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[Postcard from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to Margaret Hill, August 28, 1996]

Postcard from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to Margaret Hill inviting her to the WASP Reunion Committee Meeting.

Date: August 28, 1996

Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In]

Newspaper clipping of a four-page spread on plans for a WASP memorial celebration, including a schedule of events, list of participants, profiles on notable WASP members, and a small illustration of the WASP mascot, Fifinella.

Date: May 28, 2005

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Founder of Texas navy was romantic rogue]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Texas founder Robert Potter, as well as Ernest C. Fisher, the author of a book about Potter. There are other articles on the other side of the clipping, including one about Hillary Clinton, and a letter to the editor.

Date: February 28, 2007

Creator: Vaughn, Reese

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Women Pilots Acknowledged]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Eleanor "Mickey" Brown and other WASP being honored for their service in WWII

Date: May 28, 1979

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Women Pilots Acknowledged]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the U.S. Department of Defense awarding members of WASP who served during WWII with full veteran status. The article includes quotes from and a photograph of WASP Eleanor "Mickey" McLernon Brown. On the back of the clipping is a brief article about the local Bronte club, and an advertisement for Montag's Supermarket.

Date: May 28, 1979

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Sweetwater is all abuzz with WASPs]

Newspaper clippings of an article about an air-show in Sweetwater, Texas. The article also includes information on the history of the WASP program, quotes from several WASP, and a photograph of a navy parachuter at the air-show.

Date: September 28, 1986

Creator: Lazorko, Catherine

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Second Class Graduates]

Newspaper clipping describing the maintenance process for the airplanes used by the Women Airforce Service Pilots. The clipping also describes the renovations at Avenger Field's Medical Department and graduation ceremony for the class of 43-W-2.

Date: June 28, 1943

Creator: Buchner, Faith & Helburn, Margaret

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Minutes: WASP Monument Committee Meeting, Jan. 28, 1992]

Minutes for the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce WASP Monument Committee meeting including a financial statement, architectural designs presentation, and information on monument plaques, a dedication ceremony, and budgets.

Date: January 28, 1992

Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, June 28, 1992]

Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards thanking him for the information he provided and explaining that it was needed for the book she was working on.

Date: June 28, 1992

Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Dean Jaros to Rigdon Edwards, January 28, 1993]

Letter from Dean Jaros to Rigdon Edwards discussing the completion of his book titled "Heroes Without Legacy: American Airwomen 1912-1944", providing a brief synopsis of it, short mention of the women the book is about, and thanking him for the provided support.

Date: January 28, 1993

Creator: Jaros, Dean

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Lt. Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, July 28, 1942]

Letter from Lieutenant Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon discussing aviation and telling her he wants to see her again.

Date: July 28, 1942

Creator: Kuenning, Thomas E.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #7]

Orders for several Air Force pilots and WASP to ferry various aircraft from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Grand Prairie, Texas.

Date: March 28, 1944

Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon Edwards, May 28, 1996]

Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon Edwards discussing the creating of a new Fifinella statue and inviting him to the upcoming class dinner.

Date: May 28, 1996

Creator: Harmon, Elaine Danforth

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Eleanor McLernon Medical Certificate #2]

Medical certificate from the Civil Aeronautics Administration certifying that Eleanor McLernon meets the examination requirements for second class.

Date: December 28, 1945

Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Women Fliers Training by Hundreds at Texas Field for Army Ferrying Service]

Newspaper clipping with an article about the WASP who trained at Avenger Field, Jacqueline Cochran, height requirements to join the WASP, what life at the base is like, and the WASP program's roots in England.

Date: April 28, 1943

Creator: Hicks, Robert E.

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Cover girl]

Newspaper clipping with a captioned photograph of Shirley Slade Teer signing an oversized copy of the Life Magazine cover about the WASP. The clipping also includes the obituaries of Mamie Moulton, Louie Geldart, Alfred F. Henricks, and Lula Mae Lincoln.

Date: September 28, 1986

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, May 28, 1993]

Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards thanking him for his efforts to sell her book.

Date: May 28, 1993

Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Memorandum Receipt]

Army delivery receipt certifying that WASP Gayle D. Ewing completed her ferry pilot assignment and delivered an AT-6D model aircraft to be installed with a radio and bombsight equipment.

Date: March 28, 1944

Creator: Army Air Forces War Department

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASP project receives large donations by local attorneys]

Newspaper clipping of an editorial from the Sweetwater Reporter discussing the city's plans for a monument commemorating the WASP.

Date: June 28, 1992

Creator: Francis, Otis

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Helan Drake to Laura Sheridan, August 28, 1989]

Letter from Helan Drake to Laura Sheridan about the weather, seasons, and memories in the city of Sweetwater, but mostly about her memories of the WASP at Avenger Field.

Date: August 28, 1989

Creator: Drake, Helan

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Pharmacy Receipt Copy]

Photocopy of a pharmacy receipt from Rolling Plains Pharmacy. The receipt is addressed to First National Bank and signed as received by Kay Graham. It is part of the collection of preparation notes for the application materials sent to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Avenger Field, Sweetwater.

Date: March 28, 1996

Creator: Rolling Plains Pharmacy

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In]

Newspaper clipping giving information about the Patriot's Parade. A list of former WASP with portraits and short biographies is also included.

Date: May 28, 2005

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In]

Newspaper clipping giving information about the Patriot's Parade. A list of former WASP with portraits and short biographies is also included.

Date: May 28, 2005

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Dan Morales to Homer Taylor, May 28, 1993]

Letter from Dan Morales to Homer Taylor praising WASP and offering gratitude for Taylor's assistance during a visit to Sweetwater.

Date: May 28, 1993

Creator: Morales, Dan

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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[Postcard from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to Margaret Hill, August 28, 1996]

[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In]

[Clipping: Founder of Texas navy was romantic rogue]

[Clipping: Women Pilots Acknowledged]

[Clipping: Women Pilots Acknowledged]

[Clipping: Sweetwater is all abuzz with WASPs]

[Clipping: Second Class Graduates]

[Minutes: WASP Monument Committee Meeting, Jan. 28, 1992]

[Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, June 28, 1992]

[Letter from Dean Jaros to Rigdon Edwards, January 28, 1993]

[Letter from Lt. Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, July 28, 1942]

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #7]

[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon Edwards, May 28, 1996]

[Eleanor McLernon Medical Certificate #2]

[Clipping: Women Fliers Training by Hundreds at Texas Field for Army Ferrying Service]

[Clipping: Cover girl]

[Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, May 28, 1993]

[Memorandum Receipt]

[Clipping: WASP project receives large donations by local attorneys]

[Letter from Helan Drake to Laura Sheridan, August 28, 1989]

[Pharmacy Receipt Copy]

[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In]

[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In]

[Letter from Dan Morales to Homer Taylor, May 28, 1993]