[Clipping: "Fifinella" Dedication to Honor WASP's in Ceremonies Monday] (open access)

[Clipping: "Fifinella" Dedication to Honor WASP's in Ceremonies Monday]

Newspaper clipping with an article about the dedication of the Fifinella statue, ceremonies and events that will be held, and detail of what the statue is like.
Date: 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Fifinella" Memorial Marker] (open access)

[Clipping: "Fifinella" Memorial Marker]

Newspaper clipping with an article about the setting of the Fifinella memorial in Sweetwater. Another article is also included on the back.
Date: 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
["Fifinella" Statue Unveiling Schedule] (open access)

["Fifinella" Statue Unveiling Schedule]

Schedule of events for the ceremonial unveiling of a Fifinella statue at Avenger Field, Texas State Technical Institute, including speeches from WASP officers, the director of NASA, and a tribute to WASP flight instructor, Rigdon Edwards, Jr.
Date: 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. R. Smith to All Former Flight Instructors of the WASP's] (open access)

[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
[Name Card for Debbie Truax] (open access)

[Name Card for Debbie Truax]

A name card with the name of WASP Deborah Truax written in the center beneath #15. In both the top left and right corners, a Texas symbols with a star and five rings can be seen with the words, "American Bicentennial in Texas 1976" encircling it.
Date: 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for Fifinella Statue Unveiling, June 14, 1976] (open access)

[Program for Fifinella Statue Unveiling, June 14, 1976]

Program for the Fifinella Statue unveiling ceremony at the Texas State Technical Institute in Sweetwater, Texas, on June 14, 1976, at 9 a.m.
Date: 1976~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP and Friends at 1976 Reunion]

Photograph of seven men and twenty-four women arranged in three rows in front of a wall taken during the 1976 reunion of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Most of the people in the photograph are wearing name tags. The handwriting on the back of the photograph lists the names of the people in each row.
Date: 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Women in Combat: A Selected Bibliography] (open access)

[Women in Combat: A Selected Bibliography]

Bibliography of books and periodicals related to the topic of women in military combat.
Date: January 1976
Creator: The Army Library
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WASPs get 'Fifinella' Ready for Flight Home to Sweetwater"] (open access)

[Clipping: "WASPs get 'Fifinella' Ready for Flight Home to Sweetwater"]

Newspaper clipping with an article about Fifinella, the WASP, and aviation.
Date: January 15, 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peggy Poe, February 25, 1976] (open access)

[Letter from Peggy Poe, February 25, 1976]

Letter from Peggy Poe inviting the recipient to the unveiling of a "gremlin-sized" Fifinella at the Sweetwater 1976 Bicentennial to honor the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: February 25, 1976
Creator: Poe, Peggy Jo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peggy Poe to Mrs. Betty Cross, February 25, 1976] (open access)

[Letter from Peggy Poe to Mrs. Betty Cross, February 25, 1976]

Letter from Peggy Poe to Mrs. Betty Cross discussing the upcoming presentation of Fifinella and asking if she could publish information about it for other WASP to see.
Date: February 25, 1976
Creator: Poe, Peggy Jo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Same Uniform] (open access)

[Clipping: Same Uniform]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Mrs. Cliff "Leoti" Deaton, a deputy commander of the WASP during World War II. On the back of the clipping are local real estate listings.
Date: April 15, 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Recognition Clippings Scrapbook] (open access)

[WASP Recognition Clippings Scrapbook]

Scrapbook filled mostly with newspaper clipping about Women Airforce Service Pilots gaining recognition for their war efforts and about WASP reunion activities.
Date: 1976-04-26/1986-09-29
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peggy Poe to Captain Quinlan, May 3, 1976] (open access)

[Letter from Peggy Poe to Captain Quinlan, May 3, 1976]

Letter from Peggy Jo Poe to Captain Quinlan requesting that the Color Guard attend the WASP ceremonies on Texas State Technical Institute.
Date: May 3, 1976
Creator: Poe, Peggy Jo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jim Pugh to Mrs. George Poe, May 8, 1976] (open access)

[Letter from Jim Pugh to Mrs. George Poe, May 8, 1976]

Letter from Jim Pugh to Mrs. George Poe informing her that he finished the requested base and is sending it. He also talks about further steps that should be taken to install it later on.
Date: May 8, 1976
Creator: Pugh, Jim
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elaine Harmon to W-Niners, May 18, 1976] (open access)

[Letter from Elaine Harmon to W-Niners, May 18, 1976]

Letter from Elaine Harmon to W-Niners discussing some of the WASP members who appeared at the previous year's WASP reunion.
Date: May 18, 1976
Creator: Harmon, Elaine D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Photograph of Five WASP] (open access)

[Clipping: Photograph of Five WASP]

Magazine clipping of a photograph of five WASP undergraduates. Part of a Head & Shoulders advertisement and coupon are on the other side.
Date: May 31, 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Mrs. Donald Dunn, June 10, 1976] (open access)

[Letter to Mrs. Donald Dunn, June 10, 1976]

Letter to Mrs. Donald Dunn inviting her to attend the unveiling of the Fifinella statue in Texas State Technical Institute.
Date: June 10, 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Unveiling Set Here Monday for "Fifinella"] (open access)

[Clipping: Unveiling Set Here Monday for "Fifinella"]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the unveiling of the Fifinella statue at Avenger Field.
Date: June 13, 1976
Creator: Boyd, Alice
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dedication of Fifinella Statue]

Photograph of two WASP and a man standing to the right of a woman at a podium in an outdoor yard. On the back of the photograph are handwritten notes, identifying the woman at the podium as Nora Reeves, Sweetwater Women's Forum President, serving as the presiding officer at the dedication ceremony for a statue of the WASP mascot, Fifinella.
Date: June 14, 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Fifinella Statue Dedication]

Photograph of three women standing to the left of a woman at a podium. A large metal building is visible through an opening in a fence behind the women
Date: June 14, 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Sweetwater gets WASPs back for day] (open access)

[Clipping: Sweetwater gets WASPs back for day]

Newspaper clipping with an article about a recent visit from the WASP, their achievements, and the unveilling of the Fifinella statue. Other articles are also included on the other side.
Date: June 15, 1976
Creator: Thomas, Les
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WASPs Dedicate Fifinella Statue"] (open access)

[Clipping: "WASPs Dedicate Fifinella Statue"]

Newspaper clipping with an article about Fifinella, former WASP instructor Mrs. Dedie Deaton, and the history of the WASP. Part of a Dillard's advertisement is on the other side.
Date: June 15, 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History