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[Letter from Frederick A. Swenson to WASP, April 30, 2010] (open access)

[Letter from Frederick A. Swenson to WASP, April 30, 2010]

Letter from Frederick A. Swenson to WASP discussing his time flying with the Air Force, his former female instructor, and a check enclosed for $27.00.
Date: April 30, 2010
Creator: Swenson, Frederick A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Winged victory] (open access)

[Clipping: Winged victory]

Newspaper clipping titled "Winged victory: WWII female pilots getting long-overdue recognition" written by Ozzie Roberts for the San Diego Union-Tribune. It discusses the lives of Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) Vivian Eddy and Joyce Secciani and the WASP congressional medal.
Date: August 30, 2009
Creator: Roberts, Ozzie
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Female Pilots Honored for WWII Service (open access)

Female Pilots Honored for WWII Service

Article printed from www.military.com/news, written by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, describing the experiences of three Women Airforce Service Pilots: Ruth Shafer Fleisher, Frances Rohrer Sargent, and Helen Wyatt Snapp--at the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in South Florida. It describes their role in military and women's history, their history and love for aviation, and their current marital statuses.
Date: August 30, 2009
Creator: McClatchy-Tribune Information Services
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ann Stuart to Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, July 30, 2009] (open access)

[Letter from Ann Stuart to Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, July 30, 2009]

Letter from Ann Stuart at Texas Women's University to Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII discussing the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony. It indicates that the design and casting process for the Congressional Medal is underway and that TWU has determined that the focus of the 2010 Founder's Day Celebration will be the WASPs.
Date: July 30, 2009
Creator: Stuart, Ann
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WWII fliers no longer forgotten] (open access)

[Clipping: WWII fliers no longer forgotten]

Newspaper clipping from the Daily Herald, "WWII fliers no longer forgotten" by Harry Hitzeman. Pictured are Caroline Lindgren Collings of the Collings Foundation and Mark Hull in the B-17G. Also pictured is WASP Julie Stege.
Date: July 30, 2006
Creator: Hitzeman, Harry
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Caro Bosca, June 30, 2006] (open access)

[Email from Caro Bosca, June 30, 2006]

Email from Caro Bosca to WASP members discussing a change to the schedule for the EAA Memorial Formal Induction Ceremony.
Date: June 30, 2006
Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Her Memory Still Soars] (open access)

[Clipping: Her Memory Still Soars]

Newspaper clipping from the LA Times discussing the life of WASP Marie Michell Robinson, her family, and the finding of artifacts at the crash site where she died.
Date: May 30, 2005
Creator: Reza, H. G.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[National Silver Wings Honorary Membership] (open access)

[National Silver Wings Honorary Membership]

Certificate declaring Rosa Charlyne Creger an honorary member of Region 9 of the National Silver Wings for her service in WWII and the Korean War.
Date: October 30, 2004
Creator: National Silver Wings
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dawn Seymour to Hugh King, November 30, 1997] (open access)

[Letter from Dawn Seymour to Hugh King, November 30, 1997]

Letter from Dawn Seymour to Hugh King discussing the making of a historical marker in Mulberry Canyon, Texas. A sticky note with a message to Rigdon Edwards is also included.
Date: November 30, 1997
Creator: Seymour, Dawn R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Reunion Planning Committee Minutes] (open access)

[WASP Reunion Planning Committee Minutes]

Minutes from a planning committee meeting for a Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion.
Date: September 30, 1997
Creator: WASP Reunion Planning Committee
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Marjorie Osborne Nicol to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards, July 30, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Marjorie Osborne Nicol to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards, July 30, 1996]

Letter from Marjorie Osborne Nicol to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards discussing a time in the past when Rigdon gave Marjorie a ride, an article she came across, and a recent encounter with Jim Anderson.
Date: July 30, 1996
Creator: Nicol, Marjorie Osborne
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Tracie Johnston to Rigdon Edwards, May 30, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Tracie Johnston to Rigdon Edwards, May 30, 1996]

Letter from Rigdon Edwards to Tracie M. Johnston discussing her success with her History Day Project and thanking him again for his contribution and support.
Date: May 30, 1996
Creator: Johnston, Tracie M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from former trainees to Rigdon Edwards, January 30, 1995] (open access)

[Letter from former trainees to Rigdon Edwards, January 30, 1995]

Letter from Ethel Finley, Caro Bosca, and others to Rigdon Edwards thanking him for his hospitality and the cookies he baked.
Date: January 30, 1995
Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley & Finley, Ethel M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Julia Bartlett to Gayle Snell, November 30, 1993?] (open access)

[Letter from Julia Bartlett to Gayle Snell, November 30, 1993?]

Letter from WASP Julia Bartlett to Gayle Snell discussing a recent memorial event at Avenger Field. Typed on Women Air Force Service Pilots, World War II stationary.
Date: 1993-11-30?
Creator: Bartlett, Julia Lamm
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charlyne Creger to Rigdon Edwards, June 30, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from Charlyne Creger to Rigdon Edwards, June 30, 1993]

Letter from Charlyne Creger to Rigdon Edwards telling him to make sure her name is written correctly as she is listed as a donor for the "Plague Jewel", about Steve Morgan giving her a set of drawings, and the medicine she has been taking.
Date: June 30, 1993
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Holmer K. Taylor to WASP Committee, March 30, 1990] (open access)

[Letter from Holmer K. Taylor to WASP Committee, March 30, 1990]

Letter from Homer K. Taylor to the WASPS Committee informing them about the work that he and the City of Sweetwater will begin working on soon as well as finances.
Date: March 30, 1990
Creator: Taylor, Homer K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, January 30, 1990] (open access)

[Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, January 30, 1990]

Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards discussing how the sales of her book titled " Who Were WASP " are going.
Date: January 30, 1990
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type: Letter
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
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter, clipping, and envelope from Lorraine Bain to H. L. Roberson, September 30, 1986] (open access)

[Letter, clipping, and envelope from Lorraine Bain to H. L. Roberson, September 30, 1986]

Letter from Lorraine Bain to members of WASP class 44-W-5 asking for news to include in an upcoming newsletter, as well as a clipping of Jennie G. Wynne's obituary, and a scan of the envelope it was sent in.
Date: September 30, 1986
Creator: Bain, Lorraine N. Nelson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Women Airforce Service Pilots identification card] (open access)

[Gayle Snell Women Airforce Service Pilots identification card]

Gayle Snell's Women Airforce Service Pilots ID card, issued to her as a veteran and member of Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII (aka the Order of Fifinella) and including her photo.
Date: April 30, 1985
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Betty Nicholas to Bee Haydu, Dedie Deaton, and Marty Wyall, Nov. 30, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Betty Nicholas to Bee Haydu, Dedie Deaton, and Marty Wyall, Nov. 30, 1979]

Letter from Betty Nicholas to Bee Haydu, Dedie Deaton, and Marty Wyall discussing an attached revised edition of their open letter to the members of a WASP organization that addresses issues within the group.
Date: November 30, 1979
Creator: Nicholas, Betty
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Milton R. McFarland to Cornelia Yerkes Kafka, July 30, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Milton R. McFarland to Cornelia Yerkes Kafka, July 30, 1979]

Letter from Maj. Milton R. McFarland of the USAF Directorate of Personnel Data Systems to former WASP Cornelia Yerkes Kafka introducing forms for her discharge from the US Air Force and discussing entitlement to veteran benefits.
Date: July 30, 1979
Creator: McFarland, Milton R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bee Haydu to Executive Board Elected at Colorado Springs Reunion, Sept. 30, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Bee Haydu to Executive Board Elected at Colorado Springs Reunion, Sept. 30, 1978]

Letter from Bee Haydu to Executive Board Elected at Colorado Springs Reunion with a previous letter to Lillian Roberts discussing decisions Roberts made as president.
Date: September 30, 1978
Creator: Haydu, Bernice Falk (Bee)
Object Type: Letter
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