[Letters From Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to WASP Members, June Leckie, April 2000] (open access)

[Letters From Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to WASP Members, June Leckie, April 2000]

Letters from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to June S. Leckie and all WASP members discussing information and registration forms for the 2000 reunion.
Date: April 2000
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[2000 Reunion Committee Assignments and Proposed Itinerary] (open access)

[2000 Reunion Committee Assignments and Proposed Itinerary]

List of reunion committee member job assignments and a proposed rough itinerary for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 2000 reunion.
Date: 2000
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP 2000 Committee Chair Persons] (open access)

[WASP 2000 Committee Chair Persons]

List of chairpersons and their roles and responsibilities for the 2000 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion committee. Many notes can be seen scratched onto several pages.
Date: 2000
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP 2000 Reunion Meal Registration Form] (open access)

[WASP 2000 Reunion Meal Registration Form]

Meal registration forms for different travel option during the Women Airforce Service Pilots 2000 Reunion Tour, addressed to June S. Leckie.
Date: 2000
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP 2000 Reunion Schedule] (open access)

[WASP 2000 Reunion Schedule]

Schedule of events for the 2000 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion.
Date: 2000
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP 2000 Sweetwater Texas: Jacqueline Cochran Remembered (open access)

WASP 2000 Sweetwater Texas: Jacqueline Cochran Remembered

WASP reunion booklet honoring the life and career of Jacqueline Cochran and welcoming the WASP to their 2000 reunion with letters, photos, illustrations, and a schedule of events. A section at the back of the pamphlet honors the 38 WASP who died in service.
Date: 2000
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP 2000 Sweetwater Texas: Jacqueline Cochran Remembered (open access)

WASP 2000 Sweetwater Texas: Jacqueline Cochran Remembered

WASP reunion booklet honoring the life and career of Jacqueline Cochran and welcoming the WASP to their 2000 reunion with letters, photos, illustrations, and a schedule of events. A section at the back of the pamphlet honors the 38 WASP who died in service.
Date: 2000
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Reunion 2000 Schedule Rough Draft] (open access)

[WASP Reunion 2000 Schedule Rough Draft]

Rough itinerary notice to WASP Members for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 2000 Reunion Tour.
Date: 2000
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Reunion Registration Form and Schedules] (open access)

[WASP Reunion Registration Form and Schedules]

Registration form and schedule information for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 2000 Reunion, addressed to June S. Leckie.
Date: 2000
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Reunion Committee Minutes] (open access)

[WASP Reunion Committee Minutes]

Minutes form a WASP reunion committee meeting discussing a tentative agenda for the reunion weekend.
Date: October 5, 1999
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Homer to WASP Steering Committee, September 8, 1997] (open access)

[Letter from Homer to WASP Steering Committee, September 8, 1997]

Letter from Homer to WASP Steering Committee discussing the 2000 reunion, transportation, and housing of the official WASP archives.
Date: September 8, 1997
Creator: Taylor, Homer K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dorothy Lewis to Rigdon Edwards, October 13, 1995] (open access)

[Letter from Dorothy Lewis to Rigdon Edwards, October 13, 1995]

Letter from Dorothy Lewis to Rigdon Edwards thanking him for a set of pictures and discussing how often WASP meet.
Date: October 13, 1995
Creator: Lewis, Dorothy Swain
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
West Texas Historical Association Seventy-First Annual Meeting Schedule (open access)

West Texas Historical Association Seventy-First Annual Meeting Schedule

The West Texas Historical Association's Seventy-First Annual Meeting schedule for the meeting in Midland, Texas on April 8 and 9, 1994. It includes lists of all officers, members of the board of directors, and ex-officio broad members.
Date: 1994-04-08/1994-04-09
Creator: West Texas Historical Association
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASPs are her heroes, Reno says] (open access)

[Clipping: WASPs are her heroes, Reno says]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Janet Reno's admiration of the WASPs, their 50th anniversary, achievements accomplished by WASPs, and a brief history about them.
Date: May 23, 1993
Creator: Todd, Ed
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Reno, Richards to attend Sweetwater WASP affair] (open access)

[Clipping: Reno, Richards to attend Sweetwater WASP affair]

Photocopied newspaper clipping about Janet Reno, Dan Morales, and Ann Richards coming to the 50th WASP reunion. A short history of the WASPs is also included.
Date: May 20, 1993
Creator: Todd, Ed
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Reno, Richards to Attend Sweetwater WASP Affair] (open access)

[Clipping: Reno, Richards to Attend Sweetwater WASP Affair]

Newspaper clipping of an article about attorney generals Janet Reno, Dan Morales, and Governor Ann Richards attending the 50th WASP Reunion. A brief history of the WASPs is also given.
Date: May 20, 1993
Creator: Todd, Ed
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Reno, Richards to attend Sweetwater WASP affair] (open access)

[Clipping: Reno, Richards to attend Sweetwater WASP affair]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Attorney Generals Janet Reno, Dan Morales, and Governor Ann Richards attending the 50th WASP Anniversary Reunion.
Date: May 20, 1993
Creator: Todd, Ed
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WASP Exhibit"] (open access)

[Clipping: "WASP Exhibit"]

Newspaper clipping with a photograph of Ethel Finley at the opening of the WASP exhibit in the American Airpower Heritage Museum. Other articles about state decisions on income tax and a homicide are included.
Date: February 22, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda: WASP Committee Meeting, July 16, 1992] (open access)

[Agenda: WASP Committee Meeting, July 16, 1992]

Agenda for the WASP Committee meeting listing action items and discussion points for the July 16, 1992 meeting, followed by the meeting minutes discussing the San Antonio convention and the memorial dedication ceremony, along with a proposed dedication ceremony agenda.
Date: July 16, 1992
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cowboys Roping

Copy negative of four cowboys, one of them Darden Walker, on horse back preparing to rope something. They all hold ropes in their right hand and wear cowboy hats. Cooking equipment, a pot and a kettle, and a pipe lay in the for ground. The image is mounted to a rectangular piece of paper.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Girl with Birthday Cake; Late 1950s School Pictures; School Pictures; School Pictures; Portrait of Woman; Baby Picture; Portrait of Woman

Copy negative of seven pictures. The picture in the middle at the top is of Nancy Jean West standing in a yard in a plaid dress, holding a birthday cake in 1951 in Cisco, Texas. The picture on the top right is a school picture of Nancy Jean West in the late 1950s in Midland, Texas. The first and second pictures on the bottom row are school pictures of Nancy Jean west in 1953 in Cisco. The third and last pictures on the bottom row are portraits of Bertha Leo Buchanan West in the early 1930s in Cisco. The second to last picture on the bottom row is a baby picture of Lance Greer taken on March 26, 1967 in Midland.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Men with a Wrecked Train Engine]

Photograph of a train wreck in Midland, Texas. There are men posing around the wrecked engine, and Houses are visible in the background. Below the photo is a printed message also mounted on the board that reads "[sic] Engine in wreck at Midland in 1895 after cars had been cleared away. Condr. Hornberger with stock in hand. Brown standing by him." The date listed is apparently incorrect. Below the image are written "T&P #349 at Midland, Texas" and "James Milton Frame Collection / Permian Historical Society 6027.7"
Date: unknown
Creator: Milton, James
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Betty Jean Latimer to Truett Latimer] (open access)

[Letter from Betty Jean Latimer to Truett Latimer]

Letter from Betty Jean Latimer to Truett Latimer asking about his family's history because her deceased husband resembles him and shares his last name.
Date: unknown
Creator: Latimer, Betty Jean
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pete Snelson Discussing the Results of the Senate Race] (open access)

[Letter from Pete Snelson Discussing the Results of the Senate Race]

Letter from Pete Snelson discussing the results of the Senate Race. He informs the recipient(s) that he lost the race. He also wishes them luck in the run-off and offers his assistance.
Date: 19XX-05-10
Creator: Snelson, Pete
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History