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[Clipping: The Forgotten Gals of WWII]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about the WASP and their efforts to obtain veterans' status and benefits. Two photographs of WASP and San Antonio resident Ann Holaday accompany the article. The back of the clipping includes a listing of sports scores, two articles, and a photograph of Ethel Kennedy and her children.
Date: November 21, 1976
Creator: Towery, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Correspondence between Henry Sayles and J. Carlisle, September 21, 1891 - September 28, 1891]

Description: Letter from J. Carlisle to Henry Sayles inquiring about using a property in Nolan County until Sayles is able to sell it. A response from Henry Sayles to J. Carlisle is written on the back, laying out terms under which he will agree to lease the property.
Date: 1891-09-21/1891-09-28
Creator: Carlisle, J. & Sayles, Henry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Betty Riddle to Mr. Rigdon Edwards, August 21, 1973]

Description: Letter from Betty Riddle to Mr. Rigdon Edwards discussing a letter she received a letter from Gip D. Oldham, Jr., to which she's not sure how to respond. She asks Mr. Edwards for help with how to respond, and mentions that she has fond memories of Sweetwater, Texas. The letter she discusses, which is included, asks for information from ex-instructors in the WASP air school for the WASP newsletter. Also included is the envelope addressed to Mr. Edwards from Betty Riddle.
Date: August 21, 1973
Creator: Riddle, Betty
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 21, 1943]

Description: Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing finishing flight classes on engines and meteorology, transitioning from the T-6 to the AT-17, Jackie Cochran and merging the WAFS with WFTD (which would eventually happen and form WASP), a photographer, and receiving a "Pilots Information File."
Date: July 21, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from J. Wendell Coombs to J. B. Plosser, July 21, 1942]

Description: Copy of a letter from J. Wendell Coombs to J. B. Plosser, discussing a previous letter wherein Plosser listed several unapproved changes to the construction of the Plosser-Prince Air Academy. Coombs writes to remind Plosser of the proper procedure to seek approval of major construction changes from the War Department.
Date: July 21, 1942
Creator: Coombs, J. Wendell
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Members of the Mary Dobbins Sunday School Class to Truett Latimer, February 21, 1959]

Description: Letter from Members of the Mary Dobbins Sunday School Class to Truett Latimer urging him to support House Bill 291, the bill concerning the opening hours of liquor and beer outlets. They also mention three other bills they would like him to support.
Date: February 21, 1959
Creator: Mary Dobbins Sunday School Class
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Six WASPs of 44-W-9 with Instructor Pilot and Officer]

Description: Labeled photograph of six WASP trainees of class 44-W-9 wearing flight suits and gear, with a male instructor pilot in a flight suit and a male officer in a service uniform. From left to right, standing: Virginia Potthoff, Margaret Phillips, Marry Ann Showers, and Joan Olmstead. Seated from the left to right are Betty Martin and Penny Pierce, who are both smoking. Behind them is a billboard with the class's schedule and progress.
Date: June 21, 1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Six WASPs of 44-W-9 with Instructor Pilot and Officer, Labeled]

Description: Labeled photograph of six WASP trainees of class 44-W-9 wearing flight suits and gear, with a male instructor pilot in a flight suit and a male officer in a service uniform. From left to right, standing: Virginia Potthoff, Margaret Phillips, Marry Ann Showers, and Joan Olmstead. Seated from the left to right are Betty Martin and Penny Pierce, who are both smoking. Behind them is a billboard with the class's schedule and progress.
Date: June 21, 1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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