[Small Note About Colorado Springs] (open access)

[Small Note About Colorado Springs]

Note written on small paper that possibly says "1978 Colorado Springs, Col, Air Force, Royal Gorge(?), Esther(?) Park area, Coors, Christmas 1962, Olmi Landselhwr(?)."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for WASP Conference, September 27, 1978] (open access)

[Program for WASP Conference, September 27, 1978]

Program for the WASP Conference at the Antlers Plaza Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado, from September 27, 1978 through October 1, 1978.
Date: 1978~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for Year of the W.A.S.P. Banquet, September 30, 1978] (open access)

[Program for Year of the W.A.S.P. Banquet, September 30, 1978]

Program for the Year of the WASP Banquet at the Antlers Plaza Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Saturday, September 30, 1978. The program includes a schedule of events at the banquet, a short biography on Senator Barry M. Goldwater, and information about the banquet's entertainment, the Air Force Academy's Moods in Blues Singers.
Date: 1978~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Conference Room Reservation, 1978] (open access)

[WASP Conference Room Reservation, 1978]

Form with information about reserving a room for the 1978 WASP Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado from September 27, 1978 through October 1, 1978.
Date: 1978~
Creator: Reed, Betty Jo & Chappell, Mary Helen
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice from WASP Betty Jo Reed] (open access)

[Notice from WASP Betty Jo Reed]

Notice from WASP Betty Jo Reed, concerning an upcoming WASP conference, including rules, special dates, and information on extra activities at the conference.
Date: 1978~
Creator: Reed, Betty Jo
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation to Jacqueline Cochran's Memorial Service, November 6, 1980] (open access)

[Invitation to Jacqueline Cochran's Memorial Service, November 6, 1980]

Invitation to Jacqueline Cochran's memorial service at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on November 6, 1980, at 4:30 p.m. The invitation includes a photo of Cochran on the front, and a map of the Air Force Academy on the back.
Date: 1980~
Creator: United States Air Force Academy.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1978 WASP Name Tag for Charlyne Creger] (open access)

[1978 WASP Name Tag for Charlyne Creger]

Name tag from 1978 W.A.S.P. Confernece in Colorado Springs that features an image of the WASP diamond wings logo at the top center. The name "Creger" is written in pen on the card.
Date: 1978
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1978 WASP Conference Name Tag] (open access)

[1978 WASP Conference Name Tag]

Name tag with the diamond WASP wings logo and the name of Alberta F. Head, Tower Operator, written on it from the 1978 Women Airforce Service Pilots conference in Colorado Springs.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Year of the W.A.S.P. 1978 Banquet] (open access)

[Program: Year of the W.A.S.P. 1978 Banquet]

Program for the 1978 Women Airforce Service Pilots banquet that has a short biography section on Senator Barry Goldwater and an information section about the Moods in Blue, and Air Force Academy singing group.
Date: 1978
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP member Present at Colorado Springs] (open access)

[WASP member Present at Colorado Springs]

List of multiple names written on lined notebook paper of those who were present at the Colorado Spring Women Airforce Service Pilots conference.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Reunion Speech] (open access)

[WASP Reunion Speech]

Speech from a Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion banquet discussing an the two receivers of the year's Fifi Award, Bee and Joe Haydu.
Date: September 30, 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Script
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gayle Snell with Friend on Bed]

Photograph of Gayle Snell, right, sitting with another woman on a bed in a hotel room. Snell is wearing a WASP reunion nametag.
Date: October 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro and the "Texas Ten Petitioners," September 18, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro and the "Texas Ten Petitioners," September 18, 1979]

Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Gerano and nine other WASP veterans, castigating them and a petition they circulated about the Order of Fifinella and its finances.
Date: September 18, 1979
Creator: Roberts, Lillian
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP at Dome in Mountains]

Photograph of a WASP veteran in her uniform standing by a railing, across the road from a partially obscured white dome, perhaps an observatory. In the background is a tall ridgeline. Behind the railing is a Greyhound Bus and a 1980s-style sedan.
Date: 1978-10?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASPs Got Niche in History With Goldwater's Help] (open access)

[Clipping: WASPs Got Niche in History With Goldwater's Help]

Newspaper clipping from the Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph discussing the recent recognition of the WASP as military veterans due to legislation sponsored by Barry Goldwater, with a picture of Millicent Young. On the back are excerpts about the Palestinian and Lebanese conflicts.
Date: October 1, 1978
Creator: Colorado Springs Gazette
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cadets walking at the United States Air Force Academy]

Photograph of a large number of cadets in uniform walking on pavement at the United States Air Force Academy, looking northeast from the Chapel Overlook. Vandenburg Hall and a static display T-38 Talon are in the background.
Date: 1978~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gayle Snell and Woman Talking]

Photograph of Gayle Snell (right) and another woman seated and talking in a room with wood paneled walls at the 1978 WASP reunion.
Date: October 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two WASP Veterans at Garden of the Gods]

Photograph of two WASP veterans standing on the side of a road next to the Balanced and Steamboat Rocks at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado.
Date: 1978-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of Old Depot Square]

Photograph of Old Depot Square in Colorado Springs. Various early-1990s style vehicles are parked around. Two men are visible reading a billboard on the depot to the right.
Date: 1990~/1999~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[D&RGW 168 Pilot]

Photograph of Denver and Rio Grande Western 168's pilot, smokebox and headlight, on display in Antlers Park in Colorado Springs.
Date: [1984..1999]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gayle Snell and Woman by Pool]

Photograph of Gayle Snell sitting in a chair by a rooftop pool while another woman sits on the ground. Southern Colorado Springs is visible in the background, beyond which are The Horns and Cheyenne Mountain.
Date: 1978-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP luncheon card] (open access)

[WASP luncheon card]

A luncheon card for the 1978 WASP conference, featuring an image of WASP wings.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of St. Mary's Cathedral, Colorado Springs]

Photograph of the southwest side of St. Mary Cathedral's faςade in Colorado Springs.
Date: 1990~/1999~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from "Bill" to Gayle Snell, January 9, 1985] (open access)

[Letter from "Bill" to Gayle Snell, January 9, 1985]

Letter from a Bill to Gayle Snell discussing the new year, an attached copy of a news story on the WASP, the Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame banquet, and his retirement. Written on U.S. Air Force Academy stationary.
Date: January 9, 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History