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[Clipping: Rare Letter Explains Reason Why The Inventor Orville Wright Seldom Flew] (open access)

[Clipping: Rare Letter Explains Reason Why The Inventor Orville Wright Seldom Flew]

Newspaper clipping explaining the reason Orville Wright did not travel in airplanes and why he kept this a secret from the public.
Date: December 14, 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Victory Postcard]

Postcard of four women walking in a row, wearing pilot's gear. The background is text from the policies regarding women airforce service pilots. The accompanying information states the image is "WASP Victory" by David Strand.
Date: 1978
Creator: Strand, David
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women in Uniform With Charlyne Creger]

Photograph of a group of women wearing U.S. Air Force uniforms with Charlyne Creger, who is in civilian clothing. They're standing in front of a paneled wall, and are possibly at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado.
Date: 1978~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 15, June, 1978 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 15, June, 1978

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: June 1978
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger Outside USAF Academy Cadet Chapel]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger and Women Airforce Service Pilot, both wearing uniforms, outside of the U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel. There are some other people in the background walking into the building.
Date: 1978~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger with Cadets]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger wearing her WASP uniform standing behind two air force cadets, a young woman whose name tag that reads "Frankie" and a young man whose name tag reads Price, who are sitting at a table with what appears to be a yearbook on it.
Date: September 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger in WASP Uniform]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger standing against a wall, wearing her WASP uniform. This was likely taken at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado.
Date: 1978~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1978 WASP Name Tag for Charlyne Creger] (open access)

[1978 WASP Name Tag for Charlyne Creger]

Name tag from 1978 W.A.S.P. Confernece in Colorado Springs that features an image of the WASP diamond wings logo at the top center. The name "Creger" is written in pen on the card.
Date: 1978
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 16, November, 1978, Special Edition (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 16, November, 1978, Special Edition

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: November 1978
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Charlyne Creger, November 5, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Charlyne Creger, November 5, 1978]

Letter from Lillian Roberts thanking Charlyne Creger for a previous letter she received and informing her of a new strategy she hopes to implement for the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: November 5, 1978
Creator: Roberts, Lillian
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Senator Alan Cranston to Charlyne Creger, May 5, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Senator Alan Cranston to Charlyne Creger, May 5, 1978]

Letter from Senator Alan Cranston to Charlyne Creger discussing the actions taken in response to her previous letters regarding militarization of the Women Airforce Service Pilots(U.S.) by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Veterans' Affairs.
Date: May 5, 1978
Creator: Cranston, Alan, 1914-2000
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Certificate of Appreciation] (open access)

[WASP Certificate of Appreciation]

Certificate of Appreciation presented to Charlyne Creger for her service in the Women Airforce Service Pilots organization.
Date: September 1978
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History