Resource Type

Certificate of Inspection (open access)

Certificate of Inspection

Certificate of Inspection awarded to Eleanor Brown at the 50th Anniversary Reunion of the WASP in San Antonio, Texas. The certificate consists of text framed by a blue border and is signed by George W. Connell, "Chief WASP Wings Inspector."
Date: September 9, 1992
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McLernon Autobiographic Sketch] (open access)

[McLernon Autobiographic Sketch]

Short autobiographic essay written by Eleanor McLernon on her life, family, career, and experience with the WASP program. A note paired with the paper reads, "Brief autobiographic sketch for the ALL-WASP lino graphic book Betty Turner currently working on (1999)".
Date: 1999
Creator: McLernon, Eleanor Michel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Eleanor Brown Pilot Certificate Copy] (open access)

[Eleanor Brown Pilot Certificate Copy]

Photocopy of a pilot certificate belonging to WASP member, Eleanor Brown. A schedule from 1999 can be seen printed on the back.
Date: 1999?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Eleanor McLernon Brown Autobiography] (open access)

[Eleanor McLernon Brown Autobiography]

Autobiography of Eleanor McLernon Brown written for the 44-9 class history book published in 1998.
Date: 1998
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Two Biographical Sketches of Eleanor Brown] (open access)

[Two Biographical Sketches of Eleanor Brown]

Document containing two biographical sketches of Eleanor Brown, including details about her interest in aviation, service in the WASP organization, career, and personal life.
Date: 1999~
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Calendar: 1996 Special Edition Calendar] (open access)

[Calendar: 1996 Special Edition Calendar]

Calendar for 1996 containing photographs, illustrations, and facts about the women who served during World War One. It includes American holidays as well as important dates from American military history.
Date: 1995
Creator: The Women's Memorial
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Calendar: 1998 Special Edition Calendar] (open access)

[Calendar: 1998 Special Edition Calendar]

Calendar for 1998 containing photographs and facts about the women who served in the military from 1946-1978. It includes American holidays as well as important dates from American military history.
Date: 1997
Creator: Women in Military Service for America Foundation (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Calendar: 1997 Special Edition Calendar] (open access)

[Calendar: 1997 Special Edition Calendar]

Calendar for 1997 containing photographs, illustrations, and facts about the women who served in the military during World War Two. It includes American holidays as well as important dates from American military history. The WASP are featured on August's page.
Date: 1996
Creator: The Women's Memorial
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Bookmark] (open access)

[WASP Bookmark]

Bookmark commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Women Airforce Service Pilots with an illustration of the Graduate statue designed by Dorothy Swain Lewis. The back of the bookmark includes a quote from the WASP and information about the event.
Date: 1993
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
System: The Portal to Texas History
Women Airforce Service Pilots WWII Memorial Dedication (open access)

Women Airforce Service Pilots WWII Memorial Dedication

A program for a WASP memorial dedication, with information on the left side of the page about the speakers, and a schedule on the right.
Date: September 4, 1997
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #4] (open access)

[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #4]

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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #5] (open access)

[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #5]

50th Women Airforce Service Pilot Anniversary 1943-1993 Sweetwater, Texas envelope with a twenty-nine-cent U.S. Air Mail stamp that features "Japanese invades Aleutian islands." It shows a cancellation stamp from Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
Date: May 22, 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History Interview Transcript  of  Women Airforce Service Pilots] (open access)

[Oral History Interview Transcript of Women Airforce Service Pilots]

An oral history interview transcript conducted by Rebecca Wright featuring Helen Wyatt Snapp, Marjorie Popell Sizemore, Doris Elkington Hamaker, Mary Ann Baldner Gordon, Mary Anna "Marty" Martin Wyall, and Teresa D. James. Wrights asks about the group's experiences in either Women Airforce Service Pilots program or the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron and the prejudice of the 1940s.
Date: July 18, 1999
Creator: Snapp, Helen Wyatt; Sizemore, Marjorie Popell; Hamaker, Doris Elkington; Gordon, Mary Ann Baldner; Wyall, Mary Anna Martin & James, Teresa D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sponsor Application Form by Frances Sargent for Helen Wyatt Snapp] (open access)

[Sponsor Application Form by Frances Sargent for Helen Wyatt Snapp]

Completed Sponsor Application Form for Helen Wyatt Snapp. The form was completed by Frances Sargent, who sent the $300 check to the International Forest of Friendship on October 8, 1998.
Date: October 1998
Creator: Sargent, Frances
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Appreciation for Helen Snapp] (open access)

[Certificate of Appreciation for Helen Snapp]

Certificate of appreciation awarded to Helen W. Snapp in recognition of a contribution to the Ninety-Nines Sun 'n Fun Building Fund, Lakeland, Florida.
Date: June 2, 1999
Creator: Ninety-Nines
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Excerpts From Letters Regarding WASP Life] (open access)

[Excerpts From Letters Regarding WASP Life]

Excerpts from letters written May 26 through December 17, 1944. The letters range in various lengths from a full page to only a few sentences. In total there are 63 excerpts which detail life as a WASP at Sweetwater, Tx. The documents came in an envelope labeled "Day to Day training in the WASP's, by Pat Simmons."
Date: 1995
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Rosa Charlyne Creger Autobiography Essay] (open access)

[Rosa Charlyne Creger Autobiography Essay]

An autobiographic essay written by Charlyne Creger describing her experience flying as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot and how it led to her career as a nurse. A handwritten note at the bottom from 1996 states, "I am now retired and getting into mischief".
Date: 1996
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Charlyne Name Meaning] (open access)

[Charlyne Name Meaning]

Page with a printed cluster of roses surrounding the name, "Charlyne", and a description of the name's linguistic meaning.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Honorary Citizen of Bossier Certificate] (open access)

[Honorary Citizen of Bossier Certificate]

Certificate from the City of Bossier, Louisiana declaring Charlyne Creger an honorary town citizen.
Date: November 10, 1990
Creator: Dement, George
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
System: The Portal to Texas History