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[Schedule of Events #1] (open access)

[Schedule of Events #1]

Schedule listing the dates and times of events planned for the 1986 reunion of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in Sweetwater, Texas. Some of the events are crossed out in black ink and others are highlighted in yellow.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Specialized Training Manual (open access)

Specialized Training Manual

This book is the student text for a training course on management for administrative officers in the Air Force Reserve. Each of the book's six lessons contains a set of readings and ends with a list of review questions.
Date: July 1, 1955
Creator: United States. Air Force. Continental Air Command.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86 #4] (open access)

[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86 #4]

Flyer with information about the 1986 WASP Reunion in Sweetwater, Texas, including information on lodging, travel, and registration. The flyer also includes a registration form for the reunion, a schedule of events, and two maps - one of Sweetwater, and one of Nolan County. The schedule of events includes some handwritten notes.
Date: 1986~
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note with Phone Numbers] (open access)

[Note with Phone Numbers]

Ripped piece of paper with several crossed out items, dates, and phone number listed. One phone number is encircled with the name "Main St. Cafe".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bomber Plane Over San Antonio]

Photograph of a plane flying over the city of San Antonio, with snow seen on the ground and roof tops. A note written on the back of the photo reads, " Bomber over San Antonio- Note the snow, on the ground-".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plane on Airfield #4]

Photograph of a single propeller plane on the tarmac of an airfield. Decals of a circled star and "U.S." can be seen on the underside of the wing. A valley can be seen in the distance.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plane on Airfield #3]

Photograph of a single propeller plane on the tarmac of an airfield. Decals of a circled star and "U.S." can be seen on the underside of the wing. A valley can be seen in the distance.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Military Living's Family of Publications] (open access)

Military Living's Family of Publications]

Order form listing books and newsletters produced by Military Living.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Officer's Cub Card for Paul A. Hill - In Pieces] (open access)

[Officer's Cub Card for Paul A. Hill - In Pieces]

Card for an officers's club certifying that Paul A. Hill is a member, signed by club secretary John E. Shane.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hump Happy Haven
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Eight Men in Uniform]

Photograph of eight men in uniform arranged in two rows. Three men are sitting and five men are standing behind them. According to the ostrich-shaped stamp on the back, the photograph was printed in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to Margaret Hill, September 12, 1996]

Postcard from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to Margaret Hill inviting her to the WASP Reunion Committee Meeting at the Sweetwater Country Club.
Date: September 12, 1996
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to Margaret Hill, July 3, 1986]

Postcard from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to Margaret Hill inviting her to the WASP Reunion Committee meeting.
Date: July 3, 1986
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86 #3] (open access)

[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86 #3]

Flyer with information about the 1986 WASP Reunion in Sweetwater, Texas, including information on lodging, travel, and registration. The flyer also includes a registration form for the reunion, a schedule of events, and two maps - one of Sweetwater, and one of Nolan County.
Date: 1986~
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Royal Air Force Officer Billy Gibson]

Photograph of a man identified in a newspaper clipping as Billy Gibson, standing in front of a lattice fence and wearing a Royal Air Force Uniform, part of which consists of shorts and side cap. Two handwritten notes on the back of the photo read, "Karachi June 5, 1942" and "This is The Guy- You're The Gal".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of WASP in Uniform #2]

Photograph of a WASP with uniform, light collared shirt, and dark tie. Wing pins, wing patch, and the word "WASP" as a patch can all be seen on her uniform. A handwritten note in red ink in the bottom left corner reads, "Love- Mickie".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Reserve Order A-26] (open access)

[Reserve Order A-26]

Reserve order designating several airmen to various duties, and announcing an examination of Paul A. Hill.
Date: December 7, 1963
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Psychological Warfare (open access)

Psychological Warfare

Paper written on methods and uses of psychological warfare that includes an examination at the end with true/false questions on the reading.
Date: April 1962
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from the Newmans to M. Carmichael, January 20, 1945] (open access)

[Envelope from the Newmans to M. Carmichael, January 20, 1945]

Letter from the Newmans to M. Carmichael. No letter with text is included.
Date: January 20, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note with Addresses- In Pieces] (open access)

[Note with Addresses- In Pieces]

Note written on small, lined paper with names and addresses of Clarence E. Graves, Ada Hill, Howard E. Marshall, Mrs. G. L. Aycock Jr., Jimmy Noe, Rayh E. Hunn.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ticket to Air Show] (open access)

[Ticket to Air Show]

Ticket to the Air Show held during the 1986 reunion of the WASP in Sweetwater, Texas. The ticket is printed on pink card stock and includes an illustration of Fifinella, the organization's mascot.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Intelligence Training Bulletin, Volume 16, Number 1, January-June 1964 (open access)

Air Intelligence Training Bulletin, Volume 16, Number 1, January-June 1964

Monthly publication of the Continental Air Command containing articles of interest to intelligence officers in the Air Force Reserve. This issue includes articles on Rumania, China, Brazil, Asian Economies, The Colombo Plan, and the Soviet army.
Date: January 1964
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces. Air Defense Command.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Instrument Flight Test Certificate] (open access)

[Instrument Flight Test Certificate]

Certificate showing that flight officer Paul A. Hill passed the instrument flight test at Long Beach Army Air Field.
Date: April 16, 1944
Creator: United States Army
Object Type: Text
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
[44-W4 Time Schedule] (open access)

[44-W4 Time Schedule]

Memo from Group Commander E. A. Parker to Flight Commanders discussing the schedule for the 44-W4 class of Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: March 7, 1944
Creator: Parker, E. A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History