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Abilene and Camp Barkeley Fascinating Facts

Pamphlet with a list of facts about the city of Abilene, Texas and Camp Barkeley during World War II.

Date: unknown

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Pamphlet: Abilene Homefront]

Pamphlet about the history of Abilene throughout the World War II years and its symbiotic relationship with military bases and organizations..

Date: unknown

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Unpaid Debt of Recognition to WASP Lingers in Congress"]

Photocopy of a newspaper article about the WASP, their accomplishments, and Congress' failure to recognize them as veterans.

Date: August 27, 1977

Creator: Robinson, Nancy

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Putt-Putt Vanderventer: A WASP Who Still Flies"]

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping with an article about Mary Putnam Vanderventer and her experiences in the WASP.

Date: August 20, 1977

Creator: Robinson, Nancy

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Cornelia Clark Fort: Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony

Pamphlet for a historic marker dedication ceremony in honor of Women Airforce Service Pilot, Cornelia Clark Fort, at Mulberry Canyon. The pamphlet includes a program for the ceremony and a short passage about Fort's life.

Date: 2000

Creator: Taylor County Historical Commission

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Lucile Wise to Mr. & Mrs. Frances, June 24, 1989]

Letter from Lucile Wise to Mr. and Mrs. Frances thanking them for the invitation to hold their 50th birthday reunion in Sweetwater, Texas in 1992 and potentially building a memorial wall for WASP. Included are other papers that give information about the history of WASP and specific members.

Date: June 24, 1989

Creator: Wise, Lucile

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Rig Edwards Biographical Information]

Biographical information on the life of Rigdon Edwards, flight instructor for the Women Airforce Service Pilots program.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter to Mrs. Donald Dunn, June 10, 1976]

Letter to Mrs. Donald Dunn inviting her to attend the unveiling of the Fifinella statue in Texas State Technical Institute.

Date: June 10, 1976

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: 'Putt-Putt' Flew With WASPs]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Mary Vanderventer's service with the WASP, Congress' failure to recognize WASP as veterans, Jimmy Carter granting them veteran status, and Vanderventer's current whereabouts.

Date: May 26, 1979

Creator: Robinson, Nancy

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Rigdon Edwards to Nancy Shaw, November 18, 1986]

Letter from Nancy Shaw to Rigdon Edwards asking if she could meet with him to ask him about his experiences as a WASP instructor.

Date: November 18, 1986

Creator: Shaw, Nancy W.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

["Fifinella" Statue Unveiling Schedule]

Schedule of events for the ceremonial unveiling of a Fifinella statue at Avenger Field, Texas State Technical Institute, including speeches from WASP officers, the director of NASA, and a tribute to WASP flight instructor, Rigdon Edwards, Jr.

Date: 1976

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Dawn Seymour to Hugh King, November 30, 1997]

Letter from Dawn Seymour to Hugh King discussing the making of a historical marker in Mulberry Canyon, Texas. A sticky note with a message to Rigdon Edwards is also included.

Date: November 30, 1997

Creator: Seymour, Dawn R.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "WASP Trainer Plane Restored to 1940s Glory"]

Newspaper clipping with an article about how Elizabeth Strohfus joined the WASP and the restoration of a 1942 Boeing Stearman PT-17 and another article about how a woman joined the WASP. Other articles about weather and current events are also included.

Date: May 29, 2011

Creator: Kendall-Ball, Greg

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Cornelia Fort

Biography of Cornelia Fort, a pilot in the Women's Auxiliary Ferry Squadron (WAFS) who died in a plane crash on March 21, 1943. It includes details about Fort's childhood, education, and love of flying.

Date: November 1980

Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Unpaid Debt of Recognition to WASP Lingers in Congress"]

Newspaper clipping about the WASP, their service, and Congress' failure to recognize them as veterans.

Date: August 27, 1977

Creator: Robinson, Nancy

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASPs Had to Fight for Veteran Recognition]

Newspaper clipping with an article about Nancy Robinson's Aviation. Space Writer's Association award and the article that earned her that award.

Date: September 27, 1986

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Putt-Putt Vanderventer: A WASP Who Still Flies]

Newspaper clipping with an article about Mary Vanderventer and her experiences in aviation with the WASP.

Date: August 20, 1977

Creator: Robinson, Nancy

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Micki Wright to Rigdon Edwards, October 12, 1986]

Letter from Micki Wright to Rigdon Edwards with a list of "99s" that greeted the WASP at the airport, saying that it was a pleasure to meet the WASP, him, and his wife, discussing a project they want to work on, and thanking him for the air show tickets.

Date: October 12, 1986

Creator: Wright, Micki

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping photocopy: Sweetwater, Texas and Sweetwater Club News]

Photocopy of newspaper clippings with articles about local news in Sweetwater, Texas, including a teacher winning a contest (with the winning poem she wrote included), speakers attending Sweetwater Club meetings, and the operation of the USO in West, Texas.

Date: 1942

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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Abilene and Camp Barkeley Fascinating Facts

[Pamphlet: Abilene Homefront]

[Clipping: "Unpaid Debt of Recognition to WASP Lingers in Congress"]

[Clipping: "Putt-Putt Vanderventer: A WASP Who Still Flies"]

Cornelia Clark Fort: Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony

[Letter from Lucile Wise to Mr. & Mrs. Frances, June 24, 1989]

[Rig Edwards Biographical Information]

[Letter to Mrs. Donald Dunn, June 10, 1976]

[Clipping: 'Putt-Putt' Flew With WASPs]

[Letter from Rigdon Edwards to Nancy Shaw, November 18, 1986]

["Fifinella" Statue Unveiling Schedule]

[Letter from Dawn Seymour to Hugh King, November 30, 1997]

[Clipping: "WASP Trainer Plane Restored to 1940s Glory"]

Cornelia Fort

[Clipping: "Unpaid Debt of Recognition to WASP Lingers in Congress"]

[Clipping: WASPs Had to Fight for Veteran Recognition]

[Clipping: Putt-Putt Vanderventer: A WASP Who Still Flies]

[Letter from Micki Wright to Rigdon Edwards, October 12, 1986]

[Clipping photocopy: Sweetwater, Texas and Sweetwater Club News]