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[Local & State Section of Orlando Sentinal, November 8, 2002] (open access)

[Local & State Section of Orlando Sentinal, November 8, 2002]

The "Local & State" section of the November 2002 issue of the Orlando Sentinel. Articles about local news, recent crimes, obituaries, and more are included. Linda Florea's article about the sixtieth reunion of the Women Airforce Service Pilots ("WASPs added sting to nation's air power") and a color photograph of seven WASP can be found on the section's first page.
Date: November 8, 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Printouts of Photos of Helen Snapp at Wings of Dreams]

Printouts of photographs of Helen Snapp at a Wings of Dreams gathering at Keystone Airport, Wings of Dreams Air Museum. Some of the photographs have captions below them.
Date: April 8, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping with Photos of Pilots] (open access)

[Clipping with Photos of Pilots]

Newspaper clipping of the Washington Post with part of an article of Lazarsky's aviation experiences. The article includes a photo on the first page with a caption, "A copy of a military photo shows Lazarsky in the 1940s. She wanted only one thing in those days: 'To fly.'" and a group photo on the second page with the caption, "Members of the Women Air Force Service Pilots gathered last month for trip to Moscow, where they met their Soviet counterparts in World War II."
Date: June 8, 1990
Creator: Shaffer, Ron
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Snapp"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Snapp"]

Partial clipping of an article from The Frontline. It details Helen Snapp's life and her military service. The back of the clipping reveals some community News Briefs such as a College Financial Aid Workshop and The Hunter Sports Office.
Date: March 8, 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Female WWII Pilot Relives Service at Stewart] (open access)

[Clipping: Female WWII Pilot Relives Service at Stewart]

Newspaper clipping of an article about former WASP member Helen Wyatt Snapp's experience serving in WWII, especially while she was stationed at Fort Stewart in Georgia. The article includes a photograph of Snapp in her old age, in a helicopter. The clipping includes other articles about local and world news, as well as advertisements.
Date: March 8, 2001
Creator: Dezern, Melinda
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Missileer, 45th Space Wing"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Missileer, 45th Space Wing"]

Copy of the 44th issue of the 44th volume of Missileer. Included are articles about celebrating Veteran's Day, World War One, spacecraft launching programs, action being taken on Air Force Space Command's credit card abuse, identity theft, the Red Cross sending care packages to soldiers, and the WASP and a recent visit to fly on the HC-130 orientation flight.
Date: November 8, 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 100, Number 36, September 8, 1977 (open access)

The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 100, Number 36, September 8, 1977

National weekly newspaper dedicated to covering news of interest to US veterans. Patricia Collins Hughes' column about legislation to militarize the WASP during World War Two and the end of the WASP program in 1944 can be found on page three. This issue also includes a letter from Mary Retick Wells, WASP Class 44-W-6, refuting statements Representative Olin E. Teague made against legislative efforts to grant veterans' benefits to the WASP.
Date: September 8, 1977
Creator: Smith, John Lewis, III
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Metro 2"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Metro 2"]

Copy of the "E" section of the June 1990 edition of The Washington Post. Included are articles about the lack of pedestrian safety in historic Washington, D. C., Barbara Lazarsky's passion for flying, comics, and more.
Date: June 8, 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Female WWII Pilot Relives Service at Stewart] (open access)

[Clipping: Female WWII Pilot Relives Service at Stewart]

Newspaper clipping of an article explaining why Helen Snapp became a WASP, what she did as a WASP, what she did after the program was discontinued, and her recent visit to Wright Army Airfield.
Date: March 8, 2001
Creator: Dezern, Melinda
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cathy Pfeifer to Helen Snapp, February 8, 2012] (open access)

[Letter from Cathy Pfeifer to Helen Snapp, February 8, 2012]

Hand-written letter from Cathy Pfeifer of The Greatest Generations Foundation to Helen Snapp discussing a recent phone call between the two women. Pfeifer hopes that Snapp will help recruit more veterans for the foundation's upcoming programs.
Date: February 8, 2012
Creator: Pfeifer, Cathy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
West Texas Historical Association Seventy-First Annual Meeting Schedule (open access)

West Texas Historical Association Seventy-First Annual Meeting Schedule

The West Texas Historical Association's Seventy-First Annual Meeting schedule for the meeting in Midland, Texas on April 8 and 9, 1994. It includes lists of all officers, members of the board of directors, and ex-officio broad members.
Date: 1994-04-08/1994-04-09
Creator: West Texas Historical Association
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History