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National WASP WWII Museum Collection
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5
Catherine Parker Collection
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Mary Ruth Rance Collection
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[50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication]
Photocopy of a brochure for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 50th anniversary reunion and monument dedication ceremony, with information about the memorial and a brief history of WASP at Avenger Field. A sketched image of the life size WASP statue at Avenger Field can be seen printed on the page.
Date:
March 5, 1993
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication]
Agenda for the Women Airforce Service Pilots Historic monument dedication ceremony and reunion.
Date:
1993
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[50th WASP Anniversary Ticket]
Meal ticket for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 50th anniversary reunion dinner in Nolan County.
Date:
1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[50th WASP Anniversary Ticket #2]
Meal ticket for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 50th anniversary reunion dinner in Nolan County.
Date:
1993?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
73rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 120
Texas House Concurrent Resolution bill signed by Governor Ann Richards commending the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II for their service to their country on the occasion of their 50th anniversary.
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ann Richards speaking on stage]
Photograph of Governor Ann Richards speaking on stage at an event for the Women Airforce Service Pilots. Several people sit on stage behind her, with two uniformed WASP veterans on the right.
Date:
1993-08?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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
[Charlyne Creger with Bill Clinton]
Photograph of Charlyne Creger wearing her WASP uniform standing next to President Bill Clinton in front of what appears to be a memorial in Washington D.C.; there are several other women in uniform behind her and trees behind the memorial in the background.
Date:
[1993..2001]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping from WASP Newsletter]
Page from what appears to be a Women Airforce Service Pilots newsletter with several brief write-in reports from various WASP members. One report from Mary Ruth Rance is circled in pencil.
Date:
April 1993
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Memories Take Wing at an Airfield in West Texas]
Newspaper clipping providing a brief history about the Women Airforce Service Pilots including the experiences of former members, Mary Ruth Rance and Ola Rexroat.
Date:
May 24, 1993
Creator:
Pressley, Sue Ann
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Monument to women in service dedicated]
Newspaper clipping of an article about plans for a memorial honoring women who served in the U.S. military, including the meaning of the monument to veterans and family members of veterans, like Ann Freeman, Frieda Hardin, and Dahrie Christiansen. On the back of the clipping is part of an advertisement for supporting local small businesses.
Date:
[1993..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Veteran Pilot Sculpts Spirit of Flying for Women]
Newspaper clipping about a former WASP and flight instructor who began sculpted bronze statue to memorialize all Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
Fulton, Loretta
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Plaque Donated to City/County Museum]
Newspaper clipping about a WASP group donating a plaque they had made with the names of six Women Airforce Service Pilots who died in service to the Pioneer City-County Museum.
Date:
May 25, 1993
Creator:
Whiddon, Leigh Ann
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASPs Leader To Attend Fete]
Newspaper clipping of an article about Mrs. Cliff "Leoti" Deaton Deputy commander of the WASPs' and official representative at the group's bicentennial celebration in Sweetwater, Texas. Local real estate listings are visible on the back of the clipping.
Date:
1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Crowd by WASP Statue at Avenger Field]
Photograph of a crowd of people around the WASP Memorial statue at Avenger Airport in Sweetwater.
Date:
[1993-05-22..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Eleanor Brown Climbing into Plane #2]
Photograph of Eleanor Brown wearing a flight suit and parachute pack while climbing into an airplane. "Mickey McLernon" is written on the bottom edge of the photo. "Eleanor McLernon 1944" is written on the back of the photo. "Wilma Miller" is written on the back but scratched out.
Date:
[1993,1994]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gravestone of Frederick Field]
Photograph of the stone at the grave site of Frederick P. Field, in a cemetery in Arlington, Texas. Other gravestones and a few trees are visible in the background. The text on the gravestone reads: "Frederick P Field Col US Army World War II Korea Vietnam Jul 24 19196 May 27 1993".
Date:
[1993..1999]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handshake at Reunion]
Photograph of Janet Reno, seen in red to the right, shaking Rose Lee's hand, left, at the 50th WASP Reunion amidst a crowd of others.. A handwritten note on the back reads, "50th WASP Reunion 22 May 93 Janet -Rose Lee".
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Illustration of Elaine Harmon]
Printed illustration of WASP Elaine Harmon sitting on the wing of a plane with a notepad in hand. Text can be seen printed at the bottom that states her plane and class number, and a note in pencil written next to her head reads, "Blue Skies Always- Elaine Harmon".
Date:
1993
Creator:
Morgon, Scott
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Illustration of Two WASP]
Photocopied sketch of two Women Airforce Service Pilot students, Mildred Axton and Leonora Anderson, posing in large flight suits. Text can be seen printed at the bottom describing the two women demonstrating their "zoot suits", the oversize men's size flight suits they were required to wear.
Date:
1993
Creator:
Morgan, Scott
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Jacqueline Cochran "First Woman to Fly Faster than Sound" envelope]
A "first day of issue" envelope commemorating Jacqueline Cochran's supersonic flight on May 18, 1953, with a reproduction of a photo of Cochran posing next to a jet cockpit, and a drawing of a fighter jet flying over some mountains. A stamp also commemorating Cochran is in the top right.
Date:
[1993?,1996?]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Janet Reno at WASP Reunion]
Photograph of Janet Reno in purple standing at a podium to speak at a WASP reunion. A floral arrangement can be seen int he left foreground and blue and white backdrop with gold tassels can be seen in the background. "1993" is written on the back of the photo.
Date:
1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bob Bullock to Joseph P. Luce, January 28, 1993]
Letter from Bob Bullock to Joseph P. Luce discussing his inability to attend the 50th Anniversary Women Airforce Service Pilots Celebration.
Date:
January 28, 1993
Creator:
Bullock, Bob
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cynthia J. Beeman to Homer Taylor, May 17, 1993]
Letter from Cynthia J. Beeman to Homer Taylor discussing activities at a WASP event, the placing of a Texas Historical Marker, and an article clipping physically attached about WASP in WWII.
Date:
May 17, 1993
Creator:
Beeman, Cynthia J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History