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Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce WASP Sub-Committee Meeting
Official minutes for a Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce and WASP sub-committee meeting discussing the WASP reunion.
Date:
April 8, 1993
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Text
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
[WASP Membership Application]
Application form for WASP Order of Fifinella organization with addition updates about the WASP newsletter and upcoming events.
Date:
November 8, 1946
Creator:
Stires, Hally
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blank WASP Graduation Certificate]
A blank graduation certificate meant for any WASP that completed their 210 flight training hours.
Date:
September 8, 1944
Creator:
Aviation Enterprises, Ltd.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Diploma Betty Jo Streff]
Diploma certifying that Betty Jo Streff completed her Women Airforce Service Pilots training.
Date:
September 8, 1944
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Three Kelly Girls Attain Goal--Join Wasps]
Newspaper clipping about five employees at Kelly Field who applied to join the WASP. The article notes that three of the women have been accepted into the April training class and that the other two women expect to join the May training class. The back of the clipping features an article about a baseball game at Kelly Field.
Date:
April 8, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Excused Absence Request Form]
Air Force Reserve absentee request form filled out by Paul A. Hill and signed and approved by Lester V. Mershon.
Date:
January 8, 1968
Creator:
Hill, Paul A.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between North American Aviation, Inc. of Kansas and the Army Air Force Material Command]
Correspondence between North American Aviation, Inc. of Kansas and the Army Air Force Material Command discussing the creation of a device to aid female pilots in relieving themselves mid-flight. Both letters are written in a comical rhyming scheme with several euphemistic references to bathroom activities. The pages come with one half of a manila folder that has, "Byrd Granger's documentation of militarization", written on it in pen.
Date:
1943-10-08/1943-10-12
Creator:
North American Aviation, Inc. of Kansas
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Delnar Werner to Mickey McLernan, November 8, 1943]
Letter from Delnar Werner to Mickey McLernon telling her about life in Jones Field and recent activities.
Date:
November 8, 1943
Creator:
Werner, Delnar L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, February 8, 1945]
Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon apologizing for not responding, discussing how busy he is in New York, her job near Greensboro, North Carolina, potential travel, and wishing her a happy Valentine's Day.
Date:
February 8, 1945
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the 211th AA Leaving for the West Coast]
Photograph of troops of the 211th Anti-Aircraft leaving for the West Coast after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The troops are huddled together either resting or sleeping on the journey.
Date:
December 8, 1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Louis Kaczmarik at Camp Hulen]
Photograph of Louis Kaczmarik sitting on the lawn and smoking a cigarette at Camp Hulen.
Date:
August 8, 1942
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - September 8, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing Colonel Kelly's son's victory in the North Africa campaign.
Date:
September 8, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank Falk, July 8, 1942]
Recommendation letter from Frank W. Falk discussing Eleanor McLernon's responsibility and character.
Date:
July 8, 1942
Creator:
Falk, Frank W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret L. Chamberlain to Mr. Rigdon Edwards, October 8, 1945]
Letter from Margaret L. Chamberlain to Mr. Rigdon Edwards discussing her recent travels for aviation training.
Date:
October 8, 1945
Creator:
Chamberlain, Margaret L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Printouts of Photos of Helen Snapp at Wings of Dreams]
Printouts of photographs of Helen Snapp at a Wings of Dreams gathering at Keystone Airport, Wings of Dreams Air Museum. Some of the photographs have captions below them.
Date:
April 8, 2008
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Female WWII Pilot Relives Service at Stewart]
Newspaper clipping of an article about former WASP member Helen Wyatt Snapp's experience serving in WWII, especially while she was stationed at Fort Stewart in Georgia. The article includes a photograph of Snapp in her old age, in a helicopter. The clipping includes other articles about local and world news, as well as advertisements.
Date:
March 8, 2001
Creator:
Dezern, Melinda
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
West Texas Historical Association Seventy-First Annual Meeting Schedule
The West Texas Historical Association's Seventy-First Annual Meeting schedule for the meeting in Midland, Texas on April 8 and 9, 1994. It includes lists of all officers, members of the board of directors, and ex-officio broad members.
Date:
1994-04-08/1994-04-09
Creator:
West Texas Historical Association
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Landon E. McConnell to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, December 8, 1942]
Letter from Major Landon E. McConnell to Plosser-Prince Air Academy requesting for detailed information regarding costs for the Air Academy for the benefit of Headquarters Army Air Forces Gulf Coast Training Center.
Date:
December 8, 1942
Creator:
McConnell, Landon E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for an Electric Company Account #2]
Invoice for electrical service at the Prince & Plosser Air School in Sweetwater, Texas, and for related electrical transformers, totaling $4153.90 billed by the Texas Electric Service Company.
Date:
May 8, 1942
Creator:
Texas Electric Service Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for an Electric Company Account #3]
Invoice for electrical service at the Prince & Plosser Air School in Sweetwater, Texas, and for related electrical transformers, totaling $4153.90 billed by the Texas Electric Service Company. This version has handwritten notes, including the text "OK" next to the amount (right) and text below the explanation of costs, "Joe has okeh from Washington re bill."
Date:
May 8, 1942
Creator:
Texas Electric Service Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram to Joe B. Plosser, February 8, 1943 #2]
Telegram from Brant to Joe B. Plosser discussing the approval of a women's pilot training program by Headquarters Flying Training Command.
Date:
February 8, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Brant to Joe B. Plosser, February 8, 1943 #1]
Telegram from Brant to Joe B. Plosser discussing the approval of a women's pilot training program by Headquarters Flying Training Command.
Date:
February 8, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oliver E. Ford, Jr. to Joe B. Plosser, Februrary 8, 1943]
Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Oliver E. Ford, Jr. to Joe B. Plosser discussing a recent telephone conversation from the previous day, February 7, 1943. Ford gives detailed information about a proposed women's pilot training program.
Date:
February 8, 1943
Creator:
Ford, Oliver E., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History