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[Agenda: WASP Memorial Committee Meeting, November 29, 1989]

Agenda for the WASP Memorial Committee listing action items and discussion points for the November 29, 1989 meeting, followed by a sample flyer for a WASP 1992 reunion and a drafting sample of the memorial project.

Date: November 29, 1989

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Air Force Radar Station at Avenger Field #2]

Aerial photograph of the air force radar station at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The photo shows a large group of buildings connected by paths and and roads, with a parking lot in the center. Two large hangars are visible in the foreground. Three student dorms for TSTC campus can be seen side by side in the background.

Date: 1981?

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Avenger Field Renaming Ceremony Speech by Ann Atkeison]

Speech given by Ann Atkeison honoring the history of Avenger Field.

Date: May 20, 1989

Creator: Atkeison, Ann

Item Type: Script

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Lost Airports]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the history of little-known airports in Dallas County, such as White Rock Airport, Dallas-Garland Airport, and Highland Park Airport. A large, full-page advertisement for home pools is included.

Date: February 10, 1985

Creator: Ramsey, Ross

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping photocopy: WASPS inspired World War II bomb]

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping of an article about how two WASP pilots inspired other male pilots to use B-29 bombs more, told from the perspective of General Paul W. Tibbets. On the back of the photocopy, there is handwritten text Alberta, about the article.

Date: October 15, 1985

Creator: Sisk, Mack

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Zoot Suits, Parachutes, and Wings of Silver, Too"]

Newspaper clipping about the 1986 WASP reunion, Avenger Field, woman aviation history, the WFTD, WAFS, the combat they participated in, what training consisted of, what they did after the war, minor and serious crashes, and the deactivation of the WASP.

Date: September 1987

Creator: Henderson, Sheila

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Dr. Eve Gordon Speech Transcript]

Transcript of a speech Dr. Eve Gordon gave at the National Meeting of Women in Military Service for America in 1989, where-in she recounts her time on the front lines of WWII as a British triage nurse and a resistance group leader. A note at the top of the first page reads, "Please return to Rigdon Edwards", and notes from the transcriber can be seen on some pages.

Date: September 1989

Creator: Gordon, Eve

Item Type: Script

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[General Business Meeting Agenda]

Agenda for a general business meeting, concerning WASP matters.

Date: 1984~

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[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.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[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.)

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Phil Gramm to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 18, 1986]

Letter from Phil Gramm to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, greeting them and thanking them for their past service in the United States Air Force.

Date: September 18, 1986

Creator: Gramm, Phil

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[List of WASP Paraphernalia Merchandise]

List of available WASP paraphernalia pieces for sale by the WASP WII Stores, with Helen B. Sheffer listed as the main contact.

Date: March 23, 1984

Creator: Sheffer, Helen B.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Minutes for Avenger Field Meeting, May 20, 1989]

Minutes for a meeting of WASP representatives and Sweetwater community members at Avenger Field including discussion on the progress of the WASP memorial.

Date: May 20, 1989

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Minutes: WASP Steering Committee Meeting, January 8, 1988]

Minutes for the WASP Steering Committee meeting including updates on the status of the construction, upkeep, and funding of two WASP monuments and planing and funding for upcoming reunions.

Date: January 3, 1988

Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Notice of Request for Jacqueline Cochran Memorial Fund]

Notice of a request for donations for the Jacqueline Cochran Memorial Fund, with information on the how to donate and how to attend the memorial ceremony for Cochran.

Date: September 4, 1980

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Pamphlet: WASP WWII Guidons]

Pamphlet covering some of the historic research on whether the Women Airforce Service Pilots used military guidons and Avenger Field.

Date: 1986

Creator: Reynolds, F. G. Shutsy

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Postcard from Matilda to Rigdon Edwards, September 25, 1983]

Postcard from Matilda to Rigdon Edwards discussing information on the Eagle Pass AAF 40th Anniversary Reunion, planned for November 10-13, 1983, in San Antonio, Texas.

Date: September 1983

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Press Release, July 1 1986]

Press release inviting Women Airforce Service Pilots and their families to visit the Pioneer Museum to browse a new WASP exhibit dedicated to the late Mrs. Dede Deaton.

Date: July 1, 1986

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Receipt from Wilson Bros. Glass and Mirror Co.]

A receipt from the Wilson Brothers Glass and Mirror Company for one hundred dollars' worth of product sold to W.A.S.P, care of Rigdon Edwards.

Date: March 19, 1987

Creator: Wilson Bros. Glass and Mirror Co.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Rededication Ceremony Schedule]

Schedule of events for a rededication ceremony, possibly for the WASP monument or for Avenger Field in Sweetwater.

Date: May 20, 1989

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Ruth Underwood Florey Personal WASP Scrapbook]

Scrapbook collection clippings, photos, and papers documenting life for Ruth Underwood during and after the Women Airforce Service Pilots, including items such as enlistment forms and a WASP uniform handbook.

Date: November 4, 1986

Creator: Florey, Ruth Underwood

Item Type: Book

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Survey Map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport]

Boundary survey map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport that includes runway dimensions and lines of avigation easement for aviation.

Date: September 1988

Creator: Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.

Item Type: Map

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Survey Map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport #2]

Photocopied boundary survey map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport that includes runway dimensions and lines of avigation easement.

Date: September 1988

Creator: Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.

Item Type: Map

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Sweetwater Scrapbook]

Scrapbook filled with newspaper clippings, letters, and some photos, primarily relating to the Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion and memorial dedication ceremony held in Sweetwater in 1972, as well as another WASP reunion held in 1986.

Date: November 6, 1986

Item Type: Book

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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[Agenda: WASP Memorial Committee Meeting, November 29, 1989]

[Air Force Radar Station at Avenger Field #2]

[Avenger Field Renaming Ceremony Speech by Ann Atkeison]

[Clipping: Lost Airports]

[Clipping photocopy: WASPS inspired World War II bomb]

[Clipping: "Zoot Suits, Parachutes, and Wings of Silver, Too"]

[Dr. Eve Gordon Speech Transcript]

[General Business Meeting Agenda]

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

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

[Letter from Phil Gramm to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 18, 1986]

[List of WASP Paraphernalia Merchandise]

[Minutes for Avenger Field Meeting, May 20, 1989]

[Minutes: WASP Steering Committee Meeting, January 8, 1988]

[Notice of Request for Jacqueline Cochran Memorial Fund]

[Pamphlet: WASP WWII Guidons]

[Postcard from Matilda to Rigdon Edwards, September 25, 1983]

[Press Release, July 1 1986]

[Receipt from Wilson Bros. Glass and Mirror Co.]

[Rededication Ceremony Schedule]

[Ruth Underwood Florey Personal WASP Scrapbook]

[Survey Map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport]

[Survey Map of Sweetwater Municipal Airport #2]

[Sweetwater Scrapbook]