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Area 1, Phase 3. The Special Staff (open access)

Area 1, Phase 3. The Special Staff

This booklet is the 3rd unit of an extension training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about military management. This book discusses the functions and responsibilities most often found on the Air Force special staff.
Date: November 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Course 2A, Volume 16. Two Worlds in Conflict: Examination (open access)

Course 2A, Volume 16. Two Worlds in Conflict: Examination

Examination booklet to accompany Course 2A, Volume 16 of a extension training course developed for Air Force personnel. This phase discusses the USSR, democratic socialism, Marxism, Stalin, the United States, and the Great Depression, among other things. Included are the the Volume 16 graded answer sheet as well as a graded answer sheet for a Volume 14 examination.
Date: December 1959
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Souvenir Album] (open access)

[Avenger Field Souvenir Album]

Booklet containing captioned photographs taken in the 1940s depicting people and events at Avenger Field, and the text of a poem "Avenger Field." The first page contains an illustration of holly branches and the text "Christmas Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year."
Date: unknown
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Graduation Program for WASP Class 44-W-10] (open access)

[Graduation Program for WASP Class 44-W-10]

Program for the graduation ceremony of the 44-W-10 class of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The program includes photographs of the staff at Avenger Field and a schedule of events.
Date: 1944
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Graduation Program for WASP Class 44-W-10 #2] (open access)

[Graduation Program for WASP Class 44-W-10 #2]

Program for the graduation ceremony of the 44-W-10 class of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The program includes photographs of the staff at Avenger Field, a schedule of events, and a list of the women graduating from the program.
Date: 1944
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City-County Pioneer Museum brochure] (open access)

[City-County Pioneer Museum brochure]

Brochure for the City-County Pioneer Museum in Sweetwater, Texas, briefly advertising its collection and contact/visiting information.
Date: [1986..]
Creator: City-County Pioneer Museum
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Insurance Agent's Note Book] (open access)

[Insurance Agent's Note Book]

Handwritten notebook belonging to an Ætna Insurance agent named D. A. Clark. Only eight of the pages are written on with various notes including travel expenses, contacts, addresses, and phone numbers from the travels of Joe Plosser.
Date: unknown
Creator: Clark, D. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Red Alert to All "Fifis" (open access)

Red Alert to All "Fifis"

Notice sent out to all Order of Fifinella group members providing scheduling and event information about a Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: [..1972]
Creator: Deaton, Dedie
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Excerpt from West Texas Historical Association Yearbook, 1974, Vol. L] (open access)

[Excerpt from West Texas Historical Association Yearbook, 1974, Vol. L]

Excerpt from the West Texas Historical Association Yearbook, Vol L. The excerpted section is entitled "General Arnold Comes to Avenger Field."
Date: 1974
Creator: Head, Alberta Fitzpatrick
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Sweetwater 2000: A Reunion] (open access)

[Flyer: Sweetwater 2000: A Reunion]

Flyer imploring Women Airforce Service Pilot members to share their experiences as pilots in the WASP program in WWII for a documentary titled "Sweetwater 2000: A Reunion". The flyer comes with a page of sample interview questions.
Date: unknown
Creator: Larrivee, Lisa
System: The Portal to Texas History
Miss Ziggy Hunter: Her Accomplishments in the Field of Aviation (open access)

Miss Ziggy Hunter: Her Accomplishments in the Field of Aviation

A compilation of the many achievements of Women Airforce Service Pilot flight instructor, Ziggy Hunter, as a pioneer in aviation. Notes on the cover page indicate that the author, Nettie Moore, was a WASP control tower operator and that her attempts to gain national honor for Hunter have gone unsuccessful as of 1980.
Date: May 10, 1975
Creator: More, Nettie D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Hangar One Dinner Dance] (open access)

[Flyer: Hangar One Dinner Dance]

Flyer advertising "Homecoming at Hangar One", an event held at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas on May 27, 2006. The second page of the flyer includes a list of activities and a registration form.
Date: 2006
Creator: National WASP WWII Museum
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Limited Edition Fine Art Print] (open access)

[Flyer: Limited Edition Fine Art Print]

Flyer advertising the sale of a painting of a T-6D "Texan" aircraft flying over Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas, by artist, Richard R. Broome. The flyer also includes a brief biography of the artist.
Date: unknown
Creator: Nightstar Productions
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Royal Air Force Farewell Dinner] (open access)

[Pamphlet: Royal Air Force Farewell Dinner]

Small flyer for the Number 7 British Flying Training School at Avenger Field. The card features both the United States and the English flags printed side by side in blue ink.
Date: unknown
Creator: No. 7 British Flying Training School
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Operation Fifinella: Historic WASP Fly-In to Avenger Field] (open access)

[Pamphlet: Operation Fifinella: Historic WASP Fly-In to Avenger Field]

Booklet detailing a "WASP Fly-In" event to pay tribute to Women Airforce Service Pilots at Avenger Field. The booklet describes how the idea for the event came about and lists a schedule, the names of the WASP members being flown in, contributors, and other event details.
Date: 2008
Creator: Operation Fifinella Committee
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Songbook] (open access)

[WASP Songbook]

Songbook containing lyrics and illustrations about the WASP, created for the organization's 50th anniversary reunion in San Antonio, Texas. Songs in this collection include: The WASP Song; Hymn to Avenger; You'll Go Forth; Yankee Doodle Pilots; Rugged But Right; I Wanna Be a Miss H.P.; Buckle Down, Fifinella; I'm a Flying Wreck; Roll Out the Airplanes!; The Mess Hall Song; Do You Have Your Wings?; Deep in the Heart of Texas; We Were Only Only Fooling; Zoot-Suits and Parachutes; I've Got Sixpence; The Gay Desperado; Gee, Mom, I Want to Go Home; We Got the Stuff, The Right Stuff; Would You Like to Swing on a Star; Show Me; and the Army Air Corps Song. The last page includes a dedication to the WASP who died and a poem.
Date: September 9, 1992
Creator: Parrish, Deanie Bishop
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lone Star: A Television History of Texas (open access)

Lone Star: A Television History of Texas

Pamphlet for an eight-part television series on the history of Texas, based on a book of the same title by T.R. Fehrenbach.
Date: 1985~
Creator: Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: WASP WWII Guidons] (open access)

[Pamphlet: WASP WWII Guidons]

Pamphlet covering some of the historic research on whether the Women Airforce Service Pilots used military guidons and Avenger Field.
Date: 1986
Creator: Reynolds, F. G. Shutsy
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP WW2 Guidons (open access)

WASP WW2 Guidons

Pamphlet about the guidons used by the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program at Avenger Field. The front cover includes an illustration of Fifinella, the WASP's mascot.
Date: July 1986
Creator: Reynolds, Florence G. Shutsy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: The Early Bird: Victoria Sunrise Rotary] (open access)

[Pamphlet: The Early Bird: Victoria Sunrise Rotary]

Pamphlet for a Rotary Club breakfast meeting featuring guest, WASP Mickey Brown. The pamphlet discusses upcoming events and lists the clubs then-current officers and committees.
Date: December 2002
Creator: Rotary International
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks for WASP Memorial (open access)

Remarks for WASP Memorial

Pamphlet from a WASP memorial event with a composition written by Dora Dougherty Strother about the Women Airforce Service Pilots and the bond they share.
Date: September 26, 1986
Creator: Strother, Dora Dougherty
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86 #1] (open access)

[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86 #1]

Flyer for the 1986 WASP Reunion in Sweetwater, Texas, including information on lodging, travel, and registration. The flyer also includes a registration form for the reunion, a schedule events, and two maps - one of Sweetwater, and one of Nolan County.
Date: 1986~
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86 #2] (open access)

[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86 #2]

Flyer with information about the 1986 WASP Reunion in Sweetwater, Texas, including information on lodging, travel, and registration. The flyer also includes a registration form for the reunion, a schedule of events, and two maps - one of Sweetwater, and one of Nolan County.
Date: 1986~
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86 #3] (open access)

[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86 #3]

Flyer with information about the 1986 WASP Reunion in Sweetwater, Texas, including information on lodging, travel, and registration. The flyer also includes a registration form for the reunion, a schedule of events, and two maps - one of Sweetwater, and one of Nolan County.
Date: 1986~
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
System: The Portal to Texas History