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[Clippings about WASPS and WAVES] (open access)

[Clippings about WASPS and WAVES]

Newspaper clipping from the Chicago Tribune, written by the Associated Press, discussing the death of WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilot) Jacqueline Cochran. Includes an article from Good Housekeeping, written by John Mack Carter, discussing plans to built a memorial for women in military service (including the WASPs and the WAVES or Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), the first of its kind.
Date: {1980-08-10,1989-05}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Women Airforce Service Pilots questionnaire] (open access)

[Women Airforce Service Pilots questionnaire]

A questionnaire for members of the WASP veterans' organization asking for input on items to include in the newsletter and for information on reviewers for an upcoming media project.
Date: [..1988]
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots, Board of Directors
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[American History Illustrated subscription card]

An unused subscription card from American History Illustrated.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Creator: American History Illustrated
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B-52 Taking Off]

Photograph of a B-52 Stratofortress taking off into a partly-cloudy sky, leaving a large trail of engine exhaust.
Date: 1980~/2000~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Birthday card from Rudolph Fuchs to Herman Fuchs] (open access)

[Birthday card from Rudolph Fuchs to Herman Fuchs]

A birthday card from Rudolph Fuchs to his brother Herman discussing how he has been. The card features an image of a 1920s-era pilot posing with a globe.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Creator: Fuchs, Rudolph
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cornelia Yerkes Kafka certificate of discharge] (open access)

[Cornelia Yerkes Kafka certificate of discharge]

US Air Force certificate granting WASP Cornelia Yerkes Kafka an honorable discharge from service, retroactively dated to December 20, 1944.
Date: 1980~
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell certificate of discharge] (open access)

[Gayle Snell certificate of discharge]

US Air Force certificate granting WASP Gayle Snell an honorable discharge from service, retroactively dated to December 20, 1944.
Date: 1980~
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Helen Snapp at a book signing]

Photograph of Helen Snapp attending a signing book signing event, standing in a group of several men and women, One is a WASP and is wearing her WASP uniforms, The photo suggests that the subject of the book surrounds the Women Airforce Service Pilots. Title of book is not readable in the photo.
Date: 1980/1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation to Jacqueline Cochran's Memorial Service, November 6, 1980] (open access)

[Invitation to Jacqueline Cochran's Memorial Service, November 6, 1980]

Invitation to Jacqueline Cochran's memorial service at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on November 6, 1980, at 4:30 p.m. The invitation includes a photo of Cochran on the front, and a map of the Air Force Academy on the back.
Date: 1980~
Creator: United States Air Force Academy.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation to Memorial Service for Jacqueline Cochran, September 19, 1980] (open access)

[Invitation to Memorial Service for Jacqueline Cochran, September 19, 1980]

Invitation to a memorial service for Jacqueline Cochran, by the Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, at Patrick Air Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Florida, on September 19, 1980, at 1:30 p.m.
Date: 1980~
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Name Tag From 1980 WASP Convention] (open access)

[Name Tag From 1980 WASP Convention]

Name tag from the 1980 WASP convention with a printed Fifinella logo and the name, "Mary Farley Tilton, class 43-4" written on it.
Date: 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newsletter: Dues News, 1980] (open access)

[Newsletter: Dues News, 1980]

Newsletter with minutes from a meeting of the Order of Fifinella, with discussions of the 1979 fiscal year and projections for the next fiscal year.
Date: 1980
Creator: Davis, Edna Modisette
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newsletter: Dues News, 1980 #2] (open access)

[Newsletter: Dues News, 1980 #2]

Newsletter with minutes from a meeting of the Order of Fifinella, with discussions of the 1979 fiscal year and projections for the next fiscal year.
Date: 1980
Creator: Davis, Edna Modisette
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newsletter: Dues News, 1980 #3] (open access)

[Newsletter: Dues News, 1980 #3]

Newsletter with minutes from a meeting of the Order of Fifinella, with discussions of the 1979 fiscal year and projections for the next fiscal year.
Date: 1980
Creator: Davis, Edna Modisette
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Fun in the Sun Convention] (open access)

[Program: Fun in the Sun Convention]

A program for the 1980 Women Airforce Service Pilots convention that lists meetings, events, meals, and activities for members.
Date: 1980
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sunrise or sunset]

Photograph of a sunset or sunrise, with visible power lines on the horizon, and wispy clouds throughout.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Texas Visitor's Guide (open access)

Sweetwater Texas Visitor's Guide

A brochure featuring events, businesses, parks, points of interest, and activities in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Pamphlet
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
Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: 1980 Roster (open access)

Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: 1980 Roster

Directory containing the contact information for graduates, trainees, instructors, and staff of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program. Also included are lists of current officers, past presidents, reunions, training classes, staff, and flight instructors.
Date: 1980
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women by Tower]

Photograph of six older women walking up some steps to a crenellated tower. Chinese guarding dragons stand on either side of the steps. A tree stands to the right of the tower.
Date: [1980..2000]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Byrd Howell Granger to the W.A.S.P. Class Secretaries, Feb. 14, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Byrd Howell Granger to the W.A.S.P. Class Secretaries, Feb. 14, 1980]

Letter from Byrd Howell Granger to the W.A.S.P. Class Secretary discussing legal transcripts from an advisory board meeting in Tuscon and enclosed legal errors in those transcripts.
Date: February 14, 1980
Creator: Granger, Byrd Howell
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Millicent Young, March 3, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Millicent Young, March 3, 1980]

Letter from Lillian Roberts to Millicent Young discussing an error that caused several meeting transcript copies to be sent to the wrong people, and includes information for Millicent to contact the person her copy was sent to: Charlyne Creger. Millicent in turn wrote to Creger on the bottom of the same letter requesting the materials mentioned.
Date: March 3, 1980
Creator: Roberts, Lillian Moore
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Roberts to All Advisory Board Members, March 31, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Lillian Roberts to All Advisory Board Members, March 31, 1980]

Letter from Lillian Roberts to All Advisory Board Members discussing the Order of Fifinella federal status and tax exemption.
Date: March 31, 1980
Creator: Roberts, Lillian
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Roberts to All Advisory Board Members, OOF, March 31, 1980 #2] (open access)

[Letter from Lillian Roberts to All Advisory Board Members, OOF, March 31, 1980 #2]

Letter from Lillian Roberts to all advisory board members of Order of Fifinella, discussing legal proceedings for the group to regain good standing with the federal government and government of California as a non-profit organization.
Date: March 31, 1980
Creator: Roberts, Lillian
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History