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AAF to Inactivate WASP on December 20
A press briefing from the War Department discussing the announcement that the WASP would be inactivated on December 20, 1944. Included are statements from General Hap Arnold and Jacqueline Cocran.
Date:
October 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department. Bureau of Public Relations. Press Branch
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hap Arnold to Each Member of the WASP, October 1, 1944]
Letter from General Hap Arnold to each member of the WASP expressing his thanks to them for their service and explaining the rationale for ending the WASP program at the end of the year and releasing all its women from service.
Date:
October 1, 1944
Creator:
Arnold, Henry Harley (Hap)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, October 2, 1944]
Letter from Jacqueline Cochran, Director of Women Pilots, U. S. Army Air Forces, to all WASPs informing them that the program will be disbanded on December 20, 1944, and outlining the process of leaving the program.
Date:
October 2, 1944
Creator:
Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1978 WASP Conference, Air Force Academy tour ticket]
A ticket for Gayle Snell from the 1978 WASP Conference in Colorado Springs, marked for a tour of the US Air Force Academy.
Date:
October 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bridge over mountain river]
Photograph of steel bridge over a river in Rocky Mountains, somewhere in Colorado. Behind it are two buildings at the base of a ridge, with several 1970s-style cars parked in front.
Date:
October 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cadets Marching at Air Force Academy]
Photograph of several formations of Air Force Academy cadets marching on pavement past the Chapel Overlook. Vandenberg Hall is visible in the background; a T-38 stands on display at the left corner of the grass.
Date:
October 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASPs Got Niche in History With Goldwater's Help]
Newspaper clipping from the Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph discussing the recent recognition of the WASP as military veterans due to legislation sponsored by Barry Goldwater, with a picture of Millicent Young. On the back are excerpts about the Palestinian and Lebanese conflicts.
Date:
October 1, 1978
Creator:
Colorado Springs Gazette
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell and Woman by Pool]
Photograph of Gayle Snell sitting in a chair by a rooftop pool while another woman sits on the ground. Southern Colorado Springs is visible in the background, beyond which are The Horns and Cheyenne Mountain.
Date:
1978-10~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell and Woman Talking]
Photograph of Gayle Snell (right) and another woman seated and talking in a room with wood paneled walls at the 1978 WASP reunion.
Date:
October 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell in Mountain Parking Lot]
Photograph of Gayle Snell standing with a camera in a parking lot at the base of a large, forested hill. Various 1970s-style cars are parked around her.
Date:
1978-10~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell outside of Hotel hosting WASP Reunion]
Photograph of a WASP veteran Gayle Snell standing in the front of a hotel in Colorado Springs, hosting the 1978 WASP reunion. Various 1970s style cars are visible in the parking lot.
Date:
October 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell with Friend on Bed]
Photograph of Gayle Snell, right, sitting with another woman on a bed in a hotel room. Snell is wearing a WASP reunion nametag.
Date:
October 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man with Woman Fishing in Mountain Lake]
Photograph of a man fishing in a mountain lake, with a woman standing behind him.
Date:
October 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pikes Peak Cog Railway Depot]
Photograph of the front of the Pikes Peak Cog Railway depot in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Some late-1970s style cars are visible.
Date:
October 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Red Boulder in Woods]
Photograph of a large redstone boulder on top of a rise in a pinewood forest. There is a flat rock or a stump in the centerground.
Date:
October 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rock Formation near Lake]
Photograph of a unique rock formation standing above a lake, with a large wooded hill the background.
Date:
October 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two People Fishing in Mountain Lake]
Photograph of two people fishing (center) at a lake in lightly wooded, mountainous terrain.
Date:
October 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two WASP Veterans at Garden of the Gods]
Photograph of two WASP veterans standing on the side of a road next to the Balanced and Steamboat Rocks at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado.
Date:
1978-10~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two WASP Veterans at Reunion]
Photograph of two WASP veterans of class 44-W-9 at the 1978 reunion, smiling at a table with drinks and cigarettes. Two women are visible behind them, a third woman sits on the left edge of the frame, and a person's arm and hand obscures the right edge.
Date:
October 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Victor, Colorado, Town Hall]
Photograph of the town hall and neighboring buildings in Victor, Colorado.
Date:
October 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP at Dome in Mountains]
Photograph of a WASP veteran in her uniform standing by a railing, across the road from a partially obscured white dome, perhaps an observatory. In the background is a tall ridgeline. Behind the railing is a Greyhound Bus and a 1980s-style sedan.
Date:
1978-10?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP veterans at Air Force Academy Chapel]
Photograph of a group of WASP veterans in uniform posing together in front of the US Air Force Academy Chapel.
Date:
1978-10?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Veterans near Mountains]
Photograph of two WASP veterans, one in uniform and both wearing nametags, standing by a parking lot somewhere in the Colorado Front Range. Behind them is a bus and several 1970s-style cars.
Date:
1978-10?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Veterans sitting at table at reunion]
Photograph of four WASP veterans sitting together at a table with drinks and cigarettes during the 1978 reunion. Gayle Snell is seated on the far right. Other veterans and people stand and sit in the background.
Date:
October 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History