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Henderson (Paul Hill) Collection
172
Air Force Reserve Element Training
122
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
54
Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
51
Eleanor Brown Collection
31
Helen Snapp Collection
31
Charlyne Creger Collection
21
Catherine Parker Collection
14
Gayle Snell Collection
10
National WASP Museum (NWM) Collection
10
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[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86 #1]
Flyer for the 1986 WASP Reunion in Sweetwater, Texas, including information on lodging, travel, and registration. The flyer also includes a registration form for the reunion, a schedule events, and two maps - one of Sweetwater, and one of Nolan County.
Date:
1986~
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Precision Flight Demonstration with Bob Hoover]
A pamphlet for a precision flight demonstration by Bob Hoover, flying a Shrike Commander plane. The pamphlets include a picture of the plane, illustrations of the maneuvers to be performed by Hoover, and brief profiles on both Hoover and the Shrike Commander.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
North American Rockwell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Women Airforce Service Pilots--WASP]
Flyer recounting the historical significance of the contributions of Women Airforce Service Pilots during World War II, and advertising the mission of the Wings Across America organization to preserve remaining WASP's stories and historic accounts.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Wings Across America
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: The Early Bird: Victoria Sunrise Rotary]
Pamphlet for a Rotary Club breakfast meeting featuring guest, WASP Mickey Brown. The pamphlet discusses upcoming events and lists the clubs then-current officers and committees.
Date:
December 2002
Creator:
Rotary International
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Precision Flight Demonstration with Bob Hoover]
A pamphlet for a precision flight demonstration by Bob Hoover, flying a P-51 Mustang plane. The pamphlets include a picture of the plane, illustrations of the maneuvers to be performed by Hoover, and brief profiles on both Hoover and the P-51 Mustang.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
North American Rockwell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program: WASP 60th Anniversary Reunion]
Program for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 60th Anniversary celebration that includes a memorial tribute to Director Jackie Cochran. The pamphlet also lists pilot and NASA engineer, Marta Bohn-Meyer, as a guest speaker.
Date:
2002
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilot (U.S.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program for the Year of the W.A.S.P. Colorado Springs Conference]
Program for the Year of the W.A.S.P. Colorado Springs Conference, held from September 27, 1978 through October 1, 1978. Includes two separate notices for conference attendees, concerning the conference hotel's rules and available amenities.
Date:
1978~
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Remembrance Ceremony]
Program for a ceremony at the Arlington U.S. Air Force Memorial in remembrance of fallen Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date:
2010
Creator:
Women in Military Service for America Foundation (U.S.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony Pamphlet]
Pamphlet for the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony in honor of Women Airforce Service Pilots, which took place in Emancipation Hall, Capital Visitor Center, March 10, 2010 at 11:00 AM. The program guide includes a Prelude, Welcome, Presentation of the Colors, the National Anthem, the Invocation, Remarks on the Resolution, Remarks, Musical Selection, Remarks, Presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal, Acceptance and Word of Thanks, and Benediction. There is a gold cord wrapped around the center of the pamphlet.
Date:
March 10, 2010
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorial Dedication for the Women Airforce Service Pilots]
Pamphlet for the memorial dedication for Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII that took place on September 4, 1997, hosted by the United States Air Force Academy. It includes summaries of the lives of Janet Reno, Colonel Theresa Marne' Peterson, Lieutenant Colonel Michelle Johnson, and Dorothy Swain Lewis, as well as a program guide. The back cover of the pamphlet bears the WASP logo of a woman flying.
Date:
September 4, 1997
Creator:
United States Air Force Academy.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Brochure for the Women's History Month Celebration for the Third Infantry Division]
Brochure for the Women's History Month celebration, "Women of Courage and Vision," hosted by the Third Infantry Division (Mechanized) at the Hunter Army Airfield serving Fort Stewart in Savannah, Georgia on March 6, 2001. The front cover displays the Third Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia, a small crest, and a portrait of Helen W. Snapp surrounded by six smaller images of women in the military, including Rosie the Riveter and women wearing service uniforms. The Sequence of Events listed on the second page includes the names of the speakers for each event: Welcome by Sargent Pandy, National Anthem (stand) by Sargent Requita Williams, Invocation (stand) by Apostle Wilhelmenia Brown, a Video Presentation, Introduction of Speaker by Colonel Betson, Guest Speaker speech by Miss Helen Wyatt Snapp, Unveiling by Third Infantry Soldiers, Presentation by Colonel Betson, Benediction (stand) by Miss Lillian Shun, and finally the Marne Song and the Army Song sung by all. It contains a military biography of Helen Snapp, and the last two pages contain the lyrics for the Marne and Army songs. The back cover displays a crest with the words "Nous Resterons La."
Date:
March 6, 2001
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet for the Women Airforce Service Pilot's 50th Anniversary Celebration]
Pamphlet for the 50th anniversary of the Women Airforce Service Pilots with an illustration of a WASP memorial statue. It includes a pre-dinner program, dinner menu, after dinner program, acknowledgements, and the WASP's "Fifi" insignia designed by Disney.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
WASP: A Passionate Pursuit
Informational packet about the Women Airforce Service Pilots titled "WASP: A Passionate Pursuit Study Guide," presented as part of a Living History: A Symposium Series for Fantasy of Flight. It includes a number of pictures of the WASP, history of the program, a questions and resources section, and several interesting facts about WASP.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Instruction Manual for Military Correspondence]
Instruction manual for how to prepare military type correspondence. The manual is divided into seven sections: I. General, II. Channels of Communication, III. Military Letters, IV. Indorsements, V. Inclosures, VI. Nonmilitary Letters, and VII. Telegrams, Radiograms, and Cablegrams.
Date:
August 21, 1942
Creator:
United States Department of War
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Proposal for a WASP Memorial]
Flyer for a proposal for a WASP Memorial for presentation to the Air Force Museum at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. The proposed sculpture memorial was to be completed by William McVey and sponsored by The Order of Fifinella at an estimated cost of $15,500.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Easy Ways to Determine Compass Headings]
Pamphlet entitled "Easy Ways to Determine Compass Headings" belonging to Suzette Van Daell from the Ground School at Avenger Field. The pamphlet contains instructions and worksheets related to navigation.
Date:
March 1944
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[British Refresher School Yearbook, Class 31, 1942]
Yearbook for class 32 of the British Refresher School at the Aero Center in Imperial, California. The book includes pictures of the graduates and staff, as well as cartoons and short bios of each student.
Date:
February 28, 1942
Creator:
British Refresher School
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Insurance Agent's Note Book]
Handwritten notebook belonging to an Ætna Insurance agent named D. A. Clark. Only eight of the pages are written on with various notes including travel expenses, contacts, addresses, and phone numbers from the travels of Joe Plosser.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Clark, D. A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Insurance Agent's Note Book]
Handwritten notebook belonging to an Ætna Insurance agent named D. A. Clark. Only eight of the pages are written on with various notes including travel expenses, contacts, addresses, and phone numbers from the travels of Joe Plosser.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Clark, D. A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Student Notebook Air Navigation
Student notebook of Suzette Van Daell focusing in air navigation. The majority of the notebook is completed in pencil.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
van Daell, Suzette
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Card to Violet Ullrich, January 2, 2012]
Tri-fold postcard sent to Violet Ullrich advertising a WASP story in Life Magazine. The inside of the brochure is a copy of the magazine cover from July 19, 1943; the other side includes a description of the article, with photographs of the Pistol Packing Mamas, a WASP graduation at Avengers Field in Sweetwater, Texas, women participating in their daily exercise regimen, and women milling around a large wishing well on the Air Academy campus.
Date:
January 2, 2012
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet from The Lions Club]
Pamphlet from The Lions Club detailing the classes offered January 27, 1969 through March 31, 1969 every Monday.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Lions Club of Springfield
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Student's Workbook Elementary Weather
Student workbook for elementary weather, belonging to Suzette Van Daell. Most of the workbook is completed in pencil.
Date:
March 1, 1943
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: The Story Behind the Medal of The Month]
Pamphlet from the Medal of the Month Club with a cartoon and short biography about the life of Amelia Earhart. A short introduction paragraph explains the purpose of the Club is to teach children about American aviation heroes.
Date:
1941~
Creator:
Sullivan, Ralph & Buranelli, Felicity
System:
The Portal to Texas History