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Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
508
Prince Collection
183
Gayle Snell Collection
149
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
143
Eleanor Brown Collection
114
Kafka Collection
89
Helen Snapp Collection
57
Herman F. Fuchs Collection
55
Avenger Field Nomination
43
National WASP Museum (NWM) Collection
43
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[Letter from 1998 WASP Reunion Committee to All WASP, May 7, 1996]
Letter from 1998 WASP Reunion Committee to All WASP discussing the 1998 Sweetwater WASP Reunion.
Date:
May 7, 1996
Creator:
1998 WASP Reunion Committee
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from 1998 WASP Reunion Committee to All WASP, May 7, 1996]
Letter from 1998 WASP Reunion Committee to All WASP discussing plans for the National WASP Conference September 26-27, 1998 in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
May 7, 1996
Creator:
1998 WASP Reunion Committee
Object Type:
Letter
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
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 99, Extract 1]
Special orders extract authorizing a list of Women Airforce Service Pilots to fly military aircraft. Eleanor McLernon's name can be seen underlined in red on the list.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
2536D Army Air Forces Base Unit
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 99, Extract 1]
Special orders extract authorizing a list of Women Airforce Service Pilots to fly military aircraft.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
2536D Army Air Forces Base Unit
Object Type:
Text
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.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Female Pilots Hold Reunion in Sweetwater]
Newspaper clipping discussing a WASP reunion in Sweetwater, Texas, with some advertisements on the back.
Date:
1986-09?
Creator:
A-J News Services
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The WASP of World War II]
An article fro Aerospace Historian on the origins and life of Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War II, with an introduction from aviatrix and WASP flight instructor, Jacqueline Cochran.
Date:
1970
Creator:
Aerospace Historian
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Course 2A, Volume 16. Two Worlds in Conflict: Examination
Examination booklet to accompany Course 2A, Volume 16 of a extension training course developed for Air Force personnel. This phase discusses the USSR, democratic socialism, Marxism, Stalin, the United States, and the Great Depression, among other things. Included are the the Volume 16 graded answer sheet as well as a graded answer sheet for a Volume 14 examination.
Date:
December 1959
Creator:
Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Gal Pilots of World War II Will Hold Reunion in Texas]
Newspaper clipping from the Albuquerque Journal discussing the upcoming 1972 WASP reunion in Sweetwater, TX. On the back is part of a piece discussing security for the Democratic National Convention.
Date:
June 18, 1972
Creator:
Albuquerque Journal
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Andy to Joe Plosser, July 2, 1942]
Copy of a letter from Andy to Joe Plosser discussing the transfer of Royal Air Force Students from the Avenger Field training base in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
July 2, 1942
Creator:
Andy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Change of Personnel Status for Dora G. Bevis]
A notice for Dora G. Bevis informing her of changes in her military status, including upgrades to her salary and list of duties, as well as a transition from student pilot to civilian pilot.
Date:
September 24, 1943
Creator:
Army Air Forces
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from AAFBU to Mr. Nick A. Hill, May 20, 1944]
Letter from Army Air Forces Base Unit to Mr. Nick A. Hill containing an invitation to the 44-W-4 graduation on May 23, 1944.
Date:
May 20, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Forces Base Unit
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Press Release: Address by General H.H. Arnold, and Statement from Jacqueline Cochran]
War Department press release quoting the speech General Arnold gave to the final graduating class of Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II and a statement made by Jacqueline Cochran on the WASP's accomplishments. The pages are torn away at the edges in several places, most noticeably in the bottom left corner of the first page.
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
Arnold, Henry Harley
Object Type:
Script
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Press Release: Address by General H.H. Arnold, Commanding General, Army Air Forces, Before WASP Ceremony, Sweetwater, Texas, Tuesday, December 7, 1944]
War Department press releases quoting the speech General Arnold gave to the final graduating class of Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II.
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
Arnold, Henry Harley
Object Type:
Script
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[General Hap Arnold Address in Sweetwater, Texas, December 7, 1944]
Text of a speech given by General Hap Arnold to the WASP at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas, just days before their deactivation. Arnold thanks and commends the women pilots for their service and offers encouragement for their futures.
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
Arnold, Henry Harley (Hap)
Object Type:
Script
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.
Object Type:
Text
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 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
[Avenger Field Souvenir Album]
Booklet containing captioned photographs taken in the 1940s depicting people and events at Avenger Field, and the text of a poem "Avenger Field." The first page contains an illustration of holly branches and the text "Christmas Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, 318th AAFFTD Class 43-W-6 and 43-W-7
Book documenting the 43-W-6 and 43-W-7 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 43-W-4 and 43-W-5
Book documenting the 43-W-4 and 43-W-5 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 43-W-4 and 43-W-5
Book documenting the 43-W-4 and 43-W-5 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 43-W-4 and 43-W-5
Book documenting the 43-W-4 and 43-W-5 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History