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[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
[Press Release, July 1 1986]
Press release inviting Women Airforce Service Pilots and their families to visit the Pioneer Museum to browse a new WASP exhibit dedicated to the late Mrs. Dede Deaton.
Date:
July 1, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Survey Map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport]
Boundary survey map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport that includes runway dimensions and lines of avigation easement for aviation.
Date:
September 1988
Creator:
Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: WASP WWII Guidons]
Pamphlet covering some of the historic research on whether the Women Airforce Service Pilots used military guidons and Avenger Field.
Date:
1986
Creator:
Reynolds, F. G. Shutsy
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rededication Ceremony Schedule]
Schedule of events for a rededication ceremony, possibly for the WASP monument or for Avenger Field in Sweetwater.
Date:
May 20, 1989
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda: WASP Memorial Committee Meeting, November 29, 1989]
Agenda for the WASP Memorial Committee listing action items and discussion points for the November 29, 1989 meeting, followed by a sample flyer for a WASP 1992 reunion and a drafting sample of the memorial project.
Date:
November 29, 1989
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from Wilson Bros. Glass and Mirror Co.]
A receipt from the Wilson Brothers Glass and Mirror Company for one hundred dollars' worth of product sold to W.A.S.P, care of Rigdon Edwards.
Date:
March 19, 1987
Creator:
Wilson Bros. Glass and Mirror Co.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP in Uniform Cartoon]
Black and white cartoon illustration of a woman in Women Airforce Service Pilots Uniform with the text, "Classbook Picture", seen at the bottom edge. The name, "Charlyne Creger", can be seen written in pencil on the back of the artwork along with the date 86-11-26.
Date:
1986-11-26?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Militarization Scrapbook]
Scrapbook filled with papers, clippings, newsletters, and pamphlets discussing the Women Airforce Service Pilots program and the fight for WASP militarization after World War II.
Date:
November 3, 1986
Creator:
Florey, Ruth Underwood & Deaton, Leoti
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes: WASP Steering Committee Meeting, January 8, 1988]
Minutes for the WASP Steering Committee meeting including updates on the status of the construction, upkeep, and funding of two WASP monuments and planing and funding for upcoming reunions.
Date:
January 3, 1988
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Phil Gramm to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 18, 1986]
Letter from Phil Gramm to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, greeting them and thanking them for their past service in the United States Air Force.
Date:
September 18, 1986
Creator:
Gramm, Phil
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Zoot Suits, Parachutes, and Wings of Silver, Too"]
Newspaper clipping about the 1986 WASP reunion, Avenger Field, woman aviation history, the WFTD, WAFS, the combat they participated in, what training consisted of, what they did after the war, minor and serious crashes, and the deactivation of the WASP.
Date:
September 1987
Creator:
Henderson, Sheila
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes for Avenger Field Meeting, May 20, 1989]
Minutes for a meeting of WASP representatives and Sweetwater community members at Avenger Field including discussion on the progress of the WASP memorial.
Date:
May 20, 1989
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sweetwater Scrapbook]
Scrapbook filled with newspaper clippings, letters, and some photos, primarily relating to the Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion and memorial dedication ceremony held in Sweetwater in 1972, as well as another WASP reunion held in 1986.
Date:
November 6, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Renaming Ceremony Speech by Ann Atkeison]
Speech given by Ann Atkeison honoring the history of Avenger Field.
Date:
May 20, 1989
Creator:
Atkeison, Ann
Object Type:
Script
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dr. Eve Gordon Speech Transcript]
Transcript of a speech Dr. Eve Gordon gave at the National Meeting of Women in Military Service for America in 1989, where-in she recounts her time on the front lines of WWII as a British triage nurse and a resistance group leader. A note at the top of the first page reads, "Please return to Rigdon Edwards", and notes from the transcriber can be seen on some pages.
Date:
September 1989
Creator:
Gordon, Eve
Object Type:
Script
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ruth Underwood Florey Personal WASP Scrapbook]
Scrapbook collection clippings, photos, and papers documenting life for Ruth Underwood during and after the Women Airforce Service Pilots, including items such as enlistment forms and a WASP uniform handbook.
Date:
November 4, 1986
Creator:
Florey, Ruth Underwood
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Air Force Radar Station at Avenger Field #2]
Aerial photograph of the air force radar station at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The photo shows a large group of buildings connected by paths and and roads, with a parking lot in the center. Two large hangars are visible in the foreground. Three student dorms for TSTC campus can be seen side by side in the background.
Date:
1981?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Time To Keep #2
Booklet of photographs about the 44-W-4 class of Women Airforce Service Pilots at Sweetwater, Texas. A handwritten note on the cover reads, "Doris Tanner at Indio 12-6-87 copies given to 44w4 Dor. Allen, Marg. Diffin, Peg Parker, Scotty Folkins, Hazel Stamper, McCart, Roulstone, Rohrer, Stines, (and Dolly Wethey)".
Date:
1986~/1987~
Creator:
Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: WASPS inspired World War II bomb]
Photocopy of a newspaper clipping of an article about how two WASP pilots inspired other male pilots to use B-29 bombs more, told from the perspective of General Paul W. Tibbets. On the back of the photocopy, there is handwritten text Alberta, about the article.
Date:
October 15, 1985
Creator:
Sisk, Mack
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Postcard from Matilda to Rigdon Edwards, September 25, 1983]
Postcard from Matilda to Rigdon Edwards discussing information on the Eagle Pass AAF 40th Anniversary Reunion, planned for November 10-13, 1983, in San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
September 1983
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notice of Request for Jacqueline Cochran Memorial Fund]
Notice of a request for donations for the Jacqueline Cochran Memorial Fund, with information on the how to donate and how to attend the memorial ceremony for Cochran.
Date:
September 4, 1980
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Lost Airports]
Newspaper clipping of an article about the history of little-known airports in Dallas County, such as White Rock Airport, Dallas-Garland Airport, and Highland Park Airport. A large, full-page advertisement for home pools is included.
Date:
February 10, 1985
Creator:
Ramsey, Ross
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History