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[WASP Recognition Clippings Scrapbook]
Scrapbook filled mostly with newspaper clipping about Women Airforce Service Pilots gaining recognition for their war efforts and about WASP reunion activities.
Date:
1976-04-26/1986-09-29
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert Baty to Rigdon Edwards, August 15, 1973]
Letter from Robert Baty to Rigdon Edwards discussing a movie script about the WASP members who served in WWII, asking for Mr. Edwards's first-hand experience to help them write the script. He mentions that Mrs. Maureen Stracener referred him to Mr. Edwards for information.
Date:
August 15, 1973
Creator:
Baty, Robert
Object Type:
Letter
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.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Chamber Area News, June 1972
Newsletter from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce, including news, events, and announcements. The newsletter includes photographs for some of the articles. Includes article titled; "WASP Return for 30th Reunion"
Date:
June 1972
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ardis Gaither to Mr. Rigdon Edwards, November 3, 1973]
Letter from Ardis Gaither to Mr. Rigdon Edwards discussing the possibility of making a documentary about the Women Airforce Service Pilots. The letter also includes Gaither's business card for Blue Sky Productions Inc.
Date:
November 3, 1973
Creator:
Gaither, Ardis
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Mr. Rigdon Edwards]
Envelope addressed to Mr. Rigdon Edwards in Sweetwater, Texas, from Mr. Joseph Haydu.
Date:
1976-06-24~
Creator:
Haydu, Joseph
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Schedule of Events for WASP Gathering]
Schedule of events for an event in Sweetwater, Texas on June 23, 1972 and June 24, 1972. On the back of the schedule, there is a map of Sweetwater with directions to a country club.
Date:
1972~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ruth Florey to Rigdon Edwards, February 22, 1977]
Letter from Ruth Florey to Rigdon Edwards discussing upcoming legislation concerning WASP members. The letter has an illustration of the WASP mascot Fifinella in the top left corner. Also included is an envelope addressed to Rigdon Edwards.
Date:
February 22, 1977
Creator:
Florey, Ruth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Training Base Historic Marker Inscription]
Typed text of an inscription for a WASP training base historic marker, at Avenger Field. Also included are details for the planned location for the marker, the marker's material, and dimensions for the inscription's lettering.
Date:
February 20, 1972
Creator:
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Object Type:
Text
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
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lloyd Bentsen to Rigdon Edwards, July 12, 1977]
Letter from Lloyd Bentsen to Rigdon Edwards informing Mr. Edwards he is interested in providing veteran benefits for WASP members and has co-sponsored legislative bill S. 247.
Date:
July 12, 1977
Creator:
Bentsen, Lloyd
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Same Uniform]
Newspaper clipping of an article about Mrs. Cliff "Leoti" Deaton, a deputy commander of the WASP during World War II. On the back of the clipping are local real estate listings.
Date:
April 15, 1976
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Dedication of Fifinella Statue]
Photograph of two WASP and a man standing to the right of a woman at a podium in an outdoor yard. On the back of the photograph are handwritten notes, identifying the woman at the podium as Nora Reeves, Sweetwater Women's Forum President, serving as the presiding officer at the dedication ceremony for a statue of the WASP mascot, Fifinella.
Date:
June 14, 1976
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nita Hewitt to Rigdon Edwards, November 22, 1973]
Letter from Nita Hewitt to Rigdon Edwards discussing an order for a WASP directory. The letter includes the letterhead of the book publishing company, Heritage Publications Inc.
Date:
November 22, 1973
Creator:
Hewitt, Nita
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bee Haydu to Rigdon Edwards, June 23, 1976]
Letter from Bee Haydu to Rigdon Edwards thanking him for his hospitality in Sweetwater, Texas, and a plaque presentation ceremony in which they both participated. The letter is printed on stationery for the WASP 1976 Reunion.
Date:
June 23, 1976
Creator:
Haydu, Bernice Falk
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rigdon Edwards to John Tower, June 27, 1977]
Letter from Rigdon Edwards to John Tower, expressing his appreciation for Senator Bentsen's efforts to gain recognition for WASP. The letter is printed on Rig Edwards Enterprises stationary.
Date:
July 27, 1977
Creator:
Edwards, Rigdon, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Avenger Field Base Historic Marker Inscription]
Typed text of an inscription for a WASP training base historic marker, at Avenger Field. Also included are details for the planned location of the marker, the marker's material, and dimensions for the marker.
Date:
1972-06-05~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Betty Riddle to Mr. Rigdon Edwards, August 21, 1973]
Letter from Betty Riddle to Mr. Rigdon Edwards discussing a letter she received a letter from Gip D. Oldham, Jr., to which she's not sure how to respond. She asks Mr. Edwards for help with how to respond, and mentions that she has fond memories of Sweetwater, Texas. The letter she discusses, which is included, asks for information from ex-instructors in the WASP air school for the WASP newsletter. Also included is the envelope addressed to Mr. Edwards from Betty Riddle.
Date:
August 21, 1973
Creator:
Riddle, Betty
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dale Martin to WASP and Order of Fifinella Members, June 20, 1972]
Letter from Dale Martin to WASP and Order of Fifinella Members, welcoming them to Sweetwater, Texas for the WASP 30th Memorial Reunion.
Date:
June 20, 1972
Creator:
Martin, Dale
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Mrs. E. H. Harkins, February 29, 1972]
Letter from Truett Latimer to Mrs. E. H. Harkins discussing an inscription for a historical marker at Avenger Field.
Date:
February 29, 1972
Creator:
Latimer, Truett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dora Dougherty Strother to Rigdon Edwards]
Letter from Dora Dougherty Strother to Rigdon Edwards discussing the slides used at the 1972 WASP Reunion, and includes a list of the slides used.
Date:
July 27, 1972
Creator:
Strother, Dora Dougherty
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Avenger Field Historic Marker Inscription]
Typed text of an inscription for a WASP training base historic marker, at Avenger Field. Also included are details for the planned location for the marker, the marker's material, and dimensions for the inscription's lettering.
Date:
1972-06-14~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Fifinella Statue Dedication]
Photograph of three women standing to the left of a woman at a podium. A large metal building is visible through an opening in a fence behind the women
Date:
June 14, 1976
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rigdon Edwards to Lloyd Bentsen, June 27, 1977]
Letter from Rigdon Edwards to Senator Lloyd Bentsen, expressing his appreciation for Senator Bentsen's efforts to gain recognition for WASP. The letter is printed on Rig Edwards Enterprises stationary.
Date:
June 27, 1977
Creator:
Edwards, Rigdon, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History