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[Margery Watson World War II Photographs album pages] (Item)

Photograph album pages containing 28 photographs and small ephemera related to Margery Watson's work at North American Aviation in Inglewood, California, circa 1940s. Watson worked as a draftsperson from 1943 to 1945 and helped to develop modifications for the North American P-51 Mustang. The photos primarily document NAA personnel working on a prototype P-51 nicknamed "Baby." Also included are…

My Rosie the Riveter Story [by Joyce Helen Parker] (Item)

Autobiographical narrative written by Joyce Helen Parker describing her experiences as a "Rosie the Riveter" during World War II, circa 2005. Four handwritten pages in spiral-bound notebook and two typed pages.

[Joyce Helen Parker and dog outside her home] (Item)

Photograph of Joyce Helen Parker and a dog outside her home in Tacoma, Washington, circa 1940s. Inscription: "Joy." Inscription on verso: "Joyce."

[Joyce Helen Parker outside her home] (Item)

Photograph of Joyce Helen Parker outside her home in Tacoma, Washington, circa 1940s Inscription on verso: "Joyce."

[Carol (Nicholson) Lewis Collection, Box One, Folder 1 - WASP personnel record, 1944-1946] (Item)

Items from Box One, Folder 1 of The Carol (Nicholson) Lewis Collection, circa 1944-1946. Folder contains 14 documents related to Lewis’s World War II service with the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).

[French curve drafting tool used by North American Aviation draftsperson Margery Watson] (Item)

French curve drafting tool produced by Dietzgen Excello and used by North American Aviation draftsperson Margery Watson, circa 1943-1945. During her time at NAA, Watson served on the design team for the North American P-51 Mustang.

[Logbook belonging to flight nurse Mary M. Oldehoff, circa 1944] (Item)