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[Clipping: Women, Wings and War]
Photocopy of an article discussing Margaret Harper's experience serving in the WASP, duties she was given, the discontinuation of the WASP, and sexual discrimination against female veterans. Another article about the history and preservation of WASP history in Texas Woman's University is also included.
Date:
July 18, 1989
Creator:
Porter, Bob
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program for WASP 30th Anniversary Reunion #7]
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
[Photograph Notes]
List of different existing photographs related to Women Airforce Service Pilots with a note at the top that reads, "Need picture or negative:". Some photos are checked off with the words "need neg." still written on to the left of each.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Notes on Avenger Field #2]
Partial list of historic building developments to the area around Avenger Field over time with several lines seen crossed off in pencil. The page is part of the preparation notes for the application materials sent to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Avenger Field, Sweetwater.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fifinella Matchbook]
Commemorative matchbook made for the 30th WASP reunion on June 23-25, 1972. The matchbook has a Fifinella mascot, as designed by Walt Disney, printed in blue on the cover along with the group name, "Order of the Fifinella". Information about the reunion in Sweetwater can be seen printed in blue on the back.
Date:
1972~
Creator:
Diamond Match Division
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Student's Manual: Primary Flying
Army Air Force flight training manual that addresses general flight safety and protocol for cadets. The name of Rigdon Edwards can be seen written in pencil at the top of the front cover.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces. Training Command.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henri Pepper to Ruth Florey, October 2, 1986]
Letter from Henri Pepper to Ruth Florey discussing the recent WASP display and Carlos Alvarado's high school students interviewing WASP.
Date:
October 2, 1986
Creator:
Pepper, Henri Elizabeth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Statue Information]
Photocopied sketched image of a WASP statuette, with information written to the top and right sides of the page on the dimensions, materials, and other features of the sculpture.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field History Rough Draft]
Typed rough draft with pencil notes on the history Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Monde, Bennet B.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Map Notes Copy]
Photocopy of partial map data showing a wind rose and a small location map that points out Avenger Field's location.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Precision Flight Demonstration with Bob Hoover Flying the Shrike Commander
Pamphlet for an aerial demonstration of a Shrike Commander plane being flown by Bob Hoover. The pamphlet gives information on Hoover's life and the historical significance of the aircraft.
Date:
May 1972
Creator:
North American Rockwell Corporation
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Bibliography Page]
Bibliography page with five cited works pertaining to WASP, Avenger Field, and Sweetwater, including the autobiography of Jacqueline Cochran. The word "museum" can be seen written in pencil at the top right, and a few math notes can be seen penciled in the bottom right of the page.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Survey Map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport #2]
Photocopied boundary survey map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport that includes runway dimensions and lines of avigation easement.
Date:
September 1988
Creator:
Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Historic Marker Designation Information]
Pamphlet page with information about the three ways to designate a location as a historic landmark: the National Register of Historic Places, Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks, or State Archeological Landmarks.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Texas State Government
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henri Pepper to Dean Hollinger, August 2, 1990]
Letter from Henri Pepper to Dean Hollinger giving information about Holly Grasso.
Date:
August 2, 1990
Creator:
Pepper, Henri Elizabeth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Old Refrain
Sheet music for the "The Old Refrain" arranged for medium voice and piano with lyrics that express nostalgia for childhood and days gone by. The front cover includes handwritten notes that say, "Miss Edwards, Officers Club."
Date:
1915
Creator:
Kreisler, Fritz & Mattullath, Alice
Object Type:
Musical Score/Notation
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nolan County Survey Notes for the Texas Historical Commission Registration #3]
Survey notes for a tract of land approximately 192.37 acres in Nolan county. The page is part of the preparation notes for the application materials sent to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Avenger Field, Sweetwater.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Information on Sweetwater]
Page with information about the current conditions of the city of Sweetwater, Texas and the money the city has spent on civic improvements.
Date:
1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Sweetwater Municipal Airport: An Unparalleled Industrial Site]
Photocopied flyer advertising land and buildings around Sweetwater Municipal Airport available for leasing, with a map seen printed of Avenger Field runway.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lyda Keefe to Sweetwater Museum, January 18, 1989]
Letter from Lyda Dunham Keefe to Sweetwater Museum requesting the zoot suit and pillows she donated some time ago for speeches she will be making about WASP.
Date:
January 18, 1989
Creator:
Keefe, Lyda Dunham
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Class 43-4 at the 1988 Reunion]
Photograph of class 43-4 of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) taken during the organization's reunion in Charleston. Twenty-three women dressed in casual clothing sit on the steps of a short staircase while five women in their WASP uniforms stand on the landing above them. Most of the women are wearing dark blue name tags with the WASP insignia and light blue buttons.
Date:
1988
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Grady to Mr. and Mrs. Bolton Head, unknown date]
Envelope from Grady to Mr. and Mrs. Head from Nigeria. No letter with text is included.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Avenger, Volume 1, Issue 1, May 11, 1943
Copy of the first issue of The Avenger, the newspaper made for WASP in Avenger field. Articles about Jacqueline Cochran, a letter from a German spy to the Gestapo, Avenger Field, and more are included.
Date:
May 11, 1943
Creator:
Bowles, Mary A.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Summary of Researcher's Methodology for Sweetwater Historical Notes #3]
List of research references about Nolan county and Avenger Field crossed out in pencil and with extra pen notes. The document is part of the preparation notes for the application materials sent to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Avenger Field, Sweetwater.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History