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WASP 2000 Sweetwater Texas: Jacqueline Cochran Remembered (open access)

WASP 2000 Sweetwater Texas: Jacqueline Cochran Remembered

WASP reunion booklet honoring the life and career of Jacqueline Cochran and welcoming the WASP to their 2000 reunion with letters, photos, illustrations, and a schedule of events. A section at the back of the pamphlet honors the 38 WASP who died in service.
Date: 2000
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nominating Committee Slate for Officers in W.A.S.P WWII 1984-86 (open access)

Nominating Committee Slate for Officers in W.A.S.P WWII 1984-86

List of candidates up for nomination to officer positions within the Women Airforce Service Pilots organization for the 1984-1986 term.
Date: 1984~
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Wings Across America History of WASP] (open access)

[Wings Across America History of WASP]

Pamphlet describing the story of WASP as well as the Wings Across America organization's mission to preserve their history.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wings Across America
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Women in Military Service Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery] (open access)

[Pamphlet: Women in Military Service Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery]

Card with an image of a model of The Women's Memorial in Arlington, with text on the back about the memorial's design and foundation contact information.
Date: unknown
Creator: Women in Military Service for America Foundation (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Imagine a World War II Military Pilot (open access)

Imagine a World War II Military Pilot

Pamphlet from Texas Woman's University advertising the WASP portion of their Women's collection, along with a brief history of Women Airforce Service Pilots. The pamphlet describes the types of materials the collection is seeking and the preservation methods they intend to use.
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas Woman's University.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Confederate Air Force: Southern Minnesota Wing (open access)

Confederate Air Force: Southern Minnesota Wing

Pamphlet discussing the Confederate Air Force organization and the many goals and restoration projects of the Southern Minnesota Wing. Several photos of Air Force members can be seen on the front cover, includign a photo of a Woman Airforce Service pilot in the bottom left corner, with the name "Betty" written beneath her.
Date: unknown
Creator: Confederate Air Force
System: The Portal to Texas History
Women Airforce Service Pilots: National WASP Conference Banquet (open access)

Women Airforce Service Pilots: National WASP Conference Banquet

Program for the 1996 WASP conference banquet that includes a banquet menu, a schedule of events, speakers, and announcements, and a list of acknowledgements.
Date: 1996
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Project Destiny Update] (open access)

[Project Destiny Update]

A flyer updating readers on the status of Project Destiny, the plan for Grace McGuire to circumnavigate the globe in a plane following the path of Amelia Earhart's attempted flight. The paper gives information on previous and future media coverage of the project and an address for requesting more information.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: W.A.S.P., WWII, Reunion, Charleston S.C.1988] (open access)

[Pamphlet: W.A.S.P., WWII, Reunion, Charleston S.C.1988]

A schedule of events pamphlet for the 1988 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion in Charleston, South Carolina. The schedule includes historic information on the city, welcoming letters from the mayor and the governor, and a schedule for meetings, activities, and meals.
Date: 1988
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thunderbolts Over Pikes Peak 1993 (open access)

Thunderbolts Over Pikes Peak 1993

Small handout written by Madge Minton about the P-47 Thunderbolt and the history the Women Airforce Pilots have with the aircraft. A note written in pen can be seen on the bottom edge that says, "for scrapbook- dedication ceremony".
Date: 1993
Creator: Minton, Madge Rutherford
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Women Air Force Service Pilots: World War II 1942-1944 (open access)

The Women Air Force Service Pilots: World War II 1942-1944

Pamphlet on the history of Women Airforce Service Pilots featuring photos of WASP in uniforms and in training.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avengerette Club Invite] (open access)

[Avengerette Club Invite]

Invitation to an event being held for Women Airforce Service Pilots at the Avengerette Club in 1944. Phrases can be seen on the inside such as "Sky's the Limit" and "'Avengerette' Blood Pressure High". A printed image can be seen on the front of the invite of a cherub character holding an umbrella while sitting on a cloud, with letters representing the cardinal compass directions surrounding it.
Date: unknown
Creator: McKaughan, R. Earl; McKaughan, R. Earl, Mrs.; Kriegel, Henry E. & Kriegel, Henry E., Mrs.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: 2000 Reunion Schedule of Events (open access)

Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: 2000 Reunion Schedule of Events

Pamphlett with a blue diamond wings logo that contains a schedule of events for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 2000 Reunion. Included is a map of the Texas Woman's University campus, the reunion location.
Date: 2000
Creator: Texas Woman's University.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Welcome to the Epic of Flight (open access)

Welcome to the Epic of Flight

Photocopied pamphlet from Time Life Books advertising the Epic of Flight book series.
Date: unknown
Creator: Noonan, Jacqui
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86] (open access)

[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86]

Flyer advertising the Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion of 1986 held in Sweetwater, Texas. The flyer features a letterhead that reads, "Looking forward to seeing you in Sweetwater Texas" along with an image of the WASP Fifinella seen printed in the top left.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation to Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony] (open access)

[Invitation to Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony]

Invitation requesting the presence of the recipient to the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II. Included are instructions, an admit ticket, and an envelope addressed from Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, to Jeanette Bryant.
Date: 2010
Creator: United States. Congress. House.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Order of Fifinella Award (open access)

Order of Fifinella Award

Document with information about the Order of Fifinella Award, the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program, the Fifinella mascot, and the process used to create each award. Three photographs of the Order of Finella Award accompany the text.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Fun in the Sun Convention] (open access)

[Program: Fun in the Sun Convention]

A program for the 1980 Women Airforce Service Pilots convention that lists meetings, events, meals, and activities for members.
Date: 1980
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ticket: Women in Military Service for America Memorial] (open access)

[Ticket: Women in Military Service for America Memorial]

Ticket to a dedication ceremony for the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, with imagery of women in uniform seen behind the text, and information on directions, time, and seating section.
Date: 1997
Creator: Women in Military Service for America Foundation (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Museum Pamphlet and Letter From Isabel Van Lom, May 31, 1988] (open access)

[Museum Pamphlet and Letter From Isabel Van Lom, May 31, 1988]

Letter from Isabel Madison Van Lom to her fellow WASP discussing the opening of The National Womens Military Museum and Research Center. The letter is written on a letter head from the museum that feature three women in uniform printed in the top left, and it includes a museum pamphlet discussing the new institute's features.
Date: May 31, 1988
Creator: Van Lom, Isabel Madison
System: The Portal to Texas History
America's Best Kept Military Secret: Its Servicewomen. (open access)

America's Best Kept Military Secret: Its Servicewomen.

Pamphlet advertising the construction of The Women's Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery and its many features. The pamphlet also includes a donation form, a brief history of women in military service, and features two notable women in military history, Eugenie Wilkinson and Deborah (Rober Sutcliffe) Sampson.
Date: unknown
Creator: Women in Military Service for America Foundation (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[[WASP 30th Anniversary Matchbook] (open access)

[[WASP 30th Anniversary Matchbook]

A match book printed with with the Fifinella logo and dates for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 30th Anniversary Reunion.
Date: 1972
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP 50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication Flyer] (open access)

[WASP 50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication Flyer]

Photocopied flyer advertising the 1993 WASP 50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication Ceremony. Text taken from the original WASP memorial plaque of 1972 can be seen written on the left, and an image of the WASP statue can be seen on the right side of the page
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Book Order Form] (open access)

[Book Order Form]

A book order pamphlet that features printed on its exterior the front and back covers of a book titled, "USAF Handbook 1939-1945", by Martin W. Bowman. The pamphlet was mailed to Francie Meisner Park and has a message written on the bottom, outside edge that says, "Mailed in England 7 Apr '97 rec'd in Mesa AZ 7 May, I am Included, Pages 159, 160, 167", in reference to the book printed on the pamphlet. The book's publishing date and ISBN number can also be seen written on the bottom edge. A note can be seen on the inside of the pamphlet under the listing of another Bowman book about Stearman aircraft that says, "see page 76 Francie Meisner Park, WASP WWII".
Date: unknown
Creator: Aviation Heritage Books
System: The Portal to Texas History