The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 100, Number 38, September 22, 1977 (open access)

The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 100, Number 38, September 22, 1977

Weekly newspaper from Washington, D.C. dedicated to covering news of interest to US veterans. Patricia Collins Hughes' column discussing the opposition to legislation providing veterans benefits to the WASP can be found on page 3.
Date: September 22, 1977
Creator: Smith, John Lewis, III
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for the WASP 30th Anniversary Reunion Dinner] (open access)

[Program for the WASP 30th Anniversary Reunion Dinner]

A program for the 30th Anniversary Reunion of the WASP. It includes information about the Fifinella mascot, the names of WASP officers and Reunion Committee members, a schedule of events, and a list of acknowledgements at the end.
Date: 1972
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 101, Number 42, October 20, 1977 (open access)

The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 101, Number 42, October 20, 1977

National weekly newspaper from dedicated to covering news of interest to US veterans. Patricia Collins Hughes' column "Were WASPs First Combat Women?" can be found on page three.
Date: October 20, 1977
Creator: Smith, John Lewis, III
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Excerpt from West Texas Historical Association Yearbook, 1974, Vol. L] (open access)

[Excerpt from West Texas Historical Association Yearbook, 1974, Vol. L]

Excerpt from the West Texas Historical Association Yearbook, Vol L. The excerpted section is entitled "General Arnold Comes to Avenger Field."
Date: 1974
Creator: Head, Alberta Fitzpatrick
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Cochran's Convent] (open access)

[Clipping: Cochran's Convent]

Magazine clipping of "Cochran's Convent" by SMSgt Harold Newcomb. An old article about who the WASP were and how they started and ended is included.
Date: May 1977
Creator: Newcomb, Harold
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Helen Snapp and Friends at Royal Gorge]

Photograph of WASP Helen Wyatt Snapp, Helen M. Schaefer, Juanita "Nita" Bolish Cooke, and Jeanne Bennett Robertson sitting shoulder-to-shoulder in front of the Royal Gorge in Colorado Springs.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 100, Number 40, October 6, 1977 (open access)

The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 100, Number 40, October 6, 1977

National weekly newspaper dedicated to covering news of interest to US veterans. This issue includes a column by Patricia Collins Hughes discussing President Carter's lack of support for granting veterans' status to the WASP on page 3.
Date: October 6, 1977
Creator: Smith, John Lewis, III
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WASP's Only Footnote to USAF History Now"] (open access)

[Clipping: "WASP's Only Footnote to USAF History Now"]

Newspaper clipping from The Sentinel-Record titled "WASP's only footnote to USAF history now" written by Don Thomason. It discusses the advanced the training the Women Airforce Service Pilots went through and their sacrifices, only for none of them to receive proper military recognition, government insurance, or familial compensation for the 38 WASPs lost in service. It also discusses Col. Bruce Arnold's failed attempt at getting WASP-centered bills passed through Congress and the death of Nancy Love, former head of the Ferry Command of WASP. The back of the clipping reveals part of the CAC (Community Adult Center) calendar and an article written by Vivian Brown. This article discusses the increase in housing sales to "foreigners."
Date: October 24, 1976
Creator: Thomason, Don & Brown, Vivian
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 100, Number 36, September 8, 1977 (open access)

The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 100, Number 36, September 8, 1977

National weekly newspaper dedicated to covering news of interest to US veterans. Patricia Collins Hughes' column about legislation to militarize the WASP during World War Two and the end of the WASP program in 1944 can be found on page three. This issue also includes a letter from Mary Retick Wells, WASP Class 44-W-6, refuting statements Representative Olin E. Teague made against legislative efforts to grant veterans' benefits to the WASP.
Date: September 8, 1977
Creator: Smith, John Lewis, III
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Helen Snapp and Friends]

Photograph of WASP Helen W. Snapp, Helen M. Schaefer, "Helen Fran Alberta," and "Nead" standing shoulder-to-shoulder and smiling for the camera and wear white nametags, The photo quality does not allow for one to read the names printed.
Date: October 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "They Flew, Too"] (open access)

[Clipping: "They Flew, Too"]

Copy of the May 25, 1977 issue of The Gazette. An article of the WASP, who they were, what they did, Helen Snapp's service with them, and their efforts to gain veteran status is included. Articles about city government, summer jobs for youth, nutrition, cooking, and sports are also provided in this issue.
Date: May 25, 1977
Creator: Remington, Eileen
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 101, Number 45, November 10, 1977 (open access)

The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 101, Number 45, November 10, 1977

National weekly newspaper dedicated to covering news of interest to US veterans. This issue includes two articles and a column discussing the passage of the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977, which awarded veterans benefits to the WASP: "GI Bill-WASP Explanatory Statement," "Women Pilots, Who Put WWII Air Force In The Air, Win Vets Status," and "WASPs Await President's Signature."
Date: November 10, 1977
Creator: Smith, John Lewis, III
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 101, Number 48, December 1, 1977 (open access)

The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 101, Number 48, December 1, 1977

National weekly newspaper dedicated to covering news of interest to US veterans. Patricia Collins Hughes' column about H.R. 8701, which granted veterans' status to the WASP, can be found on page three.
Date: December 1, 1977
Creator: Smith, John Lewis, III
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Memorial Reunion For WASP is Now Underway"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Memorial Reunion For WASP is Now Underway"]

Copy of Sweetwater Reporter's June 1972 issue. Four WASP related articles on front page and detailed in paper Titles are: "WASP's is Now Underway" , What Did WASP's Find Here Today", " Miss Cochran Known for Her Flying" and "Mrs. Young is leader of Order of Fifinella.
Date: June 23, 1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Those Wonderful Women in Their Flying Machines" Re-Creates Absorbing Page of Women's History (open access)

"Those Wonderful Women in Their Flying Machines" Re-Creates Absorbing Page of Women's History

Article from Rawson, Wade Publishers, Inc. titled "'Those Wonderful Women in Their Flying Machines' Re-Creates Absorbing Page of Women's History" discussing Sally Van Wagenen Keil's book "Those Wonderful in Their Flying Machines: The Unknown Heroines of World War II."
Date: February 20, 1979
Creator: Anthony, Carolyn & Mayers, Gwenn
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The forgotten women of World War II] (open access)

[Clipping: The forgotten women of World War II]

Newspaper clipping titled "The forgotten women of World War II" from the Daily News discusses the recent reunion of surviving Women Airforce Service Pilots. Pictured is WASP Lenora Horton on the wing of her plane at Avenger Field in 1943
Date: September 7, 1976
Creator: Bernstein, Paula
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Fifi Mascot With a Red Plastic Overlay]

Photograph of the Fifi mascot with a red plastic overlay, drawn by Walt Disney. It shows a woman with wings, wearing a dark-colored uniform.
Date: July 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Annual WASP Conference, 1978] (open access)

[Program: Annual WASP Conference, 1978]

Program listing events for the annual WASP conference in 1978, along with historical notes, biographical sketches, and advertising related to the conference.
Date: 1978
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Military feels WASPs' sting, gives in to benefit demands] (open access)

[Clipping: Military feels WASPs' sting, gives in to benefit demands]

Newspaper clipping titled "Military feels WASPs' sting, gives in to benefit demands," discussing the recent decision that Women Airforce Service Pilots will now be recognized as veterans and eligible for benefits. It includes a hand-written note at the top of the clipping that reads "This puzzled me, as I thought it had been over long ago."
Date: March 10, 1979
Creator: Associated Press
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Song Lyrics for Dedicated to the WASP--God Bless 'Em] (open access)

[Song Lyrics for Dedicated to the WASP--God Bless 'Em]

A song written by Frances "Frankie" B. McInerney Warms dedicated to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, inspired by her own WASP class of 43-W-8. It praises the WASPs for their service, and it includes a "Post Script" for 1977 celebrating the WASP's recent recognition by the United States government. The back of the second page contains several groups of numbers written in pencil: "1014" and "471-8680."
Date: 1977
Creator: Warms, Frances B. McInerney
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History