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[1976 WASP Reunion Ticket]
Box lunch ticket for the 1976 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The ticket features and Order of Fifinella logo with a flying Fifinella.
Date:
1976
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
55th Year: The Visitors Bulletin, October 22-28, 1976
Weekly published travel guide for Hot Springs National Park with information on various events and attractions in the state between the dates October 22 and October 28, 1976. A section on the front cover with a Fifinella image welcomes Women Airforce Service Pilots to their 1976 reunion to be held in Hot Springs. The guide includes city maps, lake maps, lists of attractions such as restaurants, night clubs, and shops, as well as information on Hot Springs' famous bath houses.
Date:
October 22, 1976
Creator:
Smith, J. R.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blank Reunion Stationery]
Blank stationery paper from the 1976 WASP reunion in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Date:
1976
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Charlyne Creger and Woman at Sevier Co. Airport]
Photograph of Charlyne Creger posing with her arm around an unidentified woman in front of a small plane at the Sevier County Airport with several trees in the background.
Date:
February 25, 1976
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Hunt Centers on Some Recognition]
Newspaper clipping with an article about the WASP, their contribution to the war effort, their lack of veterans' benefits, and their reunions.
Date:
October 20, 1976
Creator:
Kueck, Bruce
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Invasion Starts As Instructor Arrives]
Newspaper clipping about the upcoming 30th WASP reunion and J. R. Smith and Rigdon Edwards, two former WASP instructors.
Date:
1972
Creator:
Gordon, Joe
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WASPs Pick Spa for 34th Reunion"]
Newspaper clipping of an article about the women who served in the WASP program, Jackie Cochran, and their upcoming reunion in Hot Springs.
Date:
October 17, 1976
Creator:
Gassaway, Melinda
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Wings of freedom were well worn]
Newspaper clipping of an article about John Faulkner and Jay Rigby, two veterans who flew in WWII. The article includes a photograph of both men. On the back of the clipping are anniversary and birth announcements.
Date:
March 25, 2007
Creator:
Wolff, Henry, Jr.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977]
Photocopied text of an excerpt from the Congressional Record containing Senator Barry Goldwater's introduction of bill S. 247 to provide veterans' benefits to the WASPs. Goldwater's remarks are followed by five articles on the WASPs, their service during WWII, and their efforts to obtain veterans' status.
Date:
January 14, 1977
Creator:
United States. Congress. Senate.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Rosa Charlyne Creger]
WASP envelope with a Fifinella logo and "Reunion 78" printed in the top left corner, addressed to Rosa Charlyne Creger in Shreveport, Louisiana."Hot Springs has all the fun" can be seen printed in the bottom left corner.
Date:
1978?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flight in Arkansas, Fall 1976
Quarterly publication containing information of interest to pilots located in Arkansas. This issue includes a cover story about the upcoming WASP reunion in Hot Springs.
Date:
Autumn 1976
Creator:
Arkansas Division of Aeronautics
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Betty to Charlyne, July 27, 1976]
Letter written on WASP Reunion 76 stationary from Betty (possibly Nicholas) to Charlyne (possibly Creger) discussing the reservation of rooms for a reunion in Hot Springs.
Date:
July 27, 1976
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brent Taylor to Rigdon Edwards, February 2, 1995]
Letter from Brent Taylor, a high school student, to Rigdon Edwards requesting photographs, articles, and any information the he can offer to help him on his project on women who served in World War 2.
Date:
February 2, 1995
Creator:
Taylor, Brent
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charlyne Creger, December, 1995]
Letter from Charlyne Creger discussing the past year's activities, such as traveling, seeing old friends, attending WASP events, and visiting her sister, Violet.
Date:
December 1995
Creator:
Creger, Charlyne
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 4, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing buying ink for her pen, being "weathered-in" at Jackson Army Air Field (en route from Dallas to Memphis), trouble getting a hotel room in Jackson, changes to the base, possible routes to her destination, a possible officer's commission, and other WASPs marrying. Written on Robert E. Lee Hotel (Jackson) stationary.
Date:
1944-01-04?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 13, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying from Camden AK to Dallas, waiting for clearance to continue on from Dallas but being delayed, and flying open-cockpit aircraft.
Date:
November 13, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 11, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing delivering a plane and flying back to Dallas, chores, seeing For Whom the Bell Tolls, seeing Tito GuÃzar in concert, and flying to Camden, AK. Typed and written on Hutson Hotels stationary.
Date:
October 11, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 14, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being grounded in Camden, AK, repairing her boots, letters, a man from Palm Springs, and her friend Marion. Typed on Hotel Lassen (Wichita) stationary.
Date:
October 14, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. R. Smith to All Former Flight Instructors of the WASP's]
Letter from J. R. Smith to all former WASP flight instructors discussing an upcoming reunion, and asking for the addresses of other WASP flight instructors. The letter includes many photographs of WASP flight instructors and WASP pilots, with the names of those pictured listed beneath the photos.
Date:
1976~
Creator:
Smith, J. R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margot Reck to Harriet, Ann, and Charlyne, 1976]
Letter from Margot Reck to Harriet, Ann, and Charlyne discussing plans for an upcoming WASP reunion.
Date:
1976
Creator:
Reck, Margot
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 11, 1945]
Postcard from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon informing her that he received her letter and about his travels. The front of the post card has an illustration of the National Bank of South Dakota in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Date:
August 11, 1945
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Registered Nurse Certificate]
Certificate from the Arkansas State Board of Nursing stating that Charlyne Creger is authorized to work as a registered nurse.
Date:
March 1967
Creator:
Arkansas State Board of Nursing
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 80, Extract 2]
Special orders extract reassigning several Women Airforce Service Pilots to new stations and agreeing to pay them by the mile flown or to reimburse them for expenses incurred while traveling.
Date:
September 16, 1944
Creator:
Pinkston, Sid C. & Pinkston, Sid C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Speech: Veteran Benefits for Individuals who Served in Civilian Capacity in the Armed Forces]
Copy of two pages from the Congressional Record containing a speech by Texas Representative Olin Teague regarding pending bills that would grant civilian veterans benefits as well as the history of Avenger Field. The pages include other text, including partial text before the speech discussing a memorial dance for Jess Nevarez, his service in the military, his involvement with his community and church and supplemental statements to Teague's speech after his statements.
Date:
April 6, 1977
Creator:
United States. Congress.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History