[Letter from Betty Jane Williams to Maxine Flournoy, February 23, 2001] (open access)

[Letter from Betty Jane Williams to Maxine Flournoy, February 23, 2001]

Letter from Betty Jane Williams to WASP President Maxine Flournoy discussing the decision to pay Mildred Carter's expenses to attend the WASP's next national conference. During WWII, Carter had applied to join the WASP but was denied because the government excluded African-American women from serving in the program. Williams disagrees with the action taken at the October business meeting and urges the WASP to rescind their offer to pay Carter's expenses.
Date: February 23, 2001
Creator: Williams, Betty Jane
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ruth Florey to Rigdon Edwards, February 22, 1977] (open access)

[Letter from Ruth Florey to Rigdon Edwards, February 22, 1977]

Letter from Ruth Florey to Rigdon Edwards discussing upcoming legislation concerning WASP members. The letter has an illustration of the WASP mascot Fifinella in the top left corner. Also included is an envelope addressed to Rigdon Edwards.
Date: February 22, 1977
Creator: Florey, Ruth
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Training Base Historic Marker Inscription] (open access)

[WASP Training Base Historic Marker Inscription]

Typed text of an inscription for a WASP training base historic marker, at Avenger Field. Also included are details for the planned location for the marker, the marker's material, and dimensions for the inscription's lettering.
Date: February 20, 1972
Creator: Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sweetwater, Texas Municipal Airport]

Photograph of an aerial view of a large swath of land. It contains a textbox at the bottom of the photograph with four lines of text; from top to bottom, it reads: "U.S. Engineer Office--War Department--Galveston, Texas," "Sweetwater, Texas Municipal Airport--C.A.A.," "Grading & Paving Operations - Looking S.E.--Feb. 13, 1942," and "Bell & Braden--Contract No. W-359-eng-3545 (CCA-4090)--April 9, 1941--Photo No. 5."
Date: February 13, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Mrs. E. H. Harkins, February 29, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Mrs. E. H. Harkins, February 29, 1972]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Mrs. E. H. Harkins discussing an inscription for a historical marker at Avenger Field.
Date: February 29, 1972
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Approval Form for WASP Inscription] (open access)

[Approval Form for WASP Inscription]

Form with space for a signature approving the inscription of a WASP Training Base historic marker at Avenger Field, in postcard form, addressed to Mr. Truett Latimer.
Date: February 29, 1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nettie D. More to Margaret and Paul, February 9, 1982] (open access)

[Letter from Nettie D. More to Margaret and Paul, February 9, 1982]

Letter from Nettie D. More to Margaret and Paul discussing newspaper articles about WASP members, one written by More about Ziggy Hunter, a female flight instructor at Avenger Field.
Date: February 9, 1982
Creator: More, Nettie D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Approval Form for WASP Inscription] (open access)

[Approval Form for WASP Inscription]

Form with space for a signature approving the inscription of a WASP Training Base historic marker at Avenger Field, in postcard form, addressed to Mr. Truett Latimer.
Date: February 29, 1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Army Air Forces Gulf Coast Training Center, February 10, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Army Air Forces Gulf Coast Training Center, February 10, 1943]

Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Army Air Forces Gulf Coast Training Center discussing previous correspondence from February 8th, 1943 regarding the proposed Women's Pilot Training in Sweetwater, Texas. It specifically calls for the attention of Lieutenant Colonel Oliver E. Ford, Jr.
Date: February 10, 1943
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince, February 22, 1943] (open access)

[Telegram from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince, February 22, 1943]

Telegram from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince discussing the arrival of sixty-four women trainees and the future arrival of a check for the previous month of January, as confirmed by a wire from Wright Field.
Date: February 22, 1943
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince, February 21, 1943] (open access)

[Telegram from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince, February 21, 1943]

Telegram from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince discussing the arrival of women trainees to the Academy.
Date: February 21, 1943
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oliver E. Ford, Jr. to Joe B. Plosser, February 8, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Oliver E. Ford, Jr. to Joe B. Plosser, February 8, 1943]

Letter from Oliver E. Ford, Jr. to Joe B. Plosser discussing the details of the WASP women's training program at Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas with reference to a phone conversation between the two parties on February 7, 1943. It includes a hand-written note at the bottom of the last page.
Date: February 8, 1943
Creator: Ford, Oliver E., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train #807 in Sweetwater, Texas]

Photograph of train #807 in Sweetwater, Texas. There is a small plume of smoke rising from the smokestack. Text beneath the image says "Sweetwater, Texas Feb 28th 1947" and "Charles E. Winters."
Date: February 28, 1947
Creator: Winters, Charles E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to M. H. Applewhite - February 20, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to M. H. Applewhite - February 20, 1942]

A letter written to Reverend M. H. Applewhite, First Presbyterian Church, Sweetwater, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, dated February 20, 1942. Carswell expresses his appreciation to Applewhite for his telephone call confirming that he will be at the conference in Sweetwater in the First Baptist Church and offers to speak on Sunday morning.
Date: February 20, 1942
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. J. H. McLaughlin to T. N. Carswell - February 13, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. J. H. McLaughlin to T. N. Carswell - February 13, 1944]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from Mrs. J. H. McLaughlin, Sweetwater, Texas, dated February 13, 1944. McLaughlin requests Carswell's advice regarding her son John, who will turn 18 in April, is a Freshman at Hardin-Simmons University and will be joining the service. She describes John regarding his education, intelligence and physical attributes expressing her hope that Carswell can advise him since his father had died when he was nine. She advises that John would like to train for Chaplin service but is hesitant to request advice from strangers fearing it "might be interpreted as finding a way to shun Army service". She also advises Carswell of her other sons noting that Charles is in his last period of training for Combat Bomber service at Biggs Field in El Paso. The reverse side of the last page of this letter includes a postscript advising of their hope that John can finish his freshman year before entering the service and requests any assistance from Carswell to make this possible.
Date: February 13, 1944
Creator: McLaughlin, Mrs. J. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP_03-2016-015-210 (open access)

WASP_03-2016-015-210

Copies of three articles on thunderstorms as they relate to aviation by Robert N. Buck, taken from the magazine, Air Facts, and compiled by the contract pilot school at Avenger Field for the use of its students.
Date: February 11, 1944
Creator: Buck, Robert N.
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Homer to Ethel, February 12, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Homer to Ethel, February 12, 1996]

Letter from Homer to Ethel M. Finley discussing transportation and preparation for the 1998 reunion.
Date: February 12, 1996
Creator: Taylor, Homer K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[W.A.S.P. Historic Monument Estimated Costs] (open access)

[W.A.S.P. Historic Monument Estimated Costs]

Estimation of funds necessary to complete the WASP memorial at Avenger Field in Sweetwater.
Date: February 20, 1992
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brent Taylor to Rigdon Edwards, February 2, 1995] (open access)

[Letter from Brent Taylor to Rigdon Edwards, February 2, 1995]

Letter from Brent Taylor, a high school student, to Rigdon Edwards requesting photographs, articles, and any information the he can offer to help him on his project on women who served in World War 2.
Date: February 2, 1995
Creator: Taylor, Brent
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, February 26, 1987] (open access)

[Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, February 26, 1987]

Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards discussing financial troubles that the WASP is experiencing, copyright issues with the Fifinella emblem, and changes that may be made to the local museum's name.
Date: February 26, 1987
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harl Pinkard to Rigdon Edwards, Febraury 22, 1994] (open access)

[Letter from Harl Pinkard to Rigdon Edwards, Febraury 22, 1994]

Letter from Harl to Rigdon discussing the building of a monument.
Date: February 22, 1994
Creator: Pinkard, Harl W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peggy Poe, February 25, 1976] (open access)

[Letter from Peggy Poe, February 25, 1976]

Letter from Peggy Poe inviting the recipient to the unveiling of a "gremlin-sized" Fifinella at the Sweetwater 1976 Bicentennial to honor the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: February 25, 1976
Creator: Poe, Peggy Jo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peggy Poe to Mrs. Betty Cross, February 25, 1976] (open access)

[Letter from Peggy Poe to Mrs. Betty Cross, February 25, 1976]

Letter from Peggy Poe to Mrs. Betty Cross discussing the upcoming presentation of Fifinella and asking if she could publish information about it for other WASP to see.
Date: February 25, 1976
Creator: Poe, Peggy Jo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Harvey Staton Statement on Avenger Field Construction] (open access)

[Harvey Staton Statement on Avenger Field Construction]

Signed and notarized statement from Harvey Staton describing his work Avenger Field under contractor, Victor J. Nelson, and his work interactions with Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince.
Date: February 1943
Creator: Staton, Harvey
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History