[Clipping: Sweetwater is all abuzz with WASPs] (open access)

[Clipping: Sweetwater is all abuzz with WASPs]

Newspaper clippings of an article about an air-show in Sweetwater, Texas. The article also includes information on the history of the WASP program, quotes from several WASP, and a photograph of a navy parachuter at the air-show.
Date: September 28, 1986
Creator: Lazorko, Catherine
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes: WASP Monument Committee Meeting, Jan. 28, 1992] (open access)

[Minutes: WASP Monument Committee Meeting, Jan. 28, 1992]

Minutes for the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce WASP Monument Committee meeting including a financial statement, architectural designs presentation, and information on monument plaques, a dedication ceremony, and budgets.
Date: January 28, 1992
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, June 28, 1992]

Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards thanking him for the information he provided and explaining that it was needed for the book she was working on.
Date: June 28, 1992
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dean Jaros to Rigdon Edwards, January 28, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from Dean Jaros to Rigdon Edwards, January 28, 1993]

Letter from Dean Jaros to Rigdon Edwards discussing the completion of his book titled "Heroes Without Legacy: American Airwomen 1912-1944", providing a brief synopsis of it, short mention of the women the book is about, and thanking him for the provided support.
Date: January 28, 1993
Creator: Jaros, Dean
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #7] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #7]

Orders for several Air Force pilots and WASP to ferry various aircraft from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Grand Prairie, Texas.
Date: March 28, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon Edwards, May 28, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon Edwards, May 28, 1996]

Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon Edwards discussing the creating of a new Fifinella statue and inviting him to the upcoming class dinner.
Date: May 28, 1996
Creator: Harmon, Elaine Danforth
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Order #6] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Order #6]

Orders for several Air Force Pilots and WASP to ferry aircraft from Wichita Kansas to air bases in various U.S. cities.
Date: January 28, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Elaine Harmon to Rig and Mary Emma Edwards, November 28, 1993]

Postcard from Elaine Harmon to Rig and Mary Emma Edwards discussing a newspaper picture they sent her, Thanksgiving, and spending time with family. The front of the postcard depicts five dalmation dogs sitting at a table with the caption "Only in Texas."
Date: November 28, 1993
Creator: Harmon, Elaine
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women Fliers Training by Hundreds at Texas Field for Army Ferrying Service] (open access)

[Clipping: Women Fliers Training by Hundreds at Texas Field for Army Ferrying Service]

Newspaper clipping with an article about the WASP who trained at Avenger Field, Jacqueline Cochran, height requirements to join the WASP, what life at the base is like, and the WASP program's roots in England.
Date: April 28, 1943
Creator: Hicks, Robert E.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Cover girl] (open access)

[Clipping: Cover girl]

Newspaper clipping with a captioned photograph of Shirley Slade Teer signing an oversized copy of the Life Magazine cover about the WASP. The clipping also includes the obituaries of Mamie Moulton, Louie Geldart, Alfred F. Henricks, and Lula Mae Lincoln.
Date: September 28, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, May 28, 1993]

Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards thanking him for his efforts to sell her book.
Date: May 28, 1993
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt] (open access)

[Memorandum Receipt]

Army delivery receipt certifying that WASP Gayle D. Ewing completed her ferry pilot assignment and delivered an AT-6D model aircraft to be installed with a radio and bombsight equipment.
Date: March 28, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces War Department
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP project receives large donations by local attorneys] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP project receives large donations by local attorneys]

Newspaper clipping of an editorial from the Sweetwater Reporter discussing the city's plans for a monument commemorating the WASP.
Date: June 28, 1992
Creator: Francis, Otis
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Celia Hunter to Alberta Head, April 28, 1971] (open access)

[Letter from Celia Hunter to Alberta Head, April 28, 1971]

Letter from Celia Hunter to Alberta Head remembering Avenger Field, encouraging her to stay in Camp Denali the next time she comes to Alaska, and to go to Mykonos, Greece.
Date: April 28, 1971
Creator: Hunter, Celia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Helan Drake to Laura Sheridan, August 28, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Helan Drake to Laura Sheridan, August 28, 1989]

Letter from Helan Drake to Laura Sheridan about the weather, seasons, and memories in the city of Sweetwater, but mostly about her memories of the WASP at Avenger Field.
Date: August 28, 1989
Creator: Drake, Helan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pharmacy Receipt Copy] (open access)

[Pharmacy Receipt Copy]

Photocopy of a pharmacy receipt from Rolling Plains Pharmacy. The receipt is addressed to First National Bank and signed as received by Kay Graham. It is part of the collection of preparation notes for the application materials sent to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Avenger Field, Sweetwater.
Date: March 28, 1996
Creator: Rolling Plains Pharmacy
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In]

Newspaper clipping giving information about the Patriot's Parade. A list of former WASP with portraits and short biographies is also included.
Date: May 28, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In]

Newspaper clipping giving information about the Patriot's Parade. A list of former WASP with portraits and short biographies is also included.
Date: May 28, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History