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[Planes Flying Over Ellington Field]

Photograph of three planes flying over a monument at Ellington Field in Texas. The back of the photograph contains the stamp of the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Statue of WASP at Memorial #2]

Photograph of a WASP memorial statue that can be seen in the center of a courtyard. Two large memorial plaques can be seen on either side of the courtyard in the foreground.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Minutes: WASP Monument Committee Meeting, Jan. 28, 1992]

Minutes for the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce WASP Monument Committee meeting including a financial statement, architectural designs presentation, and information on monument plaques, a dedication ceremony, and budgets.

Date: January 28, 1992

Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[W.A.S.P. Historic Monument Estimated Costs]

Estimation of funds necessary to complete the WASP memorial at Avenger Field in Sweetwater.

Date: February 20, 1992

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

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Memorandum of Agreement for WASP Statue]

Copy of unsigned contract between Dorothy Swain Lewis and the WASP Historic Monument Committee establishing terms under which Lewis will sculpt and deliver a bronze, WASP figure statue for a historic monument in Sweetwater, Texas.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Joy Lewis to Lynne Carlson, December 14, 1989]

Letter from Joy Lewis to Lynne Carlson discussing the setting up and cost of a bronze statue. Included are sketches and blueprints of the potential statue.

Date: December 14, 1989

Creator: Lewis, Joy

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Rededication Ceremony Schedule]

Schedule of events for a rededication ceremony, possibly for the WASP monument or for Avenger Field in Sweetwater.

Date: May 20, 1989

Item Type: Text

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

[Clipping: Fifinella Finds Home in Heart of City]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the moving of the Fifinella statue from the Texas State Technical Institute to the Nolan County Courthouse, books published by WASP, and past experiences from WASP.

Date: August 13, 1985

Creator: Redden, Gail

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

[Rough Draft WASP Monument Plans]

Plans for the installation of the WASP wishing well monument in Sweetwater, written and sketched in red pen ink on lined paper.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Avenger Field Scrapbook]

Scrapbook with various items such as photos, letters, news clippings, and ephemera relating to Women Airforce Service Pilots training at Avenger Field in World War II. Documents are also included relating to the planning of a WASP monument built years after the war.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Book

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon Edwards, May 28, 1996]

Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon Edwards discussing the creating of a new Fifinella statue and inviting him to the upcoming class dinner.

Date: May 28, 1996

Creator: Harmon, Elaine Danforth

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Agenda: WASP Memorial Committee Meeting, November 29, 1989]

Agenda for the WASP Memorial Committee listing action items and discussion points for the November 29, 1989 meeting, followed by a sample flyer for a WASP 1992 reunion and a drafting sample of the memorial project.

Date: November 29, 1989

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon Edwards, June 13, 1996]

Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon Edwards discussing the need to make a new Fifinella statue, temporarily remove the standing one in front of the courthouse, to get permission from the Women's Forum to duplicate the statue, and how she would go about doing this.

Date: June 13, 1996

Creator: Harmon, Elaine Danforth

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Monument Fund Donor List]

Photocopies of account balance sheets listing donors to the WASP Memorial fund and updated fund amounts, along with a business card belonging to Kay Looney of the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce.

Date: unknown

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

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Memorial Committee Contents]

Table of contents for a collection of correspondence and meeting minutes pertaining to the creation and dedication ceremony of the Women Airforce Service Pilots monument.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Harl Pinkard to Rigdon Edwards, Febraury 22, 1994]

Letter from Harl to Rigdon discussing the building of a monument.

Date: February 22, 1994

Creator: Pinkard, Harl W.

Item Type: Letter

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

[W.A.S.P. Historic Monument Estimated Costs #2]

Estimation of funds necessary to complete the WASP memorial at Avenger Field in Sweetwater.

Date: unknown

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

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Rubbing of WASP Plaque Names

Rubbing taken by Rigdon Edwards from some of the name plaques at the WASP memorial in Sweetwater at the bequest of a WASP named "Rexy", with a note from her about the monument and those who helped create it.

Date: August 23, 1993

Creator: Edwards, Rigdon, Jr.

Item Type: Text

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

[Pamphlet: Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: 50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication]

Pamphlet for the 50th WASP Anniversary celebrating a historic WASP memorial at Avenger Field. The pamphlet contains sketches of the statue to be built, along with the history of WASP, an inscription from a previous memorial, and information on where to send construction donations.

Date: 1993

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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[Planes Flying Over Ellington Field]

[Statue of WASP at Memorial #2]

[Minutes: WASP Monument Committee Meeting, Jan. 28, 1992]

[W.A.S.P. Historic Monument Estimated Costs]

[Memorandum of Agreement for WASP Statue]

[Letter from Joy Lewis to Lynne Carlson, December 14, 1989]

[Rededication Ceremony Schedule]

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

[Clipping: Fifinella Finds Home in Heart of City]

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

[Rough Draft WASP Monument Plans]

[Avenger Field Scrapbook]

[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon Edwards, May 28, 1996]

[Agenda: WASP Memorial Committee Meeting, November 29, 1989]

[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon Edwards, June 13, 1996]

[WASP Monument Fund Donor List]

[WASP Memorial Committee Contents]

[Letter from Harl Pinkard to Rigdon Edwards, Febraury 22, 1994]

[Clipping: Sweetwater gets WASPs back for day]

[W.A.S.P. Historic Monument Estimated Costs #2]

Rubbing of WASP Plaque Names

[Clipping: "Fifinella" Memorial Marker]

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

[Pamphlet: Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: 50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication]