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[Agenda: WASP Committee Meeting, November 19, 1992]
Agenda for the WASP Committee meeting listing action items and discussion points for the November 19, 1992 meeting, followed by the meeting minutes discussing the WASP monument and fundraising, as well a partial balance sheet with an address label for Rigdon Edwards seen on the back.
Date:
November 19, 1992
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Ewing Ferrying Division Diploma]
Diploma certifying that Gayle D. Ewing completed pre-flight instruction and flight training courses from the 568th Army Air Force Base Unit and is approved to fly the planes, P-39, P-40, P-47, and P-51.
Date:
June 13, 1944
Creator:
United States. Air Force.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Women in Aviation: Catalog 140A]
Photocopy of catalog pages with lists of books available to purchase about women in aviation.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Crawford-Peters Aeronautica
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Speeches, Reports, and Books: Contents]
Table of contents for several speeches, reports and books on the topics of military and Women Airforce Service Pilot service.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 104, Extracts 18-24]
Extracts of several special orders and regulations for both Women Airforce Service Pilots and male pilots ordered by Lieutenant Colonel Munson.
Date:
July 25, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Force Base
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Partial List of WASP Regulations]
Partial list of rules and regulations for Women Airforce Service Pilots to follow during training duties and off hours, with handwritten notes in marker pointing at and underlining some of the regulations.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Proposed Agenda For WASP Dedication Ceremony]
Possible schedule of events for the day of the WASP dedication ceremony at Texas State Technical College, Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between North American Aviation, Inc. of Kansas and the Army Air Force Material Command]
Correspondence between North American Aviation, Inc. of Kansas and the Army Air Force Material Command discussing the creation of a device to aid female pilots in relieving themselves mid-flight. Both letters are written in a comical rhyming scheme with several euphemistic references to bathroom activities. The pages come with one half of a manila folder that has, "Byrd Granger's documentation of militarization", written on it in pen.
Date:
1943-10-08/1943-10-12
Creator:
North American Aviation, Inc. of Kansas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Memorandum #3]
Orders for WASP Gayle D. Ewing to ferry a P-510 aircraft from Grand Prairie, Texas to an Air Force base in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Date:
July 25, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes: WASP Historic Committee Meeting, March 21, 1991]
Minutes for the WASP Historic Committee meeting including a financial report, Amon Carter Museum report, committee assignments, and updates on the WASP monument.
Date:
March 21, 1991
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #6]
Orders for several Air Force pilots and WASP to ferry various aircraft from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Grand Prairie, Texas.
Date:
July 25, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Not Just Men on Ships and Ships at Sea
Pamphlet describing the U.S. Navy's official parachute demonstration team, the Leapfrogs, including their background special infiltration training and their performance practices.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[File Folder]
Empty manila file folder with several notes written on its surface in pencil about the previous contents, hearing documents related to Gayle Bernice Reed.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Staff and Training Personnel List]
A list of staff and training personnel with their names, ranks, and addresses.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
United States Military
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Map of Crystal Gateway Marriott]
Map of the Crystal Gateway Marriott hotel with instructions and directions for a WASP reunion.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Proposed Agenda For WASP Dedication Ceremony #2]
Possible schedule of events for the day of the WASP dedication ceremony at Texas State Technical College, Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[W.A.S.P. Historic Monument Estimated Costs #2]
Estimation of funds necessary to complete the WASP memorial at Avenger Field in Sweetwater.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rubbing of WASP Plaque Names
Rubbing taken by Rigdon Edwards from some of the name plaques at the WASP memorial in Sweetwater at the bequest of a WASP named "Rexy", with a note from her about the monument and those who helped create it.
Date:
August 23, 1993
Creator:
Edwards, Rigdon, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Individual Clothing and Equipment Record]
Clothing and equipment form certifying that WASP Betty Jo Streff was issued, received, and turned in her assigned articles of uniform.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Memorial Dedication 1997 Form]
Form to order room and dinner reservations at the 1997 WASP Memorial Dedication Ceremony, partially filled out by Rigdon Edwards. A note written at the top of the page reads, "glad you are coming! Dawn Seymour".
Date:
1997
Creator:
Edwards, Rigdon, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Conferences]
Brief list of Women Airforce Service Pilots conferences between 1990 and 1994.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 102, Extract 1]
Special orders extract reassigning a list of Women Air Force Service Pilot members, having completed their training, to be transferred to new air base stations.
Date:
September 9, 1943
Creator:
318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Results of the 1975 WASP Questionnaire]
Results from a questionnaire reporting women's experiences with the Women Airforce Service Pilots program along with pages of facts and statistics gathered to make a case in favor for the militarization of WASP members and to award them veteran status for their military service.
Date:
1975
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Southern California WASP Reunion Flyer]
Flyer for a WASP reunion and dedication ceremony in Southern California region. WASP wings can be seen at the top of the flyer and notes to Rig from Dawn Seymour can be seen on the right and bottom edges.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History