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[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
[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
[Note Accompanying Photographs Donated to Museum]
Coversheet accompanying a set of photographs donated by Ruth Underwood Florey on behalf of Leoti Deaton.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notes for WASP Training Base Historic Marker]
Notes on a historic marker for the WASP training base in Sweetwater, Texas, including the marker's location and a brief list of outside resources for more information on markers.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notes for WASP Training Base Historical Marker]
Notes on a historic marker for the WASP training base in Sweetwater, Texas, including the marker's location on the Courthouse lawn, and a brief list of outside resources for more information on markers.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[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
[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
[Order Adjusting Maximum Rent]
Order from the Offices of Temporary Controls and Price Administration to increase the maximum rent at a location in Sweetwater, Texas from $25 per month to $35 per month.
Date:
April 16, 1947
Creator:
Wright, V. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pharmacy Receipt Copy]
Photocopy of a pharmacy receipt from Rolling Plains Pharmacy. The receipt is addressed to First National Bank and signed as received by Kay Graham. It is part of the collection of preparation notes for the application materials sent to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Avenger Field, Sweetwater.
Date:
March 28, 1996
Creator:
Rolling Plains Pharmacy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photocopy with Photographs of the Sign at Avenger Field]
Black and white photocopy with two photographs of the sign at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The sign includes a depiction of Fifinella, the mascot of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[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
[Profile on Rigdon Edwards]
Profile on Rigdon Edwards, providing information on his education, background, business experience, club membership, and activities. On the last page, there is handwritten text with additional information about an award he received.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program for Fifinella Statue Unveiling, June 14, 1976]
Program for the Fifinella Statue unveiling ceremony at the Texas State Technical Institute in Sweetwater, Texas, on June 14, 1976, at 9 a.m.
Date:
1976~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Proposed Agenda For WASP Dedication Ceremony]
Possible schedule of events for the day of the WASP dedication ceremony at Texas State Technical College, Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Proposed Agenda For WASP Dedication Ceremony #2]
Possible schedule of events for the day of the WASP dedication ceremony at Texas State Technical College, Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from Heritage Publication Inc. to Rigdon Edwards]
Receipt for a WASP directory, published by Heritage Publications Inc., issued to Rigdon Edwards.
Date:
November 22, 1973
Creator:
Heritage Publications Inc.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from Wilson Bros. Glass and Mirror Co.]
A receipt from the Wilson Brothers Glass and Mirror Company for one hundred dollars' worth of product sold to W.A.S.P, care of Rigdon Edwards.
Date:
March 19, 1987
Creator:
Wilson Bros. Glass and Mirror Co.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Results of the 1975 WASP Questionnaire]
Results from a questionnaire reporting women's experiences with the Women Airforce Service Pilots program along with pages of facts and statistics gathered to make a case in favor for the militarization of WASP members and to award them veteran status for their military service.
Date:
1975
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Reunion Buffet Ticket]
Breakfast buffet meal ticket for the 2000 WASP reunion at the Holiday Inn Holidome. A small plane illustration can be seen above the text in the top left corner with a chef illustration beneath it.
Date:
2000
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rig Edwards Biographical Information]
Biographical information on the life of Rigdon Edwards, flight instructor for the Women Airforce Service Pilots program.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rig Edwards Release Form]
Release form relieving Rigdon Edwards from duties as flight instructor to accept employment at another facility.
Date:
September 7, 1944
Creator:
Krieger, Henry E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rough Draft WASP Monument Plans]
Plans for the installation of the WASP wishing well monument in Sweetwater, written and sketched in red pen ink on lined paper.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History