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[Memorandum from Plosser-Prince Air Academy, January 12, 1942] (open access)

[Memorandum from Plosser-Prince Air Academy, January 12, 1942]

Memorandum from Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing a recent dispatch order, Serial No. 102114, from The Bureau of Aeronautics to The Commandant, Eleventh Naval District.
Date: January 12, 1942
Creator: Plosser-Prince Air Academy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Earle G. Davis to Aeronautical Training Center, Inc., June 12, 1942 #1] (open access)

[Letter from Earle G. Davis to Aeronautical Training Center, Inc., June 12, 1942 #1]

Letter from Earle G. Davis to Aeronautical Training Center, Inc. discussing Davis' offer to buy listed equipment.
Date: June 12, 1942
Creator: Davis, Earle G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from R. E. Olin to Ira L. Thomason, June 12, 1942] (open access)

[Telegram from R. E. Olin to Ira L. Thomason, June 12, 1942]

Telegram from R. E. Olin to Ira L. Thomason discussing the need for immediate contact from Thomason in order to secure their bid on office furniture and automobiles.
Date: June 12, 1942
Creator: Olin, R. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Earle G. Davis to Aeronautical Training Center, Inc., June 12, 1942 #2] (open access)

[Letter from Earle G. Davis to Aeronautical Training Center, Inc., June 12, 1942 #2]

Letter from Earle G. Davis to Aeronautical Training Center, Inc. discussing Davis' offer to buy listed equipment.
Date: June 12, 1942
Creator: Davis, Earle G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from S. W. Warren to Royal Air Force Commanding Officer, September 12, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from S. W. Warren to Royal Air Force Commanding Officer, September 12, 1942]

Letter from S. W. Warren to the Royal Air Force Commanding Officer discussing how the R.A.F. Delegation can settle medical, dental, and hospital accounts through the appropriate channels. It references other correspondence from September 8, 1942 and June 15, 1942.
Date: September 12, 1942
Creator: Warren, S. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Soaring salute--Memoir reveals wartime exploits of unsung civilian pilots] (open access)

[Clipping: Soaring salute--Memoir reveals wartime exploits of unsung civilian pilots]

Newspaper clipping from the Chicago Tribune, "Soaring salute" by Abigail Foerstner discussing the life and service of a WASP pilot Anne Noggle.
Date: August 12, 1990
Creator: Foerstner, Abigail
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Department Message Forms] (open access)

[War Department Message Forms]

Seven blank War Department message forms.
Date: March 12, 1943
Creator: United States Department of War
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Note With Airplane Info on It] (open access)

[A Note With Airplane Info on It]

A note with airplane info on it, including Culver Cadets PQ 8 & 14, Beechcraft twin, UC 78, and Bamboo Bomber.
Date: September 12, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of WASPs with WASP Memorial Statue]

Photograph of eight Women Airforce Service Pilots attending a WASP reunion. All are wearing name tags and either their military dress uniform or a more casual navy pants suit decorated with various military pins. Helen W. Snapp--who is holding a small statue in her hands--and two other WASPs stand posed around a WASP memorial statue, gaze focused off camera, while other talk among themselves.
Date: May 12, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joan Kufrin to Helen W. Snapp, June 12, 2005] (open access)

[Letter from Joan Kufrin to Helen W. Snapp, June 12, 2005]

Letter from Joan Kufrin to Helen Snapp discussing Snapp's recent reading of Kufrin's script, Jackie's Girls. Kufrin thanks her for the interview and reading, and she includes a list of her primary sources.
Date: June 12, 2005
Creator: Kufrin, Joan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Department of the Air Force to Helen Snapp, November 12, 2002] (open access)

[Letter from Department of the Air Force to Helen Snapp, November 12, 2002]

Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Warren from the Department of the Air Force to Helen Snapp discussing Snapp's recent visit for an HC-130 orientation flight with the 920th Rescue Group at Patrick Air Force Base.
Date: November 12, 2002
Creator: Warren, Kenneth E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeff C. Reed to Helen Snapp, October 12, 2000] (open access)

[Letter from Jeff C. Reed to Helen Snapp, October 12, 2000]

Letter from Jeff C. Reed, a technician at Fort Stewart Museum, to Helen Snapp discusses the museum's interest in conducting an oral history interview with Snapp.
Date: October 12, 2000
Creator: Reed, Jeff C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry P. Slapinski to Helen Snapp, February 12, 2010] (open access)

[Letter from Henry P. Slapinski to Helen Snapp, February 12, 2010]

Letter from Henry P. Slapinski to Helen Snapp discussing Slapinski's request for Snapp to give him an autograph to add to his collection of autographs from senior military officers across the world.
Date: February 12, 2010
Creator: Slapinski, Henry P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the National WASP WWII Museum to WASP, March 12, 2013] (open access)

[Letter from the National WASP WWII Museum to WASP, March 12, 2013]

Letter from Carol Cain, Administrator for the National WASP WWII Museum, to a Women Airforce Service Pilot discussing the plans for the WASP Homecoming celebration at Avengers Field for May 25, 2013.
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: Cain, Carol
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Helen Snapp Holding a Miniature WASP Memorial Statue]

Photograph of Helen W. Snapp in her Women Airforce Service Pilot dress uniform holding a miniature version of the bronze WASP memorial statue resting on the stage beside her. There is an enlarged photograph of a blimp in the background, as well as a flag and other WASPs. In addition to her normal WASP pins, Helen also sports a red, white, and blue ribbon, a WASP sticker, and carries a bronze cane.
Date: May 12, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Broward salutes those who served] (open access)

[Clipping: Broward salutes those who served]

Newspaper clipping of photographs from events across South Florida, honoring U.S. veterans, including WASP member Helen Wyatt Snapp. On the back of the clipping is an article about a Latin American activist and obituary listings.
Date: November 12, 2008
Creator: Gyllenhaal, Anders
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Barbara Lazarsky to Marge, July 12, 1994] (open access)

[Letter from Barbara Lazarsky to Marge, July 12, 1994]

Letter from Barbara Lazarsky to Marge Sizemore discussing Yevgenia's recent visit to the U.S. from the Soviet Union.
Date: July 12, 1994
Creator: Lazarsky, Barbara Ward
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Group Reunion Photograph]

Photograph of about forty Women Airforce Service Pilots sitting in rows of three, all wearing their WASP uniform. There is a black and white photograph of a GoodYear blimp as well as two flags behind the group.
Date: May 12, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: S.A. Girl Gets WASP Wings] (open access)

[Clipping: S.A. Girl Gets WASP Wings]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Eleanor Michel McLernon's graduation from the WASP flight school and Esther L. Stahr beginning her training for WASP flight school. The article includes close-up photographs of both women. There is part of a large advertisement on the back of the clipping.
Date: November 12, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: Announcement Gives Promise and Future of Avenger Field] (open access)

[Clipping photocopy: Announcement Gives Promise and Future of Avenger Field]

Newspaper clipping of two articles from the Nolan County News. Both articles discuss the prospect of new housing for pilots in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: August 12, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lloyd Bentsen to Rigdon Edwards, July 12, 1977] (open access)

[Letter from Lloyd Bentsen to Rigdon Edwards, July 12, 1977]

Letter from Lloyd Bentsen to Rigdon Edwards informing Mr. Edwards he is interested in providing veteran benefits for WASP members and has co-sponsored legislative bill S. 247.
Date: July 12, 1977
Creator: Bentsen, Lloyd
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to Margaret Hill, September 12, 1996]

Postcard from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to Margaret Hill inviting her to the WASP Reunion Committee Meeting at the Sweetwater Country Club.
Date: September 12, 1996
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Betty J. Brown, June 12, 2006] (open access)

[Email from Betty J. Brown, June 12, 2006]

Email from Betty J. Brown in support of hiring Sherry Ringler to be the executive director of the WASP organization.
Date: June 12, 2006
Creator: Brown, Betty J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas A. Baker to Eleanor Brown, February 12, 2003] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas A. Baker to Eleanor Brown, February 12, 2003]

Letter from Lieutenant General Thomas A. Baker to Eleanor Brown, inviting her to apply for membership in the Order of Daedalians, a fraternal order of military pilots.
Date: February 12, 2003
Creator: Baker, Thomas A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History