WASP WWII: Wearing of the WASP Uniform (open access)

WASP WWII: Wearing of the WASP Uniform

Army Air Force regulation pamphlet on how to properly wear the Women Airforce Service Pilot uniform.
Date: February 14, 1944
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Address by Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General to WASP Graduate Class, December 7, 1944 #2] (open access)

[Address by Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General to WASP Graduate Class, December 7, 1944 #2]

Speech by General Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General of the Army Air Forces to the last WASP graduating class on December 7, 1944.
Date: 1944-12-07~
Creator: Arnold, Henry Harley
Object Type: Script
System: The Portal to Texas History
Order of Fifinella: 1950 National Officers #2 (open access)

Order of Fifinella: 1950 National Officers #2

Newsletter of the Order of Fifinella, featuring letters from newly elected national officers and organizational information relevant to group members.
Date: 1950
Creator: Order of Fifinella
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 7, April, 1950 #2 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 7, April, 1950 #2

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members. One of the pages has the bottom half cut off.
Date: April 1950
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blank Postcard of Women's Memorial Model]

Blank postcard with a picture of a miniature model of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial built in Arlington National Cemetery. Text on the back can be seen with information on how to register a name with the memorial or to make donations.
Date: unknown
Creator: Women in Military Service for America Foundation (U.S.)
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Final Report on Women Pilot Program #4] (open access)

[Final Report on Women Pilot Program #4]

Final military report by Jacqueline Cochran discussing the capability, availability, curriculum, training, and physical requirements of women in the Air Force, based on the study of Women Air Force Service Pilots.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Final Report on Women Pilot Program #5] (open access)

[Final Report on Women Pilot Program #5]

Final military report by Jacqueline Cochran discussing the capability, availability, curriculum, training, and physical requirements of women in the Air Force, based on the study of Women Air Force Service Pilots.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Final Report on Women Pilot Program #6] (open access)

[Final Report on Women Pilot Program #6]

Final military report by Jacqueline Cochran discussing the capability, availability, curriculum, training, and physical requirements of women in the Air Force, based on the study of Women Air Force Service Pilots.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Women in Military Service for America Memorial #1]

Postcard featuring a photograph of dogwood trees blooming around the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery.
Date: unknown
Creator: Women in Military Service for America Foundation, Inc.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Women in Military Service for America Memorial #2]

Postcard featuring a photograph of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery surrounded by autumn trees, with Arlington House seen on a hill in the background. The photo has been artistically altered with additional lines and coloration.
Date: unknown
Creator: Women in Military Service for America Foundation, Inc.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Region II Report (open access)

Region II Report

A review of Region II of the Women Airforce Service Pilots organization by Betty Jo Reed, in which she explains her rationale for not holding a mini reunion, thanks the group's president for hosting her in Texas, and professes her gratefulness for being a WASP.
Date: unknown
Creator: Reed, Betty Jo
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Region One Director's Report (open access)

Region One Director's Report

Report from Kaddy Landry Steele as Director of Region One of the Women Airforce Service Pilots organization in which she discusses contributions Region One has made to its members and suggests a restructuring of the organization as a whole.
Date: unknown
Creator: Steele, Kaddy Landry
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washington Area WASP Reorganization Report (open access)

Washington Area WASP Reorganization Report

Report with a list of potential ways for Women Airforce Service Pilots to reorganize and strengthen the group, based on information collected from WASP in the Washington area.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Women's Memorial Resource Guide] (open access)

[Women's Memorial Resource Guide]

Resource guide from the Women's Memorial Foundation intended for an organization field representative. The guide contains important information on the Women's Memorial, such as answers for frequently asked questions and the names of various advisers, staff, board members, and other field representatives. Also included are many suggested methods of community outreach and promotion of the memorial project, and photocopied newspaper articles about the soon-to-be built monument.
Date: unknown
Creator: Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation (U.S.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oh... To Be a Women's Air Force Service Pilot (open access)

Oh... To Be a Women's Air Force Service Pilot

Photocopy of a magazine article about the experiences of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and the respect they earned through their achievements.
Date: February 1977
Creator: Gutierrez, Ava & Wilson, Jan
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Reunion Speech] (open access)

[WASP Reunion Speech]

Speech from a Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion banquet discussing an the two receivers of the year's Fifi Award, Bee and Joe Haydu.
Date: September 30, 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Script
System: The Portal to Texas History
Order of Fifinella Position Report (open access)

Order of Fifinella Position Report

Report compiled by Bee Haydu describing the infractions and questionable actions of former Order of Fifinella president, Lilian Roberts, with a note on the cover from "DD" stating its confidentiality and describing another situation that is not mentioned in the report. At the end is a letter from Haydu to other board members with a list of questions concerning recent events within the organization.
Date: 1979-05-22/1979-06-07
Creator: Haydu, Bee
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order of Fifinella Review of Events #1] (open access)

[Order of Fifinella Review of Events #1]

Report from former board members of the Order of Fifinella describing the procession of events leading up to troubles within the structure of the organization.
Date: April 1980
Creator: Deaton, Leoti; Nicholas, Betty; Wyall, Marty & Haydu, Bee
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order of Fifinella Review of Events #2] (open access)

[Order of Fifinella Review of Events #2]

Report from former board members of the Order of Fifinella describing the procession of events leading up to troubles within the structure of the organization.
Date: April 1980
Creator: Deaton, Leoti; Nicholas, Betty; Wyall, Marty & Haydu, Bee
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 'Our Daring Young Women': WWII role models guide women pilots] (open access)

[Clipping: 'Our Daring Young Women': WWII role models guide women pilots]

Photocopy of an clipping on the legacy of Women Airforce Service Pilots, their contributions to World War II, and their eventual fight to gain veteran status.
Date: November 1984
Creator: Watson, Liz
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mark White to Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 25, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Mark White to Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 25, 1986]

Letter from Texas Governor, Mark White, thanking Women Airforce Service Pilots for their duty and sacrifice during World War II. The letter has been trimmed and is adhered to red mat background.
Date: September 25, 1986
Creator: White, Mark
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flight 1, Volume 2 Number 2, February, 1988 (open access)

Flight 1, Volume 2 Number 2, February, 1988

Newsletter for Region I members of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots that covers events and history relevant to group members. This issue contains a flyer for the an air show at the National Warplane Museum. A handwritten note on one of the pages reads, "See you in Charleston! -Ethel"
Date: February 1988
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Regional News, Area One, Volume 3, Number 1, December 3, 1988 (open access)

WASP Regional News, Area One, Volume 3, Number 1, December 3, 1988

Regional newsletter for the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II with information on aviation news, upcoming reunions, and future newsletters. The brief newsletter is addressed on the back to WASP, June S. Leckie.
Date: December 3, 1988
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travelmasters International Newsletter, Special Edition, 1994 #1 (open access)

Travelmasters International Newsletter, Special Edition, 1994 #1

Special edition of the Travelmasters International newsletter wishing the Women Airforce Service Pilots well on their conference in Washington, D. C. and advertising trips they plan out specifically for the WASP. Attached is a map of the Marriott hotel intended for use during the WASP conference.
Date: 1994
Creator: Travelmasters International
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History