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[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
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WASP Trainer Plane Restored to 1940s Glory"]
Newspaper clipping with an article about how Elizabeth Strohfus joined the WASP and the restoration of a 1942 Boeing Stearman PT-17 and another article about how a woman joined the WASP. Other articles about weather and current events are also included.
Date:
May 29, 2011
Creator:
Kendall-Ball, Greg
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cornelia Fort
Biography of Cornelia Fort, a pilot in the Women's Auxiliary Ferry Squadron (WAFS) who died in a plane crash on March 21, 1943. It includes details about Fort's childhood, education, and love of flying.
Date:
November 1980
Creator:
Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Fifinella" Statue Unveiling Schedule]
Schedule of events for the ceremonial unveiling of a Fifinella statue at Avenger Field, Texas State Technical Institute, including speeches from WASP officers, the director of NASA, and a tribute to WASP flight instructor, Rigdon Edwards, Jr.
Date:
1976
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dawn Seymour to Hugh King, November 30, 1997]
Letter from Dawn Seymour to Hugh King discussing the making of a historical marker in Mulberry Canyon, Texas. A sticky note with a message to Rigdon Edwards is also included.
Date:
November 30, 1997
Creator:
Seymour, Dawn R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lucile Wise to Mr. & Mrs. Frances, June 24, 1989]
Letter from Lucile Wise to Mr. and Mrs. Frances thanking them for the invitation to hold their 50th birthday reunion in Sweetwater, Texas in 1992 and potentially building a memorial wall for WASP. Included are other papers that give information about the history of WASP and specific members.
Date:
June 24, 1989
Creator:
Wise, Lucile
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Micki Wright to Rigdon Edwards, October 12, 1986]
Letter from Micki Wright to Rigdon Edwards with a list of "99s" that greeted the WASP at the airport, saying that it was a pleasure to meet the WASP, him, and his wife, discussing a project they want to work on, and thanking him for the air show tickets.
Date:
October 12, 1986
Creator:
Wright, Micki
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rigdon Edwards to Nancy Shaw, November 18, 1986]
Letter from Nancy Shaw to Rigdon Edwards asking if she could meet with him to ask him about his experiences as a WASP instructor.
Date:
November 18, 1986
Creator:
Shaw, Nancy W.
Object Type:
Letter
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
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History