[Photograph From the Graduation of WASP Class 44-W-10]

Photograph of three women and two men standing around a small table, taken during the graduation ceremony for class 44-W-10 of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). The typewritten label taped to the photograph's bottom edge reads, "J. Cochran, E. Shuhip's Ear, Col. Ward, Deaton's nose, Gen. Arnold. 44-W-10 Graduation, 12/7/44." The back of the photograph is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
Date: December 7, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joan McKesson to Rigdon Edwards, May 7, 1983] (open access)

[Letter from Joan McKesson to Rigdon Edwards, May 7, 1983]

Letter from Joan McKesson to Rigdon Edwards discussing his plans to attend the 1984 WASP Reunion, and encouraging him to urge other instructors to attend as well.
Date: May 7, 1983
Creator: McKesson, Joan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-5 (open access)

Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-5

Book documenting the 44-W-5 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date: December 7, 1944
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Address by Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General to WASP Graduate Class, December 7, 1944 #1] (open access)

[Address by Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General to WASP Graduate Class, December 7, 1944 #1]

Speech by General Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General of the Army Air Forces to the last WASP graduating class on December 7, 1944.
Date: 1944-12-07~
Creator: Arnold, Henry Harley
Object Type: Script
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "The Sky Was The Limit For Texas Women Pilots"] (open access)

[Clipping: "The Sky Was The Limit For Texas Women Pilots"]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the WASP and Mildred Dalrymple and Kay D'Arezzo's service in the program.
Date: February 7, 1982
Creator: Hvlavach, Laura
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Rig Edwards Release Form] (open access)

[Rig Edwards Release Form]

Release form relieving Rigdon Edwards from duties as flight instructor to accept employment at another facility.
Date: September 7, 1944
Creator: Krieger, Henry E.
Object Type: Text
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
[Letter from Vi Cowden to WASP, July 7, 1997] (open access)

[Letter from Vi Cowden to WASP, July 7, 1997]

Letter from Vi Cowden to WASP discussing the upcoming WASP Memorial Dedication in Colorado Springs, Colorado and the hotel they will be staying in. The address label of Dawn Seymour can be seen in the bottom left.
Date: July 7, 1997
Creator: Cowden, Violet Thurn
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Terese Buckley to Bob Krueger, April 7, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from Terese Buckley to Bob Krueger, April 7, 1993]

Letter from Terese Buckley to Bob Krueger asking him to support the issuance of the Jackie Cochran Commemorative Stamp.
Date: April 7, 1993
Creator: Buckley, Terese
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WASPs Fitted For Uniforms"] (open access)

[Clipping: "WASPs Fitted For Uniforms"]

Newspaper clipping of the 10th issue of The Avenger. It includes 12 articles that update the reader about events in Avenger Field.
Date: January 7, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Memorial Land Survey] (open access)

[WASP Memorial Land Survey]

Engineering land survey for the area designated to have the WASP wishing well memorial built upon.
Date: August 7, 1992
Creator: Morris, Stanley
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History