[Letter from Mary C. Quist to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, December 27, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Mary C. Quist to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, December 27, 1945]

Letter from Mary C. Quist to the Women Airforce Service Pilots discussing the details of their next meeting scheduled in Austin, Texas.
Date: December 27, 1945
Creator: Quist, Mary C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Order of Fifinella: South Central Chapter (open access)

Order of Fifinella: South Central Chapter

Newsletter informing Order of Fifinella members on upcoming reunions, meetings, and other news relevant to group members. The issues features and explanation of the group's six districts.
Date: unknown
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Catherine Parker in WASP Uniform]

Photograph of Catherine Parker in a Women Airforce Service Pilots uniform. The text printed at the bottom of the frame reads "Van Dyke Studio, Bryan Texas."
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Catherine Parker Flight Training Chart, September/October] (open access)

[Catherine Parker Flight Training Chart, September/October]

Chart listing the total hours of flight training received by Catherine Parker in the Women Airforce Service Pilots program during September and October of 1944. Various numerical notes are handwritten in the margins and back side.
Date: 1944-09/1944-10
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two WASP at Vietname Memorial]

Photograph of two women standing on the path leading to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C. The woman on the left, who is possibly Catherine Parker, is wearing a nametag with the WASP wings on it, and the woman on the right is wearing a WASP uniform.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Hotel and Event Reservation] (open access)

[WASP Hotel and Event Reservation]

Reservation for hotel and events at a Women Airforce Service Pilots Reunion filled out by Catherine Parker.
Date: unknown
Creator: Parker, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
AAF to Inactivate WASP on December 20 (open access)

AAF to Inactivate WASP on December 20

War Department press release announcing the deactivation of the Women Airforce Service Pilots program, with quotes from General Arnold and Jacqueline Cochran stating that they are proud of the work the WASP have done.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bette N. Richards Name Card] (open access)

[Bette N. Richards Name Card]

Small rectangle of card stock with Bette N. Richards' name printed in cursive lettering in the center, followed by "Women Airforce Service Pilots" printed at the bottom right edge.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Catherine Parker Application for Reserve Appointment #2] (open access)

[Catherine Parker Application for Reserve Appointment #2]

Application for United Stat Air Force Reserve appointment and statement of preferences for reserve officers filled out by Catherine Parker.
Date: unknown
Creator: Parker, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Empty, Unaddressed Envelope] (open access)

[Empty, Unaddressed Envelope]

Empty, unaddressed envelope with some number and letter chains written lightly in pencil on the front.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Instructions for WASP Gathering] (open access)

[Instructions for WASP Gathering]

Instructions for a casual gathering of Women Airforce Service Pilots titled, "Field Rules and Regulations", that is written in the format of official military regulations.
Date: June 13, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. L. Wilson to Catherine Parker, March 1, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from D. L. Wilson to Catherine Parker, March 1, 1945]

Letter from D. L. Wilson to Catherine Parker discussing the details of their past program at the N. A. A. Banquet and congratulating Ms. Parker for successfully handling her assigned tasks during the program.
Date: March 1, 1945
Creator: Wilson, D. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instrument Flying Work Sheet: Gyro Instruments (open access)

Instrument Flying Work Sheet: Gyro Instruments

Work sheet on flying with gyro instruments filled out in pencil by Catherine Parker.
Date: unknown
Creator: Parker, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Notes] (open access)

[Flight Notes]

Flight log notes for flights between several towns in Texas, written in four quadrants of a single page.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Colonel H. P. Bonnewitz to Catherine Parker, December 11, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Colonel H. P. Bonnewitz to Catherine Parker, December 11, 1950]

Copy of a letter from Colonel H. P. Bonnewitz to Catherine Parker discussing the details of her application to the United States Air Force Reserve.
Date: December 11, 1950
Creator: Bonnewitz, H. P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instructions to Designated Landing Area Registrar and Clearance Officers (open access)

Instructions to Designated Landing Area Registrar and Clearance Officers

Clearance instructions and regulations for the landing and takeoff of civil aircraft.
Date: January 15, 1942
Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement] (open access)

[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement]

Employee earnings and deductions statement of Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Catherine Parker.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Catherine Parker earns wings] (open access)

[Clipping: Catherine Parker earns wings]

Newspaper clipping congratulating Miss Catherine Parker for completing the required training to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots and earning her WASP wings.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advance Instruments Exam] (open access)

[Advance Instruments Exam]

Test questions on the advanced use of flight instruments with answers filled in in pencil by Catherine Parker.
Date: August 8, 1944
Creator: Parker, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Training Songs #6 (open access)

WASP Training Songs #6

The lyrics for two WASP training songs, "Zoot-Suits and Parachutes" and "You'll Go Forth From Here".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Poem
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, February 22, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, February 22, 1945]

Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Women Airforce Service Pilots responding to their inquiry about possibly joining the Army Air Force as women pilots since their organization was disbanded.
Date: February 22, 1945
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, October 3, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, October 3, 1944]

Letter from Jacqueline Cochran discussing the details of the Women Airforce Service Pilots program deactivation in December 20, 1944 as directed by General Arnold.
Date: October 3, 1944
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order of Ffinella Dues Envelope] (open access)

[Order of Ffinella Dues Envelope]

Envelope pre-addressed to the Order of Fifinella meant to send in membership dues to the organization for the year 1950.
Date: 1950
Creator: Order of Fifinella
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blindfold Test: AT-6 (open access)

Blindfold Test: AT-6

Blank test covering the interior cockpit controls of an AT-6 aircraft.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History