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[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #1] (open access)

[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #1]

50th Women Airforce Service Pilot Anniversary 1943-1993 Sweetwater, Texas envelope with a fifty-cent U.S. Air Mail stamp featuring Harriet Quimby the Pioneer Pilot. It shows a cancellation stamp from Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
Date: May 22, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #2] (open access)

[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #2]

50th Women Airforce Service Pilot Anniversary 1943-1993 Sweetwater, Texas envelope with a twenty-nin-cent U.S. Air Mail stamp featuring "Corregidor Falls to Japanese." It shows a cancellation stand from Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
Date: May 22, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #4] (open access)

[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #4]

50th Women Airforce Service Pilot Anniversary 1943-1993 Sweetwater, Texas envelope with a fifty-cent U.S. Air Mail stamp featuring Harriet Quimby the Pioneer Pilot. It shows a cancellation stamp from Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
Date: May 22, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 552, Chapter 109 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 552, Chapter 109

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation of magistrates in Nolan County.
Date: May 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Renaming Ceremony Speech by Ann Atkeison] (open access)

[Avenger Field Renaming Ceremony Speech by Ann Atkeison]

Speech given by Ann Atkeison honoring the history of Avenger Field.
Date: May 20, 1989
Creator: Atkeison, Ann
Object Type: Script
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Avenger, Volume 1, Issue 1, May 11, 1943 (open access)

The Avenger, Volume 1, Issue 1, May 11, 1943

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.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Avenger, Volume 1, Number 1, May 11, 1943 (open access)

The Avenger, Volume 1, Number 1, May 11, 1943

First issue of The Avenger, a newsletter by the WASPs at Avenger Field featuring news, cartoons, essays, and photos.
Date: May 11, 1943
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Avenger, Volume 2, Issue 2, May 2006 (open access)

The Avenger, Volume 2, Issue 2, May 2006

Newsletter of the National WASP WWII Museum including news, events, and other information of interest to the museum's membership.
Date: May 2006
Creator: National WASP WWII Museum
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Avenger, Volume 2, Issue 2, May 2006 (open access)

The Avenger, Volume 2, Issue 2, May 2006

Newsletter of the National WASP WWII Museum including news, events, and other information of interest to the museum's membership.
Date: May 2006
Creator: National WASP World War II Museum
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charlyne Creger: An Oral History (open access)

Charlyne Creger: An Oral History

Transcript of and oral history interview of Charlyne Creger conducted by interviewer, Dawn Letson. They discuss Creger's family history, her life growing up in Oklahoma, and her life and career after entering and graduating the Women Airforce Service Pilots. An index of subjects discussed is listed at the end of the interview.
Date: May 26, 1988
Creator: Letson, Dawn & Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check Paid to E. L. Bauknight, May 23, 1943] (open access)

[Check Paid to E. L. Bauknight, May 23, 1943]

Check for $27.25 paid to E. L. Bauknight by the Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas for a witness expense.
Date: May 23, 1943
Creator: Plosser-Prince Air Academy
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check Paid to Irby & Dineen, May 24, 1943] (open access)

[Check Paid to Irby & Dineen, May 24, 1943]

Check for $1,972.80 paid to Irby & Dineen by the Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas for a reporting case at Abilene, Texas.
Date: May 24, 1943
Creator: Plosser-Prince Air Academy
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check Paid to J. M. Wagstaff, May 27, 1943] (open access)

[Check Paid to J. M. Wagstaff, May 27, 1943]

Check for $250 paid to J. M. Wagstaff by the Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas for expenses on trial at Abilene, Texas.
Date: May 27, 1943
Creator: Plosser-Prince Air Academy
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Hall, (Entrance)]

Photograph of the City Hall (located at E 4th & Locust) in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: May 1, 1982
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Hall, (South Elevation)]

Photograph of the City Hall (located at E 4th & Locust) in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: May 1, 1982
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cleaners Receipts] (open access)

[Cleaners Receipts]

Receipt from Roy Rasco: Cleaners-Hatters-Dryer the handling of a pair pants and two blouses owned by WASP, Catherine Parker.
Date: May 4, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Bicentennial Planned"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Bicentennial Planned"]

Newspaper clipping about plans in the City of Sweetwater, including building renovations and events with the high school band. An article about the Cold War is included on the other side.
Date: May 1, 1975
Creator: Boyd, Alice
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Cochran's Convent] (open access)

[Clipping: Cochran's Convent]

Magazine clipping of "Cochran's Convent" by SMSgt Harold Newcomb. An old article about who the WASP were and how they started and ended is included.
Date: May 1977
Creator: Newcomb, Harold
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Generals Visit Avenger] (open access)

[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
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Generals Visit Avenger] (open access)

[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.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Life with the Women's Airforce Service Pilots] (open access)

[Clipping: Life with the Women's Airforce Service Pilots]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Iris Critchell and Peg Calhoun's service with the WASP and how the WASP program began.
Date: May 29, 1986
Creator: Crowley, Sarah E.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 'Like a homesick angel'] (open access)

[Clipping: 'Like a homesick angel']

Newspaper clipping containing two articles about the fiftieth reunion of the WASP by Loretta Fulton: "Reno, Gov. Richards Salute Women Pilots" and "WASP's Return to Sweetwater."
Date: May 23, 1993
Creator: Fulton, Loretta
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 'Like a homesick angel'] (open access)

[Clipping: 'Like a homesick angel']

Newspaper clipping of an article about the celebration of the 50th WASP Anniversary Reunion and some experiences from former WASPs. Part of another article about Governor Ann Richards attending the reunion is also included.
Date: May 23, 1993
Creator: Fulton, Loretta
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 'Like a homesick angel'] (open access)

[Clipping: 'Like a homesick angel']

Newspaper clipping about WASPs attending their 50th anniversary and the unveiling of a statue dedicated to them. An account of June Drew flying again for the first time in fifty years is also shared.
Date: May 23, 1993
Creator: Fulton, Loretta
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History