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[Letter from Nancy Parrish to Gayle Snell, April 26, 2004] (open access)

[Letter from Nancy Parrish to Gayle Snell, April 26, 2004]

Letter from Nancy Parrish to Gayle Snell inviting her to participate in a historical project with the Air Force ROTC Arnold Air Society, where they will be educating the public on the WASP.
Date: April 26, 2004
Creator: Parrish, Nancy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gayle Snell and Woman with Dog]

Photograph of Gayle Snell (right) holding a dog and standing next to another woman on a porch.
Date: June 23, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Organizations adopt Wings Across America, National WASP Museum (open access)

Organizations adopt Wings Across America, National WASP Museum

A printed webpage article from Air Force Print News discussing the Arnold Air Society's adoption of the Wings Across American WASP Museum project.
Date: April 20, 2004
Creator: Easterling, Ann
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Nancy Parrish to "WASP online," May 28, 2004] (open access)

[Email from Nancy Parrish to "WASP online," May 28, 2004]

Email from Nancy Parrish to "WASPs online" sharing a page she put up on the Wings Across America website in honor of WASP Marion C. Hanrahan, including an email from Hanrahan to Parrish discussing her health and Nancy's eulogy for her, titled "The Greatest WASP I Never Met."
Date: May 28, 2004
Creator: Parrish, Nancy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: About the Covers] (open access)

[Clipping: About the Covers]

A clipping from the Summer 2004 issue of the Daedalus Flyer explaining the cover, which featured images of WASP veterans.
Date: Autumn 2004
Creator: Daedalus Flyer
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nancy Parrish, January 12, 2004] (open access)

[Letter from Nancy Parrish, January 12, 2004]

Letter from Nancy Parrish welcoming new members to the WASP WWII Museum Association, informing them about upcoming activities, volunteer opportunities and thanking them for being part of the organization.
Date: January 12, 2004
Creator: Parrish, Nancy A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[National Silver Wings Honorary Membership] (open access)

[National Silver Wings Honorary Membership]

Certificate declaring Rosa Charlyne Creger an honorary member of Region 9 of the National Silver Wings for her service in WWII and the Korean War.
Date: October 30, 2004
Creator: National Silver Wings
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Forty-Third Annual Amelia Earhart Aviation Service Award Banquet] (open access)

[Program: Forty-Third Annual Amelia Earhart Aviation Service Award Banquet]

Program for a banquet held to announce the winner of the Amelia Earhart Aviation Service Award. The program includes a history of the award and Earhart's involvement in Zonta International, an invocation, and a list of previous winners of the award.
Date: January 2004
Creator: Zonta Club of Shreveport
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flight 1, Region One Newsletter, Volume 7 Number 3, July, 2004 (open access)

Flight 1, Region One Newsletter, Volume 7 Number 3, July, 2004

Newsletter for Region I members 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.
Date: July 2004
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Phil Lynch to Charlyne Creger, May 28, 2004] (open access)

[Letter from Phil Lynch to Charlyne Creger, May 28, 2004]

Letter from Phil Lynch to Charlyne Creger thanking her for participating in the interview for the Oral History Project and asking her to review the transcript for any needed changes.
Date: May 28, 2004
Creator: Lynch, Phil
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for the 2004 Texas Aviation Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies] (open access)

[Program for the 2004 Texas Aviation Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies]

Program for the the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame's 2004 Induction Gala. It includes an order of the evening's activities, brief biographies of the inductees, and a list of the event's sponsors.
Date: 2004
Creator: Texas Aviation Hall of Fame
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten List of Email Addresses] (open access)

[Handwritten List of Email Addresses]

Handwritten list of email addresses and other contact information for individuals affiliated with the WASP organization.
Date: 2004~
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: WASP Reunion, October 2004] (open access)

[Flyer: WASP Reunion, October 2004]

Flyer for the 2004 WASP Reunion in Williamsburg, Virginia including information on travel, lodging, and registration. The flyer also includes a schedule of events and details about the tour of Jamestown and the Yorktown Battlefield.
Date: 2004~
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Coupon for Two Books About Military Women] (open access)

[Coupon for Two Books About Military Women]

Coupon for two books about military women: Wings, Women, & War and Amazons to Fighter Pilots. The coupon includes the publication information for both books, four brief reviews of Wings, Women, & War, and three brief reviews of Amazons to Fighter Pilots.
Date: 2004~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Activity Registration Form] (open access)

[WASP Activity Registration Form]

Photocopy of Eleanor Brown's completed activity registration form for the 2004 WASP reunion.
Date: 2004~
Creator: Armed Forces Reunions, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Veterans' burial record available on Internet] (open access)

[Clipping: Veterans' burial record available on Internet]

Newspaper clipping of an article about finding veterans' burial information on a government database. On the back of the clipping, there are engagement announcements for six couples.
Date: June 27, 2004
Creator: Jones, Martha
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Woman soared as WWII flier] (open access)

[Clipping: Woman soared as WWII flier]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Elizabeth "Kit" MacKethan Magid, a WASP , and her experiences serving in WWII. On the back of the clipping, there is a listing for a Health Fair at different colleges and public schools.
Date: April 11, 2004
Creator: Martin, Claire
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Wilburn Snyder, April 16, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Wilburn Snyder, April 16, 2002

Interview with Wilburn Snyder, a POW of the Japanese in the Philippines. He answers questions about his time in the military and as a POW in the Philippines.
Date: April 28, 2004
Creator: Stroble, Brandy & Snyder, Wilburn L.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alf Klaveness, April 16, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with Alf Klaveness, April 16, 2004

Interview with Alf Klaveness, a commanding officer on the destroyer USS Benham. Klaveness begins by discussing his family history after coming here from Norway and working for John Rockefeller; he answers questions about his role in the Navy and describes being in Tokyo Bay during the surrender of Japan on the USS Missouri.
Date: April 16, 2004
Creator: Walker, Tracy & Klaveness, Alf
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Wilburn Snyder, April 16, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Wilburn Snyder, April 16, 2002

Interview with Wilburn Snyder, a POW of the Japanese in the Philippines. He answers questions about his time in the military and as a POW in the Philippines.
Date: April 28, 2004
Creator: Stroble, Brandy & Snyder, Wilburn L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bill J. Ripkowski, March 28, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bill J. Ripkowski, March 28, 2002

Interview with Bill J. Ripkowski, a sergeant in the US Army during WWII. He answers questions about his life in the military and his time abroad during the war.
Date: March 18, 2004
Creator: Smith, Tonya & Ripkowski, Bill J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jesse F. Stovall, Jr., April 29, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jesse F. Stovall, Jr., April 29, 2002

Interview with Jesse F. Stovall, Jr., a soldier in the US Marine Corps during WWII. He answers questions about his time in the Marines and his experiences overseas.
Date: May 17, 2004
Creator: Contreras, Francisco & Stovall, Jesse F., Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clifford Warren, April 18, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Clifford Warren, April 18, 2001

Interview with Clifford Warren, a POW in WWII. He describes life in the POW camps and the status of life in Japan during WWII.
Date: February 24, 2004
Creator: McNeil, William J. & Warren, Clifford
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Eric Suggs, April 2, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Eric Suggs, April 2, 2002

Interview with Eric Suggs, an avionics systems expert in the US Air Force. He describes his observations on life in Saudi Arabia.
Date: November 24, 2004
Creator: Gace, Michael & Suggs, Eric
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History