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[Clipping: Women Pilots Honored] (open access)

[Clipping: Women Pilots Honored]

Newspaper clipping of letters that were sent to the Dallas Morning News about the WASPs and their service.
Date: March 14, 2010
Creator: Taylor, Robert; Newman, Rita G.; Thompson, Carter & Harris, Chuck
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Veterans Day Celebration Program] (open access)

[Veterans Day Celebration Program]

Program for a Veterans Day celebration held at the Frontiers of Flight Museum in honor of the Texas WASP. It includes: information on the Public Law 111-40, which awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the WASP; an agenda of the day's events; the names and photographs of the Texas WASP recognized at the event; the text of Public Law 111-40; information and illustrations of the various uniforms worn by the WASP; and a list of the event's supporters.
Date: 2009-11~
Creator: Texas Air Force Association
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flag Certificate] (open access)

[Flag Certificate]

Document certifying that a flag presented to Mickey Brown by the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau was flown by the Texas State Capitol on September 16, 2008 in honor of the WASP 2008 reunion.
Date: September 17, 2008
Creator: State of Texas House of Representatives
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Pilots and the 'the 5th', Dallas Love Field] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP Pilots and the 'the 5th', Dallas Love Field]

Photocopy of an article from Legacies magazine outlining the history of the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron of the 5th Ferrying Group at Love Field through the letters sent home from Dorothy Scott.
Date: Spring 2008
Creator: Rickman, Sarah Byrn
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: WASP 2008 Reunion] (open access)

[Program: WASP 2008 Reunion]

Program for the 2008 reunion dinner of the Women Airforce Service Pilots. The program features an image of a WASP diamond wings logo printed on the cover.
Date: 2008
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: WASP 2008 Reunion #2] (open access)

[Program: WASP 2008 Reunion #2]

Program for the 2008 reunion dinner of the Women Airforce Service Pilots. The program features an image of a WASP diamond wings logo printed on the cover.
Date: 2008
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: After the war, most WASP pilots never flew again] (open access)

[Clipping: After the war, most WASP pilots never flew again]

Newspaper clipping describing the experiences of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) after their organization was deactivated in December 1944.
Date: July 3, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: After the war, most WASP pilots never flew again] (open access)

[Clipping: After the war, most WASP pilots never flew again]

Newspaper clipping describing the experiences of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) after their organization was deactivated in December 1944.
Date: July 3, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In]

Newspaper clipping giving information about the Patriot's Parade. A list of former WASP with portraits and short biographies is also included.
Date: May 28, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In]

Newspaper clipping giving information about the Patriot's Parade. A list of former WASP with portraits and short biographies is also included.
Date: May 28, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board and Committee Chairs, February 4, 2005] (open access)

[Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board and Committee Chairs, February 4, 2005]

Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors and Committee Chairs discussing the newsletter, the WAI Conference in Dallas, and the WASP reunion in Washington, D.C.
Date: February 4, 2005
Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors, November 2, 2004] (open access)

[Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors, November 2, 2004]

Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors discussing recent committee appointments, the group's letterhead, proposed changes to the newsletter's content and mailing schedule, and upcoming events honoring the WASP.
Date: November 2, 2004
Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Jean McCreery to Eleanor Brown, October 22, 2004] (open access)

[Email from Jean McCreery to Eleanor Brown, October 22, 2004]

Email from Jean McCreery to Eleanor Brown discussing Brown's Region 2 report for the WASP newsletter.
Date: October 22, 2004
Creator: McCreery, Jean T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Timeline of Cornelia Yerkes Kafka's World War II service] (open access)

[Timeline of Cornelia Yerkes Kafka's World War II service]

A handwritten timeline with details of Cornelia Yerkes' service as a WASP and Red Cross worker in World War II, with details on her training, duty stations, aircraft and routes flown, and some personal details.
Date: 2000~/2009~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Homer to WASP Steering Committee, September 8, 1997] (open access)

[Letter from Homer to WASP Steering Committee, September 8, 1997]

Letter from Homer to WASP Steering Committee discussing the 2000 reunion, transportation, and housing of the official WASP archives.
Date: September 8, 1997
Creator: Taylor, Homer K.
Object Type: Letter
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 Homer to Ethel, February 12, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Homer to Ethel, February 12, 1996]

Letter from Homer to Ethel M. Finley discussing transportation and preparation for the 1998 reunion.
Date: February 12, 1996
Creator: Taylor, Homer K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards, July 5, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards, July 5, 1993]

Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards discussing their appearance on the newspapers, her son's recent marriage, her son's life, a visit to the Dyes Air Force Base, and wanting to review a book.
Date: July 5, 1993
Creator: Harmon, Elaine Danforth
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jewel Estes to Rigdon Edwards, March 27, 1991] (open access)

[Letter from Jewel Estes to Rigdon Edwards, March 27, 1991]

Letter from Jewel Estes to Rigdon Edwards about Rigdon's daughter Mary and Paula E. Langguth's book.
Date: March 27, 1991
Creator: Estes, Jewel Pfeifer
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jewel Estes to Rigdon Edwards, November 16, 1990] (open access)

[Letter from Jewel Estes to Rigdon Edwards, November 16, 1990]

Letter from Jewel Estes to Rigdon Edwards discussing the recent display of the sculpture at Avenger Field, contact with the WASP Treasurer, wanting to build a memorial for all women who served in the military, and the hospitality that was offered to the WASP.
Date: November 16, 1990
Creator: Estes, Jewel Pfeifer
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Special Souvenir Edition Sweetwater Reporter", November 1990] (open access)

[Clipping: "Special Souvenir Edition Sweetwater Reporter", November 1990]

November 1990 issue of the Sweetwater Reporter of significant historical events from the 20th century.
Date: November 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women at Department of Aviation]

Photograph of a large group of women (possibly including Charlyne Creger, fourth row, far right) posing on stairs in front of the Love Field Department of Aviation; several of the women are wearing WASP uniforms.
Date: June 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The Big 'D'...] (open access)

[Clipping: The Big 'D'...]

Newspaper clipping with part of the title showing. Cursive text is written on the upper left corner.
Date: October 27, 1989
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women, Wings and War] (open access)

[Clipping: Women, Wings and War]

Photocopy of an article discussing Margaret Harper's experience serving in the WASP, duties she was given, the discontinuation of the WASP, and sexual discrimination against female veterans. Another article about the history and preservation of WASP history in Texas Woman's University is also included.
Date: July 18, 1989
Creator: Porter, Bob
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History