[McLernon Autobiographic Sketch] (open access)

[McLernon Autobiographic Sketch]

Short autobiographic essay written by Eleanor McLernon on her life, family, career, and experience with the WASP program. A note paired with the paper reads, "Brief autobiographic sketch for the ALL-WASP lino graphic book Betty Turner currently working on (1999)".
Date: 1999
Creator: McLernon, Eleanor Michel
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Printouts of Photos of Helen Snapp at Wings of Dreams]

Printouts of photographs of Helen Snapp at a Wings of Dreams gathering at Keystone Airport, Wings of Dreams Air Museum. Some of the photographs have captions below them.
Date: April 8, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Snapp, Helen] (open access)

[Clipping: Snapp, Helen]

Newspaper clipping of a death notice for WASP member Helen Wyatt Snapp. The clipping includes other articles about local news, including medical care and immigration.
Date: February 24, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Snapp with Gold Medal]

Photograph that is slightly blurry of Helen Snapp in uniform sitting at a table, with her gold medal seen to the right. Two young women can be seen standing behind her. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo read, "From Left standing Samantha Thomason and Callie Thomason, Helen Snapp, July 10, 2010" and " AFA FL Convention dinner Ft Lauderdale, Fl."
Date: July 10, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sounds Magazine, Volume 19, Number 1, Spring 2005 (open access)

Sounds Magazine, Volume 19, Number 1, Spring 2005

Semi-annual local magazine for the Topsail, North Carolina area, including articles about local fishing, boating, and beach activities. The magazine also includes advertisements for local businesses, a calendar of local events, visitors' guide for the local area, and a multi-page article about WASP at Camp Davis, near Topsail.
Date: Spring 2005
Creator: Pletl, Connie
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation to Memorial Service for Jacqueline Cochran, September 19, 1980] (open access)

[Invitation to Memorial Service for Jacqueline Cochran, September 19, 1980]

Invitation to a memorial service for Jacqueline Cochran, by the Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, at Patrick Air Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Florida, on September 19, 1980, at 1:30 p.m.
Date: 1980~
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Special Pre "Red Alert" Notice (open access)

Special Pre "Red Alert" Notice

A notice from Bee Haydu, asking members of a former WASP organization to contact their local Captains with their contact information, and information on upcoming legislation concerning the veteran status of former WASP members.
Date: February 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mañana Viernes 11 De Septiembre A Las 11AM : Ros-Lehitnen Honrará A Helen Snapp En Su Hogar De Century Village; Helen Es Una De Las Mujeres Pilotos Del Servicio De La Fuerza Aérea De La Segunda Guerra Mundial (open access)

Mañana Viernes 11 De Septiembre A Las 11AM : Ros-Lehitnen Honrará A Helen Snapp En Su Hogar De Century Village; Helen Es Una De Las Mujeres Pilotos Del Servicio De La Fuerza Aérea De La Segunda Guerra Mundial

A press release from Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehitnen for a reception for Helen Snapp. It details a reception at Snapp's house that is not open to the public, but press is invited. All of the WASPs are going to receive the Congressional Gold Medal.
Date: September 10, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
America's Spaceport, John F. Kennedy Space Center (open access)

America's Spaceport, John F. Kennedy Space Center

Book about the John F. Kennedy Space Center organized into sections entitled "Origins," "Mission," "People and Facilities," "Manned Flight - The First Era," "A New Approach - The Space Shuttle," "Unmanned Space Missions," "A Place to Visit," and "Future Outlook." A note inside the cover says "Paintings courtesy of NASA Art Program."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Payment Voucher Paid for by DFAS - Indianapolis Center] {Has a Social Security Number on it} (open access)

[A Payment Voucher Paid for by DFAS - Indianapolis Center] {Has a Social Security Number on it}

A payment voucher paid for by DFAS - Indianapolis Center Direct for Central Distribution to benefit Helen Snapp. Section 2 includes information on the entitlements for reimbursements
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Female Pilots Honored for WWII Service (open access)

Female Pilots Honored for WWII Service

Article printed from www.military.com/news, written by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, describing the experiences of three Women Airforce Service Pilots: Ruth Shafer Fleisher, Frances Rohrer Sargent, and Helen Wyatt Snapp--at the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in South Florida. It describes their role in military and women's history, their history and love for aviation, and their current marital statuses.
Date: August 30, 2009
Creator: McClatchy-Tribune Information Services
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Lennon Educational Tour Bus]

Photograph of the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus. The back of the photo reads "The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus creates artistic opportunities for young people and was involved in the documentary Helen was in" Parked in front of Betsy Hotel. Nov. 11, 2010."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: In Memory of Jacqueline Cochran] (open access)

[Program: In Memory of Jacqueline Cochran]

Program for the funeral of Women Airforce Service Pilots leader, Jacqueline Cochran.
Date: September 1980
Creator: Patrick Air Force Base
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine A. Murphy to Mary Farley Tilton, June, 1984] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine A. Murphy to Mary Farley Tilton, June, 1984]

Schedule of events mailed from Catherine A. Murphy to Mary Farley Tilton for the Women Airforce Service Pilots' 1984 reunion in San Diego, California. A WASP fifinella is printed in the top right corner of the first page and a map is printed on the third page.
Date: June 1984
Creator: Murphy, Catherine A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Group Picture Photo Samples] (open access)

[WASP Group Picture Photo Samples]

Document listing photo proofs of group portraits taken at a WASP reunion available to purchase as prints. Charlyne Creger has filled out the order section at the bottom of the first page to purchase photo number 14.
Date: unknown
Creator: Reunions, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mary Ruth Rance WASP Diploma] (open access)

[Mary Ruth Rance WASP Diploma]

Diploma certifying that Mary Ruth Rance completed the Women Airforce Service Pilots special training program.
Date: July 28, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 81, Extract 21] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 81, Extract 21]

Special orders reassigning several Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) from Romulus Air Force Base to AAF Tactical Center in Orlando, Florida.
Date: June 29, 1944
Creator: 553d AAF Base Unit
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Couple at 1985 Reunion]

Photograph of a man identified as Lyons sitting next to his wife eating at a table at the 12th Armored Division reunion in 1985. Other people are visible in the background.
Date: 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 104, Extracts 18-24] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 104, Extracts 18-24]

Extracts of several special orders and regulations for both Women Airforce Service Pilots and male pilots ordered by Lieutenant Colonel Munson.
Date: July 25, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Force Base
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Brown On Board USS Lexington] (open access)

[Brown On Board USS Lexington]

Photograph of Eleanor Brown on board the USS Lexington with a red and white plane seen on the lower deck in the background. Text can be seen pasted below the photo on cloud print paper that describes the naval cruise and lists several attendees, including Brown.
Date: June 4, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Training Certificate for Gayle Ewing] (open access)

[WASP Training Certificate for Gayle Ewing]

Certificate from the Air Force showing that Gayle D. Ewing completed her Women Airforce Service Pilot training.
Date: August 25, 1944
Creator: Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt] (open access)

[Memorandum Receipt]

Army delivery receipt certifying that WASP Gayle D. Ewing completed her ferry pilot assignment and delivered an AT-6D model aircraft to be installed with a radio and bombsight equipment.
Date: March 28, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces War Department
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Ferry Pilot"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Ferry Pilot"]

Magazine clipping with a photograph of Nancy Batson on one side and an advertisement for Kollsman Aircraft Instruments. Text on the front side reads: " FERRY PILOT: All smiles over her appointment as Florida's first WAFS (Woman's Auxiliary Ferry Squadron) member, Nancy Batson, former flight instructor at Embry-Riddle, Miami, prepares to take off. A native of Alabama where she learned to fly at the U. of A., Tuscaloosa, Nancy at 22 intends to make flying her career. She is convinced that the longer the war continues women will assume more and more wartime responsibility."
Date: November 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nominating Committee Slate for Officers in W.A.S.P WWII 1984-86 (open access)

Nominating Committee Slate for Officers in W.A.S.P WWII 1984-86

List of candidates up for nomination to officer positions within the Women Airforce Service Pilots organization for the 1984-1986 term.
Date: 1984~
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History