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Gayle Snell Collection
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National WASP WWII Museum Collection
9
Suzette Van Daell Douglas Collection
7
Helen Snapp Collection
4
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[Letter from Joy Lewis to Lynne Carlson, December 14, 1989]
Letter from Joy Lewis to Lynne Carlson discussing the setting up and cost of a bronze statue. Included are sketches and blueprints of the potential statue.
Date:
December 14, 1989
Creator:
Lewis, Joy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda: WASP Memorial Committee Meeting, November 29, 1989]
Agenda for the WASP Memorial Committee listing action items and discussion points for the November 29, 1989 meeting, followed by a sample flyer for a WASP 1992 reunion and a drafting sample of the memorial project.
Date:
November 29, 1989
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The Forgotten Flyers of WWII]
Photocopied clipping from the November/December 1989 issue of the Fireside Companion. It shares the story of the WASPs in celebraion of Veteran's Day.
Date:
November 1989
Creator:
King, Julie Adair
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, September 7, 1989]
Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards discussing changes that should be made to the Fifinella monument. The front is a picture of the Haywood County Courthouse in Brownsville, Tennessee.
Date:
September 7, 1989
Creator:
Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, September 2, 1989]
Postcard letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards telling him that she needs the information from the memorial day project and 1992 reunion plans. She also discusses matters concerning her book. The front is a photograph of the Haywood County Courthouse in Brownsville, Tennessee.
Date:
September 2, 1989
Creator:
Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Helan Drake to Laura Sheridan, August 28, 1989]
Letter from Helan Drake to Laura Sheridan about the weather, seasons, and memories in the city of Sweetwater, but mostly about her memories of the WASP at Avenger Field.
Date:
August 28, 1989
Creator:
Drake, Helan
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, August 17, 1989]
Letter from Doris Brinker Tanner to Rigdon Edwards discussing financial troubles that have come with attempting to publish an advertisement. She also asks her to ask Mr. Harris if he is interested in donating.
Date:
August 17, 1989
Creator:
Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ann Atkeison to Rigdon Edwards, July 30, 1989]
Letter from Ann Atkeison to Rigdon Edwards discussing Avenger Field and the upcoming 50th WASP Anniversary, memorial, and the Women's Military Aviators Association meeting in Washington, D. C.
Date:
July 30, 1989
Creator:
Atkeison, Ann
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women, Wings and War]
Photocopy of an article discussing Margaret Harper's experience serving in the WASP, duties she was given, the discontinuation of the WASP, and sexual discrimination against female veterans. Another article about the history and preservation of WASP history in Texas Woman's University is also included.
Date:
July 18, 1989
Creator:
Porter, Bob
Object Type:
Clipping
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: Waiting patiently]
Newspaper clipping of a picture of four veteran WASP waiting for the unveiling of the new airport sign.
Date:
May 24, 1989
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Renaming Ceremony Speech by Ann Atkeison]
Speech given by Ann Atkeison honoring the history of Avenger Field.
Date:
May 20, 1989
Creator:
Atkeison, Ann
Object Type:
Script
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank Grevelle to WASP, May 20, 1989]
Letter from Frank Grevelle to all WASP inviting them to the Sweetwater Municipial Airport renaming ceremony being held by the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce.
Date:
May 20, 1989
Creator:
Grevelle, Frank
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes for Avenger Field Meeting, May 20, 1989]
Minutes for a meeting of WASP representatives and Sweetwater community members at Avenger Field including discussion on the progress of the WASP memorial.
Date:
May 20, 1989
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lyda Keefe to Sweetwater Museum, January 18, 1989]
Letter from Lyda Dunham Keefe to Sweetwater Museum requesting the zoot suit and pillows she donated some time ago for speeches she will be making about WASP.
Date:
January 18, 1989
Creator:
Keefe, Lyda Dunham
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards, November 1, 1988]
Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards containing a Christmas card, a list of the new WASP officers, and the death Earl Finley.
Date:
November 1, 1988
Creator:
Harmon, Elaine Danforth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Leo Kelly to Rigdon Edwards, October 25, 1988]
Letter from Leo Kelly to Rigdon Edwards asking for his remembrances from his time as an instructor for the WASP at Avenger Field for his research.
Date:
October 25, 1988
Creator:
Kelly, Leo
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards, October 3, 1988]
Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards discussing the speech that was given at the last Sweetwater reunion, her stay at the hotel, her hopes for the next reunion, and her encounter with Fred Greenwood.
Date:
October 3, 1988
Creator:
Harmon, Elaine Danforth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Survey Map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport]
Boundary survey map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport that includes runway dimensions and lines of avigation easement for aviation.
Date:
September 1988
Creator:
Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Survey Map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport #2]
Photocopied boundary survey map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport that includes runway dimensions and lines of avigation easement.
Date:
September 1988
Creator:
Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
Object Type:
Map
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
Object Type:
Text
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
[Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, January 20, 1988]
Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards telling him that she will be giving a box of issues from Stars and Stripes to the museum. On the front is a picture of a ship named Princess Marguerite.
Date:
January 20, 1988
Creator:
Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes of WASP Steering Committee]
Meeting minutes discussing the location preservation of a WASP fountain, further historical recognition of WASP, and a funding budget for the 1992 Sweetwater reunion.
Date:
January 8, 1988
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History