[Clipping: Golf Tournaments] (open access)

[Clipping: Golf Tournaments]

Photocopy of newspaper clippings describing the activities Mary Ruth Rance as a member of the Fellow Chunkers, young women's golf organization.
Date: August 11, 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Creighton University Sororities] (open access)

[Clipping: Creighton University Sororities]

Copy of three newspaper clippings providing a brief history about the activities and memberships of Mary Ruth Rance at Creighton University.
Date: November 20, 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Mary Ruth Rance, February 26, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Mary Ruth Rance, February 26, 1943]

Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Mary Ruth Rance explaining the requirements for admission to the Women's Flying Training program.
Date: February 26, 1943
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ethel Sheehy to Mary Ruth Rance, February 28, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Ethel Sheehy to Mary Ruth Rance, February 28, 1943]

Letter from Ethel A. Sheehy to Mary Ruth Rance discussing the applicant interview details and age requirements for the Women Airforce Service Pilots program.
Date: February 28, 1943
Creator: Sheehy, Ethel A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester R. Klown to Mary Ruth Rance, April 6, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Chester R. Klown to Mary Ruth Rance, April 6, 1943]

Letter from Chester R. Klown to Mary Ruth Rance discussing the details of her application to the Women's Flying Training Program, explaining her reporting requirements and salary information.
Date: April 6, 1943
Creator: Klown, Chester R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. E. McKaughan to R. T. Rance, October 5, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from R. E. McKaughan to R. T. Rance, October 5, 1943]

Letter from R. E. McKaughan to R. T. Rance informing him of how much they appreciated having Mary R. Rance at Avenger Field as a WASP trainee and indicating that she received excellent training designed by experienced Air Force veterans.
Date: October 5, 1943
Creator: McKaughan, R. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mary Ruth Rance WASP Diploma] (open access)

[Mary Ruth Rance WASP Diploma]

Diploma certifying that Mary Ruth Rance completed the Women Airforce Service Pilots special training program.
Date: October 9, 1943
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 81, Extract 21] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 81, Extract 21]

Special orders reassigning several Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) from Romulus Air Force Base to AAF Tactical Center in Orlando, Florida.
Date: June 29, 1944
Creator: 553d AAF Base Unit
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mary Ruth Rance WASP Diploma] (open access)

[Mary Ruth Rance WASP Diploma]

Diploma certifying that Mary Ruth Rance completed the Women Airforce Service Pilots special training program.
Date: July 28, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran, January 4, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran, January 4, 1949]

Letter from Jacqueline Cochran explaining the offer of a commission of 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Force to former Women Airforce Service Pilots if they meet certain standards and qualifications.
Date: January 1949
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bio for Mary Ruth Rance (WASP class 43-6) (open access)

Bio for Mary Ruth Rance (WASP class 43-6)

List of biographical details on Mary Ruth Rance with a focus on her time in the Women Airforce Service Pilots Program during WWII. Under the "Memories" section is Rance's firsthand account of her time as a WASP.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Activities of Mary Ruth Rance] (open access)

[Clipping: Activities of Mary Ruth Rance]

Photocopy of three newspaper clippings with photos of Mary Ruth Rance and a brief history about her experiences as a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots organization.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Hockey Game Stories] (open access)

[Clipping: Hockey Game Stories]

Photocopy of two newspaper clippings describing the details of a hockey game in which Mary Ruth Rance and her sisters participated.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Outstanding Letter Winners at Benson High School] (open access)

[Clipping: Outstanding Letter Winners at Benson High School]

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping with a photo of the female student athletes from Benson High School who qualified for the "O" club pin and the male athletes who won letters.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Putting Azusa On The Air Map] (open access)

[Clipping: Putting Azusa On The Air Map]

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping showing a photo of three members from Ninety-Nines, Incorporated painting Azusa's name on top of the Lucky Lager brewery. The members identified in the photo are Elsie Ringer, Jean Parker and Mary Ruth Rance (Left to Right).
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mary Ruth Rance to WASP Class 43-6] (open access)

[Letter from Mary Ruth Rance to WASP Class 43-6]

Letter from Mary Ruth Rance to members of class 43-6 of the Women Airforce Service Pilots asking for information on the types of planes each member flew during the WASP program.
Date: unknown
Creator: Rance, Mary Ruth
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mary Ruth Rance WASP Promotion] (open access)

[Mary Ruth Rance WASP Promotion]

Photocopy of a notice of personnel action from the War Department promoting Mary Ruth Rance from Assistant Clerk-Typist to Student Pilot with new pay-grade.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice About 1986 WASP Class Dinner] (open access)

[Notice About 1986 WASP Class Dinner]

Notice in which the author states she volunteered at the Women Airforce Service Pilots National Convention to take over as the secretary for WASP class 43-6, going on to describe the convention and asking more of class 43-6 members to plan to attend the next gathering. A black and white photo of the thirteen members of class 43-6 that attended holding a large WASP wings plaque is printed on the page. Some of the women are labeled in pen around the edge of the photo as Evelyn Stewart Johnson, Moya Mitchell Anonson, Blanche Osborn Bross, Rance, Irene Maglio, Cappy Johnson Johnson, "Babe" Story, and McGeorge.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photocopied Photos of Mary Ruth Rance with Planes]

Photocopy of three photographs of WOman Airforce Service Pilots, Mary Ruth Rance, posed with planes.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photocopied WASP Portraits] (open access)

[Photocopied WASP Portraits]

Photocopy of a page containing six Women Airforce Service Pilot portraits, all dressed in leather flight jackets with Fifinella patches. The women are Grace Putnam, Mary Ruth Rance, Virginia Raymond, Velma Saunders, Betty Scantland, and Martha Smith.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Rance-Danahey Family Chart] (open access)

[Rance-Danahey Family Chart]

Photocopy of a chart showing the family lineage of the Rance and Danahey families. A handwritten note in the photocopy points to the parents of 5 daughters, including Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Mary Ruth Rance.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Rance WASP Transfer Slip] (open access)

[Rance WASP Transfer Slip]

Photocopied document stating Mary Ruth Rance's new position, pay grade, and station in the Women Airforce Service Pilots training program.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Editor Cartoon]

Cartoon illustration of woman hastily typing out the newsletter of the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mary Ruth Rance Leaning on a Car]

Photograph of Mary Ruth Rance leaning on her car. The car is identified as a VW rabbit and has a California liscense plate reading "43WASP6." "Dec 1981, Mary Ruth Rance, My new VW Rabbit planning to drive to Cleveland for our Convention" is written on the back.
Date: December 1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History