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W.A.S.P., WWII, Reunion (open access)

W.A.S.P., WWII, Reunion

Program for a WASP reunion in Charleston, South Carolina. Included within is a proclamation from Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. designating August 22nd as WASP Day, letters, historical information for South Carolina, reunion itineraries, and other information about WASP and aircraft.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Flying fillies once occupied Liberty Field] (open access)

[Clipping: Flying fillies once occupied Liberty Field]

Newspaper clipping of an article about members of WASP who were stationed at Liberty Field in Fort Stewart, Georgia during WWII. The article includes more details about Fort Stewart, and a photograph of Helen Snapp, Margery Moore, Bertha Mary Clifford, and Viola Thompson in flight jumpsuits, walking away from a small plane. The clipping includes other articles about the Fort Stewart and Hinesville, Georgia area, as well as local advertisements.
Date: October 23, 1987
Creator: Owens, Dianne
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Woman in Front of the CAF Officers Club Building]

Photograph of a woman standing outside the CAF Officers building. She is wearing a grey uniform, and holding her purse. The building has "CAF OFFICERS CLUB" in bronze lettering on the front.
Date: 1984
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newsletter from Lyda Keefe to WASP, April 5, 1986] (open access)

[Newsletter from Lyda Keefe to WASP, April 5, 1986]

Newsletter from Lyda Keefe to WASP about Helen Schaefer, people she met, Barbara Heinrich, the upcoming meeting in Sweetwater, and other WASP. On the front is a photograph of a group of WASP and a note about Dora Dougherty and Didi Moorman.
Date: April 5, 1986
Creator: Keefe, Lyda Dunham
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[HPI Quik Splice Card] (open access)

[HPI Quik Splice Card]

Card from HPI for a quik splice, dual eight interlock butt splicer with brief instructions. There is a date stamped on the back.
Date: June 3, 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Frances Sargent and Teresa James]

Photograph of WASP Frances Sargent (front) and WASP Teresa James (back) sitting on a green motel bed, both smiling for the camera.
Date: June 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of 28 WASP at a homecoming]

Photograph of 28 WASP standing in three rows on an airfield in Sweetwater, Texas. They are all wearing various colored clothing, and the person in the front middle is holding a set of wings.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four WASP on Columbia-Alaska Marine Cruise]

Photograph of four Women Airforce Service Pilots--Fran, Dorothy, Felicia, and Margaret--sitting two to a bunk in a room with four bunk beds. Aboard the Columbia-Alaska Marine cruise in July 1984. The room is decorated with wood paneling, and a window between the bunks looks out onto the ocean.
Date: July 1984
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Return of the WASP, 1986 Annual Reunion (open access)

The Return of the WASP, 1986 Annual Reunion

Program for the WASP reunion of 1986 at Avenger Field. The front cover has a Fifinella logo. Inside are signed letters from Governor Mark White and Mayor Rick Rhodes, a biography of 'Dedie' Deaton, historical photos of WASP with captions, Board of Directors information, itineraries for the reunion, reunion planning committee information, and sponsors.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Marty Vokomener to WASP Class 43-W-4, October 22, 1988] (open access)

[Letter from Marty Vokomener to WASP Class 43-W-4, October 22, 1988]

Letter from Marty Volkomener to members of class 44-W-4 of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) discussing the recent reunion in Charleston, changes in the organization's leadership, and changes to the newsletter's publication schedule. She also includes an article about the WASP and their history from the Charleston Air Force Base's newspaper.
Date: October 22, 1988
Creator: Volkomener, Martha Lawson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James E. Burnett to Helen W. Snapp, September 27, 1982] (open access)

[Letter from James E. Burnett to Helen W. Snapp, September 27, 1982]

Letter from James E. Burnett, Director of the Office of External Affairs of NASA Lewis Research Center, to Helen W. Snapp discussing Snapp's recent visit. The letter came with copies of pictures belonging to Helen Snapp.
Date: September 27, 1982
Creator: Burnett, James E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wilma L. Vaught to Helen Snapp, February 11, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Wilma L. Vaught to Helen Snapp, February 11, 1989]

Letter from President Wilma L. Vaught of the Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation to Helen Snapp discussing the recent mandate for the creation of a memorial to honor military women and the Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation. Vaught urges for Snapp to contact all women in the military and all women veterans and urge them to register.
Date: February 11, 1989
Creator: Vaught, Wilma L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plane Propeller]

Photograph of a wooden plane propeller hanging above a window with orange curtains and below a ceiling of white tiles. The wall behind the propeller is wood-paneled, and the propeller itself has two blades, each tipped with bronze-colored metal.
Date: April 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Helen Snapp at a book signing]

Photograph of Helen Snapp attending a signing book signing event, standing in a group of several men and women, One is a WASP and is wearing her WASP uniforms, The photo suggests that the subject of the book surrounds the Women Airforce Service Pilots. Title of book is not readable in the photo.
Date: 1980/1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Charles C. Ziegler to Helen Snapp, May 7, 1984] (open access)

[Letter from the Charles C. Ziegler to Helen Snapp, May 7, 1984]

Letter from Charles C. Ziegler from the Department of the Air Force to Helen Snapp discussing the correction of her DD Form 214 in compliance with changes in legislation concerning Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: May 7, 1984
Creator: Ziegler, Charles C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Memorial Remarks by Dora Dougherty Strother] (open access)

[WASP Memorial Remarks by Dora Dougherty Strother]

Remarks for a WASP Memorial service in Sweetwater, Texas by Dora Dougherty Strother.
Date: September 26, 1986
Creator: Strother, Dora Dougherty
Object Type: Script
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Class 43-4]

Photograph of the Women Airforce Service Pilot class 43-4, sitting in two rows in front of a wall with floral wallpaper. There are nineteen women total, and five in the first row wear their WASP uniforms.
Date: 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Reunion]

Photograph of Helen Snapp at a Women Airforce Service Pilot reunion in Cleveland Ohio in 1982. Helen, a man, and three WASP surround a round table, all wearing yellow name tags.
Date: 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History