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[Letter from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors, May 1, 2006] (open access)

[Letter from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors, May 1, 2006]

Letter from WASP President Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors concerning the board meeting that took place March 25, 2006 in Nashville, TN.
Date: May 1, 2006
Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ray Roberts to Eleanor Brown, September 1, 1977] (open access)

[Letter from Ray Roberts to Eleanor Brown, September 1, 1977]

Letter from Ray Roberts to Eleanor Brown discussing pending legislation to award veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions that hearings on the matter have been scheduled to take place later that month and that they will include testimony from other individuals seeking veterans' status for their service during WWII.
Date: September 1, 1977
Creator: Roberts, Ray
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Olin E. Teague to Eleanor Brown, September 1, 1977] (open access)

[Letter from Olin E. Teague to Eleanor Brown, September 1, 1977]

Letter from Olin E. Teague to Eleanor Brown discussing pending legislation to award veterans' status to the WASPs. He states that hearings on the matter will take place later that month.
Date: September 1, 1977
Creator: Teague, Olin E., 1910-1981
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Information for WASP Movie] (open access)

[Information for WASP Movie]

Information for WASP members the film project, Sweetwater- Based on the True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, with a brief movie synopsis and bio on writer, Paul Sinor and the producer, Pixie Monroe. Included is a blank release form agreeing to let American Dream Productions, LLC. and Monroe Casting and Productions Services, Inc. use footage and recordings of the signer in their projects.
Date: April 1, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda for the WASP Mini Reunion] (open access)

[Agenda for the WASP Mini Reunion]

Agenda for the WASP Mini Reunion held April 1-4, 2005 in Washington, D.C.
Date: April 1, 2005
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Betty Turner to her WASP classmates, October 1, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Betty Turner to her WASP classmates, October 1, 1979]

Letter from Betty Turner to her WASP classmates introducing correspondence from the organization's president, Lillian Roberts. She requests reimbursement for the cost of copying and mailing the material to them. She ends by encouraging her classmates to support their president.
Date: October 1, 1979
Creator: Turner, Betty
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Specialized Training Manual (open access)

Specialized Training Manual

This book is the student text for a training course on management for administrative officers in the Air Force Reserve. Each of the book's six lessons contains a set of readings and ends with a list of review questions.
Date: July 1, 1955
Creator: United States. Air Force. Continental Air Command.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photo of 16 WASP at an event]

Photograph of 16 WASP standing together at a event. They are all wearing various colored clothing, and organized in two rows.
Date: January 1, 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Stewart Team Takes 1st in GRPA Tourney 92-61"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Stewart Team Takes 1st in GRPA Tourney 92-61"]

"Section B" of the March 2001 issue of The Frontline. Articles about the Fort Stewart men's basketball team's participation in the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association tournament, the Wolverine-South Invitational Golf Tournament being held in the Hunter Golf Club, a fitness coordinator's advice for "getting into shape" over the summer.
Date: March 1, 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Bosnia-deployed Soldiers Enjoy 'Taste of Tuzla'"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Bosnia-deployed Soldiers Enjoy 'Taste of Tuzla'"]

"Section C" of the March 2001 issue of The Frontline. Article about soldiers' deployment in Bosnia, Emory Bennett's earning of the Purple Heart, Medieval Times, and more are included.
Date: March 1, 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Frontline, March 1, 2001 (open access)

The Frontline, March 1, 2001

Newspaper clipping of The Frontline, containing various stories of military personnel and veterans, as well as photographs and advertisements.
Date: March 1, 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 101, Number 48, December 1, 1977 (open access)

The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 101, Number 48, December 1, 1977

National weekly newspaper dedicated to covering news of interest to US veterans. Patricia Collins Hughes' column about H.R. 8701, which granted veterans' status to the WASP, can be found on page three.
Date: December 1, 1977
Creator: Smith, John Lewis, III
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bob Watson to Rigdon Edwards, March 1, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Bob Watson to Rigdon Edwards, March 1, 1972]

Letter from Bob Watson to Rigdon Edwards discussing plans for a Texas Historical Marker.
Date: March 1, 1972
Creator: Watson, Bob
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, December 1, 1987 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, December 1, 1987

Quarterly 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: December 1, 1987
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dedie to Mary Emma and Rigdon Edwards, July 1, 1976] (open access)

[Letter from Dedie to Mary Emma and Rigdon Edwards, July 1, 1976]

Letter from Dedie to Mary Emma and Rigdon Edwards discussing a recent party, asking for addresses for several people, and informing them of her recent run-in with an Assassin Bug.
Date: July 1, 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP News, April 1, 1988 (open access)

WASP News, April 1, 1988

Quarterly 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: April 1, 1988
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP News, Volume 27, Number 1, January 1989 (open access)

WASP News, Volume 27, Number 1, January 1989

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: January 1, 1989
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP News, Volume 29, Number 1, March 1990 (open access)

WASP News, Volume 29, Number 1, March 1990

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: March 1, 1990
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[E-Mail from Andy Hailey to David Stallman, February 1, 2010] (open access)

[E-Mail from Andy Hailey to David Stallman, February 1, 2010]

E-Mail from Andy Hailey to David Stallman discussing the Women Airforce Service Pilot Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony that will take place on March 10, 2010.
Date: February 1, 2010
Creator: Hailey, Andy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement from Helen Snapp, February 1, 2005] (open access)

[Statement from Helen Snapp, February 1, 2005]

Statement from Helen Snapp describing her experiences as a Women Airforce Service Pilot and her life after the WASPs were disbanded. It includes descriptions of missions she has flown, a transfer from Camp Davis to Fort Steward, the living quarters, and more.
Date: February 1, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Rain 'n Pain] (open access)

[Clipping: Rain 'n Pain]

Newspaper clipping titled "Rain 'n Pain" discussing a recent possible tornado that traveled through the SUN 'n FUN grounds and damaged about eighty planes.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: Wood, Janice
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nancy Parrish to the WASP, July 1, 2009] (open access)

[Letter from Nancy Parrish to the WASP, July 1, 2009]

Letter from Nancy Parrish from Wings Across America to the WASP discussing the recent signing of Bill "S.614" and the upcoming medal ceremony for WASPs or surviving WASP family members.
Date: July 1, 2009
Creator: Parrish, Nancy A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Suzette Van Daell Pilot's License] (open access)

[Certificate of Suzette Van Daell Pilot's License]

Certificate of a pilot's license for Suzette Van Daell Douglas rated as a pilot for commercial single engine airplanes.
Date: July 1, 1947
Creator: United States. Department of Commerce.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Transcontinental and Western Air Incorporated to Suzette Van Daell, March 1, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Transcontinental and Western Air Incorporated to Suzette Van Daell, March 1, 1945]

Letter from Director R. C. Oberdaun of the Industrial Relations division of Transcontinental and Westtern Air, Inc to Suzette Van Daell offering her a job at the company.
Date: March 1, 1945
Creator: Oberdahn, R. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History