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[Email from Nancy Parrish to "WASP online," May 28, 2004] (open access)

[Email from Nancy Parrish to "WASP online," May 28, 2004]

Email from Nancy Parrish to "WASPs online" sharing a page she put up on the Wings Across America website in honor of WASP Marion C. Hanrahan, including an email from Hanrahan to Parrish discussing her health and Nancy's eulogy for her, titled "The Greatest WASP I Never Met."
Date: May 28, 2004
Creator: Parrish, Nancy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Albert C. Zapanta to Women Airforce Service Pilot veterans, October 16, 2002] (open access)

[Letter from Albert C. Zapanta to Women Airforce Service Pilot veterans, October 16, 2002]

Letter from Albert C. Zapanta, chairman of the Reserve Forces Policy Board, to WASP veterans discussing a recent Board awards dinner and expressing recognition of the WASPs' service.
Date: October 16, 2002
Creator: Zapanta, Albert C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Annie Noggle] (open access)

[Letter from Annie Noggle]

Letter from WASP veteran Annie Noggle discussing the possibility of creating an exhibition and photobook with portraits of every WASP, and listing her qualifications.
Date: 1986?
Creator: Noggle, Annie
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Army Air Forces Headquarters to all personnel, November 13, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Army Air Forces Headquarters to all personnel, November 13, 1944]

Letter from USAAF Headquarters to all personnel regarding the deactivation of the WASP, discussing issued items WASPs may retain at deactivation and the return of others.
Date: November 13, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces. Headquarters
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from B. K. Yount to Gayle Snell, November 27, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from B. K. Yount to Gayle Snell, November 27, 1944]

Letter sent from Lt. Gen. B. K. Yount, commander of USAAF Training Command, to WASP Gayle Snell offering well-wishes to WASPs and thanking them for their service.
Date: November 27, 1944
Creator: Yount, Barton Kyle
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from "Bill" to Gayle Snell, January 9, 1985] (open access)

[Letter from "Bill" to Gayle Snell, January 9, 1985]

Letter from a Bill to Gayle Snell discussing the new year, an attached copy of a news story on the WASP, the Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame banquet, and his retirement. Written on U.S. Air Force Academy stationary.
Date: January 9, 1985
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. W. Johnston to Gayle Snell, December 7, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from C. W. Johnston to Gayle Snell, December 7, 1944]

Letter from 1st Lt. C. W. Johnston to WASP Gayle Snell requesting specific information about her flight hours and qualifications.
Date: December 7, 1944
Creator: Johnston, C. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. W. Johnston to Gayle Snell, December 7, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from C. W. Johnston to Gayle Snell, December 7, 1944]

Letter from 1st Lt. C. W. Johnston to WASP Gayle Snell requesting specific information about her CAA license number, address, and qualified aircraft.
Date: December 7, 1944
Creator: Johnston, C. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Central Flying Training Command, Office of the Commanding General, December 2, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Central Flying Training Command, Office of the Commanding General, December 2, 1944]

Letter from the commanding general's office of the USAAF Central Flying Training Command discussing the issuance of civil pilot certificates to WASPs as the program prepares to end.
Date: December 2, 1944
Creator: Hornsby, A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dale Martin to Women Airforce Service Pilot veterans, June 20, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Dale Martin to Women Airforce Service Pilot veterans, June 20, 1972]

Letter from Dale Martin, president of the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce, extending well-wishes to the participants of the 1972 WASP reunion.
Date: June 20, 1972
Creator: Martin, Dale
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor McLernon Brown to Gayle Snell, October 10, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Eleanor McLernon Brown to Gayle Snell, October 10, 1986]

Letter from Eleanor "Mickey" Brown to Gayle Snell discussing the recent 1986 WASP reunion in Sweetwater and recent correspondence.
Date: October 10, 1986
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor "Mickey" Brown to Betty, October 23, 1978?] (open access)

[Letter from Eleanor "Mickey" Brown to Betty, October 23, 1978?]

Letter from WASP Mickey Brown to a friend named Betty discussing pictures from the reunion in Colorado Springs, flying, recent correspondence, and other minor topics.
Date: 1978-10-23?
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon (Mickey)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gary DeWalt to WASP Reunion 1986 participants, September 23, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Gary DeWalt to WASP Reunion 1986 participants, September 23, 1986]

Letter from Gary DeWalt of Public Media Arts, Inc. to participants in the 1986 WASP reunion informing them that PMA will be filming a documentary about WASPs during the reunion.
Date: September 23, 1986
Creator: DeWalt, Gary
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gayle Snell to Eleanor "Mickey" Brown, April 20, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Gayle Snell to Eleanor "Mickey" Brown, April 20, 1979]

Letter from Gayle Snell to Mickey McLernon Brown discussing trouble developing some photos, tapes, visiting, and a long summary of her work and living situation since leaving the WASP.
Date: April 20, 1979
Creator: Snell, Gayle M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gayle Snell to the Army Air Force Pilot School (Basic) Operations Office, November 11, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Gayle Snell to the Army Air Force Pilot School (Basic) Operations Office, November 11, 1944]

Letter from WASP Gayle Snell to the AAF Basic Pilot School operations office acknowledging revisions to her personal information file.
Date: November 11, 1944
Creator: Snell, Gayle M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hap Arnold to Each Member of the WASP, October 1, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Hap Arnold to Each Member of the WASP, October 1, 1944]

Letter from General Hap Arnold to each member of the WASP expressing his thanks to them for their service and explaining the rationale for ending the WASP program at the end of the year and releasing all its women from service.
Date: October 1, 1944
Creator: Arnold, Henry Harley (Hap)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Gayle Snell, March 8, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Gayle Snell, March 8, 1944]

Letter from Jackie Cochran to Gayle Snell discussing her entrance into a WASP training class and the need to defer her to a later one. There are several doodles penciled on the paper.
Date: March 8, 1944
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, October 2, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, October 2, 1944]

Letter from Jacqueline Cochran, Director of Women Pilots, U. S. Army Air Forces, to all WASPs informing them that the program will be disbanded on December 20, 1944, and outlining the process of leaving the program.
Date: October 2, 1944
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Julia Bartlett to Gayle Snell, November 30, 1993?] (open access)

[Letter from Julia Bartlett to Gayle Snell, November 30, 1993?]

Letter from WASP Julia Bartlett to Gayle Snell discussing a recent memorial event at Avenger Field. Typed on Women Air Force Service Pilots, World War II stationary.
Date: 1993-11-30?
Creator: Bartlett, Julia Lamm
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Roberts to all WASP, August 27, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Lillian Roberts to all WASP, August 27, 1980]

Letter from Lillian Roberts to all WASP, president of "WASP, WWII" (the Order of Fifinella) discussing Jacqueline Cochran's passing and memorial service, convention agendas, ballot results, proposed changes to the group's organization, election of national officers, the roster, and the newsletter. Documents pertaining to each are enclosed.
Date: August 27, 1980
Creator: Roberts, Lillian
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro and the "Texas Ten Petitioners," September 17, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro and the "Texas Ten Petitioners," September 17, 1979]

Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro and nine other WASP veterans addressing and refuting accusations of misconduct in the the Order of Fifinella, including matters of taxation, spending, newsletter design, and other supposed issues.
Date: September 17, 1979
Creator: Roberts, Lillian
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro and the "Texas Ten Petitioners," September 18, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro and the "Texas Ten Petitioners," September 18, 1979]

Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Gerano and nine other WASP veterans, castigating them and a petition they circulated about the Order of Fifinella and its finances.
Date: September 18, 1979
Creator: Roberts, Lillian
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nancy Parrish to Gayle Snell, April 26, 2004] (open access)

[Letter from Nancy Parrish to Gayle Snell, April 26, 2004]

Letter from Nancy Parrish to Gayle Snell inviting her to participate in a historical project with the Air Force ROTC Arnold Air Society, where they will be educating the public on the WASP.
Date: April 26, 2004
Creator: Parrish, Nancy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nancy Parrish to Gayle Snell, Christmas 2007] (open access)

[Letter from Nancy Parrish to Gayle Snell, Christmas 2007]

Letter from Nancy Parrish to Gayle Snell enclosing Snell's interview on Wings Across America in DVD format, as well as some other related media items, and holiday wishes.
Date: 2007-12-25~
Creator: Parrish, Nancy
System: The Portal to Texas History