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[43-4 WASP Group Photo]

Photograph of a group of nineteen WASP, some in uniform, posing in tow rows of chairs fro a reunion photo. The woman in the center of the front row is holding a small sign with the group's class number, 43-4. A floral wallpapered wall can be seen in the background. Several notes handwritten on the back can be seen listing the names of some of the group members. The notes read, "Vi Thurn ?, Helen Snapp, Fran Sargent, Virginia Watry, Me, Mary Clifford, Virginia Street, Joanne Trebtoske, Madge Rutherford, Connie Llewellyn, Deedee Johnson, Betty Naffz, Lyda Dunham, Ruth Underwood, Edna Pedlar, Mary Edith Engle, Marge Moore, Helen Schaefer, Liz Pierce". A second note reads, "Sept 19, 1980 WASP Reunion at Dutch Inn, Buena Vista, Fla".
Date: September 19, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1980 WASP Advisory Board Meeting Minutes] (open access)

[1980 WASP Advisory Board Meeting Minutes]

Meeting minutes from a Women Airforce Service Pilots advisory board meeting in Orlando, Florida, 1980.
Date: September 18, 1980
Creator: Davis, Edna
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[American History Illustrated subscription card]

An unused subscription card from American History Illustrated.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Creator: American History Illustrated
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B-52 Taking Off]

Photograph of a B-52 Stratofortress taking off into a partly-cloudy sky, leaving a large trail of engine exhaust.
Date: 1980~/2000~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Birthday card from Rudolph Fuchs to Herman Fuchs] (open access)

[Birthday card from Rudolph Fuchs to Herman Fuchs]

A birthday card from Rudolph Fuchs to his brother Herman discussing how he has been. The card features an image of a 1920s-era pilot posing with a globe.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Creator: Fuchs, Rudolph
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger and Women in Orlando]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger wearing a white shirt and visor (left) and two unidentified women, one of whom has her back facing the camera displaying her t-shirt, which has an image of Fifinella on it and reads "Betty & Charlyne."
Date: September 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Jacqueline Cochran Dies at 74] (open access)

[Clipping: Jacqueline Cochran Dies at 74]

Newspaper clipping of Jacqueline Cochran's obituary. It includes details about her early life, flying career, leadership of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, and later years.
Date: August 10, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Jacqueline Cochran's lifetime set records of speed, courage] (open access)

[Clipping: Jacqueline Cochran's lifetime set records of speed, courage]

Newspaper clipping from the Daily News, "Jacqueline Cochran's lifetime set records of speed, courage" by Christine Mahr discussing her accomplishments and death.
Date: August 11, 1980
Creator: Mahr, Christine & Power, John
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Off she went into the wild blue yonder] (open access)

[Clipping: Off she went into the wild blue yonder]

Newspaper clipping titled "Off she went into the wild blue yonder," written by Frog Smith for The News-Press. It discusses the life of Jacqueline Cochran and continues on 2D under the title of "Pilot."
Date: December 6, 1980
Creator: Smith, Frog
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clippings about WASPS and WAVES] (open access)

[Clippings about WASPS and WAVES]

Newspaper clipping from the Chicago Tribune, written by the Associated Press, discussing the death of WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilot) Jacqueline Cochran. Includes an article from Good Housekeeping, written by John Mack Carter, discussing plans to built a memorial for women in military service (including the WASPs and the WAVES or Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), the first of its kind.
Date: {1980-08-10,1989-05}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cornelia Fort (open access)

Cornelia Fort

Biography of Cornelia Fort, a pilot in the Women's Auxiliary Ferry Squadron (WAFS) who died in a plane crash on March 21, 1943. It includes details about Fort's childhood, education, and love of flying.
Date: November 1980
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cornelia Yerkes Kafka certificate of discharge] (open access)

[Cornelia Yerkes Kafka certificate of discharge]

US Air Force certificate granting WASP Cornelia Yerkes Kafka an honorable discharge from service, retroactively dated to December 20, 1944.
Date: 1980~
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell certificate of discharge] (open access)

[Gayle Snell certificate of discharge]

US Air Force certificate granting WASP Gayle Snell an honorable discharge from service, retroactively dated to December 20, 1944.
Date: 1980~
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
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
[Invitation to Jacqueline Cochran's Memorial Service, November 6, 1980] (open access)

[Invitation to Jacqueline Cochran's Memorial Service, November 6, 1980]

Invitation to Jacqueline Cochran's memorial service at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on November 6, 1980, at 4:30 p.m. The invitation includes a photo of Cochran on the front, and a map of the Air Force Academy on the back.
Date: 1980~
Creator: United States Air Force Academy.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation to Memorial Service for Jacqueline Cochran, September 19, 1980] (open access)

[Invitation to Memorial Service for Jacqueline Cochran, September 19, 1980]

Invitation to a memorial service for Jacqueline Cochran, by the Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, at Patrick Air Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Florida, on September 19, 1980, at 1:30 p.m.
Date: 1980~
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bee Haydu, April 18, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Bee Haydu, April 18, 1980]

Letter from Bee Haydu discussing a letter from Lillian Roberts and an upcoming vote within the Order of Fifinella organization.
Date: April 18, 1980
Creator: Haydu, Bernice Falk
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bee Haydu to Charlyne Creger, May 5, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Bee Haydu to Charlyne Creger, May 5, 1980]

Letter from Bee Haydu to Charlyne Creger discussing the possible confrontation of Order of Fifinella president, Lillian Roberts, and how Creger would be better suited towards campaigning for new officers.
Date: May 5, 1980
Creator: Haydu, Bernice Falk (Bee)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bee Haydu to Recipients of 11-2-79 Transcript, April 19, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Bee Haydu to Recipients of 11-2-79 Transcript, April 19, 1980]

Letter from Bee Haydu to recipients of the 11-2-79 Order of Fifinella meeting transcript discussing said meeting, board member structure and hierarchy, and financial statements of the group from when Haydu was president.
Date: April 19, 1980
Creator: Haydu, Bernice Falk
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Byrd Howell Granger to the W.A.S.P. Class Secretaries, Feb. 14, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Byrd Howell Granger to the W.A.S.P. Class Secretaries, Feb. 14, 1980]

Letter from Byrd Howell Granger to the W.A.S.P. Class Secretary discussing legal transcripts from an advisory board meeting in Tuscon and enclosed legal errors in those transcripts.
Date: February 14, 1980
Creator: Granger, Byrd Howell
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Mrs. and Mrs. Edwards, August 11, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Mrs. and Mrs. Edwards, August 11, 1980]

Letter from WASP Elaine Harmon to Mrs. and Mrs. Edwards discussing the weather, and receiving a genealogy of her husband's grandmother that mentioned someone from Sweetwater, Texas named Bess Laverne. She asks them if they know anything about this woman. She also discusses communicating with a Robin Cannon and his wife, and the health concerns of several mutual friends. The letter is written on WASP stationary.
Date: August 11, 1980
Creator: Harmon, Elaine D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Francie Meisner Park to WASP Secretaries, and All, June 12, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Francie Meisner Park to WASP Secretaries, and All, June 12, 1980]

Letter from Francie Meisner Park to WASP secretaries, and all discussing issues that arose at a previous WASP meeting or reunion.
Date: June 12, 1980
Creator: Park, Francie Meisner
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Friends of Fifi, August, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Friends of Fifi, August, 1980]

Letter from the Friends of Fifi to the members of the Order of Fifinella expressing their concerns with recent decisions made by the organization's leadership.
Date: August 13, 1980
Creator: Friends of Fifi
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Roberts to All Advisory Board Members, March 31, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Lillian Roberts to All Advisory Board Members, March 31, 1980]

Letter from Lillian Roberts to All Advisory Board Members discussing the Order of Fifinella federal status and tax exemption.
Date: March 31, 1980
Creator: Roberts, Lillian
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History