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A photograph of Elizabeth McGeorge wearing WASP flying training uniform, also known as a "Zoot Suit", posing besides Fairchild PT 19 airplane.

A photograph of Elizabeth McGeorge wearing her WASP training uniform inside Fairchild PT 19 airplane at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.

A photograph of Elizabeth McGeorge wearing WASP training uniform, also called a "Zoot Suit".

A photograph of Elizabeth McGeorge wearing her WASP dress uniform.

A photograph of Elizabeth McGeorge sitting on top of a suitcase while wearing her WASP dress uniform

A photograph of Elizabeth McGeorge (center) and a group of civilian men posing in front of an aircraft.

Unisex, size medium white cotton t-shirt with navy blue logo and navy blue ribbing on the collar and cuffs of the sleeves. Logo features a navy blue image of Fifinella and reads "Women Airforce Service Pilots WWII." Fifinella was a female gremlin…

Lapel pin featuring a full color image of Fifinella flying off of a red circle. Fifinella was a female gremlin designed by Walt Disney for a proposed film based in Roald Dahl's book "The Gremlins". The WASPs were granted the rights to use this image…

Laminated membership card featuring a pair of wings with a shield and portrait of a woman in the center. Card reads "Women's Military Pilots Association Incorporated. Elizabeth Sullivan is a charter member in good standing."

Airman Certification that accompanied the Airman rating record for Elizabeth Mary McGeorge. Issued by the Department of Commerce, Civil Aeronautics Administration, Washington, D.C. on April 9, 1945. Includes her date of birth, weight, height, hair…

Airman rating record for Elizabeth Mary McGeorge. Accompanied by the Airman Certificate. Issued April 9, 1945 by the Department of Commerce Civil Aeronautics Adminnistration, Washington, D.C.

Instrument Pilot certificate issued to Elizabeth M. McGeorge, WASP by the Army of the United States at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. Expired on October 13, 1945. Lists "WASP" as her rank.

Trifold identification card issued by the War Department for the Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command at New Castle Army Air Base in Wilmington, Delaware. Includes a photograph of Elizabeth McGeorge Sullivan, date of birth, eye color, hair color,…

Trifold airman identification card issued by the Department of Commerce and the Civil Aeronautics Administration of Washington, D.C. Features a photograph of Elizabeth McGeorge Sullivan, the fingerprints from her right hand, her place of birth, date…

Circular silver pin featuring the WASP wings with the lozenge located in the center. It reads "United States Army Air Force" in blue lettering around the outer edge and "WASP" in silver lettering in the blue colored center of the pin. Includes a…

Circular leather patch featuring a cartoon pilot wearing a green/blue flight suit and cap. Reads "Elizabeth McGeorge" under the cartoon figure and "Instruments. Gages Don't Bother Me! Bother Me! Bother Me!" around the outer edges.

Tan leather name patch. Reads "E. M. McGeorge".

Circular fabric patch outlined in blue thread. The patch features a full color image of Fifinella imposed on a white background. It reads "W.A.S.P. Women Airforce Service Pilots WW II." Fifinella was a female gremlin designed by Walt Disney for a…

Twenty-five page booklet prepared by the Safety Education Division Flight Control Command and the United States Army Air Forces. Illustration copyrighted 1943, by Walt Disney Productions. The booklet contains tips for pilots to avoid cold weather…

Silver pin featuring a set of wings and a winged bullet in the center. This pin was created to recognize both the training and hazardous duty of aerial gunners who manned defensive machine guns on board such aircraft as the B-17, B-24, B-25, B-26,…

Gold United States Army Air Force Officer hat badge displaying an eagle with a shield on its chest, clutching an olive branch in one talon and thirteen arrows in the others. Above the eagle's head is a banner which reads "E Pluribus Unum" and a…

Leather patch worn on flight jacket or battle jacket by WASPs upon graduting from basic training. The patch features a full color image of Fifinella imposed on a brown leather circle. Fifinella was a female gremlin designed by Walt Disney for a…

Light blue bi-fold cardboard protective jacket for a colored leather patch featuring Fifinella, the WASP's official mascot. The front of the jacket includes a gold stamped image of Fifinella and reads "43-W-6. Stay Rugged but Right! 43-W-7."

Circular embroidered patch with United States Army Air Force logo. The patch features a white star with a red circle in the center and is flanked by a yellow wing on each side to the star's top point on a blue background.

Gold wings with a center sliver propeller and locking pin back. Worn on the lower lapel of the jacket. Comes in pairs.

Silver wings with shield and banner and locking pin back. The shield designates the WASP graduating class and reads "W6" and the banner which reads "318th" designates the squadron number.

Gold World War II WASP letters pin. Worn on the upper lapel of the jacket. Comes in pairs.

Small silver wings with lozenge located in the center includes a locking pin back. Worn by WASPs between the years 1942 and 1944. This is a miniature version of wings that the WASPs typically wore.

Hard bound yearbook for the 43-W-6 and 43-W-7 graduating WASP classes from Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The cover of the yearbook is of a taupe color and features Fifinella, the mascot of the WASP program in white. Fifinella was a female…

Reverse side of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to members of the WASPs in March 2010. It reads: "The first women in history to fly American military aircraft. Act of Congress 2009." Includes images of three World War II era airplanes and the…

The Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to members of the WASPs in March 2010. It reads: "Women Airforce Service Pilots 1942-1944". Includes images of a World War II airplane, three WASPs in flightsuits, and a WASP in a flight cap.

Newspaper article written by Gail Falk, a teacher at one of the Freedom Schools set up by COFO, describing her school and the situation in Meridian, Miss.

Newspaper article describing what the Mississippi Summer Project is, who is involved, and what is at risk for the volunteers.

Newspaper article that describes the COFO volunteers from July 12, 1964.

Letter to Pat Vail from Congressman Charles Vanik.