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[Letter from Eleanor Brown to President Jimmy Carter, September 29, 1977]
Letter from Eleanor Brown to President Jimmy Carter concerning pending legislation to award veterans' status to the WASPs. She asks why the legislation has been held up in committee and expresses dismay that the WASPs have not been given veterans' status.
Date:
September 29, 1977
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
95th Congress, First Session, House Bill 5718
Bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives suggesting formal recognition to the Women's Air Forces Service Pilots (WASP) for their contributions and service during World War II. The bill was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Date:
March 29, 1977
Creator:
United States. Congress. House.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 29, 1977
Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
June 29, 1977
Creator:
Lucas, Donnie
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Trains Magazine Back Cover]
Clipping of the back cover of Trains Magazine. There is a photo of T&P train #610 on the tracks. The Caption reads "En route to the site of The Great Dynamometer Test, Southern's ex-Texas & Pacific 2-10-4 is eased down 2.1 per cent toward Old Fort, N. C., by Engineer Frank Clodfelter. The Texas type, only survivor of original Lima Super-Power design, was working an Asheville-Salisbury excursion on July 29, 1977, when photographed near Andrews Geyser." Written underneath the clipping is "-Trains Feb. 1978 rear cover."
Date:
July 29, 1977
Creator:
Abernathy, Robert E.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 45, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 29, 1977
Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 29, 1977
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "A WASP Goes to Washington"]
Newspaper clipping with an article about Doris Tanner and her meetings with congressional representatives to discuss WASP receiving veteran status.
Date:
March 29, 1977
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Support Mounts in Spite of House Committee]
Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by Patricia Collins Hughes discussing past and present efforts to militarize the WASP. The page also includes a column from the chairman of the NAVPA. The reverse of the page includes the newspaper's masthead, letters to the editor, and an editorial about the VA Hospital system
Date:
September 29, 1977
Creator:
Hughes, Patricia Collins
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 28, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 29, 1977
Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 29, 1977
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 4, Ed. 1, Thursday, September 29, 1977
Weekly student newspaper from McMurry College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date:
September 29, 1977
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The H-SU Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 28, Ed. 1, Friday, April 29, 1977
Weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date:
April 29, 1977
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 28, Ed. 1, Friday, April 29, 1977
Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date:
April 29, 1977
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History