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Bio for Mary Ruth Rance (WASP class 43-6)

List of biographical details on Mary Ruth Rance with a focus on her time in the Women Airforce Service Pilots Program during WWII. Under the "Memories" section is Rance's firsthand account of her time as a WASP.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

[Clipping: 43-6 Anna Monkiewicz, secretary]

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping providing information about the conference held by the Women Airforce Service Pilots, classes of 43-5 & 43-6 in Omaha, Nebraska.

Date: 1998

Item Type: Clipping

[Clipping: Activities of Mary Ruth Rance]

Photocopy of three newspaper clippings with photos of Mary Ruth Rance and a brief history about her experiences as a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots organization.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Clipping

[Clipping: CAF air show flies into Frederick]

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping providing details about the sixth annual Confederate Air Force Wings of Freedom Air Show where the Women Airforce Service Pilots will be honored for their service during World War II.

Date: August 12, 1999

Creator: Belanger, Nicole

Item Type: Clipping

[Clipping: Community Scene]

Newspaper clipping discussing the details of the Women Airforce Service Pilots' reunion in Northern California along with a brief history about their formation and activities.

Date: July 5, 1984

Creator: Centell, Linda

Item Type: Clipping

[Clipping: Creighton University Sororities]

Copy of three newspaper clippings providing a brief history about the activities and memberships of Mary Ruth Rance at Creighton University.

Date: November 20, 1934

Item Type: Clipping

[Clipping: Flying in war was 'best time of her life']

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping providing a brief history about the life and experiences of Mary Ruth Rance as a former Women Airforce Service Pilot. The clipping also includes information about Miss Rance's training and the types of air craft she flew.

Date: July 7, 1998

Creator: Robb, Julia

Item Type: Clipping

[Clipping: Food, fellowship unite veterans]

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping which includes a brief statement from the veterans at the East Shore American Legion Post 196 afternoon barbecue including former Women Airforce Service Pilot, Mary Ruth Rance.

Date: July 26, 1999

Creator: Mele, Linda G.

Item Type: Clipping

[Clipping from WASP Newsletter]

Page from what appears to be a Women Airforce Service Pilots newsletter with several brief write-in reports from various WASP members. One report from Mary Ruth Rance is circled in pencil.

Date: April 1993

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

Item Type: Clipping

[Clipping: Golf Tournaments]

Photocopy of newspaper clippings describing the activities Mary Ruth Rance as a member of the Fellow Chunkers, young women's golf organization.

Date: August 11, 1934

Item Type: Clipping

[Clipping: Good Turn Out for Work Party: Squadron Members Help to "Keep 'Em Flying!"]

Article about the Confederate Air Force squadron coming together for an all day event to clean and repair planes for an upcoming air show. Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Mary Ruth Rance, is noted to have attended and helped out, and an arrow is drawn in pencil pointing her out in a group photo on the page. A handwritten note above the photo reads, "Golden Gate Squadron Confederate Air Force Newsletter ~1994"

Date: 1994~

Creator: Craig, George

Item Type: Article

[Clipping: Hockey Game Stories]

Photocopy of two newspaper clippings describing the details of a hockey game in which Mary Ruth Rance and her sisters participated.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Clipping

[Clipping:Memories soar for former WASP pilot]

Newspaper clipping sharing the history of former Women Airforce Service Pilot, Mary Ruth Rance including information about her passion for flying, family history and activities as a WASP.

Date: September 2, 1999

Creator: Wait, Patience

Item Type: Clipping

[Clipping: Memories Take Wing at an Airfield in West Texas]

Newspaper clipping providing a brief history about the Women Airforce Service Pilots including the experiences of former members, Mary Ruth Rance and Ola Rexroat.

Date: May 24, 1993

Creator: Pressley, Sue Ann

Item Type: Clipping

[Clipping: Outstanding Letter Winners at Benson High School]

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping with a photo of the female student athletes from Benson High School who qualified for the "O" club pin and the male athletes who won letters.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Clipping

[Clipping: Putting Azusa On The Air Map]

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping showing a photo of three members from Ninety-Nines, Incorporated painting Azusa's name on top of the Lucky Lager brewery. The members identified in the photo are Elsie Ringer, Jean Parker and Mary Ruth Rance (Left to Right).

Date: unknown

Item Type: Clipping

[Clipping: The Lady Was A Pilot]

Magazine clipping providing a brief history about Mary Ruth Rance, including her education at Creighton University, and historical information about the university.

Date: 1991

Item Type: Clipping

[Clipping: WASP invasion at Columbia: Women Air Service Pilots]

Copy of a newspaper clipping describing the activities of the Women Airforce Service Pilots when they reunited in Columbia, California. A photo of WASP members taken at the Columbia Airport tamarack is included in this clipping.

Date: April 25, 1986

Creator: Strand, Betty

Item Type: Clipping

[Clipping: Women Airforce Service Pilots Reunited]

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping showing photos of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, classes of 43-W-6 and 43-W-7.

Date: December 10, 1986

Item Type: Clipping

[Correspondence of WASP Class 43-6]

Book compiled by Mary Ruth Rance full of correspondence between herself and other Women Airforce Service Pilots discussing memories of Class 43-6 in the WASP program, life after deactivation, and reconnecting with other members. Various copies of news clippings and other WASP related documents are also included, as well WASP "profiles" self-written by several members,

Date: July 1989

Creator: Rance, Mary Ruth; Monkiewicz, Anna Flynn; Gonzales, Shirley Condit; Bross, Blanche Osburn; Webster, Rita Davoly; Smith, Maxine Steward et al.

Item Type: Book

[Letter from Chester R. Klown to Mary Ruth Rance, April 6, 1943]

Letter from Chester R. Klown to Mary Ruth Rance discussing the details of her application to the Women's Flying Training Program, explaining her reporting requirements and salary information.

Date: April 6, 1943

Creator: Klown, Chester R.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Cindy Weigand to Mary Ruth Rance, September 16, 1999]

Letter from Cindy Weigand to Mary Ruth Rance thanking her for sharing the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots when they met at the Wings of Freedom Airshow in Frederick, MD.

Date: September 16, 1999

Creator: Weigand, Cindy

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Ethel Sheehy to Mary Ruth Rance, February 28, 1943]

Letter from Ethel A. Sheehy to Mary Ruth Rance discussing the applicant interview details and age requirements for the Women Airforce Service Pilots program.

Date: February 28, 1943

Creator: Sheehy, Ethel A.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran, January 4, 1949]

Letter from Jacqueline Cochran explaining the offer of a commission of 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Force to former Women Airforce Service Pilots if they meet certain standards and qualifications.

Date: January 1949

Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline

Item Type: Letter

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Bio for Mary Ruth Rance (WASP class 43-6)

[Clipping: 43-6 Anna Monkiewicz, secretary]

[Clipping: Activities of Mary Ruth Rance]

[Clipping: CAF air show flies into Frederick]

[Clipping: Community Scene]

[Clipping: Creighton University Sororities]

[Clipping: Flying in war was 'best time of her life']

[Clipping: Food, fellowship unite veterans]

[Clipping from WASP Newsletter]

[Clipping: Golf Tournaments]

[Clipping: Good Turn Out for Work Party: Squadron Members Help to "Keep 'Em Flying!"]

[Clipping: Hockey Game Stories]

[Clipping:Memories soar for former WASP pilot]

[Clipping: Memories Take Wing at an Airfield in West Texas]

[Clipping: Outstanding Letter Winners at Benson High School]

[Clipping: Putting Azusa On The Air Map]

[Clipping: The Lady Was A Pilot]

[Clipping: WASP invasion at Columbia: Women Air Service Pilots]

[Clipping: Women Airforce Service Pilots Reunited]

[Correspondence of WASP Class 43-6]

[Letter from Chester R. Klown to Mary Ruth Rance, April 6, 1943]

[Letter from Cindy Weigand to Mary Ruth Rance, September 16, 1999]

[Letter from Ethel Sheehy to Mary Ruth Rance, February 28, 1943]

[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran, January 4, 1949]