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[Ruth Underwood Florey Personal WASP Scrapbook]

Description: 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
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Recognition Clippings Scrapbook]

Description: Scrapbook filled mostly with newspaper clipping about Women Airforce Service Pilots gaining recognition for their war efforts and about WASP reunion activities.
Date: 1976-04-26/1986-09-29
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

In Memoriam: Thirty-Eight American Women Pilots

Description: Memorial pamphlet honoring the thirty-eight Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) who lost their lives in service during World War II.
Date: 1996
Creator: Seymour, Dawn; Bergemann, Clarice I.; Jenkins, Jeanette J. & Keil, Mary Ellen
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Newspaper Clippings Scrapbook]

Description: Scrapbook of various WASP newspaper clippings and pamphlets belonging to former Women Airforce Service Pilot instructor, Rigdon Edwards Jr.
Date: August 2000
Creator: Spears, Sandra Edwards
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Memo Book Filler, Partially Used]

Description: Lined memo book paper with partial notes and scribbles jotted down on various pages. One of the notes on the front cover reads, "Summers, R. L. Avenger Flying Field, Sweetwater, Texas".
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Japanese Handbook]

Description: Small handbook in Japanese, suggested by a translator to be a collection of the Imperial Rescript on Education and the Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors. It may also be a Rescript supplement. The book reads from right to left and has handwriting on the back page.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Flight Log Notebook]

Description: Small, lined notebook used as an informal flight log, with dates and times jotted down as well as notes on Newton's Laws, altimeter settings, and other flight material.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced

Description: Special edition of a technical manual containing training documentation on three subjects related to instrument flying. The name, "Hottman, W. B." is written in the top left corner of the cover, followed by a handwritten note about returning the manual.
Date: January 15, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Instructor's Manual: Basic Flying

Description: Training manual developed for U.S. Army flight instructors that details methods and steps for teaching students to fly aircraft.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces. Air Training Command.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Suzette Van Daell Douglas Scrapbook]

Description: Scrapbook from Suzette Van Daell Douglas containing documents, photographs, awards and newspaper clippings that pertain to her time as a WASP. The front cover has a laminated section of a Dallas flight map with a Fifinella patch, and the back cover has a laminated copy of the WASP Life magazine cover.
Date: unknown
Creator: Douglas, Suzette Van Daell
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Aerodynamics for Pilots

Description: Training manual on information needed for safely flying an airplane. Chapters cover topics such as physical laws, properties of air, general operation of flight, and forces that act on planes such as resistance, lift, weight, and drag.
Date: September 1940
Creator: Jones, Bradley
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Student Pilot Handbook

Description: Handbook for student pilots, detailing procedures, maneuvers, and judgement criteria for learning how to fly planes. The book includes numerous illustrations, some humorous and others instructional, to aid the student. There are several handwritten notes on the front page from grateful students of the WASP class 44-W-3.
Date: March 1943
Creator: Hunt, Jack & Fahringer, Ray
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[A History of Camp Davis]

Description: A pamphlet on the History of Camp Davis, written by David A. Stallman for the 50th Anniversary of the Antiaircraft Artillery School at Camp Davis. It contains the Antiaircraft Artillery School's marching song, the story of Camp Davis from "Birth to Death," Camp Davis as a missile test base, the closing of the camp, and more. The photos included within the pamphlet were provided courtesy of Topsail Island Historical Society, Estelle Haste, Charles Jones, Rachel Magnabosco, Barbara Scholar, Kay M… more
Date: April 27, 1990
Creator: Stallman, David A.
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
Creator: WASP Class 44-W-10
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

America's Spaceport, John F. Kennedy Space Center

Description: Book about the John F. Kennedy Space Center organized into sections entitled "Origins," "Mission," "People and Facilities," "Manned Flight - The First Era," "A New Approach - The Space Shuttle," "Unmanned Space Missions," "A Place to Visit," and "Future Outlook." A note inside the cover says "Paintings courtesy of NASA Art Program."
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[A Photo Album From Col. Kelly S. Hamilton to Helen Snapp With 21 Photographs]

Description: A photo album from Col. Kelly S. Hamilton to Helen Snapp with 21 photographs of WASP during WWII and post WWII reunion gatherings. The inscription inside the cover reads, "To Helen Thanks to you and all the WASP for giving me inspiration to fly, and open doors and cockpits to other women; who love their country and love to fly. Very Respectfully Kelly S. Hamilton Colonel, USAF."
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Women's Equality Monthly Luncheon Presentation]

Description: Print out of Power Point presentation for a Women's Equality Month Luncheon containing slides labeled Objectives, Program, Ms. Snapp's Itinerary, TASK Responsibility, and Questions. The first slide has photos of WASP and veterans and an image of Rosie the Riveter.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Women in Military Service Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.]

Description: Certificate for Helen W. Snapp and photograph of Arlington National Cemetery within a blue certificate folder adorned with gold ink that details the Arlington National Cemetery and reads "Women in Military Service Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C." The certificate is for Helen W. Snapp from the Women in Military Service for America and Women's Memorial in Washington, D.C. to commemorate Snapp's service. She received an American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory M… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Rotbart, Annabelle R.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Blank Math Exam]

Description: Blank mathematics exam with 6 questions and three examples.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Students' Manual: Advanced Single-Engine Flying]

Description: Students' manual for advanced single-engine flying, prepared by the Army Airforces, Training Command, Visual Training Unit in collaboration with the Central Instructors School at Randolph Field, Texas, and Headquarters, AAF, office of Flying Safety Education Division. Manual meant to be used in conjunction with the current AAF training command memorandum covering advanced single-engine flying training. There are no split sections in the manual, instead, information is organized in chronological… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Army Air Forces Training Command
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced, Special Edition

Description: Special edition of a textbook titled "Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced," published January 15, 1944. It is split into three sections, all with different creation and publication dates. The first section is titled "Instrument Flying: Basic without Radio Aids" or Technical Order No. 30-100A-1, published June 1, 1943. The second section is titled "Instrument Flying: Advanced with Radio Aids" or Technical Order No. 30-100B-1, published January 15, 1944 to replace T. O. No. 30-100B-1 dated Octo… more
Date: January 15, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Fundamentals of Elementary Flight Maneuvers

Description: Textbook titled "Fundamentals of Elementary Flight Maneuvers" describing introductory material related to flying aircraft, such as starting and taxiing the plane, executing turns, and various considerations for take-offs and landings.
Date: February 1943
Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions]

Description: Document entitled Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions for army models AT-6C and AT-6D, navy model SNJ-5, and British models Harvard IIA and III. The booklet was intended to replace T. O. No. 01-60FE-1, dated June 25, 1942. The instructions are split into five sections: Description, Pilot Operating Instructions, Flight Operating Data, Emergency Operating Instructions, and Operational Equipment. There is also an appendix for terms and operating charts.
Date: April 5, 1944
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Army Air Forces Radio Facility Charts

Description: Textbook titled "Army Air Forces Radio Facility Charts" or Technical Order No. 08-15-1, created June 1, 1944 by authority of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces. This copy is marked for "Classroom use Only."
Date: June 1, 1944
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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