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[Self-Interview Guidelines from the American Airpower Heritage Museum] (open access)

[Self-Interview Guidelines from the American Airpower Heritage Museum]

Blank American Airpower Heritage Museum and Confederate Air Force Oral History Program forms. It contains self-interview guidelines, a release form for the Oral History Program, an interview summary sheet, and two pages containing interviewee hints.
Date: unknown
Creator: American Airpower Heritage Museum
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Those Wonderful Women in Their Flying Machines" Re-Creates Absorbing Page of Women's History (open access)

"Those Wonderful Women in Their Flying Machines" Re-Creates Absorbing Page of Women's History

Article from Rawson, Wade Publishers, Inc. titled "'Those Wonderful Women in Their Flying Machines' Re-Creates Absorbing Page of Women's History" discussing Sally Van Wagenen Keil's book "Those Wonderful in Their Flying Machines: The Unknown Heroines of World War II."
Date: February 20, 1979
Creator: Anthony, Carolyn & Mayers, Gwenn
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cockpit Procedure Part 19A (open access)

Cockpit Procedure Part 19A

Part 19 of the official cockpit procedure for Women Airforce Service Pilots. It includes twenty-six steps.
Date: 1943/1944
Creator: Army Air Forces
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Address by Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General to WASP Graduate Class, December 7, 1944 #3] (open access)

[Address by Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General to WASP Graduate Class, December 7, 1944 #3]

Script of an address given by General Henry H. Arnold, the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces, to the last graduating WASP class.
Date: December 7, 1944
Creator: Arnold, Henry Harley
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chérie Cox to Helen Snapp] (open access)

[Letter from Chérie Cox to Helen Snapp]

Letter to Helen Snapp from Chérie Cox. Cox writes about their time at Keystone. There is an illustration on the front of a woman and an airplane, and the text below reads, "A Note From Chérie."
Date: unknown
Creator: Cox, Chérie
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bookmark from Greenbrier Pet Loss Services] (open access)

[Bookmark from Greenbrier Pet Loss Services]

Bookmark from Greenbrier Pet Loss Services that includes a butterfly adornment, meant to be planted in one's garden so wildflowers will "blossom in memory of [one's] loved one." The back of the bookmark includes information for the company and the printer, while the front includes a poem about grief.
Date: unknown
Creator: Greenbrier Pet Loss Services
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recognition Certificate for Helen Snapp] (open access)

[Recognition Certificate for Helen Snapp]

Recognition certificate from Air Force Reserve Command to Helen Wyatt Snapp for providing outstanding support to the Air Force Reserve Command's Human Resources Development Council.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gross, Stephen P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Female Pilots Honored for WWII Service (open access)

Female Pilots Honored for WWII Service

Article printed from www.military.com/news, written by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, describing the experiences of three Women Airforce Service Pilots: Ruth Shafer Fleisher, Frances Rohrer Sargent, and Helen Wyatt Snapp--at the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in South Florida. It describes their role in military and women's history, their history and love for aviation, and their current marital statuses.
Date: August 30, 2009
Creator: McClatchy-Tribune Information Services
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Email From Brian Moffitt to David Stallman, March 6, 2008] (open access)

[Email From Brian Moffitt to David Stallman, March 6, 2008]

Email chain between David Stallman and Brian Moffitt discussing Stallman's and Helen Snapp's trip to North Carolina for a WASP appearance.
Date: March 6, 2008
Creator: Moffitt, Brian & Stallman, David
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Appreciation for Helen Snapp] (open access)

[Certificate of Appreciation for Helen Snapp]

Certificate of appreciation awarded to Helen W. Snapp in recognition of a contribution to the Ninety-Nines Sun 'n Fun Building Fund, Lakeland, Florida.
Date: June 2, 1999
Creator: Ninety-Nines
System: The Portal to Texas History
[One America bookmark celebrating women's history] (open access)

[One America bookmark celebrating women's history]

Bookmark created by One America celebrating "Women of Courage and Vision" for National Women's History Month of March 2001. It contains an illustration of Madame Currie, Ida L. Castro, Susan B. Anthony, Janine Pease Pretty On Top, Clara Barton, Sojourner Truth, Patsy T. Mink, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Amelia Earhart, as well as biographical information for each woman. The logo for One America, their slogan, phone number, fax number, e-mail, and website are at the bottom of the page, the right side of the bookmark has six-inch ruler, and the top has a black string tied through a hole.
Date: March 2001
Creator: One America
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Questionnaire from the 318th Army Air Forces Contract Flying School] (open access)

[Questionnaire from the 318th Army Air Forces Contract Flying School]

Questionnaire BT-15 from the 318th Army Air Forces Contract Flying School for Women, written by First Lieutenant of the Air Corps and Operations Officer Phillip H. Rohr. Each pilot has been ordered to complete the questionnaire. The second page contains thirteen questions about planes, while the third contains a six-part question based on a specific scenario.
Date: unknown
Creator: Rohr, Phillip H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sponsor Application Form by Frances Sargent for Helen Wyatt Snapp] (open access)

[Sponsor Application Form by Frances Sargent for Helen Wyatt Snapp]

Completed Sponsor Application Form for Helen Wyatt Snapp. The form was completed by Frances Sargent, who sent the $300 check to the International Forest of Friendship on October 8, 1998.
Date: October 1998
Creator: Sargent, Frances
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Short Autobiography of Helen Snapp] (open access)

[Short Autobiography of Helen Snapp]

Autobiography written by Helen Snapp detailing a brief picture of her early life and her time as a WASP.
Date: unknown
Creator: Snapp, Helen
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History Interview Transcript  of  Women Airforce Service Pilots] (open access)

[Oral History Interview Transcript of Women Airforce Service Pilots]

An oral history interview transcript conducted by Rebecca Wright featuring Helen Wyatt Snapp, Marjorie Popell Sizemore, Doris Elkington Hamaker, Mary Ann Baldner Gordon, Mary Anna "Marty" Martin Wyall, and Teresa D. James. Wrights asks about the group's experiences in either Women Airforce Service Pilots program or the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron and the prejudice of the 1940s.
Date: July 18, 1999
Creator: Snapp, Helen Wyatt; Sizemore, Marjorie Popell; Hamaker, Doris Elkington; Gordon, Mary Ann Baldner; Wyall, Mary Anna Martin & James, Teresa D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement seeking WASP Items] (open access)

[Advertisement seeking WASP Items]

Bright yellow advertisement seeking Women Airforce Service Pilot items by Jeff Spielberg. It requests unusual items from "groups such as the AVG, the Eagle Squadron, the WASP, and the Doolittle Raiders" and offers cash. There is a toll-free number to call and information for what he will pay for specific items. The back of the ad reads "Trevor Timmons 3rd floor, From Sargent, 1435 Room, Roommate Jerry Johnson McKay 43-2."
Date: unknown
Creator: Spielberg, Jeff
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert St. John to Mrs. Lawson, December 20, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Robert St. John to Mrs. Lawson, December 20, 1944]

Typed carbon copy of a broadcast sent from Robert St. John to Mrs. Lawson discussing the experience of Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: December 20, 1944
Creator: St. John, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Email From David Stallman to Marianne Wood, April 18, 2009] (open access)

[Email From David Stallman to Marianne Wood, April 18, 2009]

Electronic message from David Stallman to Marianne Wood, sent on Saturday, April 18, 2009 discussing Helen Snapp's confirmation of the source of several photographs that Stallman gives to Wood to use. It includes a printed Excel document with the personal information of several Women Airforce Service Pilots, all collected by Stallman, in addition to Women Pilots' Statistics and several pages of photographs of WASPs in both black and white and color.
Date: April 18, 2009
Creator: Stallman, David
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Email From David A. Stallman to Betty Budde, Frances Rohrer Sargent, Lois Hailey, and Helen Snapp] (open access)

[Email From David A. Stallman to Betty Budde, Frances Rohrer Sargent, Lois Hailey, and Helen Snapp]

Electronic message from David A. Stallman to Betty Budde, Frances Sargent, Lois Hailey, and Helen Snapp, sent on March 16, 2005, discussing the inclusion of an article featuring Mary Nicholson, published in the March issue of Our State. Pages 210 and 211 of the article discuss Camp Davis and Liberty Field at Camp Stewart.
Date: March 16, 2005
Creator: Stallman, David A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Helen's Itinerary (open access)

Helen's Itinerary

Helen Snapp's itinerary, compiled by David A. Stallman, which includes the contact information for Helen, David, and Brian Moffett, the addresses for a museum and Holiday Inn #68088282. and Delta flight information.
Date: February 26, 2008
Creator: Stallman, David A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from David A. Stallman to Helen W. Snapp, November 17, 2005] (open access)

[Letter from David A. Stallman to Helen W. Snapp, November 17, 2005]

Letter from David A. Stallman to Helen W. Snapp, sent on November 17, 2005, discussing Stallman's recent contact with one Priscilla, the creator of the painting "Lady Dauntless," which Stallman will use for the cover of his and Snapp's book "Target-Towing WASP at Camp Davis." It includes page 211 of an article from the March issue of Our State which discusses Liberty Field in Camp Stewart. The final page includes four black and white photographs: the top left of four men in military dress standing in front of a plane, the top right of a long line of Women Airforce Service Pilots standing in front of two planes, the bottom left of a plane in flight, and the bottom left of a military dinner or banquet.
Date: November 17, 2005
Creator: Stallman, David A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Honorary Membership] (open access)

[Certificate of Honorary Membership]

Honorary Membership certificate from The Woman's Club of Raleigh to Helen Snapp "in recognition of her service to our country during World War II and with appreciation for being a trailblazer for women everywhere." The certificate includes a thick border around the edge and the blue seal of the club at the top.
Date: July 11, 2008
Creator: Umstead, Barbara
System: The Portal to Texas History
Local Radio Procedure for Avenger Field (open access)

Local Radio Procedure for Avenger Field

Procedural text for operating the local radio for Avenger Field. It gives instructions on how "to leave line," what to do during take off, what to do on a forty-five degree entry, and important tips.
Date: May 24, 1943
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 113th Congress, Second Session (open access)

Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 113th Congress, Second Session

Congressional Record in which Representative Ros-Lehtinen honors the life of Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Frances Sargen, describing her service with the WASP and her life after retirement.
Date: January 14, 2010
Creator: United States. Congress.
System: The Portal to Texas History