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Cornelia Fort

Description: Biography of Cornelia Fort, a pilot in the Women's Auxiliary Ferry Squadron (WAFS) who died in a plane crash on March 21, 1943. It includes details about Fort's childhood, education, and love of flying.
Date: November 1980
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

A Handbook for Women Student Pilot Trainees WWII

Description: Handbook for WASP trainees that explains what to expect in the beginning of the training program as well as some of the basic rules and codes of conduct.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Biography of Marie Barrett Marsh]

Description: Biography of Marie Barrett Marsh, who flew as a Women Airforce Service Pilot in WWII, written by her husband, John E. Marsh.
Date: unknown
Creator: Marsh, John E.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Pamphlet: Avenger Field Christmas Photo Album]

Description: Booklet full of candid and portrait photos of commanders and WASP students at Avenger Field with a cover page that says, "Christmas Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year". A poem titled "Avenger Field" written by WASP, Effie Pratt, can be seen on the last page.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Graduation Program for WASP Class 44-W-10 #2]

Description: Program for the graduation ceremony of the 44-W-10 class of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The program includes photographs of the staff at Avenger Field, a schedule of events, and a list of the women graduating from the program.
Date: 1944
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

A Time To Keep #1

Description: Booklet of photographs about the 44-W-4 class of Women Airforce Service Pilots at Sweetwater, Texas. A handwritten note on the cover states, "for 44-4 members who have died, given at "Pat" Velut's funeral service."
Date: 1986~/1987~
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Graduation Program for WASP Class 44-W-10]

Description: Program for the graduation ceremony of the 44-W-10 class of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The program includes photographs of the staff at Avenger Field and a schedule of events.
Date: 1944
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Avenger Field Souvenir Album]

Description: Booklet containing captioned photographs taken in the 1940s depicting people and events at Avenger Field, and the text of a poem "Avenger Field."
Date: unknown
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Program for WASP 30th Anniversary Reunion #7]

Description: A program for the 30th Anniversary Reunion of the WASP. It includes information about the Fifinella mascot, the names of WASP officers and Reunion Committee members, a schedule of events, and a list of acknowledgements at the end.
Date: 1972
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Texas Historic Marker Designation Information]

Description: Pamphlet page with information about the three ways to designate a location as a historic landmark: the National Register of Historic Places, Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks, or State Archeological Landmarks.
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas State Government
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Pamphlet: Women Airforce Service Pilots Historic Monument]

Description: Pamphlet about the WASP memorial built in Sweetwater with a diagram of the monument plans, information on the WASP, and an address to send donations. The pamphlet features a drawing of a WASP on the cover by Dorothy Swain Lewis, and a quote used by the WASP as a slogan initiated by Gene Slack.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Pamphlet: Abilene Homefront]

Description: Pamphlet about the history of Abilene throughout the World War II years and its symbiotic relationship with military bases and organizations..
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Fourth National Convention Pamphlet]

Description: Pamphlet for the Fourth Women Airforce Service Pilots National Convention with a program of events and list of national convention officers and honored guests. The pamphlet is made of several colored pages tied together, and an image of a Fifinella can be seen on the front page.
Date: 1949
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Program: Avenger Field Graduation Ceremony]

Description: Program for the final Women Airforce Service Pilots graduation ceremony, class 44-W-10, held at Avenger Field. A Fifinella and a "W" Airforce wings logo can be seen embossed on the cover.
Date: 1944
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Flyer: Wilderness Workshop]

Description: Flyer for a wilderness education class and hiking experience from Camp Denali in McKinley Park, Alaska.
Date: 1971
Creator: Camp Denali.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Flyer: Who Were the WASP?]

Description: Photocopied flyer with an image on the front of the Fifinella gremlin designed by Walt Disney and a quote from General H.H. "Hap" Arnold, "To the Best Women Pilots in the World". Text seen on the back contains a message from Disney granting the WASP use of the Fifinella image and notes the reception from the women to hearing said message.
Date: unknown
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Program: Year of the W.A.S.P. 1978 Banquet]

Description: Program for the 1978 Women Airforce Service Pilots banquet that has a short biography section on Senator Barry Goldwater and an information section about the Moods in Blue, and Air Force Academy singing group.
Date: 1978
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Flyer: Tundra Treks: Camp Denali]

Description: Flyer advertising the prices and details of a camping and hiking trip in McKinley Park, Alaska.
Date: 1971
Creator: Camp Denali.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication]

Description: Photocopy of a brochure for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 50th anniversary reunion and monument dedication ceremony, with information about the memorial and a brief history of WASP at Avenger Field. A sketched image of the life size WASP statue at Avenger Field can be seen printed on the page.
Date: March 5, 1993
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Cornelia Clark Fort: Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony

Description: Pamphlet for a historic marker dedication ceremony in honor of Women Airforce Service Pilot, Cornelia Clark Fort, at Mulberry Canyon. The pamphlet includes a program for the ceremony and a short passage about Fort's life.
Date: 2000
Creator: Taylor County Historical Commission
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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