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[Clipping: WASPs Celebrate First Birthday November 12th]
Newspaper clipping with an article about Mrs. Yount speaking at a WASP graduation, the celebration of their first birthday, their attendance to a local movie premier. There is red text over the clipping that reads: "WOMEN AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOTS WWII 50TH ANNIVERSARY AVENGER FIELD SWEETWATER, TX. 22 MAY 1993".
Date:
November 19, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Inter-Office Memo Regarding the Salary Cost from Corsicana]
Plosser-Prince Air Academy memo regarding salary costs from Corsicana.
Date:
March 19, 1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Commissary Company Audit Report: June 7 - September 30, 1942
Report compiled regarding financial statements for a component of the Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas, documented under the name "Texas Commissary Company." It includes explanations from the auditors and two exhibits showing the financial condition of the organization (as of September 30) and a statement of profit and loss (for June 7-September 30).
Date:
November 19, 1942
Creator:
Hutchinson and Bloodgood
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from Wilson Bros. Glass and Mirror Co.]
A receipt from the Wilson Brothers Glass and Mirror Company for one hundred dollars' worth of product sold to W.A.S.P, care of Rigdon Edwards.
Date:
March 19, 1987
Creator:
Wilson Bros. Glass and Mirror Co.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda: WASP Committee Meeting, November 19, 1992]
Agenda for the WASP Committee meeting listing action items and discussion points for the November 19, 1992 meeting, followed by the meeting minutes discussing the WASP monument and fundraising, as well a partial balance sheet with an address label for Rigdon Edwards seen on the back.
Date:
November 19, 1992
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WASPS Wasn't 'Wash Out' For Pilot Florey"]
Newspaper clipping with an article about what training at Avenger Field was like for both trainees and instructors and how selective the Army Air Forces were about admitting the women into WASP training.
Date:
September 19, 1986
Creator:
Redden, Gail
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WASPS Wasn't 'Wash Out' For Pilot Florey"]
Newspaper clipping with an article about what training was like for a trainee and an instructor at Avenger Field.
Date:
September 19, 1986
Creator:
Redden, Gail
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Clayton B. Williams, April 19, 1988]
Letter from Clayton B. Williams discussing an encounter he had with a former WASP before going on a cruise and asking if anyone had a list of individuals that came to a recent reunion so that he could get her address.
Date:
April 19, 1988
Creator:
Williams, Clayton B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes: WASP Committee Meeting, November 19, 1992]
Minutes for the WASP Committee meeting including WASP memorial site plans discussion, fundraising efforts, a historical marker designation.
Date:
November 19, 1992
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Reunion Committee Assignments and Roster]
Committee member job assignments for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 2000 reunion, along with a committee roster.
Date:
August 19, 1998
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Girl Pilots]
Magazine clipping of an article about the females training to be pilots. Details about their training such as classes and daily routines are provided.
Date:
July 19, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. C. Griffith to A. L. McClelland, August 19, 1942]
Copy of a letter from R. C. Griffith to A. L. McClelland discussing an enclosed contract and check for the railroad track spur near Sweetwater, Texas for Plosser-Prince Air Academy.
Date:
August 19, 1942
Creator:
Griffith, R. C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gordon Stater to James Beale, November 19, 1942]
Copy of a letter from Gordon Stater to James Beale discussing contractual disputes over construction work between Plosser-Prince Air Academy and Victor J. Nelson.
Date:
November 19, 1942
Creator:
Stater, Gordon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History