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
[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
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

[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
[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