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[Letter from James E. Burnett to Helen W. Snapp, September 27, 1982] (open access)

[Letter from James E. Burnett to Helen W. Snapp, September 27, 1982]

Letter from James E. Burnett, Director of the Office of External Affairs of NASA Lewis Research Center, to Helen W. Snapp discussing Snapp's recent visit. The letter came with copies of pictures belonging to Helen Snapp.
Date: September 27, 1982
Creator: Burnett, James E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Memorial Remarks by Dora Dougherty Strother] (open access)

[WASP Memorial Remarks by Dora Dougherty Strother]

Remarks for a WASP Memorial service in Sweetwater, Texas by Dora Dougherty Strother.
Date: September 26, 1986
Creator: Strother, Dora Dougherty
Object Type: Script
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Matilda to Rigdon Edwards, September 25, 1983]

Postcard from Matilda to Rigdon Edwards discussing information on the Eagle Pass AAF 40th Anniversary Reunion, planned for November 10-13, 1983, in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: September 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice of Request for Jacqueline Cochran Memorial Fund] (open access)

[Notice of Request for Jacqueline Cochran Memorial Fund]

Notice of a request for donations for the Jacqueline Cochran Memorial Fund, with information on the how to donate and how to attend the memorial ceremony for Cochran.
Date: September 4, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
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
[Clipping: Sweetwater is all abuzz with WASPs] (open access)

[Clipping: Sweetwater is all abuzz with WASPs]

Newspaper clippings of an article about an air-show in Sweetwater, Texas. The article also includes information on the history of the WASP program, quotes from several WASP, and a photograph of a navy parachuter at the air-show.
Date: September 28, 1986
Creator: Lazorko, Catherine
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mark White to WASP, September 25, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Mark White to WASP, September 25, 1986]

Letter from Mark White to WASP welcoming them to Texas and acknowledging their service in World War 2.
Date: September 25, 1986
Creator: Texas. Governor (1983-1987 : White)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Golf Outing (open access)

Golf Outing

Sign-up sheet listing the names of twenty-six individuals interested in attending the golf tournament held during the 1986 WASP reunion in Sweetwater, Texas. There is a note that twenty-two people played and four did not attend.
Date: September 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Deaton introduced WASPs to Sweetwater] (open access)

[Clipping: Deaton introduced WASPs to Sweetwater]

Newspaper clipping with an article about Leoti Deaton, her involvement with Red Cross, the WASP, and the Order of Fifinella.
Date: September 25, 1986
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Welcome Back to Sweetwater WASP"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Welcome Back to Sweetwater WASP"]

Newspaper from the Sweetwater Reporter with the front page bearing a Fifinella illustration and welcoming the WASP for their 46th reunion. Articles about the WASP, their impact on an Air Force colonel, their mascot, and more are included.
Date: September 25, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Training was tough, but 1,102 WASPs made it] (open access)

[Clipping: Training was tough, but 1,102 WASPs made it]

Newspaper clipping with an article about the women who trained at Avenger Field and upcoming events the WASP will be having in Sweetwater. Another article giving more information about the WASP events is also included.
Date: September 23, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mark White to WASP, September 25, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Mark White to WASP, September 25, 1986]

Official statement from Texas Governor Mark White welcoming former World War II pilots to Sweetwater and thanking them for their service.
Date: September 25, 1986
Creator: Texas. Governor (1983-1987 : White)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WASPS Wasn't 'Wash Out' For Pilot Florey"] (open access)

[Clipping: "WASPS Wasn't 'Wash Out' For Pilot Florey"]

Newspaper clipping with an article about what training at Avenger Field was like for both trainees and instructors and how selective the Army Air Forces were about admitting the women into WASP training.
Date: September 19, 1986
Creator: Redden, Gail
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Pilot instructor had one fear: 'Fire in the air'] (open access)

[Clipping: Pilot instructor had one fear: 'Fire in the air']

Newspaper clipping of an article about a time when Margaret Tamplin's plane caught fire in the middle of her flight and brief mention of the upcoming reunion.
Date: September 26, 1986
Creator: Redden, Gail
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WASPS Wasn't 'Wash Out' For Pilot Florey"] (open access)

[Clipping: "WASPS Wasn't 'Wash Out' For Pilot Florey"]

Newspaper clipping with an article about what training was like for a trainee and an instructor at Avenger Field.
Date: September 19, 1986
Creator: Redden, Gail
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Early-bird Registration"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Early-bird Registration"]

Newspaper clipping of a photograph with text under that reads: " Its been 15 years since Doris Tanner visited Sweetwater for the 1972 reunion for the Woman Airforce Service Pilots(WASPs). During this week-end's reunion, Tanner will take over as the president-elect of the WASP organization. She has written a biographical account of Leni Deaton's life and year's as administrative assistant to Col. Jacqueline Cochran, WASP commander. The account is partially reprinted in today's Sweetwater Reporter...and complete in the 1986 WASP reunion program. Tanner was one of the first ex-WASPs to register for the reunion yesterday." Another article about an air show that will be held for the WASP is also included.
Date: September 25, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
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
[Clipping: Cover girl] (open access)

[Clipping: Cover girl]

Newspaper clipping with a captioned photograph of Shirley Slade Teer signing an oversized copy of the Life Magazine cover about the WASP. The clipping also includes the obituaries of Mamie Moulton, Louie Geldart, Alfred F. Henricks, and Lula Mae Lincoln.
Date: September 28, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Phil Gramm to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 18, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Phil Gramm to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 18, 1986]

Letter from Phil Gramm to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, greeting them and thanking them for their past service in the United States Air Force.
Date: September 18, 1986
Creator: Gramm, Phil
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Local WASP reunion events continue through Sunday] (open access)

[Clipping: Local WASP reunion events continue through Sunday]

Newspaper clipping with an article about a past issue John Hosier experienced, certain WASPs' experience in the military, and the 1986 Reunion.
Date: September 26, 1986
Creator: Redden, Gail
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Tax debate shifts to senate] (open access)

[Clipping: Tax debate shifts to senate]

Newspaper clipping of an article about a tax bill that Senate had passed and its effects on the economy. Also included are photographs of children and WASP who attended the annual Sweetwater Air Fair.
Date: September 29, 1986
Creator: Holmes, Michael
Object Type: Clipping
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
[WASP Remembrance Clippings Scrapbook] (open access)

[WASP Remembrance Clippings Scrapbook]

Scrapbook with newspaper clippings on Women Airforce Service Pilots reunions and interviews.
Date: 1986-09-10/1986-09-25
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Zoot Suits, Parachutes, and Wings of Silver, Too"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Zoot Suits, Parachutes, and Wings of Silver, Too"]

Newspaper clipping about the 1986 WASP reunion, Avenger Field, woman aviation history, the WFTD, WAFS, the combat they participated in, what training consisted of, what they did after the war, minor and serious crashes, and the deactivation of the WASP.
Date: September 1987
Creator: Henderson, Sheila
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History