[WASP Reunion Photo Book] (open access)

[WASP Reunion Photo Book]

Booklet of photos of Women Airforce Service Pilots and their reunion at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California. The cover of the book features printed illustrations of the WASP diamond wings insignia and the Fifinella gremlin mascot.
Date: October 5, 1996
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Above and Beyond] (open access)

[Clipping: Above and Beyond]

Newspaper clipping from the LA Times with the article "Above and Beyond," which discusses the Women Airforce Service Pilots and their struggle to gain recognition for their service, as well as interviews with veterans. Excerpts from other articles and a Doonesbury comic are also included.
Date: October 2, 1996
Creator: Howlett, Susan
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Don Coney to Rigdon Edwards, June 15, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Don Coney to Rigdon Edwards, June 15, 1996]

Letter from Don Coney to Rigdon Edwards with a summary of a WASP written book inside of it. He provides the number that must be called to order the book.
Date: June 15, 1996
Creator: Coney, Don
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Tracie Johnston to Rigdon Edwards, May 30, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Tracie Johnston to Rigdon Edwards, May 30, 1996]

Letter from Rigdon Edwards to Tracie M. Johnston discussing her success with her History Day Project and thanking him again for his contribution and support.
Date: May 30, 1996
Creator: Johnston, Tracie M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon Edwards, May 28, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon Edwards, May 28, 1996]

Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon Edwards discussing the creating of a new Fifinella statue and inviting him to the upcoming class dinner.
Date: May 28, 1996
Creator: Harmon, Elaine Danforth
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Tracie Johnston to Rigdon Edwards, March 31, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Tracie Johnston to Rigdon Edwards, March 31, 1996]

Letter from Tracie Johnston to Rigdon Edwards thanking Rigdon Edwards for helping her on her State History Day competition project and how successful she has been with it. She also requests more information for more research she can include in her project.
Date: March 31, 1996
Creator: Johnston, Tracie M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[First Day Cover for Jacqueline Cochran Stamp, March 9, 1996] (open access)

[First Day Cover for Jacqueline Cochran Stamp, March 9, 1996]

First day cover commemorating the issue of a stamp honoring Jacqueline Cochran and her accomplishments in aviation. The cover features an illustration of Cochran on the left and a fifty-cent stamp depicting Cochran in the upper-right corner. Inside the cover is a postcard containing information about Cochran and the WASP.
Date: March 9, 1996
Creator: United States Postal Service
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation from the United States Postal Service, March 9, 1996] (open access)

[Invitation from the United States Postal Service, March 9, 1996]

Invitation from the United States Postal Service to a ceremony commemorating Jacqueline Cochran and her stamp's first day of issue.
Date: March 9, 1996
Creator: United States Postal Service
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jacqueline Cochran Envelope] (open access)

[Jacqueline Cochran Envelope]

Empty envelope with a portrait of Jacqueline Cochran in WASP Uniform printed on the left side above the text, "Jacqueline Cochran Founder and Leader of Women Airforce Service Pilots World War II". The envelope also has the official Jacqueline Cochran postage stamp in the top right corner, with "First day of issue" ink-stamped beneath it.
Date: March 9, 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jacqueline Cochran Envelope #2] (open access)

[Jacqueline Cochran Envelope #2]

Empty envelope with a portrait of Jacqueline Cochran in WASP Uniform printed on the left side above the text, "Jacqueline Cochran Founder and Leader of Women Airforce Service Pilots World War II". The envelope also has the official Jacqueline Cochran postage stamp in the top right corner, with "First day of issue" ink-stamped beneath it. On the far left edge is a handwritten nbote that reads, "Dawn J Seymour, WASP WWII 43-5".
Date: March 9, 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dawn Seymour to Rigdon Edwards, March 9, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Dawn Seymour to Rigdon Edwards, March 9, 1996]

Letter from Dawn Seymour to Rigdon Edwards discussing the upcoming US Postal Service's dedication ceremony for Jacqueline Cochran.
Date: March 9, 1996
Creator: Seymour, Dawn R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: First Day of Issue Stamp Ceremony, Jacqueline Cochran] (open access)

[Program: First Day of Issue Stamp Ceremony, Jacqueline Cochran]

Program for the first day of issue ceremony for the Jacqueline Cochran stamp. The program lists WASP member a British Air Transport Auxiliary pilot as speakers and includes a brief biography of Cochran's life and achievements.
Date: March 1996
Creator: United States Postal Service
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1996 National WASP Conference Schedule] (open access)

[1996 National WASP Conference Schedule]

List of scheduled events and activities for the 1996 National Women Airforce Service Pilots Conference at the Disneyland Hotel.
Date: 1996
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Registration and Patch] (open access)

[WASP Registration and Patch]

Message thanking the receiver's registration to the 1996 reunion and explaining how the included WASP patch is to be worn with the dress code.
Date: 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASPs from Class 44-1-10]

Photograph of fifteen Women Airforce Service Pilots from class 44-1-10 at a conference at Disneyland. Charlyne Creger is at the right end of the front row. "1996 Disney" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Women Airforce Service Pilots: National WASP Conference Banquet (open access)

Women Airforce Service Pilots: National WASP Conference Banquet

Program for the 1996 WASP conference banquet that includes a banquet menu, a schedule of events, speakers, and announcements, and a list of acknowledgements.
Date: 1996
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Women Airforce Service Pilots WWII, National Conference (open access)

Women Airforce Service Pilots WWII, National Conference

Program from the national conference of Women Airforce Service Pilots in Anaheim, California. The pamphlet contains letters, biographies, conference staff information, itineraries, artwork, photographs, and sponsor ads.
Date: 1996
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History