[WASP Veterans sitting in Audience]

Photograph of several WASP veterans seated in an outdoor audience at the 1984 reunion. There are trees in the background, behind which is a building with "Van Lines" on it.
Date: October 1984
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gayle Snell with Friend on Bed]

Photograph of Gayle Snell, right, sitting with another woman on a bed in a hotel room. Snell is wearing a WASP reunion nametag.
Date: October 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Veterans near Mountains]

Photograph of two WASP veterans, one in uniform and both wearing nametags, standing by a parking lot somewhere in the Colorado Front Range. Behind them is a bus and several 1970s-style cars.
Date: 1978-10?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, October 2, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, October 2, 1944]

Letter from Jacqueline Cochran, Director of Women Pilots, U. S. Army Air Forces, to all WASPs informing them that the program will be disbanded on December 20, 1944, and outlining the process of leaving the program.
Date: October 2, 1944
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Photo of Nine WASP Veterans]

Photograph of nine WASP veterans posing for a group photo at the 1984 reunion. All are wearing winged nametags.
Date: October 1984
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two People Fishing in Mountain Lake]

Photograph of two people fishing (center) at a lake in lightly wooded, mountainous terrain.
Date: October 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP at Dome in Mountains]

Photograph of a WASP veteran in her uniform standing by a railing, across the road from a partially obscured white dome, perhaps an observatory. In the background is a tall ridgeline. Behind the railing is a Greyhound Bus and a 1980s-style sedan.
Date: 1978-10?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASPs Got Niche in History With Goldwater's Help] (open access)

[Clipping: WASPs Got Niche in History With Goldwater's Help]

Newspaper clipping from the Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph discussing the recent recognition of the WASP as military veterans due to legislation sponsored by Barry Goldwater, with a picture of Millicent Young. On the back are excerpts about the Palestinian and Lebanese conflicts.
Date: October 1, 1978
Creator: Colorado Springs Gazette
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
AAF to Inactivate WASP on December 20 (open access)

AAF to Inactivate WASP on December 20

A press briefing from the War Department discussing the announcement that the WASP would be inactivated on December 20, 1944. Included are statements from General Hap Arnold and Jacqueline Cocran.
Date: October 1944
Creator: United States. War Department. Bureau of Public Relations. Press Branch
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman on Bridge near Cabins]

Photograph of a woman standing on a wooden bridge over a creek. Behind her are some cabins along a road at the base of a wooded ridge. A truck and some 1970s-era cars are visible.
Date: October 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gayle Snell and Woman Talking]

Photograph of Gayle Snell (right) and another woman seated and talking in a room with wood paneled walls at the 1978 WASP reunion.
Date: October 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman by Large Rocks]

Photograph of a woman with a camera standing in front of two large rocks. A pine branch is in the top-left corner.
Date: October 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two WASP Veterans at Garden of the Gods]

Photograph of two WASP veterans standing on the side of a road next to the Balanced and Steamboat Rocks at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado.
Date: 1978-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gayle Snell and Woman by Pool]

Photograph of Gayle Snell sitting in a chair by a rooftop pool while another woman sits on the ground. Southern Colorado Springs is visible in the background, beyond which are The Horns and Cheyenne Mountain.
Date: 1978-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ten WASP Veterans posing together at reunion]

Photograph of ten WASP veterans with nametags, four seated and six standing, at a WASP reunion.
Date: 1984-10?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Albert C. Zapanta to Women Airforce Service Pilot veterans, October 16, 2002] (open access)

[Letter from Albert C. Zapanta to Women Airforce Service Pilot veterans, October 16, 2002]

Letter from Albert C. Zapanta, chairman of the Reserve Forces Policy Board, to WASP veterans discussing a recent Board awards dinner and expressing recognition of the WASPs' service.
Date: October 16, 2002
Creator: Zapanta, Albert C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gayle Snell in Mountain Parking Lot]

Photograph of Gayle Snell standing with a camera in a parking lot at the base of a large, forested hill. Various 1970s-style cars are parked around her.
Date: 1978-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gayle Snell outside of Hotel hosting WASP Reunion]

Photograph of a WASP veteran Gayle Snell standing in the front of a hotel in Colorado Springs, hosting the 1978 WASP reunion. Various 1970s style cars are visible in the parking lot.
Date: October 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Victor, Colorado, Town Hall]

Photograph of the town hall and neighboring buildings in Victor, Colorado.
Date: October 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bridge over mountain river]

Photograph of steel bridge over a river in Rocky Mountains, somewhere in Colorado. Behind it are two buildings at the base of a ridge, with several 1970s-style cars parked in front.
Date: October 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Veterans sitting at table at reunion]

Photograph of four WASP veterans sitting together at a table with drinks and cigarettes during the 1978 reunion. Gayle Snell is seated on the far right. Other veterans and people stand and sit in the background.
Date: October 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1978 WASP Conference, Air Force Academy tour ticket] (open access)

[1978 WASP Conference, Air Force Academy tour ticket]

A ticket for Gayle Snell from the 1978 WASP Conference in Colorado Springs, marked for a tour of the US Air Force Academy.
Date: October 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Red Boulder in Woods]

Photograph of a large redstone boulder on top of a rise in a pinewood forest. There is a flat rock or a stump in the centerground.
Date: October 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Above and Beyond] (open access)

[Clipping: Above and Beyond]

Newspaper clipping from the LA Times with the article "Above and Beyond," which discusses the Women Airforce Service Pilots and their struggle to gain recognition for their service, as well as interviews with veterans. Excerpts from other articles and a Doonesbury comic are also included.
Date: October 2, 1996
Creator: Howlett, Susan
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History