 1992 and potentially building a memorial wall for WASP. Included are other papers that give information about the history of WASP and specific members.
Date: June 24, 1989
Creator: Wise, Lucile
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joy Lewis to Lynne Carlson, December 14, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Joy Lewis to Lynne Carlson, December 14, 1989]

Letter from Joy Lewis to Lynne Carlson discussing the setting up and cost of a bronze statue. Included are sketches and blueprints of the potential statue.
Date: December 14, 1989
Creator: Lewis, Joy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ann Atkeison to Rigdon Edwards, July 30, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Ann Atkeison to Rigdon Edwards, July 30, 1989]

Letter from Ann Atkeison to Rigdon Edwards discussing Avenger Field and the upcoming 50th WASP Anniversary, memorial, and the Women's Military Aviators Association meeting in Washington, D. C.
Date: July 30, 1989
Creator: Atkeison, Ann
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, September 2, 1989] (open access)

[Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, September 2, 1989]

Postcard letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards telling him that she needs the information from the memorial day project and 1992 reunion plans. She also discusses matters concerning her book. The front is a photograph of the Haywood County Courthouse in Brownsville, Tennessee.
Date: September 2, 1989
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, August 17, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, August 17, 1989]

Letter from Doris Brinker Tanner to Rigdon Edwards discussing financial troubles that have come with attempting to publish an advertisement. She also asks her to ask Mr. Harris if he is interested in donating.
Date: August 17, 1989
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lyda Keefe to Sweetwater Museum, January 18, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Lyda Keefe to Sweetwater Museum, January 18, 1989]

Letter from Lyda Dunham Keefe to Sweetwater Museum requesting the zoot suit and pillows she donated some time ago for speeches she will be making about WASP.
Date: January 18, 1989
Creator: Keefe, Lyda Dunham
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank Grevelle to WASP, May 20, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Frank Grevelle to WASP, May 20, 1989]

Letter from Frank Grevelle to all WASP inviting them to the Sweetwater Municipial Airport renaming ceremony being held by the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce.
Date: May 20, 1989
Creator: Grevelle, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Helan Drake to Laura Sheridan, August 28, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Helan Drake to Laura Sheridan, August 28, 1989]

Letter from Helan Drake to Laura Sheridan about the weather, seasons, and memories in the city of Sweetwater, but mostly about her memories of the WASP at Avenger Field.
Date: August 28, 1989
Creator: Drake, Helan
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henri Pepper to Lyda Keefe, January 20, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Henri Pepper to Lyda Keefe, January 20, 1989]

Letter from Henri Pepper to Lyda Keefe informing her that it is against museum policy to return any artifact that has been donated.
Date: January 20, 1989
Creator: Pepper, Henri Elizabeth
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elva Moorhouse to Bill Warner, May 22, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Elva Moorhouse to Bill Warner, May 22, 1989]

Letter from Elva Moorhouse to Bill Warner discussing recent and future WASP reunions and homecomings.
Date: May 22, 1989
Creator: Moorhouse, Elva
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wilma L. Vaught to Charlyne Creger, Oct. 23, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Wilma L. Vaught to Charlyne Creger, Oct. 23, 1989]

Letter from Wilma L. Vaught to Charlyne Creger discussing photos of a statue Creger designed in proposal for a WASP monument design.
Date: October 23, 1989
Creator: Vaught, Wilma L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gareth L. Pawlowski to Charlyne, Aug. 21, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Gareth L. Pawlowski to Charlyne, Aug. 21, 1989]

Letter from Gareth L. Pawlowski to Charlyne (Creger?) discussing interviewing WASP and purchasing memorabilia for Pawlowski's writing material, as well as suggesting journal and magazine articles that feature WASP stories.
Date: August 21, 1989
Creator: Pawlowski, Gareth L.
System: The Portal to Texas History