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Gayle Snell Collection
74
Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
50
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
40
Henderson (Paul Hill) Collection
21
Suzette Van Daell Douglas Collection
11
Herman F. Fuchs Collection
10
National WASP Museum (NWM) Collection
6
Helen Snapp Collection
4
Eleanor Brown Collection
3
Charlyne Creger Collection
2
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The Wasp Newsletter, December 1986
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:
December 1986
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP invasion at Columbia: Women Air Service Pilots]
Copy of a newspaper clipping describing the activities of the Women Airforce Service Pilots when they reunited in Columbia, California. A photo of WASP members taken at the Columbia Airport tamarack is included in this clipping.
Date:
April 25, 1986
Creator:
Strand, Betty
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women Airforce Service Pilots Reunited]
Photocopy of a newspaper clipping showing photos of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, classes of 43-W-6 and 43-W-7.
Date:
December 10, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Remarks for WASP Memorial
Pamphlet from a WASP memorial event with a composition written by Dora Dougherty Strother about the Women Airforce Service Pilots and the bond they share.
Date:
September 26, 1986
Creator:
Strother, Dora Dougherty
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: WASP WWII Guidons]
Pamphlet covering some of the historic research on whether the Women Airforce Service Pilots used military guidons and Avenger Field.
Date:
1986
Creator:
Reynolds, F. G. Shutsy
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Deaton introduced WASPs to Sweetwater]
Newspaper clipping with an article about Leoti Deaton, her involvement with Red Cross, the WASP, and the Order of Fifinella.
Date:
September 25, 1986
Creator:
Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Welcome Back to Sweetwater WASP"]
Newspaper from the Sweetwater Reporter with the front page bearing a Fifinella illustration and welcoming the WASP for their 46th reunion. Articles about the WASP, their impact on an Air Force colonel, their mascot, and more are included.
Date:
September 25, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Say...Thank You Sweetwater]
Newspaper clipping with an announcement from the WASP thanking the city of Sweetwater for their hospitality and making their 46th reunion enjoyable. Articles about sports are also included.
Date:
October 1, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Virginia Wise to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards, October 26, 1986]
Letter from Virginia Wise to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards thanking him for his participation in the last reunion.
Date:
October 26, 1986
Creator:
Wise, Virginia F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Training was tough, but 1,102 WASPs made it]
Newspaper clipping with an article about the women who trained at Avenger Field and upcoming events the WASP will be having in Sweetwater. Another article giving more information about the WASP events is also included.
Date:
September 23, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Life with the Women's Airforce Service Pilots]
Newspaper clipping of an article about Iris Critchell and Peg Calhoun's service with the WASP and how the WASP program began.
Date:
May 29, 1986
Creator:
Crowley, Sarah E.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rigdon Edwards to Dorothy McCracken, November 9, 1986]
Letter from Dorothy McCraken to Rigdon Edwards apologizing for not attending the past reunion, explaining why she didn't, and her communication with Polly White.
Date:
November 9, 1986
Creator:
McCracken, Dorothy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mark White to WASP, September 25, 1986]
Official statement from Texas Governor Mark White welcoming former World War II pilots to Sweetwater and thanking them for their service.
Date:
September 25, 1986
Creator:
Texas. Governor (1983-1987 : White)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rigdon Edwards to Nancy Shaw, November 18, 1986]
Letter from Nancy Shaw to Rigdon Edwards asking if she could meet with him to ask him about his experiences as a WASP instructor.
Date:
November 18, 1986
Creator:
Shaw, Nancy W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alberta to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards, October 9, 1986]
Letter from Alberta to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards discussing the recent reunion, telling him that it was good to see him, and thanking him for making it possible.
Date:
October 9, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WASPS Wasn't 'Wash Out' For Pilot Florey"]
Newspaper clipping with an article about what training at Avenger Field was like for both trainees and instructors and how selective the Army Air Forces were about admitting the women into WASP training.
Date:
September 19, 1986
Creator:
Redden, Gail
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ruth Florey to Rigdon Edwards, October 5, 1986]
Letter from Ruth Florey to Rigdon Edwards thanking him for the time and effort he spent on the reunion.
Date:
October 5, 1986
Creator:
Florey, Ruth Underwood
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP in Uniform Cartoon]
Black and white cartoon illustration of a woman in Women Airforce Service Pilots Uniform with the text, "Classbook Picture", seen at the bottom edge. The name, "Charlyne Creger", can be seen written in pencil on the back of the artwork along with the date 86-11-26.
Date:
1986-11-26?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Pilot instructor had one fear: 'Fire in the air']
Newspaper clipping of an article about a time when Margaret Tamplin's plane caught fire in the middle of her flight and brief mention of the upcoming reunion.
Date:
September 26, 1986
Creator:
Redden, Gail
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WASPS Wasn't 'Wash Out' For Pilot Florey"]
Newspaper clipping with an article about what training was like for a trainee and an instructor at Avenger Field.
Date:
September 19, 1986
Creator:
Redden, Gail
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Brown On Board USS Lexington]
Photograph of Eleanor Brown on board the USS Lexington with a red and white plane seen on the lower deck in the background. Text can be seen pasted below the photo on cloud print paper that describes the naval cruise and lists several attendees, including Brown.
Date:
June 4, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Early-bird Registration"]
Newspaper clipping of a photograph with text under that reads: " Its been 15 years since Doris Tanner visited Sweetwater for the 1972 reunion for the Woman Airforce Service Pilots(WASPs). During this week-end's reunion, Tanner will take over as the president-elect of the WASP organization. She has written a biographical account of Leni Deaton's life and year's as administrative assistant to Col. Jacqueline Cochran, WASP commander. The account is partially reprinted in today's Sweetwater Reporter...and complete in the 1986 WASP reunion program. Tanner was one of the first ex-WASPs to register for the reunion yesterday." Another article about an air show that will be held for the WASP is also included.
Date:
September 25, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Militarization Scrapbook]
Scrapbook filled with papers, clippings, newsletters, and pamphlets discussing the Women Airforce Service Pilots program and the fight for WASP militarization after World War II.
Date:
November 3, 1986
Creator:
Florey, Ruth Underwood & Deaton, Leoti
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Cover girl]
Newspaper clipping with a captioned photograph of Shirley Slade Teer signing an oversized copy of the Life Magazine cover about the WASP. The clipping also includes the obituaries of Mamie Moulton, Louie Geldart, Alfred F. Henricks, and Lula Mae Lincoln.
Date:
September 28, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History