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[Ruth Underwood Florey Personal WASP Scrapbook]
Scrapbook collection clippings, photos, and papers documenting life for Ruth Underwood during and after the Women Airforce Service Pilots, including items such as enlistment forms and a WASP uniform handbook.
Date:
November 4, 1986
Creator:
Florey, Ruth Underwood
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Air Force Radar Station at Avenger Field #2]
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:
1981?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Time To Keep #2
Booklet of photographs about the 44-W-4 class of Women Airforce Service Pilots at Sweetwater, Texas. A handwritten note on the cover reads, "Doris Tanner at Indio 12-6-87 copies given to 44w4 Dor. Allen, Marg. Diffin, Peg Parker, Scotty Folkins, Hazel Stamper, McCart, Roulstone, Rohrer, Stines, (and Dolly Wethey)".
Date:
1986~/1987~
Creator:
Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: The Return of the WASP]
Program for the 1986 reunion of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes a color illustration of the organization's mascot on the cover, letters from the governor of Texas and mayor of Sweetwater, a biography of Leni Leoti "Dede" Clark Deaton, photographs, a list of the organization's board of directors, a schedule of events, and a roster for the reunion's planning committee.
Date:
1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Shutsy to Margaret, July 15, 1983]
Letter from Shutsy to Margaret discussing a lack of response from the Sweetwater Reporter about microfilim. There is a WASP letterhead at the top of the page.
Date:
July 15, 1983
Creator:
Reynolds, Florence G. Shutsy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joan McKesson to Rigdon Edwards, May 7, 1983]
Letter from Joan McKesson to Rigdon Edwards discussing his plans to attend the 1984 WASP Reunion, and encouraging him to urge other instructors to attend as well.
Date:
May 7, 1983
Creator:
McKesson, Joan
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: WASPS inspired World War II bomb]
Photocopy of a newspaper clipping of an article about how two WASP pilots inspired other male pilots to use B-29 bombs more, told from the perspective of General Paul W. Tibbets. On the back of the photocopy, there is handwritten text Alberta, about the article.
Date:
October 15, 1985
Creator:
Sisk, Mack
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Matilda to Rigdon Edwards, September 25, 1983]
Postcard from Matilda to Rigdon Edwards discussing information on the Eagle Pass AAF 40th Anniversary Reunion, planned for November 10-13, 1983, in San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
September 1983
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Florence Reynolds to Ms. Alice Boyd, May 24, 1983]
Letter from Florence Reynolds to Ms. Alice Boyd, discussing some photographs of The Avenger newspaper sent by Ms. Boyd, and asking her opinion on the quality of microfilm versions of the newspaper.
Date:
May 24, 1983
Creator:
Reynolds, Florence
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86 #2]
Flyer with information about 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 of events, and two maps - one of Sweetwater, and one of Nolan County.
Date:
1986~
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86 #1]
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 two maps - one of Sweetwater, and one of Nolan County.
Date:
1986~
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond A. Christ to WASP Reunion Committee, March 3, 1986]
Letter from Raymond A. Christ to members of the WASP Reunion Committee discussing information for an upcoming WASP meeting.
Date:
March 3, 1986
Creator:
Christ, Raymond A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, June 1981
Quarterly newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members. Of note are several articles about the death of member Jacqueline Cochran.
Date:
June 1981
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nettie D. More to Margaret and Paul, May 16, 1981]
Letter from Nettie D. More to Margaret and Paul discussing an article about WASP that she found and is sending them. She notes that she helped get publicity for WASP.
Date:
May 16, 1981
Creator:
More, Nettie D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Information on WASP Reunion, 1986]
Piece of paper with typed information on the 1986 WASP Reunion in Sweetwater, Texas, including some of the people invited to the reunion.
Date:
1986~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nettie D. More to Margaret and Paul, February 9, 1982]
Letter from Nettie D. More to Margaret and Paul discussing newspaper articles about WASP members, one written by More about Ziggy Hunter, a female flight instructor at Avenger Field.
Date:
February 9, 1982
Creator:
More, Nettie D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine A. Murphy to All WASP Instructors and Staff Personnel, November 15, 1985]
Letter from Catherine A. Murphy to WASP instructors and staff personnel discussing the WASP association's identification cards, dues, and an upcoming WASP reunion. The letter also includes a form for association nominations.
Date:
November 15, 1985
Creator:
Murphy, Catherine A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Sweetwater is all abuzz with WASPs]
Newspaper clippings of an article about an air-show in Sweetwater, Texas. The article also includes information on the history of the WASP program, quotes from several WASP, and a photograph of a navy parachuter at the air-show.
Date:
September 28, 1986
Creator:
Lazorko, Catherine
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Mrs. and Mrs. Edwards, August 11, 1980]
Letter from WASP Elaine Harmon to Mrs. and Mrs. Edwards discussing the weather, and receiving a genealogy of her husband's grandmother that mentioned someone from Sweetwater, Texas named Bess Laverne. She asks them if they know anything about this woman. She also discusses communicating with a Robin Cannon and his wife, and the health concerns of several mutual friends. The letter is written on WASP stationary.
Date:
August 11, 1980
Creator:
Harmon, Elaine D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Francie Meisner Park to Curley's Studio, August 16, 1985]
Letter from Francie Meisner Park to Curley's Studio requesting a price for prints of her WASP flight school graduation photograph. There are handwritten notes on the back of the letter, also from Francie, but addressed to Rigdon Edwards. Also included is an envelope addressed to Curley's Studio, which has a "return to sender" stamp on it.
Date:
August 16, 1985
Creator:
Park, Francie Meisner
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Rigdon Edwards]
Envelope addressed to Rigdon Edwards in Sweetwater, Texas, from Jeanette Jenkins.
Date:
March 18, 1982
Creator:
Jenkins, Jeanette J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Rigdon Edwards]
Envelope addressed to Rigdon Edwards in Sweetwater, Texas, from Rexroat in Skyview Acres in New Mexico.
Date:
December 11, 1982
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lucile Wise to Mr. & Mrs. Frances, June 24, 1989]
Letter from Lucile Wise to Mr. and Mrs. Frances thanking them for the invitation to hold their 50th birthday reunion in Sweetwater, Texas in 1992 and potentially building a memorial wall for WASP. Included are other papers that give information about the history of WASP and specific members.
Date:
June 24, 1989
Creator:
Wise, Lucile
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Deaton introduced WASPs to Sweetwater]
Newspaper clipping with an article about Leoti Deaton, her involvement with Red Cross, the WASP, and the Order of Fifinella.
Date:
September 25, 1986
Creator:
Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History