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1996 Holiday Gift Catalog (open access)

1996 Holiday Gift Catalog

Holiday catalog for the International Women's Air and Space Museum featuring books and gifts related to women in aviation. The front cover includes the design of a limited-edition ornament commemorating the WASP. Information on the WASP and the ornament can be found on pages 2 and 3.
Date: 1996
Creator: International Women's Air and Space Museum
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1996 National WASP Conference Schedule] (open access)

[1996 National WASP Conference Schedule]

List of scheduled events and activities for the 1996 National Women Airforce Service Pilots Conference at the Disneyland Hotel.
Date: 1996
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Photograph of Airport and Runways #3]

Aerial photograph of Avenger Field facilities that shows three major intersecting runways, a group of buildings at the top left, and another group of interconnected buildings and pathways in the bottom left corner.
Date: 1996?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Avenger Field and TSTC From Above #3]

Aerial photograph of TSTC campus taking shape on the grounds of the Air Force Radar Station at Avenger Field, with a tall silo seen to the right, and what appears to be an old airstrip seen in the foreground.
Date: 1996?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Calendar: 1997 Special Edition Calendar] (open access)

[Calendar: 1997 Special Edition Calendar]

Calendar for 1997 containing photographs, illustrations, and facts about the women who served in the military during World War Two. It includes American holidays as well as important dates from American military history. The WASP are featured on August's page.
Date: 1996
Creator: The Women's Memorial
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Calendar: 1997 Special Edition Calendar #2] (open access)

[Calendar: 1997 Special Edition Calendar #2]

Calendar for 1997 containing photographs, illustrations, and facts about the women who served in the military during World War Two. It includes American holidays as well as important dates from American military history. The WASP are featured on August's page.
Date: 1996
Creator: The Women's Memorial
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger and Other Women at WASP Reunion]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger (second from left) and four other women sitting or standing around a table at a WASP reunion in 1996. Creger is wearing her hat covered in pins and a U.S. flag, one of the other women is wearing a blue WASP scarf, and the others are wearing name tags. Behind them other women, tables, and a painting hanging on a wall are visible in the background.
Date: 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger Color Proofs]

Two color proofs of a photo of Charlyne Creger wearing a striped shirt and a billed hat covered in pins and small U.S. flag. The proofs are adhered to a cut sheet of paper with partial information about purchasing them and the date, "1996" handwritten at the bottom.
Date: 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
In Memoriam: Thirty-Eight American Women Pilots (open access)

In Memoriam: Thirty-Eight American Women Pilots

Memorial pamphlet honoring the thirty-eight Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) who lost their lives in service during World War II.
Date: 1996
Creator: Seymour, Dawn; Bergemann, Clarice I.; Jenkins, Jeanette J. & Keil, Mary Ellen
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Rosa Charlyne Creger Autobiography Essay] (open access)

[Rosa Charlyne Creger Autobiography Essay]

An autobiographic essay written by Charlyne Creger describing her experience flying as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot and how it led to her career as a nurse. A handwritten note at the bottom from 1996 states, "I am now retired and getting into mischief".
Date: 1996
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Class 44-W-9 members posing at reunion]

Photograph of twelve WASP veterans of class 44-W-9 posing together. Seated women include Elaine Harmon (2nd-from-left), Betty Riddle (center, with sign) and Betty Turner (first-on-right); those standing include Mildred House Ferree (2-L), Helen Johnson Cannon (3-L), Gayle Snell (center), Margaret Gee (3-R), and Eleanor "Mickey" Brown (1-R). Harmon, Riddle, and the woman to their right are in uniform; most of the others have commemorative scarves and nametags.
Date: [1996..2002]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Registration and Patch] (open access)

[WASP Registration and Patch]

Message thanking the receiver's registration to the 1996 reunion and explaining how the included WASP patch is to be worn with the dress code.
Date: 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASPs from Class 44-1-10]

Photograph of fifteen Women Airforce Service Pilots from class 44-1-10 at a conference at Disneyland. Charlyne Creger is at the right end of the front row. "1996 Disney" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Women Airforce Service Pilots: National WASP Conference Banquet (open access)

Women Airforce Service Pilots: National WASP Conference Banquet

Program for the 1996 WASP conference banquet that includes a banquet menu, a schedule of events, speakers, and announcements, and a list of acknowledgements.
Date: 1996
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Women Airforce Service Pilots WWII, National Conference (open access)

Women Airforce Service Pilots WWII, National Conference

Program from the national conference of Women Airforce Service Pilots in Anaheim, California. The pamphlet contains letters, biographies, conference staff information, itineraries, artwork, photographs, and sponsor ads.
Date: 1996
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women Standing at WASP Reunion]

Photograph of several unidentified women standing and sitting in a banquet hall at a WASP reunion in 1996; two women are sitting at two separate tables on the left and right and five other women are standing behind them and appear to be watching something on the right. The woman bending over on the right side is wearing a blue WASP scarf and the other women are wearing name tags; in the background a waiter and several other people at another table are visible.
Date: 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from Paul McCarthy to Kay Graham, January 10, 1996] (open access)

[Memo from Paul McCarthy to Kay Graham, January 10, 1996]

Memo from Paul McCarthy to Kay Graham discussing the need for more diversified employment opportunities.
Date: January 10, 1996
Creator: McCarthy, Paul
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Early aviatrix's heart is up in the clouds] (open access)

[Clipping: Early aviatrix's heart is up in the clouds]

Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP Fran Sargent and her career in aviation. Other articles and advertisements are included on the back of each clipping.
Date: February 11, 1996
Creator: Wittman, Susan
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Homer to Ethel, February 12, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Homer to Ethel, February 12, 1996]

Letter from Homer to Ethel M. Finley discussing transportation and preparation for the 1998 reunion.
Date: February 12, 1996
Creator: Taylor, Homer K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Indio aviatrix put stamp on history] (open access)

[Clipping: Indio aviatrix put stamp on history]

Newspaper clipping from the Daily Sun, "Indio aviatrix puts stamp on history" by Jan Curran discussing the new Jacqueline Cochran Pioneer Pilot stamp that will be issues in a public ceremony on March 9, 1996 in Indio, California. It also discusses Cochran's career and accomplishments.
Date: February 24, 1996
Creator: Curran, Jan
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Indio aviatrix puts stamp on history] (open access)

[Clipping: Indio aviatrix puts stamp on history]

Newspaper clipping with articles about how Jacqueline Cochran became interested in flying and her aviation career.
Date: February 24, 1996
Creator: Curran, Jan
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: First Day of Issue Stamp Ceremony, Jacqueline Cochran] (open access)

[Program: First Day of Issue Stamp Ceremony, Jacqueline Cochran]

Program for the first day of issue ceremony for the Jacqueline Cochran stamp. The program lists WASP member a British Air Transport Auxiliary pilot as speakers and includes a brief biography of Cochran's life and achievements.
Date: March 1996
Creator: United States Postal Service
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, March 6, 1996]

Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards informing him that the printer is ready and that if he can find a picture of himself from 1942 to 1944, she would like to have it. The front has a photograph of two bottlenose dolphins taken by Dr. Randall S. Wells.
Date: March 6, 1996
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[First Day Cover for Jacqueline Cochran Stamp, March 9, 1996] (open access)

[First Day Cover for Jacqueline Cochran Stamp, March 9, 1996]

First day cover commemorating the issue of a stamp honoring Jacqueline Cochran and her accomplishments in aviation. The cover features an illustration of Cochran on the left and a fifty-cent stamp depicting Cochran in the upper-right corner. Inside the cover is a postcard containing information about Cochran and the WASP.
Date: March 9, 1996
Creator: United States Postal Service
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History