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Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
103
Prince Collection
35
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
27
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
13
Historic Marker Application: Women Airforce Service Pilots
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[Flight Notes for Wichita Falls - Sweetwater]
Travel notes for flights between Wichita Falls and Sweetwater, including distance traveled and landmarks along the route.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rosa Charlyne Creger Autobiography Essay]
An autobiographic essay written by Charlyne Creger describing her experience flying as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot and how it led to her career as a nurse. A handwritten note at the bottom from 1996 states, "I am now retired and getting into mischief".
Date:
1996
Creator:
Creger, Charlyne
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Notes Mineral Wells to Brownwood]
Handwritten travel notes for flying between several Texas towns, with landmarks and distances between them.
Date:
194X
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Christmas Card]
Christmas Card from Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas, containing several photos of Women Airforce Service Pilots and their commanding officers. The card also includes a poem, Avenger Field, by Effie Pratt, class 43-W-8.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Parker WASP Appointment Slip]
Appointment slip stating Catherine Parker's new position, pay grade, and station in the Women Airforce Service Pilots training program.
Date:
April 18, 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Notes Landmarks]
Handwritten pencil notes of landmarks for flights between Sweetwater and Brownwood, and Brownwood and Wichita Falls.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Notes Mineral Wells - Avenger Field]
Travel notes for a flight between Mineral Wells and Avenger field including distance traveled and key landmarks.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
U. S. Army Air Forces Instructions to Candidates Selected for Women's Flying Training
Instructions from Jacqueline Cochran for women entering the Women Airforce Service Pilots training program on how to obtain a mandatory letter of release statement and on what items to bring for training.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Cochran, Jacqueline
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 99, Extract 1]
Special Order from Sid C. Pinskton listing the names of women who completed the Women's Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) training program and are authorized to fly military aircraft.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
2536D Army Air Forces Base Unit
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cleaners Receipts]
Receipt from Roy Rasco: Cleaners-Hatters-Dryer the handling of a pair pants and two blouses owned by WASP, Catherine Parker.
Date:
May 4, 1944
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A WASP Memorial
Photocopy of the text from the Women Airforce Service Pilots memorial in Sweetwater, Texas. A few notes are handwritten in pen ink at the bottom of the page.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Stationary]
A blank sheet of stationary that features an illustration of a Fifinella gremlin, the mascot of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, in the top center of the page along with the text, "Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Charlyne Creger At Avenger Field]
Envelope belonging to WASP Charlyne Creger at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
{{{name}}}
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Catherine Parker WASP Inoculation Card]
Pilot an crew member physical record card for WASP Catherine Parker. The card states that Parker completed the inoculations for smallpox, triple typhoid, and anti-tetanus and qualifies her flight as of October 13, 1944.
Date:
October 13, 1944
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blue Bonnet Hotel Receipt]
A receipt from the Blue Bonnet Hotel in Sweetwater, Texas, totaling at $2.50 for a room.
Date:
March 22, 1943
Creator:
Blue Bonnet Hotel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Notes Sweetwater-Wichita Falls]
Travel notes for flying between Sweetwater, Texas and Wichita Falls, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1972 Reunion Map and Schedule #3]
Map of Sweetwater and schedule of events for the 1972 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion.
Date:
1972
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Individual Flight Record for Catherine Parker #2]
Chart listing the flight times of Catherine Parker during day and night, as well hours worked on instrument flying and in the LINK trainer, ain Sweetwater, Texas. A statement on the chart also notes the date she received her instrument flying certification.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
Arnold, Hugh G. & Nance, Walter L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Anniversary Welcome Packet Envelope]
Empty envelope from the Women Airforce Service Pilots' 50th anniversary memorial dedication in Sweetwater, Texas. The packet has Catherine Parker's name handwritten in the top right corner along with her class number, 44-9, and features the WASP diamond wings logo printed in the center.
Date:
1993
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Charlyne Creger WASP Promotion]
Notice from the War Department promoting Charlyne Creger from WASP Trainee to Women's Army Service Pilot with new station and pay-grade.
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Charlyne Creger: An Oral History
Transcript of and oral history interview of Charlyne Creger conducted by interviewer, Dawn Letson. They discuss Creger's family history, her life growing up in Oklahoma, and her life and career after entering and graduating the Women Airforce Service Pilots. An index of subjects discussed is listed at the end of the interview.
Date:
May 26, 1988
Creator:
Letson, Dawn & Creger, Charlyne
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Charlyne Creger WASP Employment]
Photocopy of a document from the U.S. Army defining Charlyne Creger's war service appointment, including salary and station, for her training as a WASP in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
United States. Army.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[History of Women Airforce Service Pilots Rough Draft]
Rough draft of a brief essay on how the Women Airforce Service Pilots at Avenger Field came into existence.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 104, Extract 1-2]
Special orders for a list of Women Airforce Service Pilots and other personnel to return to specified based for training purposes.
Date:
November 20, 1944
Creator:
2563D Army Air Forces Base Unit & Nance, Walter L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History