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[Annual Meeting of Officers Order of Fifinella]

Order of Fifinella Officer meeting meeting minutes that discusses, among other things, the WASP newsletter, the group historian's activities, militarization of WASP, the next reunion, and the Order of Fifinella Award.

Date: April 14, 1973

Creator: Jones, Mary

Item Type: Text

[Clipping: Four Receive Order of Fifinella Awards]

Newspaper clipping discussing awards given by the Order of Fifinella to benefactors of the WASP at their 30th anniversary banquet in Sweetwater, Texas. Featured is a photo of men in uniform and several uniformed WASP veterans saluting an American flag. Various other news excerpt and two advertisements are included.

Date: [1973,1975]

Item Type: Clipping

[Envelope Addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Rig Edwards]

Envelope addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Rig Edwards in Sweetwater, Texas, from Gip D. Oldham.

Date: August 20, 1973

Creator: Oldham, Gip D.

Item Type: Text

[Letter from Ardis Gaither to Mr. Rigdon Edwards, November 3, 1973]

Letter from Ardis Gaither to Mr. Rigdon Edwards discussing the possibility of making a documentary about the Women Airforce Service Pilots. The letter also includes Gaither's business card for Blue Sky Productions Inc.

Date: November 3, 1973

Creator: Gaither, Ardis

Item Type: Letter

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

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: Letter

[Letter from Elaine Harmon to a W-Niner, August 5, 1973]

Letter from Elaine Harmon to a "W-Niner" discussing updates on the personal affairs of mutual acquaintances.

Date: August 5, 1973

Creator: Harmon, Elaine D.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Irene Manney to Mr. Rigdon Edwards, November 20, 1973]

Letter from Irene Manney to Mr. Rigdon Edwards discussing a book being sent to Mr. Edwards by Mr. Gene Hausenfluke. She informs him that she is also enclosing some brochures. The letter bears an illustration of cowboys on a wagon train, with letterheads for Western Heritage Films and Western Heritage Press.

Date: November 20, 1973

Creator: Manney, Irene

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Mary Jones to Rigdon Edwards, January 24, 1973]

Letter from Mary Jones to Rigdon Edwards discussing the WASP 30th anniversary event, and an upcoming pictorial. The letter mentions two women, Dedie and Dottie Young who have been working on the pictorial. The letterhead is from the Order of Fifinella in Gates Mills, Ohio.

Date: January 24, 1973

Creator: Jones, Mary

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Nancy B. Crews to All WASPs, June 1, 1973]

Letter from Order of Fifinella President, Nancy B. Crews, to all WASPs discussing a committee put together to help obtain military recognition and veteran status for the members of WASP.

Date: June 1, 1973

Creator: Crews, Nancy B.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Nancy B. Crews to All WASPs, June 15, 1973]

Letter from Nancy B. Crews to All WASPs discussing WASP militarization, and asking for support of the efforts to achieve veteran status for WASP members.

Date: June 15, 1973

Creator: Crews, Nancy B.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Nita Hewitt to Rigdon Edwards, November 22, 1973]

Letter from Nita Hewitt to Rigdon Edwards discussing an order for a WASP directory. The letter includes the letterhead of the book publishing company, Heritage Publications Inc.

Date: November 22, 1973

Creator: Hewitt, Nita

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Robert Baty to Rigdon Edwards, August 15, 1973]

Letter from Robert Baty to Rigdon Edwards discussing a movie script about the WASP members who served in WWII, asking for Mr. Edwards's first-hand experience to help them write the script. He mentions that Mrs. Maureen Stracener referred him to Mr. Edwards for information.

Date: August 15, 1973

Creator: Baty, Robert

Item Type: Letter

[List of WASP Name Changes]

List of WASP members whose names changed when they married, including their class numbers and addresses. The names include: Ann C. O'Connor (Cawley), Sarah Elizabeth Lundy (Pearce), Evelyn Hilton (Laesch), Bertha Trasky (Link), Margaret Stegall (Cox), Geraldine Jordan (Hardman), Eleanor Lawry (Feeley), Geraldine Olinger (Bowen), Margery Holben (Moore), Alisa Simonson (Connolly), Jane Miller (Dyde), Mary Hearn (Nesbit), Merridee Snively (Newell), Virginia Healy (Knapp), and Selma Cronan.

Date: October 2, 1973

Item Type: Text

[Receipt from Heritage Publication Inc. to Rigdon Edwards]

Receipt for a WASP directory, published by Heritage Publications Inc., issued to Rigdon Edwards.

Date: November 22, 1973

Creator: Heritage Publications Inc.

Item Type: Text

Tundra Telegram, Volume 1, Issue 21, April 1973

Newsletter of Camp Denali in Alaska, describing news and events at the camp and in the surrounding areas. A handwritten note at the top of the front page states, "Dear Alberta - Many thanks for sending stuff on the WASP reunion. It must have been fun! Am busy in a new area - wish I were twins for summer, tho - Best, Celia."

Date: April 1973

Creator: Camp Denali

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

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[Annual Meeting of Officers Order of Fifinella]

[Clipping: Four Receive Order of Fifinella Awards]

[Envelope Addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Rig Edwards]

[Letter from Ardis Gaither to Mr. Rigdon Edwards, November 3, 1973]

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

[Letter from Elaine Harmon to a W-Niner, August 5, 1973]

[Letter from Irene Manney to Mr. Rigdon Edwards, November 20, 1973]

[Letter from Mary Jones to Rigdon Edwards, January 24, 1973]

[Letter from Nancy B. Crews to All WASPs, June 1, 1973]

[Letter from Nancy B. Crews to All WASPs, June 15, 1973]

[Letter from Nita Hewitt to Rigdon Edwards, November 22, 1973]

[Letter from Robert Baty to Rigdon Edwards, August 15, 1973]

[List of WASP Name Changes]

[Receipt from Heritage Publication Inc. to Rigdon Edwards]

Tundra Telegram, Volume 1, Issue 21, April 1973