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[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

[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

[1978 WASP Name Tag for Charlyne Creger]

Name tag from 1978 W.A.S.P. Confernece in Colorado Springs that features an image of the WASP diamond wings logo at the top center. The name "Creger" is written in pen on the card.

Date: 1978

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

Item Type: Text

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

[Cadets Marching at Air Force Academy]

Photograph of several formations of Air Force Academy cadets marching on pavement past the Chapel Overlook. Vandenberg Hall is visible in the background; a T-38 stands on display at the left corner of the grass.

Date: October 1978

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 39.008762 -104.890182

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Cadets walking at the United States Air Force Academy]

Photograph of a large number of cadets in uniform walking on pavement at the United States Air Force Academy, looking northeast from the Chapel Overlook. Vandenburg Hall and a static display T-38 Talon are in the background.

Date: 1978~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 39.008749 -104.890142

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASPs Got Niche in History With Goldwater's Help]

Newspaper clipping from the Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph discussing the recent recognition of the WASP as military veterans due to legislation sponsored by Barry Goldwater, with a picture of Millicent Young. On the back are excerpts about the Palestinian and Lebanese conflicts.

Date: October 1, 1978

Creator: Colorado Springs Gazette

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[F-104 and Marching Cadets at Air Force Academy]

Photograph of a F-104 Starfighter on display at the US Air Force Academy, taken from the Chapel Overlook looking southeast. Several formations of cadets are marching in formation on the pavement.

Date: 1978~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 39.008144 -104.890176

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Five People Conversing at WASP Reunion]

Photograph from the 1978 WASP reunion of an older man, two older women, and two obscured people on the edge of the frame conversing over drinks and cigarettes. The man is wearing a beige jacket; the middle woman is wearing a white blouse, and the woman on the right is wearing a white jacket over a blue shirt with a large collar. Another man and woman are visible behind the man.

Date: 1978

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Gayle Snell and Woman by Pool]

Photograph of Gayle Snell sitting in a chair by a rooftop pool while another woman sits on the ground. Southern Colorado Springs is visible in the background, beyond which are The Horns and Cheyenne Mountain.

Date: 1978-10~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Gayle Snell and Woman Talking]

Photograph of Gayle Snell (right) and another woman seated and talking in a room with wood paneled walls at the 1978 WASP reunion.

Date: October 1978

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Gayle Snell outside of Hotel hosting WASP Reunion]

Photograph of a WASP veteran Gayle Snell standing in the front of a hotel in Colorado Springs, hosting the 1978 WASP reunion. Various 1970s style cars are visible in the parking lot.

Date: October 1978

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Gayle Snell with Friend on Bed]

Photograph of Gayle Snell, right, sitting with another woman on a bed in a hotel room. Snell is wearing a WASP reunion nametag.

Date: October 1978

Item Type: Photograph

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 "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

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 21, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing orders to ferry a plane from Colorado Springs, getting a train there, and recent correspondence. Written on Braniff Airways stationary.

Date: February 21, 1944

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

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

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, August 26, 1945]

Letter to Cecile from her father about a recent hurricane, the surrender of Japan, and local news.

Date: August 26, 1945

Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[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

[Notice from WASP Betty Jo Reed]

Notice from WASP Betty Jo Reed, concerning an upcoming WASP conference, including rules, special dates, and information on extra activities at the conference.

Date: 1978~

Creator: Reed, Betty Jo

Item Type: Text

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

[Pikes Peak Cog Railway Depot]

Photograph of the front of the Pikes Peak Cog Railway depot in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Some late-1970s style cars are visible.

Date: October 1978

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 38.856287 -104.931033

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Program for WASP Conference, September 27, 1978]

Program for the WASP Conference at the Antlers Plaza Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado, from September 27, 1978 through October 1, 1978.

Date: 1978~

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Program for Year of the W.A.S.P. Banquet, September 30, 1978]

Program for the Year of the WASP Banquet at the Antlers Plaza Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Saturday, September 30, 1978. The program includes a schedule of events at the banquet, a short biography on Senator Barry M. Goldwater, and information about the banquet's entertainment, the Air Force Academy's Moods in Blues Singers.

Date: 1978~

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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[1978 WASP Conference, Air Force Academy tour ticket]

[1978 WASP Conference Name Tag]

[1978 WASP Name Tag for Charlyne Creger]

[Air Force Academy Packet]

[Cadets Marching at Air Force Academy]

[Cadets walking at the United States Air Force Academy]

[Clipping: WASPs Got Niche in History With Goldwater's Help]

[F-104 and Marching Cadets at Air Force Academy]

[Five People Conversing at WASP Reunion]

[Gayle Snell and Woman by Pool]

[Gayle Snell and Woman Talking]

[Gayle Snell outside of Hotel hosting WASP Reunion]

[Gayle Snell with Friend on Bed]

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

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

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 21, 1944]

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

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, August 26, 1945]

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

[Notice from WASP Betty Jo Reed]

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

[Pikes Peak Cog Railway Depot]

[Program for WASP Conference, September 27, 1978]

[Program for Year of the W.A.S.P. Banquet, September 30, 1978]