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[Clipping: Woman made revolutionary WWII flights]

Newspaper clipping describing the life of Jane Tedeschi, her desire for flying air craft and her experiences as a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots.

Date: May 29, 2017

Creator: Simpson, Kevin

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Nancy Parrish to Gayle Snell, April 26, 2004]

Letter from Nancy Parrish to Gayle Snell inviting her to participate in a historical project with the Air Force ROTC Arnold Air Society, where they will be educating the public on the WASP.

Date: April 26, 2004

Creator: Parrish, Nancy

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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Oral History Interview with Robert D. Haines, May 15, 2002

Interview with Robert D. Haines, an American prisoner of war during World War II. He discusses the attack on Clark Field in the Philippines on December 8, 1941, as well as his experiences on the Bataan Death March. He also tells of his time spent as a prisoner of war under the Japanese at Camp O'Donnell, Cabanatuan and Bilibid prison in Manila. He encountered his brother, who was a civilian internee, at Bilibid. From there, he rode on a hell ship for 39 days to a POW camp in Formosa (Taiwan). W… more

Date: May 15, 2002

Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 21 seconds

Creator: Graham, Eddie & Haines, Robert D.

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[United States Air Force Academy WASP Memorial]

Photograph of a memorial statue at the US Air Force Academy commemorating the WASPs.

Date: [1997-09-04..]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[United States Air Force Academy WASP Memorial Plaque]

Photograph of the plaque on the WASP memorial at the US Air Force Academy.

Date: [1997-09-04..]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Woman with WASP Statue at Air Force Academy]

Photograph of a woman posing with the WASP statue at the US Air Force Academy. Printing information is stamped on the back.

Date: [1997..]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[View of Old Depot Square]

Photograph of Old Depot Square in Colorado Springs. Various early-1990s style vehicles are parked around. Two men are visible reading a billboard on the depot to the right.

Date: 1990~/1999~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 38.834178 -104.828534

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[View of St. Mary's Cathedral Belfry, Colorado Springs]

Photograph of the southwest corner of the western belfry at St. Mary's Cathedral in Colorado Springs. Some leaves obscure the top of the image.

Date: 1990~/1999~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 38.836003 -104.827414

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[View of St. Mary's Cathedral, Colorado Springs]

Photograph of the southwest side of St. Mary Cathedral's faςade in Colorado Springs.

Date: 1990~/1999~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 38.835856 -104.827223

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[View of St. Mary's Cathedral, Colorado Springs]

Photograph of the southwest side of St. Mary Cathedral's faςade in Colorado Springs.

Date: 1990~/1999~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 38.836016 -104.827441

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Oral History Interview with Paul E. Papish, January 30, 1989

Interview with Paul E. Papish, a Navy WWII veteran and POW from Denver, Colorado, who survived the sinking of the USS Houston (CA-30). Papish discusses joining the Navy in 1939 and training, assignment to the Houston and operations in the Pacific, the start of war and initial engagements, the Battle of the Java Sea, getting sunk at Sundra Strait, surviving on a raft and reaching shore on Java, capture, initial internment, transfer to and experiences in Bicycle Camp in Batavia, transfer to Chang… more

Date: January 30, 1989

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Papish, Paul E.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[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: Colorado celebrates 60 years of air mail]

Newspaper clipping from The Falcon Flyer discussing the 60th anniversary of air mail in Colorado, celebrated by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society.

Date: May 23, 1986

Creator: Falcon Flyer

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from "Bill" to Gayle Snell, January 9, 1985]

Letter from a Bill to Gayle Snell discussing the new year, an attached copy of a news story on the WASP, the Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame banquet, and his retirement. Written on U.S. Air Force Academy stationary.

Date: January 9, 1985

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[D&RGW 168 Boiler]

Photograph of the mid-section of Denver and Rio Grande Western 168, on display in Antlers Park in Colorado Springs.

Date: [1984..1999]

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 38.834264 -104.828153

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[D&RGW 168 Front]

Photograph of Denver and Rio Grande Western 168's front end, on display in Antlers Park in Colorado Springs.

Date: [1984..1999]

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 38.834173 -104.828152

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[D&RGW 168 Pilot]

Photograph of Denver and Rio Grande Western 168's pilot, smokebox and headlight, on display in Antlers Park in Colorado Springs.

Date: [1984..1999]

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 38.834152 -104.828183

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[D&RGW 168 Wheels]

Photograph of the driving wheel and running gear of Denver and Rio Grande Western 168, on display in Antlers Park in Colorado Springs.

Date: [1984..1999]

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 38.834270 -104.828157

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Invitation to Jacqueline Cochran's Memorial Service, November 6, 1980]

Invitation to Jacqueline Cochran's memorial service at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on November 6, 1980, at 4:30 p.m. The invitation includes a photo of Cochran on the front, and a map of the Air Force Academy on the back.

Date: 1980~

Creator: United States Air Force Academy.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro and the "Texas Ten Petitioners," September 18, 1979]

Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Gerano and nine other WASP veterans, castigating them and a petition they circulated about the Order of Fifinella and its finances.

Date: September 18, 1979

Creator: Roberts, Lillian

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Order of Fifinella meeting minutes, May 10, 1979]

Minutes for the Order of Fifinella meeting of May 10, 1979, including the secretary's report, treasurer's report, issues with an order of prints from artist Rick Broom, selecting a site for the 1980 WASP reunion, commissions and organization, old business, and new business. The first page is not included.

Date: May 10, 1979

Creator: Davis, Edna Modisette

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP veterans at tables during reunion]

Photograph of WASP veterans at a banquet, part of the 1978 reunion.

Date: November 1978

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Eleanor "Mickey" Brown to Betty, October 23, 1978?]

Letter from WASP Mickey Brown to a friend named Betty discussing pictures from the reunion in Colorado Springs, flying, recent correspondence, and other minor topics.

Date: 1978-10-23?

Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon (Mickey)

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[1978 WASP Conference, Air Force Academy tour ticket]

A ticket for Gayle Snell from the 1978 WASP Conference in Colorado Springs, marked for a tour of the US Air Force Academy.

Date: October 1978

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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[Clipping: Woman made revolutionary WWII flights]

[Letter from Nancy Parrish to Gayle Snell, April 26, 2004]

Oral History Interview with Robert D. Haines, May 15, 2002

[United States Air Force Academy WASP Memorial]

[United States Air Force Academy WASP Memorial Plaque]

[Woman with WASP Statue at Air Force Academy]

[View of Old Depot Square]

[View of St. Mary's Cathedral Belfry, Colorado Springs]

[View of St. Mary's Cathedral, Colorado Springs]

[View of St. Mary's Cathedral, Colorado Springs]

Oral History Interview with Paul E. Papish, January 30, 1989

[Clipping: They just wanted to fly]

[Clipping: Colorado celebrates 60 years of air mail]

[Letter from "Bill" to Gayle Snell, January 9, 1985]

[D&RGW 168 Boiler]

[D&RGW 168 Front]

[D&RGW 168 Pilot]

[D&RGW 168 Wheels]

[Invitation to Jacqueline Cochran's Memorial Service, November 6, 1980]

[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro and the "Texas Ten Petitioners," September 18, 1979]

[Order of Fifinella meeting minutes, May 10, 1979]

[WASP veterans at tables during reunion]

[Letter from Eleanor "Mickey" Brown to Betty, October 23, 1978?]

[1978 WASP Conference, Air Force Academy tour ticket]