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[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

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Wings of Excellence]

Magazine clipping of an article about the history of women in aviation.

Date: August 1995

Creator: Novak, C. James

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Iola Magruder to Rigdon Edwards, May 15, 1994]

Letter from Iola Magruder to Rigdon Edwards discussing articles from different news sources, a recent contribution to Texas Women's University, moving into a new house, past involvement with the American Cross and US military, and other events in her life.

Date: May 15, 1994

Creator: Magruder, Iola V.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Special Souvenir Edition Sweetwater Reporter", November 1990]

November 1990 issue of the Sweetwater Reporter of significant historical events from the 20th century.

Date: November 1990

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

captions transcript

Interview with Shigemi Ando, August 25, 1987

Interview with Shigemi Ando, Consul General of Japan from Houston, Texas. In the interview, he discusses his work and responsibilities as Consul General.

Date: August 25, 1987

Duration: 28 minutes 35 seconds

Creator: Ando, Shigemi & McCaleb, Gary

Item Type: Video

Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[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

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Black Car]

Photograph of a black car, likely on a military base in Japan. The note on the back of the photo reads, "The color of the car is what the Japanese love. The Emperor drives a big black Chrystler, so everyone must have a black one."

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Busy Street in Tokyo]

Photograph of a busy street, most likely in Tokyo, Japan. There are many people on the street and signs on the buildings.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Car Flipped Over]

Photograph of a car that is flipped over in the street and burning. There are several people looking on, including one man in the foreground crouching, and one man holding a baton.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Cars Flipped on Sides]

Photograph of a row of burning cars, flipped on their sides, possibly part of the Bloody May Day protests in Tokyo, Japan in 1952.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Cart with Drums]

Photograph of a float or cart with a tokai drum visible on it. There are several people wearing traditional Japanese clothing around the float and a woman, possibly Dolores Lamb, holding a camera.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Museum Exhibit Highlights Norden Bombsight"]

Photocopy of an article about the Wings over Texas exhibit in the Heart of West Texas Museum, the bombsights on display, and information on the artillery used in World War 2, and how the WASPs were involved.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Dancing Woman Wearing a Kimono]

Photograph of a woman wearing a kimono who appears to be leading a dance with two other women in western dress.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Dolores Lamb in Kimono]

Photograph of Dolores Lamb, wearing a kimono in front of the Atami Hotel. A note on the back reads, "Dolores gone native - this is the hotel we like so well - the open place on the third floor is our room you sleep on the floors." "1954" is written in ink below the note on the back.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Dolores Lamb Next to Rice Paddy]

Photograph of Dolores Lamb in front of a rice paddy and a house in Japan. The note on the back reads, "Train Station at U[...]ama. Rice paddy and Japanese houses in the background."

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Dolores Lamb with Two Men]

Photograph of Dolores Lamb standing between two men in front of a rickshaw, likely in or near Tokyo, Japan. There is a car across the street in the background.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[The Epic of Flight Memo to the Reader]

Photocopy of a memo to the reader printed in a volume of "The Epic of Flight" book series that discusses the initial struggles in creating "Women Aloft", a book in the series about female pilots.

Date: unknown

Creator: Hicks, Jim

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Family in Busy Street]

Photograph of a family standing with their backs to the camera in a busy street, likely in Japan.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Five People at the Far East Air Forces Officers' Club]

Photograph of five people talking at a party at the Far East Air Forces Officers' Club. The text, "Far East Air Forces Officers' Club Tokyo, Japan" is printed at the bottom of the image.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 35.742384 139.338097

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Float in Japan]

Photograph of a float in a street, likely in or near Tokyo, Japan. There are several people around the float and on the street.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Ginza Street]

Photograph of Ginza street in Tokyo, Japan. There are many signs in English and Japanese characters above stores and businesses.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[House with Porch]

Photograph of a house with a large covered porch. The house is likely in Japan and appears to combine western and Japanese styles of architecture.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Japanese-Style Boat]

Photograph of a Japanese style boat, likely in or near Tokyo, Japan. There are other boats in the background and a land mass visible in the distance.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Japanese-Style Fishing Boat]

Photograph of a Japanese-style fishing boat, likely near Tokyo, Japan. There are other boats visible on the water in the distance.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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[Clipping: "Dorothea 'Didi' Moorman"]

[Clipping: Wings of Excellence]

[Letter from Iola Magruder to Rigdon Edwards, May 15, 1994]

[Clipping: "Special Souvenir Edition Sweetwater Reporter", November 1990]

Interview with Shigemi Ando, August 25, 1987

[Clipping: "WASPS Inspired World War II Bomber Pilots"]

[Black Car]

[Busy Street in Tokyo]

[Car Flipped Over]

[Cars Flipped on Sides]

[Cart with Drums]

[Clipping: "Museum Exhibit Highlights Norden Bombsight"]

[Dancing Woman Wearing a Kimono]

[Dolores Lamb in Kimono]

[Dolores Lamb Next to Rice Paddy]

[Dolores Lamb with Two Men]

[The Epic of Flight Memo to the Reader]

[Family in Busy Street]

[Five People at the Far East Air Forces Officers' Club]

[Float in Japan]

[Ginza Street]

[House with Porch]

[Japanese-Style Boat]

[Japanese-Style Fishing Boat]