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[Letter from Ruth Florey to Rigdon Edwards, February 22, 1977]

Letter from Ruth Florey to Rigdon Edwards discussing upcoming legislation concerning WASP members. The letter has an illustration of the WASP mascot Fifinella in the top left corner. Also included is an envelope addressed to Rigdon Edwards.

Date: February 22, 1977

Creator: Florey, Ruth

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Special Souvenir Edition Sweetwater Reporter", November 1990]

November 1990 issue of the Sweetwater Reporter of significant historical events from the 20th century.

Date: November 1990

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASP Say...Thank You Sweetwater]

Newspaper clipping with an announcement from the WASP thanking the city of Sweetwater for their hospitality and making their 46th reunion enjoyable. Articles about sports are also included.

Date: October 1, 1986

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[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

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Hans A. Klagsbrunn to Charles A. Prince, July 20, 1943]

Letter from Hans A. Klagsbrunn to Charles A. Prince discussing the Bill of Sale for Plosser and Prince and and audit by Defense Plant Corporation's Dallas Agency.

Date: July 20, 1943

Creator: Klagsbrunn, Hans A.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from H. Harting to Rigdon Edwards et al, July 3, 1972]

Letter from H. Harting to Rigdon Edwards, Ted, Ken, Dale, and others congratulating them for what they did for the WASP.

Date: July 3, 1972

Creator: Harting, H.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: War and Remembrance]

Newspaper clipping of photos and an article about efforts to memorialize female participants in World War II, continued on both sides of the clipping.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Rigdon Edwards, Jr. to A General, September 13, 1944]

Letter from Rigdon Edwards, Jr. to a general containing a release form from Aviation Enterprises where he worked as a flight instructor and informing him that he is a wholesale agent for the Magnolia Petroleum Company. He is also requesting permission to be discharged.

Date: September 13, 1944

Creator: Edwards, Rigdon, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Gip Oldham, Jr. to Rigdon Edwards, June 29, 1972]

Letter from Gip Oldham to Rigdon Edwards informing him that he sent a letter to an editor and asking him to make a couple of copies of his paper if it gets published.

Date: July 29, 1972

Creator: Oldham, Gip D.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Untitled]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Mary Vanderventer's life after service and the bill that recognized WASPs as veterans.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Change of Personnel Status for Dora G. Bevis]

A notice for Dora G. Bevis informing her of changes in her military status, including upgrades to her salary and list of duties, as well as a transition from student pilot to civilian pilot.

Date: September 24, 1943

Creator: Army Air Forces

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Frank L. Constant to Charles Prince, August 28, 1942]

Copy of a letter from Frank L. Constant to Charles Prince discussing scheduling a meeting to address final construction needs for Plosser Prince Air Academy.

Date: August 28, 1942

Creator: Constant, Frank L.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Charles A. Prince to R. C. Griffith, July 10, 1942]

Copy of a letter from Charles A. Prince to R. C. Griffith discussing an enclosed check and contract copies for the construction of a proposed railway spur near Sweetwater, Texas.

Date: July 10, 1942

Creator: Prince, Charles A.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, April 27, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing graduation from primary flight training, visiting Dallas with a Phil (Kafka?), and the transition to basic flight training.

Date: April 27, 1943

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Telegram from R. C. Griffith to Charles A. Prince, July 13, 1942]

Copy of telegram text sent from R. C. Griffith to Charles A. Prince discussing the railroad track spur being built toward Plosser Prince Air Academy.

Date: July 13, 1942

Creator: Griffith, R. C.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from R. C. Griffith to Plosser Prince Flying Academy, June 30, 1942]

Copy of a letter from R. C. Griffith to Plosser Prince Flying Academy discussing the price of materials for construction of a railroad track spur to the academy in Sweetwater, Texas.

Date: June 30, 1942

Creator: Griffith, R. C.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from L. G. Pondrom to Plosser and Prince and Victor J. Nelson, June 13, 1942]

Copy of a letter from L. G. Pondrom to Plosser and Prince and Victor J. Nelson discussing an enclosed treasury check for $70,426.37.

Date: June 13, 1942

Creator: Pondrom, L. G.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Sweetwater Club Announcements]

Photocopy with newspaper clippings and announcement cards about the Sweetwater Club's work helping the town's struggling crops.

Date: 1943

Creator: Mathews, Roy & Howard, J. Fred

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from R. C. Hoppe to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince, June 11, 1942]

Copy of a letter from R. C. Hoppe to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince discussing Hoppe's disapproval of the price for the type of pipe being used for a water line being laid on the site of Avenger Field.

Date: June 11, 1942

Creator: Hoppe, R. C.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Plosser-Prince Memorandum of Meeting]

Minutes from a meeting at the office of Plosser-Prince Air Academy between several parties discussing faults in construction of Avenger Field and the Wilson Glider School and the possibility of the contractor, Victor J. Nelson, correcting the issues.

Date: November 6, 1942

Creator: Hughes, J.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[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

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Special Orders Number 121, Extract 2]

Special orders extract listing several men from Sweetwater who were inducted as flight instructors and Air Corps mechanics that are to remain on inactive status. Rigdon Edwards Jr., known Women Airforce Service Pilots instructor, can be seen listed among the names.

Date: May 20, 1944

Creator: United States. Air Force.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASP reunion at Avenger Field... A Flyby of Memories]

Newspaper clippings of an article about WASP members reuniting at Avenger Field, in Sweetwater, Texas, for a special parade. The clippings include a large photograph of WASP members sitting in uniform on the front of a parade float, and smaller photographs of the members at the reunion. The clippings also include large advertisements for anti-aging cream, vacation homes, Leo's Quality Foods, Inc., and Titche's shoe store.

Date: September 10, 1972

Creator: Lynch, Dudley

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Zoot Suits, Parachutes, and Wings of Silver, Too"]

Newspaper clipping about the 1986 WASP reunion, Avenger Field, woman aviation history, the WFTD, WAFS, the combat they participated in, what training consisted of, what they did after the war, minor and serious crashes, and the deactivation of the WASP.

Date: September 1987

Creator: Henderson, Sheila

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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[Letter from Ruth Florey to Rigdon Edwards, February 22, 1977]

[Clipping: "Special Souvenir Edition Sweetwater Reporter", November 1990]

[Clipping: WASP Say...Thank You Sweetwater]

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

[Letter from Hans A. Klagsbrunn to Charles A. Prince, July 20, 1943]

[Letter from H. Harting to Rigdon Edwards et al, July 3, 1972]

[Clipping: War and Remembrance]

[Letter from Rigdon Edwards, Jr. to A General, September 13, 1944]

[Letter from Gip Oldham, Jr. to Rigdon Edwards, June 29, 1972]

[Clipping: Untitled]

[Change of Personnel Status for Dora G. Bevis]

[Letter from Frank L. Constant to Charles Prince, August 28, 1942]

[Letter from Charles A. Prince to R. C. Griffith, July 10, 1942]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, April 27, 1943]

[Telegram from R. C. Griffith to Charles A. Prince, July 13, 1942]

[Letter from R. C. Griffith to Plosser Prince Flying Academy, June 30, 1942]

[Letter from L. G. Pondrom to Plosser and Prince and Victor J. Nelson, June 13, 1942]

[Clipping: Sweetwater Club Announcements]

[Letter from R. C. Hoppe to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince, June 11, 1942]

[Plosser-Prince Memorandum of Meeting]

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

[Special Orders Number 121, Extract 2]

[Clipping: WASP reunion at Avenger Field... A Flyby of Memories]

[Clipping: "Zoot Suits, Parachutes, and Wings of Silver, Too"]