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[Telegram from Eula Clark to T. N. Carswell - January 18, 1943] (open access)

[Telegram from Eula Clark to T. N. Carswell - January 18, 1943]

Postal Telegraph sent to Thomas N. Carswell, Sweetwater, Texas, from Eula Clark, Denver, Colorado, dated January 18. Eula acknowledges her receipt of the money expressing her appreciation with a promise of a letter to follow.
Date: January 18, 1943
Creator: Clark, Eula
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. A. Schneck to T. N. Carswell - January 24, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from J. A. Schneck to T. N. Carswell - January 24, 1941]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from J. A. Schneck, General Agent, T. J. Tidwell Shows, Sweetwater, Texas, dated January 24, 1941. Schneck explains the property restrictions involved in sponsoring a carnival in Abilene suggesting to Carswell that the owners would probably do more for a show under Legion auspices.
Date: January 24, 1941
Creator: Schneck, J. A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. M. Sibley to T. N. Carswell - January 25, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from J. M. Sibley to T. N. Carswell - January 25, 1941]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from J. M. Sibley, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Sweetwater, Texas, dated January 25, 1941. Sibley requests that Carswell come to Sweetwater for the purpose of organizing their "Dry's".
Date: January 25, 1941
Creator: Sibley, J. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herman F. Fuchs with Four WASPs on Snowy Day]

Photograph of Herman F. Fuchs (center) with four WASP trainees of class 44-W-5 crouching in front of a biplane on a snowy day. Three of the WASPs are wearing headwraps, while the fourth WASP and Fuchs are wearing flight caps. All have winter flying gear on.
Date: 1944-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herman Fuchs standing in dress uniform]

Photograph of Herman F. Fuchs standing with hands behind his back in his USAAF service uniform. Behind him is a fence and several houses in a neighborhood of Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: January 2, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. W. Young Jr. to Truett Latimer, 1959-01-12] (open access)

[Letter from J. W. Young Jr. to Truett Latimer, 1959-01-12]

Letter from J. W. Young Jr. to Texas State Representative Truett Latimer discussing news that the Rodent and Predatory Animal Control Service of Texas A&M was going to be abolished, and expressing his opposition to such a move.
Date: January 12, 1959
Creator: Young, J. W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ben Brock to Truett Latimer, January 30, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Ben Brock to Truett Latimer, January 30, 1953]

Letter from Ben Brock to Truett Latimer discussing concerns regarding Texas Senate Bill #24 and Texas House Bill #216.
Date: January 30, 1953
Creator: Brock, Ben
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Sayles to J. F. Newman, January 31, 1895] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Sayles to J. F. Newman, January 31, 1895]

Letter from Henry Sayles to J. F. Newman discussing taxes.
Date: January 31, 1895
Creator: Sayles, Henry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes of WASP Steering Committee] (open access)

[Minutes of WASP Steering Committee]

Meeting minutes discussing the location preservation of a WASP fountain, further historical recognition of WASP, and a funding budget for the 1992 Sweetwater reunion.
Date: January 8, 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bob Bullock to Joseph P. Luce, January 28, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from Bob Bullock to Joseph P. Luce, January 28, 1993]

Letter from Bob Bullock to Joseph P. Luce discussing his inability to attend the 50th Anniversary Women Airforce Service Pilots Celebration.
Date: January 28, 1993
Creator: Bullock, Bob
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Information Web Page] (open access)

[WASP Information Web Page]

Printed web page with an article on the history of WASP and the memorials built to honor them, with a Fifinella logo seen at the top of the page. The article gives contact information for the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce.
Date: January 27, 1998
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lyda Keefe to Sweetwater Museum, January 18, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Lyda Keefe to Sweetwater Museum, January 18, 1989]

Letter from Lyda Dunham Keefe to Sweetwater Museum requesting the zoot suit and pillows she donated some time ago for speeches she will be making about WASP.
Date: January 18, 1989
Creator: Keefe, Lyda Dunham
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ruben Ochoa to El Nora Grevelle, January 11, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from Ruben Ochoa to El Nora Grevelle, January 11, 1993]

Letter from Ruben Ochoa to El Nora Grevelle containing an inscription for a historical marker that the WASP plans to set up.
Date: January 11, 1993
Creator: Ochoa, Ruben E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from Paul McCarthy to Kay Graham, January 10, 1996] (open access)

[Memo from Paul McCarthy to Kay Graham, January 10, 1996]

Memo from Paul McCarthy to Kay Graham discussing the need for more diversified employment opportunities.
Date: January 10, 1996
Creator: McCarthy, Paul
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WASPs Fitted For Uniforms"] (open access)

[Clipping: "WASPs Fitted For Uniforms"]

Newspaper clipping of the 10th issue of The Avenger. It includes 12 articles that update the reader about events in Avenger Field.
Date: January 7, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Fifinella 1943-1944] (open access)

[Fifinella 1943-1944]

English class report on the history of Women Airforce Service Pilots by Jill Wilkinson.
Date: January 27, 1977
Creator: Wilkinson, Jill
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes: WASP Monument Committee Meeting, Jan. 28, 1992] (open access)

[Minutes: WASP Monument Committee Meeting, Jan. 28, 1992]

Minutes for the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce WASP Monument Committee meeting including a financial statement, architectural designs presentation, and information on monument plaques, a dedication ceremony, and budgets.
Date: January 28, 1992
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ruben Ochoa to El Nora Grevelle, January 11, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from Ruben Ochoa to El Nora Grevelle, January 11, 1993]

Letter from Ruben Ochoa to Mrs. Grevelle discussing the revised inscription for the historical marker for the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).
Date: January 11, 1993
Creator: Ochoa, Ruben E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dean Jaros to Rigdon Edwards, January 28, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from Dean Jaros to Rigdon Edwards, January 28, 1993]

Letter from Dean Jaros to Rigdon Edwards discussing the completion of his book titled "Heroes Without Legacy: American Airwomen 1912-1944", providing a brief synopsis of it, short mention of the women the book is about, and thanking him for the provided support.
Date: January 28, 1993
Creator: Jaros, Dean
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

[Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, January 20, 1988]

Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards telling him that she will be giving a box of issues from Stars and Stripes to the museum. On the front is a picture of a ship named Princess Marguerite.
Date: January 20, 1988
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type: Postcard
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
[Minutes: WASP Steering Committee Meeting, January 8, 1988] (open access)

[Minutes: WASP Steering Committee Meeting, January 8, 1988]

Minutes for the WASP Steering Committee meeting including updates on the status of the construction, upkeep, and funding of two WASP monuments and planing and funding for upcoming reunions.
Date: January 3, 1988
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Girl Flyers Who Tow Targets May Be Real "Soldiers" Soon] (open access)

[Clipping: Girl Flyers Who Tow Targets May Be Real "Soldiers" Soon]

Newspaper clipping of articles about the WASP, how it feels to fly a plane, a dance that will be held to raise funds for infantile paralysis, the marriage of teacher Batrice Howell, war bonds, and more.
Date: January 21, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History