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[WASP Recognition Clippings Scrapbook]

Scrapbook filled mostly with newspaper clipping about Women Airforce Service Pilots gaining recognition for their war efforts and about WASP reunion activities.

Date: 1976-04-26/1986-09-29

Item Type: Book

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Name Card for Debbie Truax]

A name card with the name of WASP Deborah Truax written in the center beneath #15. In both the top left and right corners, a Texas symbols with a star and five rings can be seen with the words, "American Bicentennial in Texas 1976" encircling it.

Date: 1976

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Envelope Addressed to Mr. Rigdon Edwards]

Envelope addressed to Mr. Rigdon Edwards in Sweetwater, Texas, from Mr. Joseph Haydu.

Date: 1976-06-24~

Creator: Haydu, Joseph

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Program for Fifinella Statue Unveiling, June 14, 1976]

Program for the Fifinella Statue unveiling ceremony at the Texas State Technical Institute in Sweetwater, Texas, on June 14, 1976, at 9 a.m.

Date: 1976~

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Same Uniform]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Mrs. Cliff "Leoti" Deaton, a deputy commander of the WASP during World War II. On the back of the clipping are local real estate listings.

Date: April 15, 1976

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Elaine Harmon to W-Niners, May 18, 1976]

Letter from Elaine Harmon to W-Niners discussing some of the WASP members who appeared at the previous year's WASP reunion.

Date: May 18, 1976

Creator: Harmon, Elaine D.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Photograph of Dedication of Fifinella Statue]

Photograph of two WASP and a man standing to the right of a woman at a podium in an outdoor yard. On the back of the photograph are handwritten notes, identifying the woman at the podium as Nora Reeves, Sweetwater Women's Forum President, serving as the presiding officer at the dedication ceremony for a statue of the WASP mascot, Fifinella.

Date: June 14, 1976

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Bee Haydu to Rigdon Edwards, June 23, 1976]

Letter from Bee Haydu to Rigdon Edwards thanking him for his hospitality in Sweetwater, Texas, and a plaque presentation ceremony in which they both participated. The letter is printed on stationery for the WASP 1976 Reunion.

Date: June 23, 1976

Creator: Haydu, Bernice Falk

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from J. R. Smith to All Former Flight Instructors of the WASP's]

Letter from J. R. Smith to all former WASP flight instructors discussing an upcoming reunion, and asking for the addresses of other WASP flight instructors. The letter includes many photographs of WASP flight instructors and WASP pilots, with the names of those pictured listed beneath the photos.

Date: 1976~

Creator: Smith, J. R.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Photograph of Fifinella Statue Dedication]

Photograph of three women standing to the left of a woman at a podium. A large metal building is visible through an opening in a fence behind the women

Date: June 14, 1976

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Dedie to Mary Emma and Rigdon Edwards, July 1, 1976]

Letter from Dedie to Mary Emma and Rigdon Edwards discussing a recent party, asking for addresses for several people, and informing them of her recent run-in with an Assassin Bug.

Date: July 1, 1976

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Pamphlet: Honoring Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)]

Program for an event honoring Women Airforce Service Pilots by presenting a bronze Fifinella statue at Texas State Technical Institute.

Date: 1976

Creator: The Woman's Forum of Sweetwater

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Peggy Poe to Captain Quinlan, May 3, 1976]

Letter from Peggy Jo Poe to Captain Quinlan requesting that the Color Guard attend the WASP ceremonies on Texas State Technical Institute.

Date: May 3, 1976

Creator: Poe, Peggy Jo

Item Type: Letter

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

[Letter to Mrs. Donald Dunn, June 10, 1976]

Letter to Mrs. Donald Dunn inviting her to attend the unveiling of the Fifinella statue in Texas State Technical Institute.

Date: June 10, 1976

Item Type: Letter

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

["Fifinella" Statue Unveiling Schedule]

Schedule of events for the ceremonial unveiling of a Fifinella statue at Avenger Field, Texas State Technical Institute, including speeches from WASP officers, the director of NASA, and a tribute to WASP flight instructor, Rigdon Edwards, Jr.

Date: 1976

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Sweetwater gets WASPs back for day]

Newspaper clipping with an article about a recent visit from the WASP, their achievements, and the unveilling of the Fifinella statue. Other articles are also included on the other side.

Date: June 15, 1976

Creator: Thomas, Les

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Peggy Poe, February 25, 1976]

Letter from Peggy Poe inviting the recipient to the unveiling of a "gremlin-sized" Fifinella at the Sweetwater 1976 Bicentennial to honor the Women Airforce Service Pilots.

Date: February 25, 1976

Creator: Poe, Peggy Jo

Item Type: Letter

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: Unveiling Set Here Monday for "Fifinella"]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the unveiling of the Fifinella statue at Avenger Field.

Date: June 13, 1976

Creator: Boyd, Alice

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "WASPs Dedicate Fifinella Statue"]

Newspaper clipping with an article about Fifinella, former WASP instructor Mrs. Dedie Deaton, and the history of the WASP. Part of a Dillard's advertisement is on the other side.

Date: June 15, 1976

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Women in Combat: A Selected Bibliography]

Bibliography of books and periodicals related to the topic of women in military combat.

Date: January 1976

Creator: The Army Library

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Jim Pugh to Mrs. George Poe, May 8, 1976]

Letter from Jim Pugh to Mrs. George Poe informing her that he finished the requested base and is sending it. He also talks about further steps that should be taken to install it later on.

Date: May 8, 1976

Creator: Pugh, Jim

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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[WASP Recognition Clippings Scrapbook]

[Name Card for Debbie Truax]

[Envelope Addressed to Mr. Rigdon Edwards]

[Program for Fifinella Statue Unveiling, June 14, 1976]

[Clipping: Same Uniform]

[Letter from Elaine Harmon to W-Niners, May 18, 1976]

[Photograph of Dedication of Fifinella Statue]

[Letter from Bee Haydu to Rigdon Edwards, June 23, 1976]

[Letter from J. R. Smith to All Former Flight Instructors of the WASP's]

[Photograph of Fifinella Statue Dedication]

[Letter from Dedie to Mary Emma and Rigdon Edwards, July 1, 1976]

[Pamphlet: Honoring Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)]

[Letter from Peggy Poe to Captain Quinlan, May 3, 1976]

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

[Letter to Mrs. Donald Dunn, June 10, 1976]

[Clipping: About Town]

["Fifinella" Statue Unveiling Schedule]

[Clipping: Sweetwater gets WASPs back for day]

[Letter from Peggy Poe, February 25, 1976]

[Clipping: "Fifinella" Memorial Marker]

[Clipping: Unveiling Set Here Monday for "Fifinella"]

[Clipping: "WASPs Dedicate Fifinella Statue"]

[Women in Combat: A Selected Bibliography]

[Letter from Jim Pugh to Mrs. George Poe, May 8, 1976]