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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

[Charlyne Creger on Boat]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger (right) and an unidentified woman sitting on the deck of a boat with water and an illuminated building in the background.

Date: November 1983

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: 'Our Daring Young Women']

Clipping of a magazine article about WWII WASP serving as role models for female pilots in the U.S. Air Force. The article includes photographs of some of the WASP pilots.

Date: November 1984

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: 'Our Daring Young Women': WWII role models guide women pilots]

Photocopy of an clipping on the legacy of Women Airforce Service Pilots, their contributions to World War II, and their eventual fight to gain veteran status.

Date: November 1984

Creator: Watson, Liz

Item Type: Article

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: The Forgotten Flyers of WWII]

Photocopied clipping from the November/December 1989 issue of the Fireside Companion. It shares the story of the WASPs in celebraion of Veteran's Day.

Date: November 1989

Creator: King, Julie Adair

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: They just wanted to fly]

Newspaper clippings of an article about WASP members, including Grace Birge Mayfield, Mary Macabe, Kristine Lent, Alice Riff, Ann Oliver, Ann Criswell Adden, Verda Mae Jennings Lowe, Betty Haas Pfister, Florene Miller, Millicent Young, and Barbara Flemming Foss. The article discusses the personal experiences of the women serving in WWII. On the back of the clippings, there is an advertisement for a drapery shop and an article on catalog ordering.

Date: November 6, 1988

Creator: Magid, Ken

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASPs complete aviation epoch]

Newspaper clipping from the Lowry Airman with a piece about the deactivation of the WASP and their struggle to gain veteran status.

Date: November 23, 1984

Creator: Mansell, Robin

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

Dedication of the Military Women's Corridor, November 16, 1983

Document outlining plans for the dedication ceremony of a large display honoring the contributions of women in United States Military history.

Date: November 16, 1983

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Four WASP Around Fifi Statue]

Photograph of four WASP huddled around a "Fifi" statue inside the Nolan County Courthouse during the WASP reunion in Sweetwater, Texas.

Date: November 1986

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Four WASP on a Boat Dock]

Photograph of four WASP on a boat dock. Three of them are sitting on the dock with their feet in the water.

Date: November 1986

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Catherine A. Murphy to All WASP Instructors and Staff Personnel, November 15, 1985]

Letter from Catherine A. Murphy to WASP instructors and staff personnel discussing the WASP association's identification cards, dues, and an upcoming WASP reunion. The letter also includes a form for association nominations.

Date: November 15, 1985

Creator: Murphy, Catherine A.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards, November 1, 1988]

Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards containing a Christmas card, a list of the new WASP officers, and the death Earl Finley.

Date: November 1, 1988

Creator: Harmon, Elaine Danforth

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Lesley F. Wootan, November 20, 1985]

Letter from Lesley F. Wootan to members of the WASP committee reminding them of their next meeting at the Sweetwater Country Club. The letter is printed on letterhead for Riggs, Wootan, and Brown.

Date: November 20, 1985

Creator: Wootan, Lesley F.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Ola Mildred Rexroat to Mr. Hill, November 10, 1982]

Letter from Ola Mildred Rexroat to Mr. Hill discussing a museum's need for a glass case for a WASP uniform and mannequin. An illustration of Fifinella, the WASP mascot, is printed at the top of the letter.

Date: November 10, 1982

Creator: Rexroat, Ola Mildred

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Ola Mildred Rexroat to Rigdon Edwards, November 10, 1982]

Letter from Ola Mildred Rexroat to Rigdon Edwards discussing sending contributions for a case for the WASP uniform mannequin, and giving information about how to send contributions.

Date: November 10, 1982

Creator: Rexroat, Ola Mildred

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Rigdon Edwards to Dorothy McCracken, November 9, 1986]

Letter from Dorothy McCraken to Rigdon Edwards apologizing for not attending the past reunion, explaining why she didn't, and her communication with Polly White.

Date: November 9, 1986

Creator: McCracken, Dorothy

Item Type: Letter

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

[Letter from Sheila Henderson to Rigdon Edwards, November 10, 1987]

Letter from Sheila Henderson to Rigdon Edwards thanking him for his comments on her article, information he provided for it, plans to further publish the article, and the next issue of Texas Highways.

Date: November 10, 1987

Creator: Henderson, Sheila

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Main Street Cafe in Sweetwater, Texas]

Photograph of two WASP standing outside the Main Street Cafe in the R. A. Ragland building during the WASP reunion in Sweetwater, Texas.

Date: November 1986

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Photo of Two WASP]

Photograph of two WASP standing outside a building with glass doors. Suzette Van Daell Douglas, the woman on the left, is wearing a pink WASP shirt and blue pants. The woman on the right is wearing her WASP uniform.

Date: November 1986

Item Type: Photograph

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

[Six WASP in Front of a WASP Memorial]

Photograph of six WASP sitting in front of a WASP memorial monument outside the Nolan County Courthouse during the WASP reunion in Sweetwater, Texas.

Date: November 1986

Item Type: Photograph

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]

[Charlyne Creger on Boat]

[Clipping: 'Our Daring Young Women']

[Clipping: 'Our Daring Young Women': WWII role models guide women pilots]

[Clipping: The Forgotten Flyers of WWII]

[Clipping: They just wanted to fly]

[Clipping: WASPs complete aviation epoch]

Cornelia Fort

Dedication of the Military Women's Corridor, November 16, 1983

[Four WASP Around Fifi Statue]

[Four WASP on a Boat Dock]

[Letter from Catherine A. Murphy to All WASP Instructors and Staff Personnel, November 15, 1985]

[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards, November 1, 1988]

[Letter from Lesley F. Wootan, November 20, 1985]

[Letter from Ola Mildred Rexroat to Mr. Hill, November 10, 1982]

[Letter from Ola Mildred Rexroat to Rigdon Edwards, November 10, 1982]

[Letter from Rigdon Edwards to Dorothy McCracken, November 9, 1986]

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

[Letter from Sheila Henderson to Rigdon Edwards, November 10, 1987]

[Main Street Cafe in Sweetwater, Texas]

[Photo of Two WASP]

[Ruth Underwood Florey Personal WASP Scrapbook]

[Six WASP in Front of a WASP Memorial]

[Sweetwater Scrapbook]