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[Clipping: 'Like a homesick angel']
Newspaper clipping containing two articles about the fiftieth reunion of the WASP by Loretta Fulton: "Reno, Gov. Richards Salute Women Pilots" and "WASP's Return to Sweetwater."
Date:
May 23, 1993
Creator:
Fulton, Loretta
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Legal-Sized Envelope from the Women Airforce Service Pilots #1]
Legal-sized envelope with the Women Airforce Service Pilots insignia in the upper left corner and a 50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication cancellation stamp form Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556 and a twenty-nine-cent U.S. stamp that reads "Allies land in North Africa November 1942."
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #4]
50th Women Airforce Service Pilot Anniversary 1943-1993 Sweetwater, Texas envelope with a fifty-cent U.S. Air Mail stamp featuring Harriet Quimby the Pioneer Pilot. It shows a cancellation stamp from Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #5]
50th Women Airforce Service Pilot Anniversary 1943-1993 Sweetwater, Texas envelope with a twenty-nine-cent U.S. Air Mail stamp that features "Japanese invades Aleutian islands." It shows a cancellation stamp from Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #2]
50th Women Airforce Service Pilot Anniversary 1943-1993 Sweetwater, Texas envelope with a twenty-nin-cent U.S. Air Mail stamp featuring "Corregidor Falls to Japanese." It shows a cancellation stand from Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Legal-Sized Envelope from the Women Airforce Service Pilots #2]
Legal-sized envelope with the Women Airforce Service Pilots insignia in the upper left corner and a 50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication cancellation stamp form Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556 and a twenty-nine-cent U.S. stamp that reads "Allies decipher secret enemy codes, 1942."
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #1]
50th Women Airforce Service Pilot Anniversary 1943-1993 Sweetwater, Texas envelope with a fifty-cent U.S. Air Mail stamp featuring Harriet Quimby the Pioneer Pilot. It shows a cancellation stamp from Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Elizabeth Wall Strohfus to Charlyne Creger, May 23, 1993]
Postcard featuring a picture of WASP pilot, Elizabeth Wall Strohfus, sent from herself to Charlyne Creger. Handwriting on the postcard image reads, "All my love, Elizabeth" and "To Charlyne- With Love- Betty -".
Date:
May 23, 1993
Creator:
Strohfus, Elizabeth Wall
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Memories Take Wing at an Airfield in West Texas]
Newspaper clipping providing a brief history about the Women Airforce Service Pilots including the experiences of former members, Mary Ruth Rance and Ola Rexroat.
Date:
May 24, 1993
Creator:
Pressley, Sue Ann
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, May 28, 1993]
Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards thanking him for his efforts to sell her book.
Date:
May 28, 1993
Creator:
Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
73rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 120
Texas House Concurrent Resolution bill signed by Governor Ann Richards commending the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II for their service to their country on the occasion of their 50th anniversary.
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
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
[Envelope from WASP, May 22, 1993]
Envelope from WASP with no letter enclosed. On the front is an illustration of Avenger Field, a plane, and a pilot. On the upper right corner is a stamp of an event that occurred in World War 2.
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Revised WASP Schedules of Events]
Newspaper clipping with a schedule for the events planned for the 50th WASP Anniversary.
Date:
May 21, 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Reno, Richards to attend Sweetwater WASP affair]
Photocopied newspaper clipping about Janet Reno, Dan Morales, and Ann Richards coming to the 50th WASP reunion. A short history of the WASPs is also included.
Date:
May 20, 1993
Creator:
Todd, Ed
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Plaque]
Photograph of what appears to be a historical marker plaque with a few paragraphs of the history of WASP. The plaque begins, "Women Airforce Service Pilots Jacqueline Cochran, one of the most famous women pilots of the twentieth century..." A note written on the back of the photo reads, "Sweetwater Tex 22 May 93".
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Statue in Courtyard]
Photograph of a green statue of a WASP posed on a pedestal in the center of a small fountain or well. A courtyard area with trees and buildings can be seen in the background. The handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Sweetwater Tex 22 May 93".
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Statue]
Photograph of a green statue of a WASP placed on a pedestal in the center of a small outdoor fountain. The handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Sweetwater Tex 22 May 93".
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Women on a Bed]
Photograph of two older women sitting on a bed and smiling at the camera. The women on the left can be seen wearing a yellow shirt and the woman on the right can be seen wearing a colorful shirt with black fringe. A note written on the back of the photo reads, "50th WASP Reunion 22 May 93", along with the name "Vi Thurn" and "Vi" written on the edge of the back.
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dan Morales to Homer Taylor, May 28, 1993]
Letter from Dan Morales to Homer Taylor praising WASP and offering gratitude for Taylor's assistance during a visit to Sweetwater.
Date:
May 28, 1993
Creator:
Morales, Dan
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 'Like a homesick angel']
Newspaper clipping of an article about the celebration of the 50th WASP Anniversary Reunion and some experiences from former WASPs. Part of another article about Governor Ann Richards attending the reunion is also included.
Date:
May 23, 1993
Creator:
Fulton, Loretta
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Graduate Names #2]
Photograph of a stone plaque located at Sweetwater with several WASP graduate names engraved in its surface. A handwritten note in blue pen ink on the back of the photo reads, "Sweetwater Tex 22 May 93".
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Reno, Richards to Attend Sweetwater WASP Affair]
Newspaper clipping of an article about attorney generals Janet Reno, Dan Morales, and Governor Ann Richards attending the 50th WASP Reunion. A brief history of the WASPs is also given.
Date:
May 20, 1993
Creator:
Todd, Ed
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Plaque Donated to City/County Museum]
Newspaper clipping about a WASP group donating a plaque they had made with the names of six Women Airforce Service Pilots who died in service to the Pioneer City-County Museum.
Date:
May 25, 1993
Creator:
Whiddon, Leigh Ann
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History