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WOMEN VETERANS HISTORICAL COLLECTION

Susie Winston Bain Collection, 1943-1945, 1976-2000

  • Name: Bain, Susie Winston
  • Branch: WASP
  • Served: 1944

CONTENTS: Papers, printed material, photographs, artifacts, textiles, videotapes, oral history interview

ACQUISITION: Gift of Susie Winston Bain, October 11, 2000

LOCATION:
SUSIE WINSTON BAIN COLLECTION
Papers, Printed Material, Photographs
Papers
Biographical information
Correspondence, 1944
Military Papers, Diploma, Graduation Certificate, 1944-1945
Military Papers, ca. 1979, 1984
Pilot's Flight Log, 1944
"Reminiscences of WASP During World War II," speech by Susie Winston Bain, April 20, 2000

 

 

Printed Material
2563rd Army Air Forces Base Unit, Avenger Field, Class 44-W4 WASP Yearbook, 1944
Avenger Field Christmas Card, 1944
A Time to Keep: Memorial, Doris Brinker Tanner, 1986
WASP Golden Anniversary Reunion Materials, 1992
WASP Roster, June 20, 1945
WASP Roster, 1998
WASP 2000, Sweetwater, Texas: Jacqueline Cochran Remembered..., Fall 2000
"We Also Served," Doris Brinker Tanner, ca. 1980s, 1990s
Miscellaneous Brochures and Programs, 1990s

 

Newspapers, Magazines, Newsletters
"Former WASPs Recall Role They Played in World War II," The North San Antonio Times,

   September 14, 1995
"Pieces of History," Air Force Magazine, October 1994
The Register (Newsletter of the Women's Memorial), Winter 1996-1997
WASP News, Summer 2000
"Wings of Excellence," The Retired Officer Magazine, August 1995
"WASP Veterans of WWII Toast Past," The News and Courier/The Evening Post, Charleston,

   SC, October 2, 1988
"Zoot Suits, Parachutes, and Wings of Silver, Too," Texas Highways, September 1987
Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings, 1979-1997, n.d.

Photographs
Photographs, 1944
Photographs (planes flown by WASPs in WWII), ca. 1943-1945
Photographs (Sweetwater reunion), 1986
Photographs (Sweetwater reunion, Fort marker dedication), October 6, 2000

 

Oversize Box 2
"WASP 2000 Reunion," Sweetwater Reporter, Special Edition, October 4, 2000
"Women With Wings," The Dallas Morning News, September 7, 1992
"Like a Homesick Angel," Abilene Reporter-News, May 23, 1993
"WASP 50th Anniversary Celebration," Sweetwater Reporter, May 20, 1993
"What Did You Do in the War, Lady?" The Charlotte Observer, October 1976
"Women With Altitude," The Dallas Morning News, May 24, 1995
"Deaton Introduced WASPs to Sweetwater," Sweetwater Reporter, September 25, 1986
"Welcome Back to Sweetwater WASP For Your 46th Anniversary Reunion, September 26-28, 1986," Sweetwater Reporter, Special Section, September 25, 1986
World War II Times, July, 1987
"Mrs. Bain Helped Sting the Axis Powers," The Greensboro Record, May 27, 1977
"Dedication Held Friday: First woman pilot to die in U.S. military is remembered," Sweetwater Reporter,

   October 8, 2000
"Museum musings: WASPs, parachutes and riggers," Sweetwater Reporter, October 8, 2000

Textiles and Artifacts
Textiles
Santiago Blue Battle Jacket, 1944
T Shirt - WASP reunion, 1986
Tote Bag, WASP 50th Anniversary, 1992

Artifacts
Dead Reckoning Computer, ca. 1944
Fifinella Pin
Medals (Victory and American Campaign), ca. 1984
Silver Pilot's Wings (now bracelet), ca. 1944
Wings Pin
W.A.S.P. Collar Pin
WASP Pin (small blue and silver disc), ca. 1944
Miscellaneous WASP and WWII Reunion Souvenirs

Transcripts
Oral History Interview, October 11, 2000

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