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[Program for WASP 30th Anniversary Reunion #7]
A program for the 30th Anniversary Reunion of the WASP. It includes information about the Fifinella mascot, the names of WASP officers and Reunion Committee members, a schedule of events, and a list of acknowledgements at the end.
Date:
1972
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fifinella Matchbook]
Commemorative matchbook made for the 30th WASP reunion on June 23-25, 1972. The matchbook has a Fifinella mascot, as designed by Walt Disney, printed in blue on the cover along with the group name, "Order of the Fifinella". Information about the reunion in Sweetwater can be seen printed in blue on the back.
Date:
1972~
Creator:
Diamond Match Division
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fifinella 1943-1944]
English class report on the history of Women Airforce Service Pilots by Jill Wilkinson.
Date:
January 27, 1977
Creator:
Wilkinson, Jill
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Honoring Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)]
Program for an event honoring Women Airforce Service Pilots by presenting a bronze Fifinella statue at Texas State Technical Institute.
Date:
1976
Creator:
The Woman's Forum of Sweetwater
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Woman Recalls World War II Pilot Days"]
Newspaper clipping with an article about Ruth Florey's and Clinnie Lovvorn's service with the WASP.
Date:
April 6, 1975
Creator:
Borden, Robert C.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Fifinella" Statue Unveiling Schedule]
Schedule of events for the ceremonial unveiling of a Fifinella statue at Avenger Field, Texas State Technical Institute, including speeches from WASP officers, the director of NASA, and a tribute to WASP flight instructor, Rigdon Edwards, Jr.
Date:
1976
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Results of the 1975 WASP Questionnaire]
Results from a questionnaire reporting women's experiences with the Women Airforce Service Pilots program along with pages of facts and statistics gathered to make a case in favor for the militarization of WASP members and to award them veteran status for their military service.
Date:
1975
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Miss Ziggy Hunter: Her Accomplishments in the Field of Aviation
A compilation of the many achievements of Women Airforce Service Pilot flight instructor, Ziggy Hunter, as a pioneer in aviation. Notes on the cover page indicate that the author, Nettie Moore, was a WASP control tower operator and that her attempts to gain national honor for Hunter have gone unsuccessful as of 1980.
Date:
May 10, 1975
Creator:
More, Nettie D.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WASPs Dedicate Fifinella Statue"]
Newspaper clipping with an article about Fifinella, former WASP instructor Mrs. Dedie Deaton, and the history of the WASP. Part of a Dillard's advertisement is on the other side.
Date:
June 15, 1976
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1972 Reunion Map and Schedule #2]
Schedule of events and map of Sweetwater for the 1972 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion.
Date:
1972
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Recognition Clippings Scrapbook]
Scrapbook filled mostly with newspaper clipping about Women Airforce Service Pilots gaining recognition for their war efforts and about WASP reunion activities.
Date:
1976-04-26/1986-09-29
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from Heritage Publication Inc. to Rigdon Edwards]
Receipt for a WASP directory, published by Heritage Publications Inc., issued to Rigdon Edwards.
Date:
November 22, 1973
Creator:
Heritage Publications Inc.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Schedule of Events for WASP Gathering]
Schedule of events for an event in Sweetwater, Texas on June 23, 1972 and June 24, 1972. On the back of the schedule, there is a map of Sweetwater with directions to a country club.
Date:
1972~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Training Base Historic Marker Inscription]
Typed text of an inscription for a WASP training base historic marker, at Avenger Field. Also included are details for the planned location for the marker, the marker's material, and dimensions for the inscription's lettering.
Date:
February 20, 1972
Creator:
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program for Fifinella Statue Unveiling, June 14, 1976]
Program for the Fifinella Statue unveiling ceremony at the Texas State Technical Institute in Sweetwater, Texas, on June 14, 1976, at 9 a.m.
Date:
1976~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Avenger Field Base Historic Marker Inscription]
Typed text of an inscription for a WASP training base historic marker, at Avenger Field. Also included are details for the planned location of the marker, the marker's material, and dimensions for the marker.
Date:
1972-06-05~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Avenger Field Historic Marker Inscription]
Typed text of an inscription for a WASP training base historic marker, at Avenger Field. Also included are details for the planned location for the marker, the marker's material, and dimensions for the inscription's lettering.
Date:
1972-06-14~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Training Base Historic Marker Inscription]
Typed text of an inscription for a WASP training base historic marker, at Avenger Field. Also included are the planned location for the marker and dimensions for the inscription's lettering.
Date:
1972
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History