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[Letter from Mary Fisk to the Pioneer City County Museum, September 8, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Mary Fisk to the Pioneer City County Museum, September 8, 1992]

Letter from Mary Fisk to the Pioneer City County Museum discussing her recent visit to the museum. She mentions that she has enclosed two newspaper clippings about the fiftieth anniversary reunion of the Women Airforce Service Pilots held in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: September 8, 1992
Creator: Fisk, Mary
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopies: Female fliers' wartime work finally winning recognition] (open access)

[Clipping photocopies: Female fliers' wartime work finally winning recognition]

Photocopies of newspaper clippings of an article about female pilots from WWII being recognized for their service. The article includes photographs of the pilots, including Betty Williamson Shipley, Madge Leon Moore, Dorothy Smith Lucas, and Holly Hollinger Grasso.
Date: September 6, 1992
Creator: Pisano, Marina
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women contributed to WWII campaign] (open access)

[Clipping: Women contributed to WWII campaign]

Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP, who served in WWII as pilots, and their experiences in service. The article includes two photographs of two WASP, Madge Moore and Betty Shipley. On the back of the clipping are three different advice columns, about parenting, working life, and interpersonal relationships.
Date: September 6, 1992
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jan Christian at Reunion]

Photograph of a woman holding two flowers and wearing a name tag that reads, "Jan Christian" at what appears to be a reunion. The photo has an address label on the back for Marvin A. Krieger.
Date: September 1992
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jan Christian at Reunion #2]

Photograph of a woman wearing a name tag that reads, "Jan Christian" while sitting with an orca whale decoration on the table in front of her at what appears to be a reunion. The photo has an address label on the back for Marvin A. Krieger.
Date: September 1992
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man and Woman Sitting Together]

Photograph of a woman in a striped blouse sitting next to a man with a name tag that reads, "Inst. John Huett". The photo has an address label on the back for Marvin A. Krieger
Date: September 1992
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Women and Man at Reunion]

Photograph of two women at a reunion table talking to a man to their left. The woman on the far right has a name tag that reads, "Joy Krieger". On the back of the photo is an address label for Marvin A. Krieger and the words, "San Antonio Sept 1992" can be seen handwritten on the back.
Date: September 1992
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Women and Man at Reunion #2]

Photograph of two women at a reunion table talking to a man to their left. The woman on the far right has a name tag that reads, "Joy Krieger". On the back of the photo is an address label for Marvin A. Krieger.
Date: September 1992
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Women and Man at Reunion #3]

Photograph of two women at a reunion table talking to a man to their left. The woman on the far right has a name tag that reads, "Joy Krieger". On the back of the photo is an address label for Marvin A. Krieger.
Date: September 1992
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Women and Man at Reunion #4]

Photograph of two women at a reunion table talking to a man to their left. The woman on the far right has a name tag that reads, "Joy Krieger". On the back of the photo is an address label for Marvin A. Krieger.
Date: September 1992
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Photograph of Avenger Field at Sweetwater]

Aerial photograph of a group of buildings at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. Most of the buildings are metal, and are connected by paths and roads. Airplane lanes and tarmac are visible in the background. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo give the date the photo was taken, and the name and address of a man named Richard Harkness.
Date: September 16, 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hail Storm at Sweetwater, Texas]

Photograph of large hailstones falling on the wet lawn beside a large metal building. Handwritten notes on the back indicate the hailstones were as big as softballs, but melted considerably.
Date: September 16, 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Aviatrixes] (open access)

[Clipping: Aviatrixes]

Newspaper clipping showing a journal photo of the Women Airforce Service Pilots having lunch with one of Russia's Night Witches. The ladies in the photo are wearing business casual attire and are seated around a table with open menu books.
Date: September 21, 1990
Creator: Edwards, Scott
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Four People at the 1990 WASP Reunion]

Photograph of four people taken during the 1990 reunion of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). Pictured from left to right: Marty Wyall (WASP), Instructor Marvin A. Krieger, Joy Krieger, and an unidentified man. Written on the back: WASP Reunion, Sept 1990, Seattle."
Date: September 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASPs at Boeing Field]

Photograph of large group of women, including Charlyne Creger (center) posing in front of a B17 plane at the Aviation Museum on Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington; seven of the women in the center are wearing WASP uniforms and several other women are wearing name tags.
Date: September 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASPs with Plane]

Photograph of a large group of women posing in front of a large airplane; several of the women (front, center) are wearing WASP uniforms and many others are wearing name tags.
Date: September 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, September 7, 1989]

Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards discussing changes that should be made to the Fifinella monument. The front is a picture of the Haywood County Courthouse in Brownsville, Tennessee.
Date: September 7, 1989
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, September 2, 1989] (open access)

[Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, September 2, 1989]

Postcard letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards telling him that she needs the information from the memorial day project and 1992 reunion plans. She also discusses matters concerning her book. The front is a photograph of the Haywood County Courthouse in Brownsville, Tennessee.
Date: September 2, 1989
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dr. Eve Gordon Speech Transcript] (open access)

[Dr. Eve Gordon Speech Transcript]

Transcript of a speech Dr. Eve Gordon gave at the National Meeting of Women in Military Service for America in 1989, where-in she recounts her time on the front lines of WWII as a British triage nurse and a resistance group leader. A note at the top of the first page reads, "Please return to Rigdon Edwards", and notes from the transcriber can be seen on some pages.
Date: September 1989
Creator: Gordon, Eve
Object Type: Script
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP News, Volume 38, Number 3, September 1989 (open access)

WASP News, Volume 38, Number 3, September 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: September 1989
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Survey Map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport]

Boundary survey map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport that includes runway dimensions and lines of avigation easement for aviation.
Date: September 1988
Creator: Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Survey Map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport #2]

Photocopied boundary survey map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport that includes runway dimensions and lines of avigation easement.
Date: September 1988
Creator: Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Reunion Invocation Prayer] (open access)

[WASP Reunion Invocation Prayer]

A prayer invocation recited at a WASP reunion in South Carolina, written by Madge Minton. The WASP diamond wings symbol can be seen printed at the top of the page.
Date: September 1988
Creator: Minton, Madge Rutherford
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henri Pepper to Joann Staulcup, September 25, 1987] (open access)

[Letter from Henri Pepper to Joann Staulcup, September 25, 1987]

Letter from Henri Pepper to Joann Staulcup providing a short list of ex-WASP mailing addresses.
Date: September 25, 1987
Creator: Pepper, Henri Elizabeth
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History