WASP WW2 Guidons (open access)

WASP WW2 Guidons

Pamphlet about the guidons used by the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program at Avenger Field. The front cover includes an illustration of Fifinella, the WASP's mascot.
Date: July 1986
Creator: Reynolds, Florence G. Shutsy
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Credit Receipt for Paul A. Hill #2] (open access)

[Credit Receipt for Paul A. Hill #2]

Receipt for Paul A. Hill displaying the number of federal service "credit" points he has earned.
Date: July 15, 1963
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond A. Christ to the WASP Reunion Committee, March 3, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Raymond A. Christ to the WASP Reunion Committee, March 3, 1986]

Letter from Raymond A. Christ to members of the WASP Reunion Committee requesting their feedback on the draft registration information he has prepared for the WASP Reunion.
Date: March 3, 1986
Creator: Christ, Raymond A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ticket to Aloha Breakfast] (open access)

[Ticket to Aloha Breakfast]

Ticket for the Aloha Breakfast held during the 1986 reunion of the WASP in Sweetwater, Texas. The ticket is printed on light green card stock and includes an illustration of Fifinella, the organization's mascot.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Golf Outing (open access)

Golf Outing

Sign-up sheet listing the names of twenty-six individuals interested in attending the golf tournament held during the 1986 WASP reunion in Sweetwater, Texas. There is a note that twenty-two people played and four did not attend.
Date: September 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to Margaret Hill, October 2, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to Margaret Hill, October 2, 1986]

Letter from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to Margaret Hill thanking her for her efforts in making the WASP Reunion of 1986 a success. The letter is printed on the organization's letterhead.
Date: October 2, 1986
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Bookmark] (open access)

[WASP Bookmark]

Bookmark commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Women Airforce Service Pilots with an illustration of the Graduate statue designed by Dorothy Swain Lewis. The back of the bookmark includes a quote from the WASP and information about the event.
Date: 1993
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Resolution - Women Airforce Service Pilots Day #2] (open access)

[Resolution - Women Airforce Service Pilots Day #2]

Resolution issued by the State of Texas recognizing the achievements of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and declaring May 26, 2012 as Women Airforce Service Pilots Day. It is signed by Dawnna Dukes, State Representative of District 46.
Date: May 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to Margaret Hill, August 28, 1996]

Postcard from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to Margaret Hill inviting her to the WASP Reunion Committee Meeting.
Date: August 28, 1996
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Schedule of Events #2] (open access)

[Schedule of Events #2]

Schedule listing the dates and times of events planned for the 1986 reunion of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in Sweetwater, Texas. The number "398" is written in dark ink in the top right corner. The names and addresses of two area WASP advisors are listed near the bottom of the page.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Florence Reynolds to Margaret Hill, August 23, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Florence Reynolds to Margaret Hill, August 23, 1986]

Letter from Florence Reynolds to Margaret Hill regarding Reynolds' research on the guidons used at Avenger field. She thanks Hill for her help and mentions that she has enclosed a copy of her findings.
Date: August 23, 1986
Creator: Reynolds, Florence
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Qualification Score Card for Paul A. Hill] (open access)

[Qualification Score Card for Paul A. Hill]

Qualification score card for a pistol firing examination administered to Paul A. Hill, classification sharpshooter.
Date: November 6, 1962
Creator: Wig, Julius L. Michael
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Reserve Order A-5 through A-42] (open access)

[Reserve Order A-5 through A-42]

Several pages of reserve orders assigning groups of officers and airmen to various flights and class courses, with Major Paul Hill's name underlined in red on each order.
Date: {1962-07-26..1964-07-16}
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce] (open access)

[Envelope from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce]

Envelope with the logo and address for the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce. "$168.00" is written in black ink in the top right corner and "Instructor" is written in blue ink below the dollar figure.
Date: 1986?
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Schedule of Events for the 1986 WASP Reunion] (open access)

[Schedule of Events for the 1986 WASP Reunion]

Schedule of events at the Sweetwater WASP reunion in September, 1986.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Force Reserve Element Training Newsletter, Twelfth Edition, January 31, 1968 (open access)

Air Force Reserve Element Training Newsletter, Twelfth Edition, January 31, 1968

Monthly newsletter for Air Force Reserve personnel containing news and events as well as information about training courses offered by the Continental Air Command.
Date: January 31, 1968
Creator: United States. Department of the Air Force.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Reserve Element Training Newsletter, Ninth Edition, October 19, 1967 (open access)

Air Reserve Element Training Newsletter, Ninth Edition, October 19, 1967

Monthly newsletter for Air Force Reserve personnel containing news and events as well as information about training courses offered by the Continental Air Command.
Date: October 18, 1967
Creator: United States. Department of the Air Force.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. F. Ohme to A. N. Densmore, November 3, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from M. F. Ohme to A. N. Densmore, November 3, 1960]

Letter from M. F. Ohme to Captain A. N. Densmore informing him of his satisfactory completion of his staff study report.
Date: November 3, 1960
Creator: Ohme, M. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Excused Absence Request Form] (open access)

[Excused Absence Request Form]

Air Force Reserve absentee request form filled out by Paul A. Hill and signed and approved by Lester V. Mershon.
Date: January 8, 1968
Creator: Hill, Paul A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Area 1, Phase 3. The Special Staff (open access)

Area 1, Phase 3. The Special Staff

This booklet is the 3rd unit of an extension training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about military management. This book discusses the functions and responsibilities most often found on the Air Force special staff.
Date: November 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Graded Test Answer Sheet For Horace Bartlett] (open access)

[Graded Test Answer Sheet For Horace Bartlett]

Filled in and graded answer sheet for a test taken by Horace E. Bartlett, along with a blank student progress sheet, a book order form, and a list of books available to purchase from Maxwell Air Force Base. These are paired with an envelope addressed to Bartlett in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: October 1, 1957
Creator: Bartlett, Horace E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alvah Densmore to the Surgeon General, October 21, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Alvah Densmore to the Surgeon General, October 21, 1960]

Letter from Alvah Densmore to the Surgeon General discussing possible ways to prepare for and enact civil defense in the event of a thermonuclear, chemical, or biological attack on the country.
Date: October 21, 1960
Creator: Densmore, Alvah N.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Force Reserve Element Training Newsletter, Eighth Edition, 1967-1968 (open access)

Air Force Reserve Element Training Newsletter, Eighth Edition, 1967-1968

Monthly newsletter for Air Force Reserve personnel containing news and events as well as information about training courses offered by the Continental Air Command.
Date: Summer 1967
Creator: United States. Department of the Air Force.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maj. Paul Hill to Gunter Airforce Base, unknown date] (open access)

[Letter from Maj. Paul Hill to Gunter Airforce Base, unknown date]

Letter from Paul Hill to Gunter Airforce Base explaining why the sender's application has been returned.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hill, Paul
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History