[Letter from 1998 WASP Reunion Committee to All WASP, May 7, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from 1998 WASP Reunion Committee to All WASP, May 7, 1996]

Letter from 1998 WASP Reunion Committee to All WASP discussing the 1998 Sweetwater WASP Reunion.
Date: May 7, 1996
Creator: 1998 WASP Reunion Committee
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from 1998 WASP Reunion Committee to All WASP, May 7, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from 1998 WASP Reunion Committee to All WASP, May 7, 1996]

Letter from 1998 WASP Reunion Committee to All WASP discussing plans for the National WASP Conference September 26-27, 1998 in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: May 7, 1996
Creator: 1998 WASP Reunion Committee
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Airman, Volume 30, Number 7, July 1986 (open access)

Airman, Volume 30, Number 7, July 1986

Monthly publication of the U.S. Air Force meant to provide information for Air Force personnel. It includes information about news, events, and other activities, as well as articles, photographs, artwork, and opinion pieces submitted by airmen.
Date: July 1986
Creator: Air Force Service Information and News Center (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Handbook of Operation and Flight Instructions for the Models BT-13A and BT-15 Basic Training Airplanes (open access)

Handbook of Operation and Flight Instructions for the Models BT-13A and BT-15 Basic Training Airplanes

Manual for the flight and operation of two military basic training planes manufactured by Vultee Aircraft, Inc., the BT-13A and the BT-15.
Date: May 5, 1941
Creator: Air Service Command
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: History of wartime female pilots kept aloft by Chandelle project] (open access)

[Clipping: History of wartime female pilots kept aloft by Chandelle project]

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping, spread across two pages, of an article about female pilot veterans starting the Chandelle project in which they will tell the stories of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFs).
Date: unknown
Creator: Andrews, Terry
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William B. Arnold to Ken Dickson, June 26, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from William B. Arnold to Ken Dickson, June 26, 1972]

Letter from William B. Arnold to Ken Dickson congratulating him on work as chairman of the WASP Reunion.
Date: June 26, 1972
Creator: Arnold, William Bruce
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Memorial to U.S. Servicewomen Dedication"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Memorial to U.S. Servicewomen Dedication"]

Newspaper clipping about female veterans visiting the newly built Women in Military Service for America Memorial.
Date: October 19, 1997
Creator: Associated Press
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order of Fifinella Statement of Cash Transactions] (open access)

[Order of Fifinella Statement of Cash Transactions]

Statement of cash transactions and amounts on hand between 1969 an 1970 for the Order of Fifinella.
Date: 1969-12-17/1970-11-30
Creator: Atkeison, Ann
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-5 (open access)

Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-5

Book documenting the 44-W-5 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date: December 7, 1943
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Classes 43-W-6 and 43-W-7 (open access)

Avenger Field Yearbook, Classes 43-W-6 and 43-W-7

Book documenting the 43-W-6 and 43-W-7 classes of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program. Pencil scribbles can be seen throughout the book
Date: unknown
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aviation Enterprises Limited Operations] (open access)

[Aviation Enterprises Limited Operations]

Large book describing the WASP training operations at Avenger Field and Aviation Enterprise's plane repair and overhaul operations at Houston Municipal Airport.
Date: unknown
Creator: Aviation Enterprises, Ltd.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Book Order Form] (open access)

[Book Order Form]

A book order pamphlet that features printed on its exterior the front and back covers of a book titled, "USAF Handbook 1939-1945", by Martin W. Bowman. The pamphlet was mailed to Francie Meisner Park and has a message written on the bottom, outside edge that says, "Mailed in England 7 Apr '97 rec'd in Mesa AZ 7 May, I am Included, Pages 159, 160, 167", in reference to the book printed on the pamphlet. The book's publishing date and ISBN number can also be seen written on the bottom edge. A note can be seen on the inside of the pamphlet under the listing of another Bowman book about Stearman aircraft that says, "see page 76 Francie Meisner Park, WASP WWII".
Date: unknown
Creator: Aviation Heritage Books
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cynthia J. Beeman to Homer Taylor, May 17, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from Cynthia J. Beeman to Homer Taylor, May 17, 1993]

Letter from Cynthia J. Beeman to Homer Taylor discussing activities at a WASP event, the placing of a Texas Historical Marker, and an article clipping physically attached about WASP in WWII.
Date: May 17, 1993
Creator: Beeman, Cynthia J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Glenn D. Bennett to Ken Dickson, June 30, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Glenn D. Bennett to Ken Dickson, June 30, 1972]

Letter from Glenn D. Bennett to Ken Dickson expressing his appreciation for Dickson's work on the WASP reunion.
Date: June 30, 1972
Creator: Bennett, Glenn D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women of the Armed Services Political Cartoon]

Political cartoon of a memorial of man in uniform riding on top of a woman like a horse. The text on the memorial reads, "Memorial to the Women of the Armed Services".
Date: October 1997
Creator: Benson, Steve
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lee Boedeker to Kenneth P. Dickson, June 22, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Lee Boedeker to Kenneth P. Dickson, June 22, 1972]

Letter from Lee Boedeker to Kenneth P. Dickson discussing an enclosed waiver and sending a representative to monitor an air show.
Date: June 22, 1972
Creator: Boedeker, Lee
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bob Bullock to Joseph P. Luce, January 28, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from Bob Bullock to Joseph P. Luce, January 28, 1993]

Letter from Bob Bullock to Joseph P. Luce discussing his inability to attend the 50th Anniversary Women Airforce Service Pilots Celebration.
Date: January 28, 1993
Creator: Bullock, Bob
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ronald Bullord to Betty Jo Reed, Nov. 27, 2009] (open access)

[Letter from Ronald Bullord to Betty Jo Reed, Nov. 27, 2009]

Letter from Ronald Bullord to Betty Jo Reed recalling an old cereal commercial with the phrase "when it's round up time in Texas", and using that to lead into requesting Reed's help to gather a group of WASP to attend a Pearl Harbor Survivors memorial in Fredericksburg, Texas.
Date: November 27, 2009
Creator: Bullord, Ronald
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Training Song Lyrics] (open access)

[WASP Training Song Lyrics]

The lyrics for two WASP training songs, "We Hate To See You Leave Us" and "Auld Lang Syne To W-5".
Date: unknown
Creator: Carmody, Nelle & Lowell-Wallace, Scotty
Object Type: Poem
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Training Song Lyrics #2] (open access)

[WASP Training Song Lyrics #2]

The lyrics for two WASP training songs, "We Hate To See You Leave Us" and "Auld Lang Syne To W-5".
Date: unknown
Creator: Carmody, Nelle & Lowell-Wallace, Scotty
Object Type: Poem
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Recognition at last] (open access)

[Clipping: Recognition at last]

Newspaper clipping of an article about who the WASPs were, what their training was like, and Mary Vanderventer's receiving of the Congressional Gold Medal.
Date: unknown
Creator: Choate, Trish
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond A. Christ to WASP Reunion Committee, March 3, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Raymond A. Christ to WASP Reunion Committee, March 3, 1986]

Letter from Raymond A. Christ to WASP Reunion Committee discussing enclosed draft registration information for the upcoming reunion in Sweetwater.
Date: March 3, 1986
Creator: Christ, Raymond A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vickie Christianson to Debra Greene, July 9, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Vickie Christianson to Debra Greene, July 9, 1986]

Letter from Vickie Christianson to Debra Greene discussing the 1986 reunion and thanking Green on behalf of the WASP reunion committee for promptly obtaining a letter from the Governor to welcome the WASP "home".
Date: July 9, 1986
Creator: Christianson, Vickie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of V-Mail from James T. Clark to Juanita Fincher, December 10, 1944] (open access)

[Copy of V-Mail from James T. Clark to Juanita Fincher, December 10, 1944]

Computer printout of a V-mail letter from James T. Clark to Juanita Fincher wishing her a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The back of the printout includes a banner for the Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Date: 2004
Creator: Clark, James T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History