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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
[Photograph Notes]
List of different existing photographs related to Women Airforce Service Pilots with a note at the top that reads, "Need picture or negative:". Some photos are checked off with the words "need neg." still written on to the left of each.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Notes on Avenger Field #2]
Partial list of historic building developments to the area around Avenger Field over time with several lines seen crossed off in pencil. The page is part of the preparation notes for the application materials sent to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Avenger Field, Sweetwater.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
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
Student's Manual: Primary Flying
Army Air Force flight training manual that addresses general flight safety and protocol for cadets. The name of Rigdon Edwards can be seen written in pencil at the top of the front cover.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces. Training Command.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field History Rough Draft]
Typed rough draft with pencil notes on the history Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Monde, Bennet B.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Map Notes Copy]
Photocopy of partial map data showing a wind rose and a small location map that points out Avenger Field's location.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Bibliography Page]
Bibliography page with five cited works pertaining to WASP, Avenger Field, and Sweetwater, including the autobiography of Jacqueline Cochran. The word "museum" can be seen written in pencil at the top right, and a few math notes can be seen penciled in the bottom right of the page.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Survey Map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport #2]
Photocopied boundary survey map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport that includes runway dimensions and lines of avigation easement.
Date:
September 1988
Creator:
Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Historic Marker Designation Information]
Pamphlet page with information about the three ways to designate a location as a historic landmark: the National Register of Historic Places, Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks, or State Archeological Landmarks.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Texas State Government
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nolan County Survey Notes for the Texas Historical Commission Registration #3]
Survey notes for a tract of land approximately 192.37 acres in Nolan county. The page is part of the preparation notes for the application materials sent to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Avenger Field, Sweetwater.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Information on Sweetwater]
Page with information about the current conditions of the city of Sweetwater, Texas and the money the city has spent on civic improvements.
Date:
1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Sweetwater Municipal Airport: An Unparalleled Industrial Site]
Photocopied flyer advertising land and buildings around Sweetwater Municipal Airport available for leasing, with a map seen printed of Avenger Field runway.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Avenger, Volume 1, Issue 1, May 11, 1943
Copy of the first issue of The Avenger, the newspaper made for WASP in Avenger field. Articles about Jacqueline Cochran, a letter from a German spy to the Gestapo, Avenger Field, and more are included.
Date:
May 11, 1943
Creator:
Bowles, Mary A.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Summary of Researcher's Methodology for Sweetwater Historical Notes #3]
List of research references about Nolan county and Avenger Field crossed out in pencil and with extra pen notes. The document is part of the preparation notes for the application materials sent to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Avenger Field, Sweetwater.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Statue Information]
A sketch of the statue for the Women Airforce Service Pilots memorial in Sweetwater, seen in profile with suggested dimensions for the base and statue figure.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Women Airforce Service Pilots Historic Monument]
Pamphlet about the WASP memorial built in Sweetwater with a diagram of the monument plans, information on the WASP, and an address to send donations. The pamphlet features a drawing of a WASP on the cover by Dorothy Swain Lewis, and a quote used by the WASP as a slogan initiated by Gene Slack.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nolan County Survey Notes for the Texas Historical Commission Registration]
Survey notes for a tract of land approximately 192.37 acres in Nolan county. Part of preparation notes for the application materials sent to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Avenger Field, Sweetwater.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[TSTC Map]
Photocopied map of Texas State Technical College, with a map legend column seen to the right. Markers can be seen on the map indicating the WASP wishing well and the road that leads back to Sweetwater.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Abilene and Camp Barkeley Fascinating Facts
Pamphlet with a list of facts about the city of Abilene, Texas and Camp Barkeley during World War II.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Summary of Researcher's Methodology for Sweetwater Historical Notes]
List of research references about Nolan County and Avenger Field crossed out in pencil with extra pen notes seen to the right. The page is part of the preparation notes for the application materials sent to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Avenger Field, Sweetwater.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nolan County Survey Notes for the Texas Historical Commission Registration #2]
Survey notes for a tract of land approximately 192.37 acres in Nolan county. Part of preparation notes for the application materials sent to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Avenger Field, Sweetwater.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Airport Data #2]
Data notes on Avenger Field airport by the engineering company, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc.
Date:
March 9, 1990
Creator:
Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[List of Places Marked out in Pencil]
List of several buildings and locations, including runways, hangars, and the WASP wishing well memorial, with some items on the list marked out in pencil.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History