Program: Celebration of Women in the Military (open access)

Program: Celebration of Women in the Military

Program for an event honoring women in military service at Barksdale Air Force Base. Charlyne Creger is listed as a speaker at the event and a short biography of her career is included in the program. Curled red, blue, and grey ribbons are attached the program.
Date: March 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jacqueline Cochran Envelope #2] (open access)

[Jacqueline Cochran Envelope #2]

Empty envelope with a portrait of Jacqueline Cochran in WASP Uniform printed on the left side above the text, "Jacqueline Cochran Founder and Leader of Women Airforce Service Pilots World War II". The envelope also has the official Jacqueline Cochran postage stamp in the top right corner, with "First day of issue" ink-stamped beneath it. On the far left edge is a handwritten nbote that reads, "Dawn J Seymour, WASP WWII 43-5".
Date: March 9, 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George Bush to Charlyne Creger, March 18, 1991] (open access)

[Letter from George Bush to Charlyne Creger, March 18, 1991]

Letter from President George Bush to Charlyne Creger discussing the United States' participation in conflicts in the Persian Gulf Region.
Date: March 18, 1991
Creator: Bus, George
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Celebration of Women and the Military] (open access)

[Clipping: Celebration of Women and the Military]

Newspaper clipping of a page of The Retired Officer including the columns titled, "Celebration of Women and the Military" which discusses an event on March 4, 1995 to commemorate women's accomplishments in the armed forces. Charlyne Creger is listed as the guest speaker.
Date: March 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Castle Ruins]

Photograph of castle ruins (possibly at the Rock of Cashel) showing a stone structure with crumbled walls green grass in the foreground.
Date: March 29, 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Castyle Graveyard]

Photograph of a cemetery (possibly at the Rock of Cashel) with several headstones, including a Celtic cross on the right), and a small tower-like structure in the middle.
Date: March 29, 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rock of Cashel]

Photograph of the interior of the Rock of Cashel showing a stone tower and arched portal with tall walls on both sides and several window openings on the right.
Date: March 29, 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Inside Rock of Cashel]

Photograph of the interior of ruins at the Rock of Cashel showing a stone wall with a pointed triangular top and three tall narrow window openings; the photograph is taken from inside an arched entry way.
Date: March 29, 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Statue in Catacombs]

Photograph of a stone statue of a woman in catacombs (possibly at Rock of Cashel) with a doorway and metal gate on the left and a gravestone partially visible on the right.
Date: March 29, 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger with Check]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger holding an oversized check for $500 from the Women in the Military Steering Committee to W.I.M.S.A.
Date: March 4, 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mary Regalbuto Jones to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, March 25, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Mary Regalbuto Jones to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, March 25, 1992]

Letter from Mary Regalbuto Jones to the Women Airforce Service Pilots informing them about the confirmed dress attire for the WASP 50th anniversary dinner, cost for shirts and how to purchase them.
Date: March 25, 1992
Creator: Jones, Mary Regalbuto
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cliffs and Sea]

Photograph of seaside cliffs with waves crashing at the base (possibly in Great Britain or Ireland).
Date: March 29, 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House by Hillside]

Photograph of a white single-story house and a small barn at the base of a large hill dotted with trees and plants (possibly in Ireland); there are trees and other plants and a winding road on the right.
Date: March 29, 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gravestones and Ruins]

Photograph of several gravestones and the ruins of a stone wall on a heath (possibly in Ireland) with fog in the background.
Date: March 29, 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP News, Volume 36, Number 1, March 1998 (open access)

WASP News, Volume 36, Number 1, March 1998

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: March 1998
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jacqueline Cochran Envelope] (open access)

[Jacqueline Cochran Envelope]

Empty envelope with a portrait of Jacqueline Cochran in WASP Uniform printed on the left side above the text, "Jacqueline Cochran Founder and Leader of Women Airforce Service Pilots World War II". The envelope also has the official Jacqueline Cochran postage stamp in the top right corner, with "First day of issue" ink-stamped beneath it.
Date: March 9, 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: First Day of Issue Stamp Ceremony, Jacqueline Cochran] (open access)

[Program: First Day of Issue Stamp Ceremony, Jacqueline Cochran]

Program for the first day of issue ceremony for the Jacqueline Cochran stamp. The program lists WASP member a British Air Transport Auxiliary pilot as speakers and includes a brief biography of Cochran's life and achievements.
Date: March 1996
Creator: United States Postal Service
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes: WASP Monument Committee Meeting, March 18, 1993] (open access)

[Minutes: WASP Monument Committee Meeting, March 18, 1993]

Minutes for the WASP Monument Committee meeting including a list of members in attendance and a summary of business discussed.
Date: March 1993
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kaddy Landry Steel to Homer Taylor, March 10, 1999] (open access)

[Letter from Kaddy Landry Steel to Homer Taylor, March 10, 1999]

Letter from Kaddy Landry Steel to Homer Taylor discussing the 2000 WASP reunion and an enclosed letter from an earlier date about committees in place for the reunion.
Date: March 10, 1999
Creator: Steel, Kaddy Landry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Airport Data #2] (open access)

[Avenger Airport Data #2]

Data notes on Avenger Field airport by the engineering company, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc.
Date: March 9, 1990
Creator: Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Airport Data] (open access)

[Avenger Airport Data]

Data notes on the current state of of Avenger Field airport by an engineering company, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc.
Date: March 4, 1990
Creator: Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pharmacy Receipt Copy] (open access)

[Pharmacy Receipt Copy]

Photocopy of a pharmacy receipt from Rolling Plains Pharmacy. The receipt is addressed to First National Bank and signed as received by Kay Graham. It is part of the collection of preparation notes for the application materials sent to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Avenger Field, Sweetwater.
Date: March 28, 1996
Creator: Rolling Plains Pharmacy
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication] (open access)

[50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication]

Photocopy of a brochure for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 50th anniversary reunion and monument dedication ceremony, with information about the memorial and a brief history of WASP at Avenger Field. A sketched image of the life size WASP statue at Avenger Field can be seen printed on the page.
Date: March 5, 1993
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, March 6, 1996]

Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards informing him that the printer is ready and that if he can find a picture of himself from 1942 to 1944, she would like to have it. The front has a photograph of two bottlenose dolphins taken by Dr. Randall S. Wells.
Date: March 6, 1996
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History