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Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
273
Gayle Snell Collection
149
Prince Collection
132
Kafka Collection
89
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
84
Eleanor Brown Collection
57
Herman F. Fuchs Collection
55
Avenger Field Nomination
42
Charlyne Creger Collection
35
Catherine Parker Collection
28
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[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 10, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes responding to goings-on at home and discussing instrument flying with other students in flight training.
Date:
June 10, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Catherine McGrath]
Photograph of WASP trainee Catherine McGrath from 44-W-10, wearing a jacket and cap with goggles and looking up to her left. On the back is a description: "Class 44-W-9, in flight #1, Avenger Field, June 20, 1944"
Date:
June 20, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP veterans with flag]
Blurry photograph of a group of twenty-one standing WASP veterans posing with a WASP flag at the 1986 reunion.
Date:
1986-09-26~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86, with Envelope]
Flyer for the 1986 WASP Reunion in Sweetwater, Texas, including information on lodging, travel, and registration. This copy includes information on lodging and arrivals, a map of Sweetwater, and a schedule of events. An envelope from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce is included.
Date:
September 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Line of WASPs sitting on Truck Bed (Negative)]
Photograph of six WASP veterans sitting on the edge of what appears to be a flat truck bed. Four of them are wearing their uniforms. More women sit on the left end of the bed, behind which are two standing uniformed women, as well as a man with a camera to their right and a younger woman walking behind them.
Date:
September 27, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herman Fuchs with Biplane]
Photograph of instructor pilot Herman F. Fuchs in his service uniform, posing on the starboard side of a biplane in front of the wing and holding onto a wire strut with his left hand.
Date:
[1943..1944]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Chamber Area News, June 1972
Newsletter of the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce including news, upcoming events, publications, and other information of interest to the members. This issue includes an article about the upcoming reunion of the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date:
June 1972
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Those Magnificent Women in their Flying Machines]
Magazine clipping with an article from Viva discussing the history of the WASP, including the cover page and two full-page advertisements.
Date:
May 1977
Creator:
Kel, Sally Van Wegenen
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Veteran Speaking at Event]
Photograph of a WASP veteran speaking on stage at a major event for the Women Airforce Service Pilots. Several people are seated on stage behind the podium. A red, white, and blue banner lines the front of the stage and several people are visible on the ground floor.
Date:
1993-08?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP and Man on Airfield]
Photograph of a WASP in a flight suit with dog tags standing next to a man in civilian clothes. Behind them are three parked Vultee trainers.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, April 27, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing graduation from primary flight training, visiting Dallas with a Phil (Kafka?), and the transition to basic flight training.
Date:
April 27, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Three WASPs]
Photograph of three WASP trainees standing together in uniform. A barracks is visible behind them.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Veteran in Warbird Cockpit]
Photograph of a WASP veteran at an airshow sitting in the front cockpit of a blue World War II era trainer, possibly a Vultee BT-13. There is a hand with a video camera on the left edge of the frame, and several people in a crowd are visible in the left background.
Date:
1986-09-27?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASPs on Stage at 50th Anniversary Reunion]
Photograph of four WASP veterans standing behind the head table at the 50th Anniversary celebration in Sweetwater, Texas. There is a large "50" on the wall, to the right of which is a reproduction of the WASP mascot "Fifinella." Two younger women stand in the center foreground in front of the stage, and a man stands by a podium on the right.
Date:
August 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Go Sweetwater sticker]
A sticker that says "Go Sweetwater" with stylized lettering over an outline of Texas and a star on the town's location.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two WASPs leaning against building]
Photograph of two WASPs wearing flight caps and suits, leaning against a building. To their left is a propped window. There's a handwritten caption beneath: "leave us fact it."
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASPs with Flag (negative)]
Photograph of 20 WASP veterans standing outside on and in front of bleachers at the 1986 convention; two at the front are in uniform and holding a WASP flag.
Date:
1986-09-26~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, Spring 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her father discussing the Vultee BT-13, her new instructor pilot, her car, and her schedule.
Date:
Spring 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger field sign]
Photograph of a sign at Avenger Field, reading "Avenger Field Sweetwater. Home of the WASP's 1942-1944. Built 1929 - Elev. - 2378." On top is the WASP mascot. There is a hangar in the background with some people around it, as well as two parked 1990s-style cars.
Date:
[1993..2000]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell with Tail of SNJ Texan]
Photograph of Gayle Snell standing on the opposite side of a SNJ Texan's tail at an airshow. The heads of other people are visible in the background.
Date:
September 27, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Smiling WASP holding jacket]
Photograph of a smiling WASP in uniform, standing in front of a window and holding a jacket. There is a tree behind her to the right, and an obscured sign to the left.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two WASPs with Biplane]
Photograph of two WASPs standing on the port-front side of a biplane trainer. Both are wearing flying gear; the woman on the left has her foot on the plane's wheel.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 27, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing new student pilots, adjusting living arrangements, check pilots, classes, news about friends, a particularly difficult instructor, and mail. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary.
Date:
May 27, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Veteran sitting on Truck Bed]
Photograph of a WASP veteran in uniform sitting on a flatbed truck with some other people. There is a dock with pallets on it in the background.
Date:
September 27, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History