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[Pamphlet: Parachute Sense]

Description: Booklet created by the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics discussing parachute safety, such as when and how to bail out, procedure during descent, and landing technique.
Date: May 1943
Creator: Bureau of Aeronautics
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Graduation Program for WASP Class 44-W-10]

Description: Program for the graduation ceremony of the 44-W-10 class of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The program includes photographs of the staff at Avenger Field and a schedule of events.
Date: 1944
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Graduation Program for WASP Class 44-W-10 #2]

Description: Program for the graduation ceremony of the 44-W-10 class of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The program includes photographs of the staff at Avenger Field, a schedule of events, and a list of the women graduating from the program.
Date: 1944
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Program: Avenger Field Graduation Ceremony]

Description: Program for the final Women Airforce Service Pilots graduation ceremony, class 44-W-10, held at Avenger Field. A Fifinella and a "W" Airforce wings logo can be seen embossed on the cover.
Date: 1944
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Fourth National Convention Pamphlet]

Description: Pamphlet for the Fourth Women Airforce Service Pilots National Convention with a program of events and list of national convention officers and honored guests. The pamphlet is made of several colored pages tied together, and an image of a Fifinella can be seen on the front page.
Date: 1949
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

1978: The Year of the W.A.S.P.

Description: Program for the 1978 Reunion of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) held in Colorado Springs from September 27 to October 1.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Avenger Field Souvenir Album]

Description: Booklet containing captioned photographs taken in the 1940s depicting people and events at Avenger Field, and the text of a poem "Avenger Field."
Date: unknown
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Biography of Marie Barrett Marsh]

Description: Biography of Marie Barrett Marsh, who flew as a Women Airforce Service Pilot in WWII, written by her husband, John E. Marsh.
Date: unknown
Creator: Marsh, John E.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Flyer: Sweetwater Municipal Band]

Description: Flyer for a concert to be held after a WASP reunion banquet by the Sweetwater Municipal Band, with a sample list of songs and music styles to be performed.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Flyer: Who Were the WASP?]

Description: Photocopied flyer with an image on the front of the Fifinella gremlin designed by Walt Disney and a quote from General H.H. "Hap" Arnold, "To the Best Women Pilots in the World". Text seen on the back contains a message from Disney granting the WASP use of the Fifinella image and notes the reception from the women to hearing said message.
Date: unknown
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

A Handbook for Women Student Pilot Trainees WWII

Description: Handbook for WASP trainees that explains what to expect in the beginning of the training program as well as some of the basic rules and codes of conduct.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

The National Register of Historic Places

Description: Pamphlet describing the purpose of the U.S. National Register of Historic Places and process for suggesting new additions. It includes information about preservation assistance, cultural resource planning, criteria for evaluating the significance of properties, state and federal nomination processes, as well as publications and other resources, with a list of state and federal preservation officers.
Date: unknown
Creator: National Register of Historic Places
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Pamphlet: Abilene Homefront]

Description: Pamphlet about the history of Abilene throughout the World War II years and its symbiotic relationship with military bases and organizations..
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Pamphlet: Avenger Field Christmas Photo Album]

Description: Booklet full of candid and portrait photos of commanders and WASP students at Avenger Field with a cover page that says, "Christmas Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year". A poem titled "Avenger Field" written by WASP, Effie Pratt, can be seen on the last page.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Pamphlet: Historic Sweetwater]

Description: Visitors pamphlet describing historical tourist attractions in Sweetwater, Texas, such as the Pioneer City-County Museum.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sweetwater Convention and Visitors Bureau
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Pamphlet: International Women's Air & Space Museum]

Description: Pamphlet and addressed form envelope for donations to the International Women's Air & Space Museum. the pamphlet includes details about women's contributions to aeronautics, a brief history of the museum, and different donation amounts. The envelope is addressed to the museum and includes a form for making a donation.
Date: unknown
Creator: Aero-Astro Cultural Center
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Pamphlet: Precision Flight Demonstration with Bob Hoover]

Description: A pamphlet for a precision flight demonstration by Bob Hoover, flying a Shrike Commander plane. The pamphlets include a picture of the plane, illustrations of the maneuvers to be performed by Hoover, and brief profiles on both Hoover and the Shrike Commander.
Date: unknown
Creator: North American Rockwell
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Pamphlet: Precision Flight Demonstration with Bob Hoover]

Description: A pamphlet for a precision flight demonstration by Bob Hoover, flying a P-51 Mustang plane. The pamphlets include a picture of the plane, illustrations of the maneuvers to be performed by Hoover, and brief profiles on both Hoover and the P-51 Mustang.
Date: unknown
Creator: North American Rockwell
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Pamphlet: Women Airforce Service Pilots Historic Monument]

Description: Pamphlet about the WASP memorial built in Sweetwater with a diagram of the monument plans, information on the WASP, and an address to send donations. The pamphlet features a drawing of a WASP on the cover by Dorothy Swain Lewis, and a quote used by the WASP as a slogan initiated by Gene Slack.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Sweetwater Visitor's Guide

Description: Pamphlet for the town of Sweetwater, home of the Women Airforce service Pilots, advertising stores, restaurants, and other various attractions.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Texas Historic Marker Designation Information]

Description: Pamphlet page with information about the three ways to designate a location as a historic landmark: the National Register of Historic Places, Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks, or State Archeological Landmarks.
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas State Government
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

WASP "Songbook"

Description: A songbook containing songs written for and by Women Airforce Service Pilots. Songs included are: The Army Air Corps Song; WASP Song; Avenger Field by Grace Faver; Avenger Field by Effie Pratt; Song of the 319th; AAF--FTD; Mess Hall Song; My Wild Eyed Trainee; You're in the FTD; Zoot-Suits and Parachutes; We Hate to See You Leave Us; Auld Land Sune to 43-W-5; Songs of Class 44-W-1; Songs of Class 44-W-3; "Oh My Achin' Back"; Songs of Class 44-W-4; Songs of Class 44-W-7; Do You Have Your Wings?;… more
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

WASP "Songbook"

Description: Compilation of songs including: Zoot Suits and Parachutes, Show Me, I'm a Flying Wreck, I Wanna Be a Miss H.P., Goin' Back to Where I Come From, Rugged but Right, Do You Have Your Wings?, We Were Only Only Fooling, Girls Girls, Army Air Corps Song, and A WASP Trainee Am I.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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