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[Clipping: 43-6 Anna Monkiewicz, secretary] (open access)

[Clipping: 43-6 Anna Monkiewicz, secretary]

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping providing information about the conference held by the Women Airforce Service Pilots, classes of 43-5 & 43-6 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Date: 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "8th Annual Spirit of Flight Air Show"] (open access)

[Clipping: "8th Annual Spirit of Flight Air Show"]

Guide to the 1998 Spirit of Flight Airshow held from April 25 to April 26 in Galveston County, Texas. The guide includes information about the Aviation Hall of Fame, the Lone Star Flight Museum, women in aviation, a schedule of events, and biographies of personalities attending the event.
Date: April 25, 1998
Creator: The Daily News
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Flying in war was 'best time of her life'] (open access)

[Clipping: Flying in war was 'best time of her life']

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping providing a brief history about the life and experiences of Mary Ruth Rance as a former Women Airforce Service Pilot. The clipping also includes information about Miss Rance's training and the types of air craft she flew.
Date: July 7, 1998
Creator: Robb, Julia
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The Women Airforce Service Pilots: WASP Fly 60 Million Miles] (open access)

[Clipping: The Women Airforce Service Pilots: WASP Fly 60 Million Miles]

Photocopy of a magazine article about the creation and the training of the WASPs as well as their accomplishments in women's aviation.
Date: September 1998
Creator: Landdeck, Kate
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP 2000 Reunion to be here] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP 2000 Reunion to be here]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the WASP reunion to be held in Sweetwater in 2000.
Date: August 24, 1998
Creator: Rogers, Don
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Eleanor McLernon Brown Autobiography] (open access)

[Eleanor McLernon Brown Autobiography]

Autobiography of Eleanor McLernon Brown written for the 44-9 class history book published in 1998.
Date: 1998
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Special Tribute to W.A.S.P.'s of World War II] (open access)

[Flyer: Special Tribute to W.A.S.P.'s of World War II]

Flyer to Women Airforce Service Pilot Members inviting them to the Spirit of Flight Air Show where they will be given a special tribute.
Date: 1998
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Betty Shipley to Doris, Nov. 15, 1998] (open access)

[Letter from Betty Shipley to Doris, Nov. 15, 1998]

Letter from Betty Shipley to Doris discussing to articles that were enclosed and a list of suggestions for a WASP event.
Date: November 15, 1998
Creator: Shipley, Betty
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Murphy to Eleanor Brown, September 5, 1998] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Murphy to Eleanor Brown, September 5, 1998]

Letter from Catherine A. Murphy to Eleanor Brown discussing Brown's ID card. Murphy apologizes for the delay and mentions that the card is enclosed. She also includes instructions on how to affix a picture to the card.
Date: September 5, 1998
Creator: Murphy, Catherine A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Doris Brinker Tanner to Homer, Nov. 25, 1998] (open access)

[Letter from Doris Brinker Tanner to Homer, Nov. 25, 1998]

Letter from Dorris Brinker Tanner to Homer (Taylor) discussing suggestions from WASP members about reunion details.
Date: November 25, 1998
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elaine Harmon, March 1998] (open access)

[Letter from Elaine Harmon, March 1998]

Letter from Elaine Harmon to Sydney Ann Edwards Kent offering her condolences for the death of her father, Rigdon Edwards, and telling her about past experiences with him.
Date: March 1998
Creator: Harmon, Elaine Danforth
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Millie Dalrymple, Nov. 11, 1998] (open access)

[Letter from Millie Dalrymple, Nov. 11, 1998]

Letter from Millie Dalrymple discussing possible activities for the ride from Denton to Sweetwater for the WASP reunion in 2000.
Date: November 11, 1998
Creator: Dalrymple, Millie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Marty, Aug. 11, 1998] (open access)

[Letter to Marty, Aug. 11, 1998]

Letter to Marty, possibly Marty Wyall, discussing how joyful and busy the writer's life has been in recent months in regards to reuniting with WASP members and retelling stories.
Date: August 11, 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Register, Summer 1998 (open access)

The Register, Summer 1998

Newsletter published by the Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation, Inc. describing activities of the organization and other stories to educate the public about contributions of servicewomen.
Date: Summer 1998
Creator: Women in Military Service for America Foundation (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Reunion Committee Assignments and Roster] (open access)

[Reunion Committee Assignments and Roster]

Committee member job assignments for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 2000 reunion, along with a committee roster.
Date: August 19, 1998
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sponsor Application Form by Frances Sargent for Helen Wyatt Snapp] (open access)

[Sponsor Application Form by Frances Sargent for Helen Wyatt Snapp]

Completed Sponsor Application Form for Helen Wyatt Snapp. The form was completed by Frances Sargent, who sent the $300 check to the International Forest of Friendship on October 8, 1998.
Date: October 1998
Creator: Sargent, Frances
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[TWU WASP Homepage] (open access)

[TWU WASP Homepage]

Printed home web page of the Texas Woman's University Woman's Collection, a collection that celebrates Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: January 27, 1998
Creator: Texas Woman's University.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP 44-9 Reunion]

Photograph of several WASP members with name tags and blue reunion scarves posed in three rows at a Nebraska reunion. A woman in the middle of the bottom row is holding a blue sign that say, "44-9". Handwritten notes can be seen on the back of the photo that read, "Front Row: L-R Marty Revel (Sarager),,,,Betty Turner (Stagg), (2): Katy (McGrath) Henze, Ethel (Lytch) Miller, Elaine Harmon, Margaret Jones (T), Ruth (Groves) Kearney, Mildred (House) Ferree, Gayle Snell, Top: Helen (Cannon) Johnson, Betty (Martin) Riddle,, Mickey (McLernon) Brown, Margaret Gee" and "Omaha, Neb. Reunion 1998".
Date: 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Identification Card] (open access)

[WASP Identification Card]

Identification card issued to WASP Eleanor Brown. The card is light blue and includes the WASP's winged-diamond logo in dark blue ink. The reverse of the card has been signed by C.A. Murphy.
Date: September 5, 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Information Web Page] (open access)

[WASP Information Web Page]

Printed web page with an article on the history of WASP and the memorials built to honor them, with a Fifinella logo seen at the top of the page. The article gives contact information for the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce.
Date: January 27, 1998
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP National Conference Registration Form] (open access)

[WASP National Conference Registration Form]

Blank registration form for the 1998 Women Airforce Service Pilots National Conference in Omaha, Nebraska.
Date: 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP News, Volume 36, Number 1, March 1998 (open access)

WASP News, Volume 36, Number 1, March 1998

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 1998
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Women's Memorial1999 Special Edition Calendar] (open access)

[The Women's Memorial1999 Special Edition Calendar]

Calendar for 1998 containing photographs and facts about the women who served in the military during the 1980s. It includes American holidays as well as important dates from American military history.
Date: 1998
Creator: The Women's Memorial
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History