WASP News, Volume 28, Number 3, November 1990 (open access)

WASP News, Volume 28, Number 3, November 1990

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 1990
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP News, Volume 29, Number 1, March 1990 (open access)

WASP News, Volume 29, Number 1, March 1990

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: March 1, 1990
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jewel Estes to Rigdon Edwards, November 16, 1990] (open access)

[Letter from Jewel Estes to Rigdon Edwards, November 16, 1990]

Letter from Jewel Estes to Rigdon Edwards discussing the recent display of the sculpture at Avenger Field, contact with the WASP Treasurer, wanting to build a memorial for all women who served in the military, and the hospitality that was offered to the WASP.
Date: November 16, 1990
Creator: Estes, Jewel Pfeifer
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, March 8, 1990] (open access)

[Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, March 8, 1990]

Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards further discussing troubles she is experiencing trying to sell her book.
Date: March 8, 1990
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Holmer K. Taylor to WASP Committee, March 30, 1990] (open access)

[Letter from Holmer K. Taylor to WASP Committee, March 30, 1990]

Letter from Homer K. Taylor to the WASPS Committee informing them about the work that he and the City of Sweetwater will begin working on soon as well as finances.
Date: March 30, 1990
Creator: Taylor, Homer K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, January 30, 1990] (open access)

[Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, January 30, 1990]

Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards discussing how the sales of her book titled " Who Were WASP " are going.
Date: January 30, 1990
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda: WASP Monument Committee Meeting, January 25, 1990] (open access)

[Agenda: WASP Monument Committee Meeting, January 25, 1990]

Agenda for the WASP Monument Committee meeting listing action items and discussion points for the January 25, 1990 meeting. This is followed by the meeting minutes addressing facets of the monument project, and a mail flyer on WASP letterhead with a donation request and sample plaque paragraph.
Date: January 25, 1990
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda: WASP Meeting, February 22, 1990] (open access)

[Agenda: WASP Meeting, February 22, 1990]

Agenda for the WASP listing action items and discussion points for the February 22, 1990 meeting.
Date: February 22, 1990
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal: Citizen Ambassador Program, World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots Delegation to the Soviet Union, May 3-16, 1990 (open access)

Journal: Citizen Ambassador Program, World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots Delegation to the Soviet Union, May 3-16, 1990

Journal documenting the trip several Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II took to Moscow, Russia in 1990 to meet with a group of Russian Night Witches who also served in the war. The book includes a biography section of each WASP that made the trip, letters from the WASP to Presidents Bush and Gorbachev, and a letter from the Soviets. Two loose leaflets included with the book are a bibliography of books about the WASP and a flyer from Texas A&M Press about a new book on WASP training at Avenger Field to be released.
Date: 1990-05-03/1990-05-24
Creator: Lazarsky, Barbara Ward
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henri Pepper to Dean Hollinger, August 2, 1990] (open access)

[Letter from Henri Pepper to Dean Hollinger, August 2, 1990]

Letter from Henri Pepper to Dean Hollinger giving information about Holly Grasso.
Date: August 2, 1990
Creator: Pepper, Henri Elizabeth
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Airport Data #2] (open access)

[Avenger Airport Data #2]

Data notes on Avenger Field airport by the engineering company, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc.
Date: March 9, 1990
Creator: Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Class 43-4 at 1990 Reunion]

Photograph of class 43-4 of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) taken at the 1990 reunion in Seattle, Washington. The women are arranged in two rows and some are wearing their WASP uniforms. The first row of women is seated and holds a dark blue banner with the organization's name and insignia. The second row of women is standing behind the first row.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three People at a Banquet Table]

Photograph of a man and two women seated at a banquet table. The handwriting on the back of the photograph identifies the man as Charlie Fender, the woman in the middle as Alberta, and the woman on the right as Grace. The group seated at table 434 is visible in the background.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Women in Front of a Boat]

Photograph of two women standing in front of a boat and behind a life saver, taken during the 1990 WASP reunion in Seattle. The handwriting on the back of the photograph identifies the woman in the brown jacket as "Alberta" and the woman in the turquoise jacket as "Marti."
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Airport Data] (open access)

[Avenger Airport Data]

Data notes on the current state of of Avenger Field airport by an engineering company, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc.
Date: March 4, 1990
Creator: Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History