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[50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication]

Description: Photocopy of a brochure for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 50th anniversary reunion and monument dedication ceremony, with information about the memorial and a brief history of WASP at Avenger Field. A sketched image of the life size WASP statue at Avenger Field can be seen printed on the page.
Date: March 5, 1993
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Aerial Photograph of Avenger Field at Sweetwater]

Description: Aerial photograph of a group of buildings at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. Most of the buildings are metal, and are connected by paths and roads. Airplane lanes and tarmac are visible in the background. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo give the date the photo was taken, and the name and address of a man named Richard Harkness.
Date: September 16, 1991
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Agenda: WASP Committee Meeting, July 16, 1992]

Description: Agenda for the WASP Committee meeting listing action items and discussion points for the July 16, 1992 meeting, followed by the meeting minutes discussing the San Antonio convention and the memorial dedication ceremony, along with a proposed dedication ceremony agenda.
Date: July 16, 1992
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Agenda: WASP Committee Meeting, November 19, 1992]

Description: Agenda for the WASP Committee meeting listing action items and discussion points for the November 19, 1992 meeting, followed by the meeting minutes discussing the WASP monument and fundraising, as well a partial balance sheet with an address label for Rigdon Edwards seen on the back.
Date: November 19, 1992
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Agenda: WASP Monument Committee Meeting, January 25, 1990]

Description: Agenda for the WASP Monument Committee meeting listing action items and discussion points for the January 25, 1990 meeting. This is followed by the meeting minutes addressing facets of the monument project, and a mail flyer on WASP letterhead with a donation request and sample plaque paragraph.
Date: January 25, 1990
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Avenger Airport Data]

Description: Data notes on the current state of of Avenger Field airport by an engineering company, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc.
Date: March 4, 1990
Creator: Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASPs Leader To Attend Fete]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about Mrs. Cliff "Leoti" Deaton Deputy commander of the WASPs' and official representative at the group's bicentennial celebration in Sweetwater, Texas. Local real estate listings are visible on the back of the clipping.
Date: 1993
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Envelope from WASP, May 22, 1993]

Description: Envelope from WASP with no letter enclosed. On the front is an illustration of Avenger Field, a plane, and a pilot. On the upper right corner is a stamp of an event that occurred in World War 2.
Date: May 22, 1993
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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

Description: 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
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Historic Marker Application: Women Airforce Service Pilots]

Description: Application material submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Avenger Field, located on the Texas State Technical College campus in Sweetwater, Texas. The page contains the inscription text of the marker with asterisks indicating various letter sizing requests.
Date: 1993
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Illustration of Elaine Harmon]

Description: Printed illustration of WASP Elaine Harmon sitting on the wing of a plane with a notepad in hand. Text can be seen printed at the bottom that states her plane and class number, and a note in pencil written next to her head reads, "Blue Skies Always- Elaine Harmon".
Date: 1993
Creator: Morgon, Scott
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Illustration of Two WASP]

Description: Photocopied sketch of two Women Airforce Service Pilot students, Mildred Axton and Leonora Anderson, posing in large flight suits. Text can be seen printed at the bottom describing the two women demonstrating their "zoot suits", the oversize men's size flight suits they were required to wear.
Date: 1993
Creator: Morgan, Scott
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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