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[Special Orders Number 99, Extract 1]

Special orders extract authorizing a list of Women Airforce Service Pilots to fly military aircraft. Eleanor McLernon's name can be seen underlined in red on the list.

Date: November 6, 1944

Creator: 2536D Army Air Forces Base Unit

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: The WASP of World War II]

An article fro Aerospace Historian on the origins and life of Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War II, with an introduction from aviatrix and WASP flight instructor, Jacqueline Cochran.

Date: 1970

Creator: Aerospace Historian

Item Type: Article

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Activity Registration Form]

Photocopy of Eleanor Brown's completed activity registration form for the 2004 WASP reunion.

Date: 2004~

Creator: Armed Forces Reunions, Inc.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Press Release: Address by General H.H. Arnold, and Statement from Jacqueline Cochran]

War Department press release quoting the speech General Arnold gave to the final graduating class of Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II and a statement made by Jacqueline Cochran on the WASP's accomplishments. The pages are torn away at the edges in several places, most noticeably in the bottom left corner of the first page.

Date: December 7, 1944

Creator: Arnold, Henry Harley

Item Type: Script

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Taking Flight]

Photocopy of an article about two Baylor alumnae, Ruth Dailey Helm and Nancy Parrish, and their work to publicize the WASP program. The article includes both color and black and white photographs, as well as details about Helm's personal experiences flying for WASP and Parrish's organization Wings Across America.

Date: Spring 2000

Creator: Asher, Lisa

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Avenger Field Souvenir Album]

Booklet containing captioned photographs taken in the 1940s depicting people and events at Avenger Field, and the text of a poem "Avenger Field." The first page contains an illustration of holly branches and the text "Christmas Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year."

Date: unknown

Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-9

Book documenting the 44-W-9 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.

Date: 1944

Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)

Item Type: Yearbook

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Form One, Volume 3, Number 7, December 1942

Magazine for pilot class 43-B at Randolph Army Air Field, San Antonio, Texas.

Date: December 1942

Creator: Aviation Cadet Club Fund

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Long-Due Recognition]

Newspaper clipping of part of an article about WASP member Maxine Flournoy. The article includes two photographs of Flournoy. On the back of the clipping are other articles, about popular culture and politics.

Date: [2007..]

Creator: Baird, Mike

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[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.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Christmas Card from Marion Barnwell to Mickey McLernon, December 16, 1944]

Christmas card from Marion Barnwell to Mickey McLernon. The front of the card includes the phrase "Season's Greetings" and an illustration of an airplane in mid-flight. The inside of the card includes another illustration with the message "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year" and a handwritten note that reads, "I will be in S. A. Christmas - Will try to call you. Barney."

Date: December 16, 1944

Creator: Barnwell, Marion P.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Lt. Marion Barnwell to Mickey McLernon, January 9, 1945]

Letter from Lieutenant Marion Barnwell to Mickey McLernon discussing aviation and making conversation with her.

Date: January 9, 1945

Creator: Barnwell, Marion P.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Lt. Marion Barnwell to Mickey McLernon, September 11, 1945]

Letter from Lieutenant Marion Barnwell to Mickey McLernon thanking her for the wedding gift.

Date: September 11, 1945

Creator: Barnwell, Marion P.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: 'Quiet zones' sounds like a good proposal]

Newspaper clipping of an opinion article about a proposal to create "quiet zones" in Victoria, Texas. On the back of the clipping is part of a photo of a child looking up.

Date: March 22, 2006

Creator: Bishop, Jim

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Women pilots flew for their country]

Page 2: Newspaper clipping of an article about a reunion of the WASPin Tucson, Arizona, and delving into WASP Eleanor "Mickey" Brown's experience as a female pilot. The article includes photos of Eleanor Brown, the author Jim Bishop, and a photo of Eleanor Brown perched on the wing of a plane. There are other articles on the back of the clipping, including two about car crashes.

Date: October 13, 2002

Creator: Bishop, Jim

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Women pilots flew for their country]

Newspaper clippings of an article about a reunion in of the WASP group in Tucson, Arizona, and delving into WASP Eleanor "Mickey" Brown's experience as a female pilot. The article also discusses the lack of recognition for WASP by the military. The article includes photos of Eleanor Brown, the author Jim Bishop, and a photo of Eleanor Brown perched on the wing of a plane. There are other articles on the back of the two clippings, including two about car crashes and several obituaries.

Date: October 13, 2002

Creator: Bishop, Jim

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Women Pilots given their due by Museum of Flight]

Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP being honored for their service in WWII at the seventh annual Texas Aviation Hall of Fame induction gala. Portions of other articles are visible on the back of the clipping.

Date: November 26, 2004

Creator: Bishop, Jim

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Women pilots given their due by Museum of Flight]

Date: November 26, 2004

Creator: Bishop, Jim

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Women pilots given their due by Museum of Flight]

Date: November 26, 2004

Creator: Bishop, Jim

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board and Committee Chairs, February 4, 2005]

Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors and Committee Chairs discussing the newsletter, the WAI Conference in Dallas, and the WASP reunion in Washington, D.C.

Date: February 4, 2005

Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors, November 2, 2004]

Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors discussing recent committee appointments, the group's letterhead, proposed changes to the newsletter's content and mailing schedule, and upcoming events honoring the WASP.

Date: November 2, 2004

Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors, July 15, 2005]

Letter from WASP President Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors informing them of the results from a membership survey regarding a donation to the WASP museum in Sweetwater.

Date: July 15, 2005

Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Wing Talk]

Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP, current projects by the Women's National Aeronautical Association, aviation industry leaders who are also sportsmen, and Japanese bombers. The article includes a photograph of a young woman, Eleanor Michael "Mickey" McLernon, gassing up a B-24 plane. There is a color advertisement for a General Electric television on the back of the clipping.

Date: unknown

Creator: Bowersock, Justin D.

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Out of the kitchen and into the cockpit]

Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP member Mickey Brown, who reminisces over her time as a test pilot.

Date: unknown

Creator: Brandon, Aprill

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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[Special Orders Number 99, Extract 1]

[Clipping: The WASP of World War II]

[WASP Activity Registration Form]

[Press Release: Address by General H.H. Arnold, and Statement from Jacqueline Cochran]

[Clipping: Taking Flight]

[Avenger Field Souvenir Album]

Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-9

Form One, Volume 3, Number 7, December 1942

[Clipping: Long-Due Recognition]

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

[Christmas Card from Marion Barnwell to Mickey McLernon, December 16, 1944]

[Letter from Lt. Marion Barnwell to Mickey McLernon, January 9, 1945]

[Letter from Lt. Marion Barnwell to Mickey McLernon, September 11, 1945]

[Clipping: 'Quiet zones' sounds like a good proposal]

[Clipping: Women pilots flew for their country]

[Clipping: Women pilots flew for their country]

[Clipping: Women Pilots given their due by Museum of Flight]

[Clipping: Women pilots given their due by Museum of Flight]

[Clipping: Women pilots given their due by Museum of Flight]

[Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board and Committee Chairs, February 4, 2005]

[Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors, November 2, 2004]

[Letter from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors, July 15, 2005]

[Clipping: Wing Talk]

[Clipping: Out of the kitchen and into the cockpit]