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[Clipping: I Reached Stars The Hard Way--A great flier poignantly recalls her first bleak, earthbound years] (open access)

[Clipping: I Reached Stars The Hard Way--A great flier poignantly recalls her first bleak, earthbound years]

LIFE Magazine clipping titled "I Reached STARS The Hard Way" written by Jacqueline Cochran where she discusses her life before joining the Army Airforces as a Women Air Service Pilot (WASP).
Date: unknown
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973] (open access)

[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973]

Text of Jacqueline Cochran's typed daily schedule from December 21, 1969, to December 15, 1973, including golf tournaments, doctor appointments, hair appointments, Arthritis Foundation committee meetings, dinner meetings, budget meetings, and board meetings. Entries include day of week, time, and location. They also include personal handwritten notes on some entries.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mañana Viernes 11 De Septiembre A Las 11AM : Ros-Lehitnen Honrará A Helen Snapp En Su Hogar De Century Village; Helen Es Una De Las Mujeres Pilotos Del Servicio De La Fuerza Aérea De La Segunda Guerra Mundial (open access)

Mañana Viernes 11 De Septiembre A Las 11AM : Ros-Lehitnen Honrará A Helen Snapp En Su Hogar De Century Village; Helen Es Una De Las Mujeres Pilotos Del Servicio De La Fuerza Aérea De La Segunda Guerra Mundial

A press release from Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehitnen for a reception for Helen Snapp. It details a reception at Snapp's house that is not open to the public, but press is invited. All of the WASPs are going to receive the Congressional Gold Medal.
Date: September 10, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Area Map of Brevard County "The Space Coast"

Map of Brevard County, "The Space Coast," revealing the location of Helen Snapp's home in reference to major highways, landmarks and attractions in Orlando, Florida. It contains a map legend in the top right corner of the page and directions written in ink at the bottom.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Ruth Fleisher (open access)

WASP Ruth Fleisher

A document with information about WASP Ruth Fleisher. Topics include her growing up, her stations while enlisted, and her life after the WASP were disbanded. There is also a picture of Fleisher about halfway down the page on the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ernie Boyette to Helen Wyatt Snapp, March 11, 2009] (open access)

[Letter from Ernie Boyette to Helen Wyatt Snapp, March 11, 2009]

Letter from Ernie Boyette to Helen Wyatt Snapp discussing the publication of Boyette's book, which Snapp contributed to with her own story as a Women Airforce Service Pilot.
Date: March 11, 2009
Creator: Boyette, Ernie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Helen Snapp and Calvin Hughes at GMAA Gala]

Photograph of Helen Snapp and TV News Anchor Calvin Hughes at the Greater Miami Aviation Association Gala at Doral Resort, Miami, Florida. Calvin wears a black suit with a purple tie and smiles into the camera, while Helen wears a black dress with bronze floral decals and looks toward the bottom left of the frame.
Date: October 23, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
America's Spaceport, John F. Kennedy Space Center (open access)

America's Spaceport, John F. Kennedy Space Center

Book about the John F. Kennedy Space Center organized into sections entitled "Origins," "Mission," "People and Facilities," "Manned Flight - The First Era," "A New Approach - The Space Shuttle," "Unmanned Space Missions," "A Place to Visit," and "Future Outlook." A note inside the cover says "Paintings courtesy of NASA Art Program."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Unmanned aircraft put to test #2] (open access)

[Clipping: Unmanned aircraft put to test #2]

Newspaper clipping from the technology section of an unknown paper titled "Unmanned aircraft put to test: Air Force expands use of its existing resources" by the Associated Press. It includes a picture of Colonel Joe Grasso "at Eglin Air Force Base in front of an experimental unmanned aerial vehicle that never went into production." There is a note written by Helen Snapp on picture that reads "We pioneered this you know." The article discusses the aircraft presented in the photograph.
Date: unknown
Creator: Associated Press
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rebecca Wright to a WASP] (open access)

[Letter from Rebecca Wright to a WASP]

Letter from Rebecca Wright to a Women Airforce Service Pilot discussing the tape included with the letter, an oral history as part of the Johnson Space Center Oral History project. The tape includes interviews with Dawn Seymour, Wally Funk, and Betty Skelton Frankman.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wright, Rebecca
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Unmanned aircraft put to test: Air Force expands use of its existing resources #1] (open access)

[Clipping: Unmanned aircraft put to test: Air Force expands use of its existing resources #1]

Newspaper clipping from the technology section of an unknown paper titled "Unmanned aircraft put to test: Air Force expands use of its existing resources" by the Associated Press. It includes a picture of Colonel Joe Grasso "at Eglin Air Force Base in front of an experimental unmanned aerial vehicle that never went into production." There is a note written by Helen Snapp on said picture that reads "We pioneered this you know." The article discusses the aircraft presented in the photograph.
Date: unknown
Creator: Associated Press
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Payment Voucher Paid for by DFAS - Indianapolis Center] {Has a Social Security Number on it} (open access)

[A Payment Voucher Paid for by DFAS - Indianapolis Center] {Has a Social Security Number on it}

A payment voucher paid for by DFAS - Indianapolis Center Direct for Central Distribution to benefit Helen Snapp. Section 2 includes information on the entitlements for reimbursements
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Class 43-4]

Photograph of the Women Airforce Service Pilot class 43-4, sitting in two rows in front of a wall with floral wallpaper. There are nineteen women total, and five in the first row wear their WASP uniforms.
Date: 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Female Pilots Honored for WWII Service (open access)

Female Pilots Honored for WWII Service

Article printed from www.military.com/news, written by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, describing the experiences of three Women Airforce Service Pilots: Ruth Shafer Fleisher, Frances Rohrer Sargent, and Helen Wyatt Snapp--at the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in South Florida. It describes their role in military and women's history, their history and love for aviation, and their current marital statuses.
Date: August 30, 2009
Creator: McClatchy-Tribune Information Services
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Florida Space Port to Helen Snapp, April 3, 1997] (open access)

[Letter from Florida Space Port to Helen Snapp, April 3, 1997]

Letter from Bobbi Lasher, Chairman of the Florida Space Port Chapter of the Ninety-Nines, to Helen Snapp discussing the Spaceport Chapter's invitation for Snapp and other Women Airforce Service Pilots to a meeting on May 17, 1997.
Date: April 3, 1997
Creator: Lasher, Bobbi
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[An Air Force Association Certificate Presented to Helen Snapp] (open access)

[An Air Force Association Certificate Presented to Helen Snapp]

An Air Force Association certificate presented to Helen Snapp, recognizing her service to her country as a pilot in the WASP program. The certificate was presented by the Air Force Association Florida Region. The certificate is inside a blue holder, with a design on the cover and the words, "Air Force Association."
Date: unknown
Creator: Air Force Association
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Helen Snapp Standing on a Plane, Sun 'N' Fun, April 14, 2010]

Photograph of WASP Helen Snapp in blue standing on a blue plane, taken at the 2010 Sun 'N' Fun event in Florida.
Date: April 14, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Lennon Educational Tour Bus]

Photograph of the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus. The back of the photo reads "The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus creates artistic opportunities for young people and was involved in the documentary Helen was in" Parked in front of Betsy Hotel. Nov. 11, 2010."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Department of the Air Force to Helen Snapp, November 12, 2002] (open access)

[Letter from Department of the Air Force to Helen Snapp, November 12, 2002]

Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Warren from the Department of the Air Force to Helen Snapp discussing Snapp's recent visit for an HC-130 orientation flight with the 920th Rescue Group at Patrick Air Force Base.
Date: November 12, 2002
Creator: Warren, Kenneth E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Sharing the Thrill of Flight] (open access)

[Clipping: Sharing the Thrill of Flight]

Newspaper clipping titled "Sharing the Thrill of Flight" from the Miami Herald. It includes four photographs. The top left photo is of Fernando Botlho posing with former Women Airforce Service Pilot, Helen Snapp in front of the Brazilian Demoiselle aircraft. The top right photo is of a young boy posing in a restored antique aircraft. The bottom left photo is of Dennis Labbe taking off in a Cessna O-2A aircraft. The bottom right photo is of Dennis Labbe's aircraft flying, leaving behind a trail of smoke.
Date: November 6, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tomorrow, September 11th at 11:00 am Congresswoman Ros-Lehitnen Will Honor Helen Snapp a WWII Women's Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) At Her Home In Century Village (open access)

Tomorrow, September 11th at 11:00 am Congresswoman Ros-Lehitnen Will Honor Helen Snapp a WWII Women's Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) At Her Home In Century Village

A press release from Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehitnen for a reception for Helen Snapp. It details a reception at Snapp's house that is not open to the public, but press is invited. All of the WASPs are going to receive the Congressional Gold Medal.
Date: September 10, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Appreciation for Helen Snapp] (open access)

[Certificate of Appreciation for Helen Snapp]

Certificate of appreciation awarded to Helen W. Snapp in recognition of a contribution to the Ninety-Nines Sun 'n Fun Building Fund, Lakeland, Florida.
Date: June 2, 1999
Creator: Ninety-Nines
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lucile Wise to Helen Snapp, February 19. 1999] (open access)

[Letter from Lucile Wise to Helen Snapp, February 19. 1999]

Letter from Lucile Wise to Helen Snapp discussing Snapp's upcoming appearance on the Women Airforce Service Pilot panel at the Women in Aviation conference in Orlando, Florida on March 19, 1999.
Date: February 19, 1999
Creator: Wise, Lucile
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rebecca Wright and Carol Butler to Helen Snapp] (open access)

[Letter from Rebecca Wright and Carol Butler to Helen Snapp]

Handwritten letter from Rebecca Wright and Carol Butler from the Johnson Space Center Oral History Project to Helen Snapp. It reads "We enjoyed meeting you in Florida and appreciate so much your time. We especially are grateful for your participation in the Oral History Project. We look forward to sending your packet to you--hopefully sometime by the end of September."
Date: unknown
Creator: Wright, Rebecca & Butler, Carol
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History