[Clipping: Above and Beyond] (open access)

[Clipping: Above and Beyond]

Newspaper clipping from the LA Times with the article "Above and Beyond," which discusses the Women Airforce Service Pilots and their struggle to gain recognition for their service, as well as interviews with veterans. Excerpts from other articles and a Doonesbury comic are also included.
Date: October 2, 1996
Creator: Howlett, Susan
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Veterans and Others with Flag (negative)]

Blurry photograph of a group of twenty-one standing WASP veterans and two kneeling younger women posing with a WASP flag at the 1986 reunion.
Date: 1986-09-26~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd at Airshow]

Photograph of a crowd of people on the tarmac at an airshow. Two large planes are visible in the center of the sky, flying toward the crowd. Some Air Force personnel in blues uniforms are visible.
Date: September 27, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP on Biplane Wing]

Photograph of a WASP standing on the port wing of a biplane, wearing a flight suit and cap.
Date: 1944-22~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP with Dog]

Photograph of a WASP trainee with a dog between barracks at Avenger Field.
Date: 1944-21~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Six WASPs of 44-W-9 with Instructor Pilot and Officer, Labeled]

Labeled photograph of six WASP trainees of class 44-W-9 wearing flight suits and gear, with a male instructor pilot in a flight suit and a male officer in a service uniform. From left to right, standing: Virginia Potthoff, Margaret Phillips, Marry Ann Showers, and Joan Olmstead. Seated from the left to right are Betty Martin and Penny Pierce, who are both smoking. Behind them is a billboard with the class's schedule and progress.
Date: June 21, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Formation in Parade]

Photograph of a formation of WASP veterans in uniform, preparing to march in a parade in Sweetwater, Texas. Several more sit in the foreground on the back of a truck, while a hatchback, pickup, military truck, and fire truck bring up the rear. Several people in civilian clothes and at least three people in Battle Dress Uniforms stand near the formation. Two WASPs carry guide-on flags.
Date: September 27, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plaque of Class 44-W-9 Graduates]

Photograph of a plaque listing graduates of WASP training class 44-W-9.
Date: [1990..2000]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP in Heavy Flight Gear next to "Women Trainees Only" Sign]

Photograph of a WASP trainee in a leather flying jacket and pants with boots and a flight cap, standing with her right hand on a sign reading "WOMEN TRAINEES ONLY IN THIS AREA" at Avenger Field.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd by WASP Statue at Avenger Field]

Photograph of a crowd of people around the WASP Memorial statue at Avenger Airport in Sweetwater.
Date: [1993-05-22..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASPs with WASP Flag at Nolan County Courthouse]

Photograph of two WASP women in uniform, standing at the top of the Nolan County Courthouse steps and holding a flag commemorating the WASPs at an event of the 1986 reunion. Several people are standing around, including another WASP in uniform photographing the flag.
Date: September 27, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Memorial at Avenger Field Airport]

Photograph of the WASP memorial at Avenger Field Airport, featuring a statue of a WASP in a fountain and two walls with plaques listing all WASP trainees and graduates. Behind it is a brick building housing the Dickson Center for Engineering Technologies.
Date: [1993-05-22..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP on Stearman Biplane]

Photograph of a WASP trainee in her flying gear standing on the port wing of a Stearman trainer. An observation tower is visible in the background.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP class 43-5, 43-6, 43-7, and 43-8 reunion photos]

Four photographs of WASP class members at a reunion. From the top left clockwise: W-43-5, W-43-6, W-43-7, and W-43-8. They're labeled "Group #15," "Group #16," "Group #17," and "Group #18" respectively.
Date: 1990?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP veterans marching in parade]

Photograph of a formation of WASP veterans in uniform marching in a parade in Sweetwater as part of the 1986 WASP reunion. Several businesses are visible lining the street in the background, along which is parked several 1980s style cars.
Date: September 27, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gayle Snell at Avenger Field Building]

Photograph of WASP Gayle Snell standing on the porch of a building at Avenger Field, wearing a shirt, slacks, and untied tie, with a hat in her right hand.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman at Avenger Field WASP Memorial]

Photograph of a woman reading names on the WASP memorial at Avenger Field, with plaques featuring the names of all class members. Behind her is a well with a statue of a WASP in the middle.
Date: [1993..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell's Flight Training Diploma] (open access)

[Gayle Snell's Flight Training Diploma]

Diploma given to Gayle Snell at Avenger Field upon graduating from flight training as a Women Airforce Service Pilot.
Date: November 6, 1944
Creator: Ward, Roy D.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Julia Bartlett to Gayle Snell, November 30, 1993?] (open access)

[Letter from Julia Bartlett to Gayle Snell, November 30, 1993?]

Letter from WASP Julia Bartlett to Gayle Snell discussing a recent memorial event at Avenger Field. Typed on Women Air Force Service Pilots, World War II stationary.
Date: 1993-11-30?
Creator: Bartlett, Julia Lamm
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gayle Snell and two women standing next to WASP monument]

Photograph of Gayle Snell (right) and two other women standing next to a Texas WASP monument.
Date: 1986-09?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plaque of Class 44-W-9 Graduates and Trainees]

Photograph of a plaque with the names of WASP training class 44-W-9 graduates and trainees.
Date: [1990..2000]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Veteran speaking at Nolan County Courthouse]

Photograph of a group of WASP veterans standing on at the top of the steps at Nolan County Courthouse at an event for the 1986 reunion. One of them is reading a speech into a microphone, assisted by a young man. The bottom right quarter of the photo is obscured by the top of a person's hat.
Date: September 27, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Those Magnificent Women in their Flying Machines (continued)] (open access)

[Clipping: Those Magnificent Women in their Flying Machines (continued)]

Magazine clipping with an article from Viva discussing the history of the WASP, continued. Included is an excerpt from an article on dreams.
Date: May 1977
Creator: Kel, Sally Van Wegenen
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Wings Across America pamphlet] (open access)

[Wings Across America pamphlet]

A pamphlet from Wings Across America discussing its mission and the history of the WASP.
Date: 2000~/2009~
Creator: Wings Across America
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History