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Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
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Prince Collection
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National WASP WWII Museum Collection
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Gayle Snell Collection
18
Eleanor Brown Collection
15
Henderson (Paul Hill) Collection
14
National WASP Museum (NWM) Collection
14
Catherine Parker Collection
13
Forts Heritage Region
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Historic Marker Application: Women Airforce Service Pilots
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Order of Fifinella: Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws
Booklet containing the articles of incorporation and by-laws of the Order of Fifnella, founded for the WASP.
Date:
1945?
Creator:
Marsh, Clara Jo; Petry, Ruth Mary & Stires, Hally
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Elimination, April 1943]
Text certifying that five women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) in March and April 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person; one name has been stricken from the list with a handwritten note.
Date:
April 6, 1943
Creator:
McConnell, Landon E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Elimination, March 1943]
Text certifying that three women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) in March 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person.
Date:
March 25, 1943
Creator:
McConnell, Landon E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP of WWII Regular Board Meeting Minutes]
Minutes from the Spring 2005 board meeting of the WASP of WWII, held in Washington, D.C.
Date:
April 2, 2005
Creator:
McCreery, Jean T.
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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notes on History of Avenger Field]
Rough draft notes about the history of Avenger Field on lined, yellow notebook paper, with page numbers seen written to the left of the paragraphs. The last page bears a working title note, "A History of Avenger Field, Texas by Bennet B. Monde".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Monde, Bennet B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Wings Over Sweetwater: The History of Avenger Field]
Paper written by Major Bennet B. Monde on the history of Avenger Field and Women Airforce Service Pilots. The paper has a cover page with an image of Texas and several air force wing logos, including the WASP, U.S. Air Force, and Royal Air Force.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Monde, Bennet B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Memorial Land Survey]
Engineering land survey for the area designated to have the WASP wishing well memorial built upon.
Date:
August 7, 1992
Creator:
Morris, Stanley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #1]
Individual Flight Record for Gayle Snell, documenting her hours on different airframes as a WASP.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
Nance, Walter L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[National WASP WWII Museum Bookmark]
Bookmark advertising the National WASP WWII Museum in Sweetwater, Texas. The front of the bookmark contains a picture of a procession at Avenger Field and portraits of Jacqueline Cochran, General "Hap" Arnold, and Nancy Love. The back of the bookmark includes a brief history of the WASP organization as well as the museum's address, website, and phone number.
Date:
200u
Creator:
National WASP WWII Museum
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Calendar: Fly Girls 2013]
Calendar for 2013 containing both old and modern photographs of the Women Air Force Service Pilots of World War II. Many of the modern photos are from the WASP Homecoming Reunion in 2012. The calendar includes American holidays and important dates for WASP members.
Date:
2012
Creator:
National WASP World War II Museum
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Rig Edwards]
Envelope addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Rig Edwards in Sweetwater, Texas, from Gip D. Oldham.
Date:
August 20, 1973
Creator:
Oldham, Gip D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[War Savings Bond Form, April 25, 1944]
War savings bond form filled out by Catherine Parker, in which she lists Mrs. Madeline E. Parker as her beneficiary.
Date:
April 25, 1944
Creator:
Parker, Catherine
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[44-W4 Time Schedule]
Memo from Group Commander E. A. Parker to Flight Commanders discussing the schedule for the 44-W4 class of Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
March 7, 1944
Creator:
Parker, E. A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 80, Extract 2]
Special orders extract reassigning several Women Airforce Service Pilots to new stations and agreeing to pay them by the mile flown or to reimburse them for expenses incurred while traveling.
Date:
September 16, 1944
Creator:
Pinkston, Sid C. & Pinkston, Sid C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Denial of Fraud by Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince]
Letter of denial regarding the litigation against the Plosser-Prince Air Academy for fraud by the United States in which Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince assert their innocence and claim to have had no involvement in the fraudulent actions of Victor J. Nelson.
Date:
1943~
Creator:
Plosser, Joseph B. & Prince, Charles A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Check Paid to E. L. Bauknight, May 23, 1943]
Check for $27.25 paid to E. L. Bauknight by the Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas for a witness expense.
Date:
May 23, 1943
Creator:
Plosser-Prince Air Academy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Check Paid to Irby & Dineen, May 24, 1943]
Check for $1,972.80 paid to Irby & Dineen by the Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas for a reporting case at Abilene, Texas.
Date:
May 24, 1943
Creator:
Plosser-Prince Air Academy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Check Paid to J. M. Wagstaff, May 27, 1943]
Check for $250 paid to J. M. Wagstaff by the Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas for expenses on trial at Abilene, Texas.
Date:
May 27, 1943
Creator:
Plosser-Prince Air Academy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoices from Plosser-Prince Air Academy]
Invoice from Plosser-Prince Air Academy listing student name, flying time to date, and flying time covered by invoice, and including a legend to indicate those having flying deficiency, physical deficiency, or resignation. The gross of the invoice is $56,184.51.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Plosser-Prince Air Academy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letterhead for Plosser-Prince Air Academy]
Nine sheets of blank letterhead with blue text that reads "Plosser-Prince Air Academy, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas" at the top.
Date:
194X
Creator:
Plosser-Prince Air Academy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letterhead for Plosser-Prince Air Academy]
Eight sheets of blank letterhead with blue text that reads "Plosser-Prince Air Academy, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas" at the top, and has "COPY" printed diagonally across the center of each page.
Date:
194X
Creator:
Plosser-Prince Air Academy
System:
The Portal to Texas History