[Agenda: WASP Memorial Committee Meeting, November 29, 1989] (open access)

[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
[Letter from Wilma L. Vaught to Charlyne Creger, Oct. 23, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Wilma L. Vaught to Charlyne Creger, Oct. 23, 1989]

Letter from Wilma L. Vaught to Charlyne Creger discussing photos of a statue Creger designed in proposal for a WASP monument design.
Date: October 23, 1989
Creator: Vaught, Wilma L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dr. Eve Gordon Speech Transcript] (open access)

[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
[Letter from Gareth L. Pawlowski to Charlyne, Aug. 21, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Gareth L. Pawlowski to Charlyne, Aug. 21, 1989]

Letter from Gareth L. Pawlowski to Charlyne (Creger?) discussing interviewing WASP and purchasing memorabilia for Pawlowski's writing material, as well as suggesting journal and magazine articles that feature WASP stories.
Date: August 21, 1989
Creator: Pawlowski, Gareth L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence of WASP Class 43-6] (open access)

[Correspondence of WASP Class 43-6]

Book compiled by Mary Ruth Rance full of correspondence between herself and other Women Airforce Service Pilots discussing memories of Class 43-6 in the WASP program, life after deactivation, and reconnecting with other members. Various copies of news clippings and other WASP related documents are also included, as well WASP "profiles" self-written by several members,
Date: July 1989
Creator: Rance, Mary Ruth; Monkiewicz, Anna Flynn; Gonzales, Shirley Condit; Bross, Blanche Osburn; Webster, Rita Davoly; Smith, Maxine Steward et al.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newsletter: Region 2, July 1989] (open access)

[Newsletter: Region 2, July 1989]

Newsletter for Region II 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 1989
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elva Moorhouse to Bill Warner, May 22, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Elva Moorhouse to Bill Warner, May 22, 1989]

Letter from Elva Moorhouse to Bill Warner discussing recent and future WASP reunions and homecomings.
Date: May 22, 1989
Creator: Moorhouse, Elva
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Renaming Ceremony Speech by Ann Atkeison] (open access)

[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
[Minutes for Avenger Field Meeting, May 20, 1989] (open access)

[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
[Rededication Ceremony Schedule] (open access)

[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
WASP Regional News, Area One, Volume 3, Number 3, May 1989 (open access)

WASP Regional News, Area One, Volume 3, Number 3, May 1989

Women Airforce Service Pilots regional newsletter with information on the 1989 WASP reunion in Dayton, Ohio.
Date: May 1989
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Region Two Newsletter, April 1989 (open access)

WASP Region Two Newsletter, April 1989

Newsletter for Region Two of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots with a schedule of events for the 1989 reunion.
Date: April 1989
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
It's About Time! A Memorial for all Military Women, All Services, All Time... (open access)

It's About Time! A Memorial for all Military Women, All Services, All Time...

An advertisement for the Women in Military Service for America Foundation's memorial project, with contact information to give donations.
Date: 1989?
Creator: Women in Military Service for America Foundation (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP News, Volume 27, Number 1, January 1989 (open access)

WASP News, Volume 27, Number 1, January 1989

Newsletter 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: January 1989
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Regional News, Area One, Volume 3, Number 1, December 3, 1988 (open access)

WASP Regional News, Area One, Volume 3, Number 1, December 3, 1988

Regional newsletter for the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II with information on aviation news, upcoming reunions, and future newsletters. The brief newsletter is addressed on the back to WASP, June S. Leckie.
Date: December 3, 1988
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: They just wanted to fly] (open access)

[Clipping: They just wanted to fly]

Newspaper clippings of an article about WASP members, including Grace Birge Mayfield, Mary Macabe, Kristine Lent, Alice Riff, Ann Oliver, Ann Criswell Adden, Verda Mae Jennings Lowe, Betty Haas Pfister, Florene Miller, Millicent Young, and Barbara Flemming Foss. The article discusses the personal experiences of the women serving in WWII. On the back of the clippings, there is an advertisement for a drapery shop and an article on catalog ordering.
Date: November 6, 1988
Creator: Magid, Ken
Object Type: Clipping
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

[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
[WASP Reunion Invocation Prayer] (open access)

[WASP Reunion Invocation Prayer]

A prayer invocation recited at a WASP reunion in South Carolina, written by Madge Minton. The WASP diamond wings symbol can be seen printed at the top of the page.
Date: September 1988
Creator: Minton, Madge Rutherford
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Museum Pamphlet and Letter From Isabel Van Lom, May 31, 1988] (open access)

[Museum Pamphlet and Letter From Isabel Van Lom, May 31, 1988]

Letter from Isabel Madison Van Lom to her fellow WASP discussing the opening of The National Womens Military Museum and Research Center. The letter is written on a letter head from the museum that feature three women in uniform printed in the top left, and it includes a museum pamphlet discussing the new institute's features.
Date: May 31, 1988
Creator: Van Lom, Isabel Madison
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charlyne Creger: An Oral History (open access)

Charlyne Creger: An Oral History

Transcript of and oral history interview of Charlyne Creger conducted by interviewer, Dawn Letson. They discuss Creger's family history, her life growing up in Oklahoma, and her life and career after entering and graduating the Women Airforce Service Pilots. An index of subjects discussed is listed at the end of the interview.
Date: May 26, 1988
Creator: Letson, Dawn & Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Women Military Pilots Association Incorporated Newsletter, March, 1988 (open access)

Women Military Pilots Association Incorporated Newsletter, March, 1988

Newsletter for the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots, published by the Women Military Pilots Association Inc., including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: March 1988
Creator: Women Military Pilots Association Incorporated
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flight 1, Volume 2 Number 2, February, 1988 (open access)

Flight 1, Volume 2 Number 2, February, 1988

Newsletter for Region I members of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots that covers events and history relevant to group members. This issue contains a flyer for the an air show at the National Warplane Museum. A handwritten note on one of the pages reads, "See you in Charleston! -Ethel"
Date: February 1988
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes of WASP Steering Committee] (open access)

[Minutes of WASP Steering Committee]

Meeting minutes discussing the location preservation of a WASP fountain, further historical recognition of WASP, and a funding budget for the 1992 Sweetwater reunion.
Date: January 8, 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History