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Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
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Kafka Collection
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Helen Snapp Collection
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Gayle Snell Collection
1
Herman F. Fuchs Collection
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[Clipping: "The WASPS"]
Magazine clipping comparing how safe the WASP were compared to the entire United States, Virginia Moffett's service with the WASP, and the amount of hours they logged.
Date:
January 1944
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The WASPS]
Photocopied magazine clipping about the squadron that led to the use of women in military aviation and life as a WASP.
Date:
January 1944
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASPs Celebrate First Birthday November 12th]
Newspaper clipping with an article about Mrs. Yount speaking at a WASP graduation, the celebration of their first birthday, their attendance to a local movie premier. There is red text over the clipping that reads: "WOMEN AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOTS WWII 50TH ANNIVERSARY AVENGER FIELD SWEETWATER, TX. 22 MAY 1993".
Date:
November 19, 1943
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clippings Photocopy: Housing for Air Personnel Luncheon]
Photocopy of a newspaper clipping and an announcement card about a Sweetwater Club's luncheon to discuss housing for Air Force Personnel.
Date:
{1943-05-13,1943-04-22}
Creator:
Mathews, Roy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: S.A. Girl Gets WASP Wings]
Newspaper clipping of an article about Eleanor Michel McLernon's graduation from the WASP flight school and Esther L. Stahr beginning her training for WASP flight school. The article includes close-up photographs of both women. There is part of a large advertisement on the back of the clipping.
Date:
November 12, 1944
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 'On Silver Wings' tells of women's flights in WWII]
Newspaper clipping of an article about Marianne Verges's experience serving in WASP during WWII. The article includes a photograph of Verges leaning out of the cockpit of a plane. The back of the clipping has an article about an exhibit on display in Washington D.C.
Date:
[1940..]
Creator:
Foster, Nancy Haston
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: Announcement Gives Promise and Future of Avenger Field]
Newspaper clipping of two articles from the Nolan County News. Both articles discuss the prospect of new housing for pilots in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
August 12, 1943
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: Sweetwater, Texas and Sweetwater Club News]
Photocopy of newspaper clippings with articles about local news in Sweetwater, Texas, including a teacher winning a contest (with the winning poem she wrote included), speakers attending Sweetwater Club meetings, and the operation of the USO in West, Texas.
Date:
1942
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: New WASP Uniforms Give Women Fliers Swank]
Photocopy of a newspaper article about WASP members receiving new uniforms, and includes a description of WASP members' current duties. The article is surrounded by another article and several advertisements, including one for Mission Garden Tea. At the top of the photocopy, the date of the article and newspaper name (The New York Times) are handwritten.
Date:
November 17, 1943
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: Sweetwater Club Recent Activity]
Photocopy of newspaper clippings with articles, portions of articles, and announcement cards about the Sweetwater Club's various activities, including involvement with local sports teams, guest speakers at meetings, and local agriculture.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Chamberlain, L. F. & Mathews, Roy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: Sweetwater Local News]
Photocopy of newspaper clippings with articles about a discussion in Sweetwater, Texas over a proposal to bring alcohol plants to West Texas, facts about the Avenger Field Air School, and articles about Leslie C. McConnell and Ken McClure speaking to the people of Sweetwater and Sweetwater Club.
Date:
1943
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping Photocopy: Sweetwater Club's Involvement with Air Field]
Photocopy of newspaper clippings and an announcement card about the Sweetwater Club's various planning and coordination efforts with the Air Force Air Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
{1943-02-11,1943-03-11,1943-03-25,1943-04-07}
Creator:
Mathews, Roy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: Sweetwater Student Activities and Avenger Field Naming]
Photocopy of newspaper clippings about student and teacher activities in Sweetwater, Texas, including the naming of the Avenger Field Air School by means of a contest.
Date:
{1942-05-13,1942-05-14}
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Sweetwater Club Announcements]
Photocopy with newspaper clippings and announcement cards about the Sweetwater Club's work helping the town's struggling crops.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Mathews, Roy & Howard, J. Fred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Articles Related to Air Schools in 1942]
Compilation of newspaper clippings published in June and July 1942 discussing Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas and other related aviation programs.
Date:
1942-06/1942-07
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Historians Meet At Hotel Today]
Newspaper clipping with an article describing a meeting to take place of the West Texas Historical association at the Wooten Hotel. The meeting is said to feature senator W. J. Bryan as a speaker. Partial articles ar visible int he clipping and a cartoon of a train is printed on the reverse side.
Date:
1946
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Former 37'er Wears Wings of a WASP]
Newspaper clipping announcing that Rosa Charlyne Creger received her WASP wings at Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas as part of the final class of the Women Airforce Service Pilots( U.S.).
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Charlyne Creger]
Newspaper clipping describing the details of the graduation ceremony for the final class of Women Airforce Service Pilots at Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
1945
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Bethel Gibbons, Marjorie Wakeham Are WASP Graduates in Sweetwater, Tex.]
Newspaper clipping announcing that Marjorie Wakeham and Bethel Gibbons are graduating in Sweetwater, Texas after completing their required WASP training.
Date:
1943~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 318th Graduates Largest Class]
Newspaper clipping describing the activities of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, class of 43-W-4, the type of meals they were served at Avenger Field and the details of their graduation ceremony.
Date:
September 12, 1943
Creator:
Welz, B. J. & Gardner, Elizabeth L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Second Class Graduates]
Newspaper clipping describing the maintenance process for the airplanes used by the Women Airforce Service Pilots. The clipping also describes the renovations at Avenger Field's Medical Department and graduation ceremony for the class of 43-W-2.
Date:
June 28, 1943
Creator:
Buchner, Faith & Helburn, Margaret
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Class 3 Achieves First Goal]
Newspaper clipping describing the quality of the parachutes used at Avenger Field and the Link training process for the WASPs. The clipping also provides details about the graduation ceremony for the Women AIrforce Service Pilots, class of 43-W-3.
Date:
July 26, 1943
Creator:
Clements, Betty; Seip, Margaret & Baumgartner, Ann
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Generals Visit Avenger]
Newspaper clipping explaining the significant the role Jacqueline Cochran played in forming the Women Airforce Service Pilots organization. The clipping also shares a brief history of Avenger Field and includes a report from a German spy to the Gestapo.
Date:
May 11, 1943
Creator:
Bowles, Mary A. & Hart, Mary
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Generals Visit Avenger]
Copy of the first issue of The Avenger, the newspaper made for WASP in Avenger field. Articles about Jacqueline Cochran, a letter from a German spy to the Gestapo, Avenger Field, and more are included.
Date:
May 11, 1943
Creator:
Bowles, Mary A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History