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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

[WASP in Parachute Harnesses]

Photograph of several women carrying parachute harnesses and flight gear while walking past a row of planes. One of the women can be seen standing on the wing of a plane to the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Email Correspondence from Rick Rhodes to Tom Henderson, May 15, 2012] (open access)

[Email Correspondence from Rick Rhodes to Tom Henderson, May 15, 2012]

Email correspondence from Rick Rhodes to Tom Henderson providing him with a schedule and general information of an upcoming conference call.
Date: May 15, 2012
Creator: Rhodes, Rick
Object Type: Letter
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

[Man Seated in an Airplane]

Photograph of a man with short dark hair and a mustache sitting in the cockpit of an airplane. The number "27" is stamped on the back of the photograph.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
[Pilot and Crew Member Physical Record Card] (open access)

[Pilot and Crew Member Physical Record Card]

Army Air Force medical card for Paul A. Hill, with sections for vaccinations, examinations, and blood type.
Date: {1944-02-18..1944-12-22}
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced (open access)

Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced

Special edition of a technical manual containing training documentation on three subjects related to instrument flying. The name, "Hottman, W. B." is written in the top left corner of the cover, followed by a handwritten note about returning the manual.
Date: January 15, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Military Living's R&R Report, Volume 15, Number 1, January/February 1985 (open access)

Military Living's R&R Report, Volume 15, Number 1, January/February 1985

Bi-monthly publication providing information on travel, lodging, and recreation for current and former military personnel.
Date: January 1985
Creator: Military Living Publications
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
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
[Flying Study Notes] (open access)

[Flying Study Notes]

Notes about flying aircraft written on lined notebook paper with a hand-drawn illustration showing various angles and degrees. A possible name at the top right of the first page reads, "Reilly, RA.".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Waspres8 (open access)

Waspres8

List of first and last names of individuals associated with the Women Airforce Service Pilots. Some of the names are highlighted in yellow.
Date: 1986?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Program Statement of the Subcommittee on Use and Management of Biological Resources : Of the U.S. National Committee for the International Biological Program, December 1966 (open access)

Program Statement of the Subcommittee on Use and Management of Biological Resources : Of the U.S. National Committee for the International Biological Program, December 1966

Program statement proposing a basis of research and project goals for the International Biological Program.
Date: December 1966
Creator: U.S. National Committee for the International Biological Program
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Raising Flag]

Photograph of two WASP raising a U.S. flag to the right of the photo. Both WASP and male military members can be seen standing in formation blocks to the left, all facing and saluting the flag.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate for R. J. Austin] (open access)

[Certificate for R. J. Austin]

Certificate of course completion for R. J. Hall, with a note in blue pen seen in the top left corner that reads, "190 packed, 5 Nov 63".
Date: November 6, 1963
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Collection of Three Military Photos]

Photocopy of three photos. First is a man in uniform on a stage with Air Force or WASP wings behind him. Second is a portrait uniform of a man in formal uniform with Air Force wings pin on his chest. Third is a photo of two men and two women in uniforms and flight suits standing in front of a chalkboard.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Men in Front of Airplane]

Photograph of nine men in uniform, hats, and bomber's jackets, posed together in front of the nose of a plane.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Desert Air Field]

Photograph of an desert area being used as an airfield and dirt runway. A man can be seen sitting in a chair nearby equipment in the left foreground and the desert valley landscape can be seen stretching into the distance.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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

[Small Plane Being Refueled]

Photograph of two men and a boy using a hose and funnel to add fuel to a very small propeller plane.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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