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A Time To Keep #2 (open access)

A Time To Keep #2

Booklet of photographs about the 44-W-4 class of Women Airforce Service Pilots at Sweetwater, Texas. A handwritten note on the cover reads, "Doris Tanner at Indio 12-6-87 copies given to 44w4 Dor. Allen, Marg. Diffin, Peg Parker, Scotty Folkins, Hazel Stamper, McCart, Roulstone, Rohrer, Stines, (and Dolly Wethey)".
Date: 1986~/1987~
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Historic Sweetwater] (open access)

[Pamphlet: Historic Sweetwater]

Visitors pamphlet describing historical tourist attractions in Sweetwater, Texas, such as the Pioneer City-County Museum.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sweetwater Convention and Visitors Bureau
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Sweetwater Municipal Band] (open access)

[Flyer: Sweetwater Municipal Band]

Flyer for a concert to be held after a WASP reunion banquet by the Sweetwater Municipal Band, with a sample list of songs and music styles to be performed.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: The Return of the WASP] (open access)

[Pamphlet: The Return of the WASP]

Program for the 1986 reunion of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes a color illustration of the organization's mascot on the cover, letters from the governor of Texas and mayor of Sweetwater, a biography of Leni Leoti "Dede" Clark Deaton, photographs, a list of the organization's board of directors, a schedule of events, and a roster for the reunion's planning committee.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Visitor's Guide (open access)

Sweetwater Visitor's Guide

Pamphlet for the town of Sweetwater, home of the Women Airforce service Pilots, advertising stores, restaurants, and other various attractions.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86 #2] (open access)

[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86 #2]

Flyer with information about the 1986 WASP Reunion in Sweetwater, Texas, including information on lodging, travel, and registration. The flyer also includes a registration form for the reunion, a schedule of events, and two maps - one of Sweetwater, and one of Nolan County.
Date: 1986~
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86 #1] (open access)

[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86 #1]

Flyer for the 1986 WASP Reunion in Sweetwater, Texas, including information on lodging, travel, and registration. The flyer also includes a registration form for the reunion, a schedule events, and two maps - one of Sweetwater, and one of Nolan County.
Date: 1986~
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: WASP WWII Guidons] (open access)

[Pamphlet: WASP WWII Guidons]

Pamphlet covering some of the historic research on whether the Women Airforce Service Pilots used military guidons and Avenger Field.
Date: 1986
Creator: Reynolds, F. G. Shutsy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Honoring Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)] (open access)

[Pamphlet: Honoring Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)]

Program for an event honoring Women Airforce Service Pilots by presenting a bronze Fifinella statue at Texas State Technical Institute.
Date: 1976
Creator: The Woman's Forum of Sweetwater
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP "Songbook" (open access)

WASP "Songbook"

A songbook containing songs written for and by Women Airforce Service Pilots. Songs included are: The Army Air Corps Song; WASP Song; Avenger Field by Grace Faver; Avenger Field by Effie Pratt; Song of the 319th; AAF--FTD; Mess Hall Song; My Wild Eyed Trainee; You're in the FTD; Zoot-Suits and Parachutes; We Hate to See You Leave Us; Auld Land Sune to 43-W-5; Songs of Class 44-W-1; Songs of Class 44-W-3; "Oh My Achin' Back"; Songs of Class 44-W-4; Songs of Class 44-W-7; Do You Have Your Wings?; Songs of Class 44-W-8; Songs of Class 44-W-9; Songs of Class 44-W-10; Miscellaneous Songs; and several songs without titles.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP "Songbook" (open access)

WASP "Songbook"

Compilation of songs including: Zoot Suits and Parachutes, Show Me, I'm a Flying Wreck, I Wanna Be a Miss H.P., Goin' Back to Where I Come From, Rugged but Right, Do You Have Your Wings?, We Were Only Only Fooling, Girls Girls, Army Air Corps Song, and A WASP Trainee Am I.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP 2000 Sweetwater Texas: Jacqueline Cochran Remembered (open access)

WASP 2000 Sweetwater Texas: Jacqueline Cochran Remembered

WASP reunion booklet honoring the life and career of Jacqueline Cochran and welcoming the WASP to their 2000 reunion with letters, photos, illustrations, and a schedule of events. A section at the back of the pamphlet honors the 38 WASP who died in service.
Date: 2000
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Miss Ziggy Hunter: Her Accomplishments in the Field of Aviation (open access)

Miss Ziggy Hunter: Her Accomplishments in the Field of Aviation

A compilation of the many achievements of Women Airforce Service Pilot flight instructor, Ziggy Hunter, as a pioneer in aviation. Notes on the cover page indicate that the author, Nettie Moore, was a WASP control tower operator and that her attempts to gain national honor for Hunter have gone unsuccessful as of 1980.
Date: May 10, 1975
Creator: More, Nettie D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: 50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication] (open access)

[Pamphlet: Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: 50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication]

Pamphlet for the 50th WASP Anniversary celebrating a historic WASP memorial at Avenger Field. The pamphlet contains sketches of the statue to be built, along with the history of WASP, an inscription from a previous memorial, and information on where to send construction donations.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
1978: The Year of the W.A.S.P. (open access)

1978: The Year of the W.A.S.P.

Program for the 1978 Reunion of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) held in Colorado Springs from September 27 to October 1.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cornelia Fort (open access)

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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Avenger Field Christmas Photo Album] (open access)

[Pamphlet: Avenger Field Christmas Photo Album]

Booklet full of candid and portrait photos of commanders and WASP students at Avenger Field with a cover page that says, "Christmas Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year". A poem titled "Avenger Field" written by WASP, Effie Pratt, can be seen on the last page.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Graduation Program for WASP Class 44-W-10 #2] (open access)

[Graduation Program for WASP Class 44-W-10 #2]

Program for the graduation ceremony of the 44-W-10 class of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The program includes photographs of the staff at Avenger Field, a schedule of events, and a list of the women graduating from the program.
Date: 1944
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Women Air Force Service Pilots: World War II 1942-1944 #2 (open access)

The Women Air Force Service Pilots: World War II 1942-1944 #2

Pamphlet on the history of Women Airforce Service Pilots featuring photos of WASP in uniforms and in training.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Time To Keep #1 (open access)

A Time To Keep #1

Booklet of photographs about the 44-W-4 class of Women Airforce Service Pilots at Sweetwater, Texas. A handwritten note on the cover states, "for 44-4 members who have died, given at "Pat" Velut's funeral service."
Date: 1986~/1987~
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Graduation Program for WASP Class 44-W-10] (open access)

[Graduation Program for WASP Class 44-W-10]

Program for the graduation ceremony of the 44-W-10 class of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The program includes photographs of the staff at Avenger Field and a schedule of events.
Date: 1944
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for WASP 30th Anniversary Reunion #7] (open access)

[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.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Women Airforce Service Pilots Historic Monument] (open access)

[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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene and Camp Barkeley Fascinating Facts (open access)

Abilene and Camp Barkeley Fascinating Facts

Pamphlet with a list of facts about the city of Abilene, Texas and Camp Barkeley during World War II.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History