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Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
495
Gayle Snell Collection
149
Prince Collection
147
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
136
Eleanor Brown Collection
106
Kafka Collection
89
Helen Snapp Collection
56
Herman F. Fuchs Collection
55
National WASP Museum (NWM) Collection
43
Henderson (Paul Hill) Collection
38
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[Aerial Photograph of Airport in Sweetwater #2]
Aerial photograph of an airport with two major runways in Sweetwater, Texas. There are five clusters of buildings on the bottom and right sides of the intersecting runways, marked by small yellow dots with numbers on them. At the bottom of the photo, there is numbered text indicating the names of the different buildings, and larger text along the left side indicating the location of the airport.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Seven WASP Gathered Around a Table]
Photograph of seven trainees of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) gathered around a table in one of the classrooms at Avenger Field. Some, but not all, of the women are identified in the label attached to the photograph's bottom edge. The back of the photograph is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group Petition #2]
Petition addressed to the Board of Directors, Order of Fifinella, Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII and circulated to the WASP class secretaries. The petition includes a list of nine concerns, including the reinstatement of the nonprofit organization in California and the removal of the Fifinella logo from the newsletter. This version of the petition does not include the Texas Ten's signatures.
Date:
1979-09~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Female WWII pilots awarded medals and Victoria woman honored]
Newspaper clippings of two articles about female pilots being honored for their service in World War II, including receiving the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington D.C. Portions of advertisements and other articles are visible on the backs of the clippings, including a school advertisement, a Dillard's advertisement, and an article about drug addiction.
Date:
March 11, 2010
Creator:
Hefling, Kimberly & Velasquez, J. J.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: The Woman's Collection]
Pamphlet from Texas Women's University advertising their Woman's Collection and describing Women Airforce Service Pilots history and the story of their militarization.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Texas Woman's University. Libraries.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Eleanor Brown to Lucile Wise, June 16, 2006]
Printout of an email from Eleanor Brown to Lucile Wise containing Brown's report for WASP Region 2. Attached to the printout is a yellow sticky note with a handwritten message stating, "Mickey - F.Y.I. attached is the first report you sent. We added your correct phone #. Lucile."
Date:
June 16, 2006
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Avenger, Volume 2, Issue 2, May 2006
Newsletter of the National WASP WWII Museum including news, events, and other information of interest to the museum's membership.
Date:
May 2006
Creator:
National WASP WWII Museum
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Operation Fifinella: Historic WASP Fly-In to Avenger Field]
Booklet detailing a "WASP Fly-In" event to pay tribute to Women Airforce Service Pilots at Avenger Field. The booklet describes how the idea for the event came about and lists a schedule, the names of the WASP members being flown in, contributors, and other event details.
Date:
2008
Creator:
Operation Fifinella Committee
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Class 44-9 Baymates]
Photocopy of a group of WASP posed together in front of barracks at Avenger Field. Text printed beneath the photo reads, "Baymates, Class 44-9, in front of barracks at Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor Brown to Elaine Harmon, May 27, 2006]
Letter from Eleanor Brown to Elaine Harmon discussing her hobbies, her husband's health, and other news. A handwritten note at the top of the page states, "Response to Elaine Harmon for class news for WASP Newsletter. Sent May 27, 2006."
Date:
May 27, 2006
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Resolution - Women Airforce Service Pilots Day #1]
Resolution issued by the State of Texas recognizing the achievements of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and declaring May 26, 2012 as Women Airforce Service Pilots Day. It is signed by Dawnna Dukes, State Representative of District 46.
Date:
May 2012
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sweetwater City Development Agenda]
Agenda for improving and developing the agricultural, commercial, military, legislative and public aspects of the city of Sweetwater, Texas in the year of 1963-1964. Former WASP instructor, Paul Hill, is listed as one of the Co-Chairmen.
Date:
July 8, 1963
Creator:
Sweetwater Board of City Development
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. Army Service, World Flight at Sweetwater, Texas #2]
Photograph of four men standing in front of the left side of a small plane, under the wing. The two men on the left are wearing pilots clothing, while the two men on the right are wearing suits and hats. The plane has the words, "New Orleans," on the left front side.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sweetwater's Municipal Airport Hangar Building #4]
Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport hangar, a large, metal building with the hangar's name in large letters on the front. There is a metal tower to the right of the hangar, and a long road going past the right of the building. Text at the bottom of the photo indicates the location and date of the photo.
Date:
March 29, 1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Air Force Radar Station at Avenger Field #1]
Aerial photograph of the air force radar station at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The photo shows a large group of buildings connected by paths and and roads, with a parking lot in the center. Two large hangars are visible in the foreground. Three student dorms for TSTC campus can be seen side by side in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field History]
Documents describing the history of the Sweetwater Airport, Avenger Field, and the WASP program.
Date:
April 15, 1996
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pre-Parole Transfer Facility at Sweetwater, Texas #3]
Photograph of several buildings gated with tall fencing on a road side. A large sign on the grass in the front of the gates reads, "Sweetwater, Texas pre-Parole Transfer Facility CI Concept Inc." Another sign hanging on the fence in the background reads, "No Weapons".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pre-Parole Transfer Facility at Sweetwater, Texas #1]
Photograph of the gated entrance to a group of small buildings in Sweetwater Texas. A road leads up to the metal gate, which is attached to a small, wooden guard-house. A sign in the yard in front of the gate reads, "Pre-Parole Transfer Facility," and indicates the name of a company called Concept Inc.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sweetwater Visitor Map]
Map of central Sweetwater, Texas, with streets and a compass rose seen on the front and a map legend seen printed on the back.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce Convention and Visitors Bureau
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Jacqueline Cochran and Roy Ward Shaking Hands]
Photograph of Jacqueline Cochran shaking hands with Col. Roy P. Ward while Mary Boles Nelson, Ethel Sheehy, and Dede Deaton look on. A poem titled "Avenger Field" is hanging on the wall behind Ward's head. The back of the photograph includes handwritten notes and is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Instructors and Tower Operator at Avenger Field]
Photograph of twenty-two men and one woman arranged in two rows in front of a building. The typewritten label taped to the photograph's bottom edge identifies them as "instructors and tower operator (Alberta Head) at Avenger Field." The back of the photograph includes a handwritten note that reads, "Property of Madge Minton 43-W-4."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86 Update]
Flyer for the 1986 WASP Reunion in Sweetwater, Texas, including information on lodging, travel, and registration. The flyer also includes a registration form for the reunion, a schedule events, and a map of Sweetwater. The flyer mentions that while the Holiday Inn is completely booked, space is still available at other motels in the area.
Date:
1986~
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
WASP WW2 Guidons
Pamphlet about the guidons used by the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program at Avenger Field. The front cover includes an illustration of Fifinella, the WASP's mascot.
Date:
July 1986
Creator:
Reynolds, Florence G. Shutsy
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond A. Christ to the WASP Reunion Committee, March 3, 1986]
Letter from Raymond A. Christ to members of the WASP Reunion Committee requesting their feedback on the draft registration information he has prepared for the WASP Reunion.
Date:
March 3, 1986
Creator:
Christ, Raymond A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History