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[Clipping: Women, Wings and War]
Photocopy of an article discussing Margaret Harper's experience serving in the WASP, duties she was given, the discontinuation of the WASP, and sexual discrimination against female veterans. Another article about the history and preservation of WASP history in Texas Woman's University is also included.
Date:
July 18, 1989
Creator:
Porter, Bob
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program for WASP 30th Anniversary Reunion #7]
A program for the 30th Anniversary Reunion of the WASP. It includes information about the Fifinella mascot, the names of WASP officers and Reunion Committee members, a schedule of events, and a list of acknowledgements at the end.
Date:
1972
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
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
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fifinella Matchbook]
Commemorative matchbook made for the 30th WASP reunion on June 23-25, 1972. The matchbook has a Fifinella mascot, as designed by Walt Disney, printed in blue on the cover along with the group name, "Order of the Fifinella". Information about the reunion in Sweetwater can be seen printed in blue on the back.
Date:
1972~
Creator:
Diamond Match Division
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henri Pepper to Ruth Florey, October 2, 1986]
Letter from Henri Pepper to Ruth Florey discussing the recent WASP display and Carlos Alvarado's high school students interviewing WASP.
Date:
October 2, 1986
Creator:
Pepper, Henri Elizabeth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Map Notes Copy]
Photocopy of partial map data showing a wind rose and a small location map that points out Avenger Field's location.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Survey Map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport #2]
Photocopied boundary survey map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport that includes runway dimensions and lines of avigation easement.
Date:
September 1988
Creator:
Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
Object Type:
Map
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
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Sweetwater Municipal Airport: An Unparalleled Industrial Site]
Photocopied flyer advertising land and buildings around Sweetwater Municipal Airport available for leasing, with a map seen printed of Avenger Field runway.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lyda Keefe to Sweetwater Museum, January 18, 1989]
Letter from Lyda Dunham Keefe to Sweetwater Museum requesting the zoot suit and pillows she donated some time ago for speeches she will be making about WASP.
Date:
January 18, 1989
Creator:
Keefe, Lyda Dunham
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
[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
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Statue Information]
A sketch of the statue for the Women Airforce Service Pilots memorial in Sweetwater, seen in profile with suggested dimensions for the base and statue figure.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mark White to WASP, September 25, 1986]
Letter from Governor Mark White to the WASP saying that Texas is "proud of its historical connection with the WASPS."
Date:
September 25, 1986
Creator:
Texas. Governor (1983-1987 : White)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Women Airforce Service Pilots Historic Monument]
Pamphlet about the WASP memorial built in Sweetwater with a diagram of the monument plans, information on the WASP, and an address to send donations. The pamphlet features a drawing of a WASP on the cover by Dorothy Swain Lewis, and a quote used by the WASP as a slogan initiated by Gene Slack.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP project receives large donations by local attorneys]
Newspaper clipping of an editorial from the Sweetwater Reporter discussing the city's plans for a monument commemorating the WASP.
Date:
June 28, 1992
Creator:
Francis, Otis
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Skyline of Avenger Field #1]
Photograph of the skyline at Avenger Field near Sweetwater, Texas. The handwriting on the yellow sticky note attached to the photograph says, "Skyline of Avenger Field (M-89) 683d ACWRON, Sweetwater NCC-1967."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cynthia Beeman to El Nora Grevelle et al, May 24, 1993]
Letter from Cynthia Beeman to El Nora Grevelle and others thanking them for their efforts into planning for the 50th WASP Anniversary. A P.S. note thanks El Nora for her hospitality.
Date:
May 24, 1993
Creator:
Beeman, Cynthia J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elaine Harmon, August 9, 1991]
Letter from Elaine Harmon to the Sweetwater Historical Museum asking if they could return her blue jumpsuit so that she can donate it to the College Park Airport Museum.
Date:
August 9, 1991
Creator:
Harmon, Elaine Danforth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History