Resource Type

[Photograph Notes] (open access)

[Photograph Notes]

List of different existing photographs related to Women Airforce Service Pilots with a note at the top that reads, "Need picture or negative:". Some photos are checked off with the words "need neg." still written on to the left of each.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Notes on Avenger Field #2] (open access)

[Historic Notes on Avenger Field #2]

Partial list of historic building developments to the area around Avenger Field over time with several lines seen crossed off in pencil. The page is part of the preparation notes for the application materials sent to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Avenger Field, Sweetwater.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field History Rough Draft] (open access)

[Avenger Field History Rough Draft]

Typed rough draft with pencil notes on the history Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Monde, Bennet B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Bibliography Page] (open access)

[WASP Bibliography Page]

Bibliography page with five cited works pertaining to WASP, Avenger Field, and Sweetwater, including the autobiography of Jacqueline Cochran. The word "museum" can be seen written in pencil at the top right, and a few math notes can be seen penciled in the bottom right of the page.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Nolan County Survey Notes for the Texas Historical Commission Registration #3] (open access)

[Nolan County Survey Notes for the Texas Historical Commission Registration #3]

Survey notes for a tract of land approximately 192.37 acres in Nolan county. The page is part of the preparation notes for the application materials sent to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Avenger Field, Sweetwater.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Information on Sweetwater] (open access)

[Information on Sweetwater]

Page with information about the current conditions of the city of Sweetwater, Texas and the money the city has spent on civic improvements.
Date: 1949~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Summary of Researcher's Methodology for Sweetwater Historical Notes #3] (open access)

[Summary of Researcher's Methodology for Sweetwater Historical Notes #3]

List of research references about Nolan county and Avenger Field crossed out in pencil and with extra pen notes. The document is part of the preparation notes for the application materials sent to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Avenger Field, Sweetwater.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Nolan County Survey Notes for the Texas Historical Commission Registration] (open access)

[Nolan County Survey Notes for the Texas Historical Commission Registration]

Survey notes for a tract of land approximately 192.37 acres in Nolan county. Part of preparation notes for the application materials sent to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Avenger Field, Sweetwater.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Summary of Researcher's Methodology for Sweetwater Historical Notes] (open access)

[Summary of Researcher's Methodology for Sweetwater Historical Notes]

List of research references about Nolan County and Avenger Field crossed out in pencil with extra pen notes seen to the right. The page is part of the preparation notes for the application materials sent to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Avenger Field, Sweetwater.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Nolan County Survey Notes for the Texas Historical Commission Registration #2] (open access)

[Nolan County Survey Notes for the Texas Historical Commission Registration #2]

Survey notes for a tract of land approximately 192.37 acres in Nolan county. Part of preparation notes for the application materials sent to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Avenger Field, Sweetwater.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Airport Data #2] (open access)

[Avenger Airport Data #2]

Data notes on Avenger Field airport by the engineering company, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc.
Date: March 9, 1990
Creator: Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of Places Marked out in Pencil] (open access)

[List of Places Marked out in Pencil]

List of several buildings and locations, including runways, hangars, and the WASP wishing well memorial, with some items on the list marked out in pencil.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes on Avenger Field Training Base] (open access)

[Notes on Avenger Field Training Base]

Brief paragraph on Avenger Field from its opening in 1942 to it' closure shortly after the WASP were disbanded. A plan for a logo design for the State Historical Survey Committee cna be sen at the top of the page.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[National Register Submission Notes] (open access)

[National Register Submission Notes]

List of items and tasks necessary for the historic marker at Avenger Field, Sweetwater to be approved, along with contact information for the National Historic Register.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Memorial Land Survey] (open access)

[WASP Memorial Land Survey]

Engineering land survey for the area designated to have the WASP wishing well memorial built upon.
Date: August 7, 1992
Creator: Morris, Stanley
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes on History of Avenger Field] (open access)

[Notes on History of Avenger Field]

Rough draft notes about the history of Avenger Field on lined, yellow notebook paper, with page numbers seen written to the left of the paragraphs. The last page bears a working title note, "A History of Avenger Field, Texas by Bennet B. Monde".
Date: unknown
Creator: Monde, Bennet B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Press Release, July 1 1986] (open access)

[Press Release, July 1 1986]

Press release inviting Women Airforce Service Pilots and their families to visit the Pioneer Museum to browse a new WASP exhibit dedicated to the late Mrs. Dede Deaton.
Date: July 1, 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes on Avenger Field Site] (open access)

[Notes on Avenger Field Site]

Photocopy of a few notes on the remaining World War II era buildings at Avenger Field in Sweetwater. The name, Erwin Howell, can be seen written in pencil with a few numbers at the top left corner of the page.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Wings Over Sweetwater: The History of Avenger Field] (open access)

[Wings Over Sweetwater: The History of Avenger Field]

Paper written by Major Bennet B. Monde on the history of Avenger Field and Women Airforce Service Pilots. The paper has a cover page with an image of Texas and several air force wing logos, including the WASP, U.S. Air Force, and Royal Air Force.
Date: unknown
Creator: Monde, Bennet B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Medical Consideration of WASP (open access)

Medical Consideration of WASP

Report on the physical, psychological, medical, and emotional capabilities of women in aviation, formed from several studies on the Women Airforce Service Pilots. The report concludes that women can typically meet all requirements for safe flight without hindrance, and suggests that any similar future program to the WASP should be militarized.
Date: December 20, 1944
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of Avenger Field Buildings] (open access)

[List of Avenger Field Buildings]

List of several buildings at Avenger Field, Sweetwater, with some at the top crossed out and many with notes on their construction and renovation. Pencil notes can be seen in the right edge of the page about gathering "original shots" and "current shots" of all the buildings.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Airport Data] (open access)

[Avenger Airport Data]

Data notes on the current state of of Avenger Field airport by an engineering company, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc.
Date: March 4, 1990
Creator: Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Building Notes on Avenger Field] (open access)

[Historic Building Notes on Avenger Field]

Partial list of building developments to the area around Avenger Field over time, with lines crossed off and estimated set of project completion dates seen at the bottom. The page is part of preparation notes for the application materials sent to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Avenger Field, Sweetwater.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Bibliography] (open access)

[WASP Bibliography]

Bibliography page with nine works cited pertaining to Women Airforce Service Pilots, Avenger Field, and Sweetwater.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History