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[1972 Reunion Map and Schedule #2]

Schedule of events and map of Sweetwater for the 1972 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion.

Date: 1972

Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[1972 WASP Reunion Souvenir Album]

Souvenir album commemorating the 30th reunion of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) held from June 23 to June 25, 1972 in Sweetwater, Texas.

Date: 1972

Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)

Item Type: Book

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[1978 WASP Conference Name Tag]

Name tag with the diamond WASP wings logo and the name of Alberta F. Head, Tower Operator, written on it from the 1978 Women Airforce Service Pilots conference in Colorado Springs.

Date: 1978

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

95th Congress, First Session, House Bill 5718

Bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives suggesting formal recognition to the Women's Air Forces Service Pilots (WASP) for their contributions and service during World War II. The bill was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Date: March 29, 1977

Creator: United States. Congress. House.

Item Type: Legislative Document

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Air Force Academy Packet]

An Air Force Academy folder with several brochures inside promoting the school, admission steps, and cadet life. Included is a notice about alcohol on the premises of the Antlers Plaza Hotel.

Date: 1977~

Creator: United States Air Force Academy.

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Approval Form for WASP Inscription]

Form with space for a signature approving the inscription of a WASP Training Base historic marker at Avenger Field, in postcard form, addressed to Mr. Truett Latimer.

Date: February 29, 1972

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Approval Form for WASP Inscription]

Form with space for a signature approving the inscription of a WASP Training Base historic marker at Avenger Field, in postcard form, addressed to Mr. Truett Latimer.

Date: February 29, 1972

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Card sent from Old & Third National Bank to Doris Tanner]

Card from the Old & Third National Bank of Union City, Tennessee congratulating Doris Tanner on her recent appearance in the newspaper. The card contains a clipping about Tanner's recent visit to Washington, D.C. advocating on behalf of the Women Airforce Service Pilots.

Date: 1977~

Creator: Old & Third National Bank of Union City

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Certificate of Appreciation]

Certificate presented to Rigdon "Rig" Edwards at the 1978 WASP Reunion in Colorado Springs, Colorado acknowledging his "wholehearted and dedicated service to the WASP organization."

Date: September 1978

Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Christmas card from Rexy to Mr. Edwards]

Christmas card from Rexy to Mr. Edwards with a colored illustration of a young Native American woman with a group of deer on the front. Inside, Rexy discusses previous WASP meet-ups, as well as future ones.

Date: 1979~/1983~

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "A WASP Goes to Washington"]

Newspaper clipping with an article about Doris Tanner and her meetings with congressional representatives to discuss WASP receiving veteran status.

Date: March 29, 1977

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: A WASP Veteran in Memphis Battles Sting of Unrecognition]

Newspaper clipping with an article about certain WASP's experiences in World War 2, their lack of veteran benefits, and the disbanding of the WASP.

Date: May 26, 1977

Creator: Schick, Tim

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: About Town]

Newspaper clipping with an article about a phone call Ouida Jewell got from someone about a news story about the WASP seeking veteran benefits from the government, her experience in the WASP program, and a story about Casey Jones.

Date: October 29, 1976

Creator: Jewell, Ouida

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Belated Benefits"]

Newspaper clipping with an article about the WASP and Congress' refusal to grant them veteran benefits.

Date: October 23, 1976

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Bicentennial Planned"]

Newspaper clipping about plans in the City of Sweetwater, including building renovations and events with the high school band. An article about the Cold War is included on the other side.

Date: May 1, 1975

Creator: Boyd, Alice

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Cleland's Letter Lacks Facts of Record]

Clipping from the "Stars and Stripes" newspaper featuring a column written by WASP Patricia Collins Hughes. Hughes refutes several statements contained in the VA Administrator's letter to the Senate's Veterans Affairs committee. The back of the clipping includes two small ads, a column from the chairman of the NAVPA, and the continuation of two articles from earlier pages.

Date: June 30, 1977

Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Cornelia Fort, WASP, [1919-1949] Remembers]

Clipping from the Stars and Stripes with a column by Patricia Collins Hughes about Cornelia Fort, who died while serving as a ferry pilot during World War Two. Hughes also includes Fort's account of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Date: December 1977

Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Ex-WASPs Ask Veterans' Benefits"]

Newspaper clipping with an article about the WASP demanding veteran benefits and reasons why their demands were opposed.

Date: May 26, 1977

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Fifinella" Dedication to Honor WASP's in Ceremonies Monday]

Newspaper clipping with an article about the dedication of the Fifinella statue, ceremonies and events that will be held, and detail of what the statue is like.

Date: 1976

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Fifinella" Memorial Marker]

Newspaper clipping with an article about the setting of the Fifinella memorial in Sweetwater. Another article is also included on the back.

Date: 1976

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: First Women Set To Fly Jets"]

Newspaper clipping with an article about female Air Force pilots being trained to fly jets.

Date: September 11, 1976

Creator: Rowland, Diane

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "'Forgotten Women' of Two World Wars Renewing Battle for Benefits"]

Newspaper clipping with an article about attempts from female veterans of World Wars 1 and 2 to get veteran benefits and Congress' actions in the matter.

Date: May 23, 1977

Creator: Baulch, Jerry T.

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Goldwater Speaks for WASPs]

Newspaper clipping with an article Senator Barry Goldwater's efforts to extend veteran's benefits to the WASP. An editorial supporting legislation granting veterans' benefits to the WASP is on the back of the clipping.

Date: October 23, 1977

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Goldwater Speaks for WASPs"]

Newspaper clipping of an article about who the WASP were and that, after 30 years, they still have not received veteran benefits.

Date: October 23, 1977

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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[1972 Reunion Map and Schedule #2]

[1972 WASP Reunion Souvenir Album]

[1978 WASP Conference Name Tag]

95th Congress, First Session, House Bill 5718

[Air Force Academy Packet]

[Approval Form for WASP Inscription]

[Approval Form for WASP Inscription]

[Card sent from Old & Third National Bank to Doris Tanner]

[Certificate of Appreciation]

[Christmas card from Rexy to Mr. Edwards]

[Clipping: "A WASP Goes to Washington"]

[Clipping: A WASP Veteran in Memphis Battles Sting of Unrecognition]

[Clipping: About Town]

[Clipping: "Belated Benefits"]

[Clipping: "Bicentennial Planned"]

[Clipping: Cleland's Letter Lacks Facts of Record]

[Clipping: Cornelia Fort, WASP, [1919-1949] Remembers]

[Clipping: "Ex-WASPs Ask Veterans' Benefits"]

[Clipping: "Fifinella" Dedication to Honor WASP's in Ceremonies Monday]

[Clipping: "Fifinella" Memorial Marker]

[Clipping: First Women Set To Fly Jets"]

[Clipping: "'Forgotten Women' of Two World Wars Renewing Battle for Benefits"]

[Clipping: Goldwater Speaks for WASPs]

[Clipping: "Goldwater Speaks for WASPs"]