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[Clipping: Women, Wings and War]
Photocopy of an article discussing Margaret Harper's experience serving in the WASP, duties she was given, the discontinuation of the WASP, and sexual discrimination against female veterans. Another article about the history and preservation of WASP history in Texas Woman's University is also included.
Date:
July 18, 1989
Creator:
Porter, Bob
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henri Pepper to Ruth Florey, October 2, 1986]
Letter from Henri Pepper to Ruth Florey discussing the recent WASP display and Carlos Alvarado's high school students interviewing WASP.
Date:
October 2, 1986
Creator:
Pepper, Henri Elizabeth
Object Type:
Letter
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
[Letter from Lyda Keefe to Sweetwater Museum, January 18, 1989]
Letter from Lyda Dunham Keefe to Sweetwater Museum requesting the zoot suit and pillows she donated some time ago for speeches she will be making about WASP.
Date:
January 18, 1989
Creator:
Keefe, Lyda Dunham
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Class 43-4 at the 1988 Reunion]
Photograph of class 43-4 of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) taken during the organization's reunion in Charleston. Twenty-three women dressed in casual clothing sit on the steps of a short staircase while five women in their WASP uniforms stand on the landing above them. Most of the women are wearing dark blue name tags with the WASP insignia and light blue buttons.
Date:
1988
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henri Pepper to Tami O'Bannion, August 29, 1987]
Letter from Henri Pepper to Tami O'Bannion informing her that the museum will not be giving any of their artifacts and providing a list of other women who may be able to help.
Date:
August 29, 1987
Creator:
Pepper, Henri Elizabeth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mark White to WASP, September 25, 1986]
Letter from Governor Mark White to the WASP saying that Texas is "proud of its historical connection with the WASPS."
Date:
September 25, 1986
Creator:
Texas. Governor (1983-1987 : White)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank Grevelle to WASP, May 20, 1989]
Letter from Frank Grevelle to all WASP inviting them to the Sweetwater Municipial Airport renaming ceremony being held by the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce.
Date:
May 20, 1989
Creator:
Grevelle, Frank
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Betty Riddle to Rigdon Edwards, June 1, 1987]
Letter from Betty Riddle to Rigdon Edwards thanking him for offering to pay for the WASP folders, expressing her gratitude for hospitality provided by Sweetwater, and offering hospitality if he travels through Oklahoma City.
Date:
June 1, 1987
Creator:
Riddle, Betty
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henri Pepper to Joann Staulcup, September 25, 1987]
Letter from Henri Pepper to Joann Staulcup providing a short list of ex-WASP mailing addresses.
Date:
September 25, 1987
Creator:
Pepper, Henri Elizabeth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Class 43-4 at the 1982 Reunion]
Photograph of the Women Airforce Service Pilot class 43-4, arranged in three rows in front of a wall with floral wallpaper and the banner for the Order of Fifinella. There are nineteen women total, and five in the first row wear their WASP uniforms. Two women on the the first row hold a sign with their class number and four women in the second row hold a large set of WASP wings.
Date:
1982
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henri Pepper to Ruth Florey, January 2, 1986]
Letter from Henri Pepper to Ruth Florey about moving the WASP exhibit to a larger room and an upcoming reunion.
Date:
January 2, 1986
Creator:
Pepper, Henri Elizabeth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Helan Drake to Laura Sheridan, August 28, 1989]
Letter from Helan Drake to Laura Sheridan about the weather, seasons, and memories in the city of Sweetwater, but mostly about her memories of the WASP at Avenger Field.
Date:
August 28, 1989
Creator:
Drake, Helan
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. G. Shutsy Reynolds to the Mayor of Sweetwater, March 20, 1986]
Letter from Florence G. Shutsy Reynolds to the Mayor of Sweetwater containing a letter that she would like to be forwarded to those planning the WASP anniversaries.
Date:
March 20, 1986
Creator:
Reynolds, Florence G. Shutsy
Object Type:
Letter
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
[Postcard from Lt. Col. Virginia Sweet to Pioneer City County Museum, 1985]
Postcard from Lieutenant Colonel Virginia Sweet to the Pioneer City County Museum correcting them on how they wrote out what WASP stands for.
Date:
1985
Creator:
Sweet, Virginia
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, June 15, 1987]
Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards thanking him for the case and model for the WASP exhibit and financial support.
Date:
June 15, 1987
Creator:
Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henri Pepper to Lyda Keefe, January 20, 1989]
Letter from Henri Pepper to Lyda Keefe informing her that it is against museum policy to return any artifact that has been donated.
Date:
January 20, 1989
Creator:
Pepper, Henri Elizabeth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Florence G. Reynolds to Henri Pepper, August 23, 1986]
Letter from F. G. Reynolds to Henri Elizabeth Pepper containing findings in her research and informing her that she plans to attend the WASP convention in September.
Date:
August 23, 1986
Creator:
Reynolds, F. G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Tami O'Bannion to the Director of the City County Pioneer Museum, August 25, 1987]
Letter from Tami O'Bannion to the director of the City County Pioneer Museum located in Sweetwater, Texas discussing their mutual interest in female World War 2 Aviation and artifacts.
Date:
August 25, 1987
Creator:
O'Bannion, Tami
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Waiting patiently]
Newspaper clipping of a picture of four veteran WASP waiting for the unveiling of the new airport sign.
Date:
May 24, 1989
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WASPS Inspired World War II Bomber Pilots"]
Newspaper clipping with an article of General Paul Tibbets' experience in aviation, male opinion within the military about the creation of WASP, and a brief history of WASP.
Date:
October 15, 1985
Creator:
Sisk, Mack
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henri Pepper to Florence G. Reynolds, August 1, 1986]
Letter from Henri Elizabeth Pepper to F. G. Reynolds informing her that the museum is displaying more WASP artifacts and what contributions certain WASP made.
Date:
August 1, 1986
Creator:
Pepper, Henri Elizabeth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History