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World War II Times, Volume 14, Number 4, October 28, 1999 (open access)

World War II Times, Volume 14, Number 4, October 28, 1999

Newspaper clipping of The World War II Times containing stories about veterans and WASP as well as about WWII. There are also photographs, comics, and advertisements included.
Date: October 28, 1999
Creator: World War II Times
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flight 1, Region One Newsletter, Volume 10 Number 5, October, 1999 (open access)

Flight 1, Region One Newsletter, Volume 10 Number 5, October, 1999

Newsletter for Region I 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: October 1999
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Johnson Space Center Oral History Project to Helen W. Snapp, September 20, 1999] (open access)

[Letter from Johnson Space Center Oral History Project to Helen W. Snapp, September 20, 1999]

Letter from Rebecca Wright, project manager for the Johnson Space Center Oral History Project, to Helen W. Snapp discussing Snapp's participation in NASA's oral history project. It also contains a short hand-written note from Carol Butler, reading "Helen, it was so nice to meet you and get to know you. Thank you."
Date: September 20, 1999
Creator: Wright, Rebecca
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History Interview Transcript  of  Women Airforce Service Pilots] (open access)

[Oral History Interview Transcript of Women Airforce Service Pilots]

An oral history interview transcript conducted by Rebecca Wright featuring Helen Wyatt Snapp, Marjorie Popell Sizemore, Doris Elkington Hamaker, Mary Ann Baldner Gordon, Mary Anna "Marty" Martin Wyall, and Teresa D. James. Wrights asks about the group's experiences in either Women Airforce Service Pilots program or the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron and the prejudice of the 1940s.
Date: July 18, 1999
Creator: Snapp, Helen Wyatt; Sizemore, Marjorie Popell; Hamaker, Doris Elkington; Gordon, Mary Ann Baldner; Wyall, Mary Anna Martin & James, Teresa D.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Forrest of Friendship, Saluting the International 99s] (open access)

[Clipping: Forrest of Friendship, Saluting the International 99s]

Copy of the June 1999 issue of the Atchison Daily Globe "saluting" the International 99s. Provided are biographies of International Forest of Friendship Inductees.
Date: June 17, 1999
Creator: Taylor, Chris
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Obituary Page from Atchison Life Newspaper] (open access)

[Obituary Page from Atchison Life Newspaper]

Newspaper page containing a number of obituaries including one for WASP Helen Snapp (left side of page 13) describing her life and service during World War II. The pages include advertisements and obituaries for: Kaddy Steele, David Strachan, Wanda Strassburg, Neal Sutherland, Mary Vermeulen, Martha Volkomener, and Patty Wagstaff.
Date: June 16, 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Appreciation for Helen Snapp] (open access)

[Certificate of Appreciation for Helen Snapp]

Certificate of appreciation awarded to Helen W. Snapp in recognition of a contribution to the Ninety-Nines Sun 'n Fun Building Fund, Lakeland, Florida.
Date: June 2, 1999
Creator: Ninety-Nines
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Helen Snapp Standing With Three WASPs #1]

Photograph of WASP Lucille, Helen W. Snapp, Teresa, and another Women Airforce Service Pilot standing shoulder-to-shoulder in front of a table covered in a red table cloth.
Date: March 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Helen Snapp standing with three WASPs #2]

Photograph of WASP Lucille, Helen W. Snapp, Teresa, and another Women Airforce Service Pilot standing shoulder-to-shoulder in front of a table covered in a red table cloth.
Date: March 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lucile Wise to Helen Snapp, February 19. 1999] (open access)

[Letter from Lucile Wise to Helen Snapp, February 19. 1999]

Letter from Lucile Wise to Helen Snapp discussing Snapp's upcoming appearance on the Women Airforce Service Pilot panel at the Women in Aviation conference in Orlando, Florida on March 19, 1999.
Date: February 19, 1999
Creator: Wise, Lucile
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mom to Jeremy, January 23, 1999] (open access)

[Letter from Mom to Jeremy, January 23, 1999]

Handwritten letter from Jeremy's mother to Jeremy discussing her recent bill payment and housing plans.
Date: January 23, 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
On Final Approach (open access)

On Final Approach

Book that includes a list of corrections made for Byrd Howell Granger by a number of Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: 1999
Creator: Granger, Byrd Howell
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photo of 16 WASP at an event]

Photograph of 16 WASP standing together at a event. They are all wearing various colored clothing, and organized in two rows.
Date: January 1, 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sponsor Application Form by Frances Sargent for Helen Wyatt Snapp] (open access)

[Sponsor Application Form by Frances Sargent for Helen Wyatt Snapp]

Completed Sponsor Application Form for Helen Wyatt Snapp. The form was completed by Frances Sargent, who sent the $300 check to the International Forest of Friendship on October 8, 1998.
Date: October 1998
Creator: Sargent, Frances
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Kelly Hamilton at Birthday Bash]

Photograph of a woman with short auburn hair, wearing a dark blue WASP uniform. Handwritten text on the back of the photograph reads, "Kelly Hamilton at her Birthday Bash."
Date: 1997-11~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Teresa James at Banquet]

Photograph of Teresa James wearing a Santiago blue WASP uniform, shaking hands with Claudia Kennedy and Sheila Widnall. Handwritten text on the back says, "Teresa shaking hands with Lt. General Claudia Kennedy, Deputy Chief of Intelligence and Retired Airforce in civilian clothes, Sheila Widnall."
Date: 1997-11~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Dorothea 'Didi' Moorman"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Dorothea 'Didi' Moorman"]

Newspaper clipping about women dispelling male fears about the B-29 Superfortress. A photo of Dorothea "Didi" Moorman standing with Brig. General Paul Tibbets in Fort Walton Beach Florida is shown.
Date: October 21, 1997
Creator: Associated Press
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Nine WASP]

Photograph of a group of nine WASP, including Helen Snapp, standing and sitting in front of a white backdrop. Some of the WASP are wearing white outfits with blue WASP scarves, while four of the WASP members are wearing their Santiago blue WASP uniforms.
Date: 1997-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Three WASP ]

Photograph of three WASP , wearing Santiago blue WASP uniforms, leaning against the stone edge of a raised plant bed. All three women are wearing sunglasses and looking at the camera. In the background, a group of people is gathered on the left, while a statue of a plane is visible in the background on the right.
Date: 1997-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of WASP in Uniform at Air Force Academy]

Photograph of fiveWASP standing outside in front of a plant bed at the Air Force Academy, with the Cadet Chapel visible in the background. The women are wearing variations of the blue WASP uniform.
Date: 1997-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorial Dedication for the Women Airforce Service Pilots] (open access)

[Memorial Dedication for the Women Airforce Service Pilots]

Pamphlet for the memorial dedication for Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII that took place on September 4, 1997, hosted by the United States Air Force Academy. It includes summaries of the lives of Janet Reno, Colonel Theresa Marne' Peterson, Lieutenant Colonel Michelle Johnson, and Dorothy Swain Lewis, as well as a program guide. The back cover of the pamphlet bears the WASP logo of a woman flying.
Date: September 4, 1997
Creator: United States Air Force Academy.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP attending USAFA WASP statue dedication]

Group photograph of Women Airforce Service Pilots posed on the steps of a building with an apex roof. All women wear their WASP dress uniforms, as they are attending the USAFA (United States Air Force Academy) WASP statue dedication.
Date: September 4, 1997
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Memorial Statue, The Graduate]

Photograph of a statue titled "The Graduate" during the dedication ceremony at Texas State Technical College. The statue is on a round pillar in the center of a fountain and a number of people are standing around the edges of the fountain including several who are wearing military or WASP uniforms.
Date: September 4, 1997
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Women Airforce Service Pilots WWII Memorial Dedication (open access)

Women Airforce Service Pilots WWII Memorial Dedication

A program for a WASP memorial dedication, with information on the left side of the page about the speakers, and a schedule on the right.
Date: September 4, 1997
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History