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A Question of Equity: The WASP in World War II
Essay by former Women Airforce Service Pilot, Eleanor Brown, discussing the history and importance of the WASP and their long struggle for militarization. Included are a photocopied newspaper clipping describing the resistance to militarization and a small note about the essay. Various grammatical and syntactical corrections are handwritten in pen throughout the piece.
Date:
December 2, 1982
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ola Mildred Rexroat to Mr. Hill, November 10, 1982]
Letter from Ola Mildred Rexroat to Mr. Hill discussing a museum's need for a glass case for a WASP uniform and mannequin. An illustration of Fifinella, the WASP mascot, is printed at the top of the letter.
Date:
November 10, 1982
Creator:
Rexroat, Ola Mildred
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jean Hixson and Marry Ellen Keil to WASP members, March, 1982]
Letter from Jean Hixson and Marry Ellen Keil to WASP members discussing upcoming events around the country. The letter includes a tear-off form for registering for the 1982 WASP reunion at the bottom, and on the back of the letter, there is a schedule of events for the reunion.
Date:
March 1982
Creator:
Hixson, Jean & Keil, Marry Ellen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ola Mildred Rexroat to Rigdon Edwards, November 10, 1982]
Letter from Ola Mildred Rexroat to Rigdon Edwards discussing sending contributions for a case for the WASP uniform mannequin, and giving information about how to send contributions.
Date:
November 10, 1982
Creator:
Rexroat, Ola Mildred
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret C. Tamplin to WASP Members]
Letter from Margaret C. Tamplin to WASP Members discussing the WASP association business, including a list of the 1982-1984 board of directors members, and a proposal for a bronze bust commemorating Jacqueline Cochran.
Date:
1982~/1983~
Creator:
Tamplin, Margaret C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nettie D. More to Margaret and Paul, February 9, 1982]
Letter from Nettie D. More to Margaret and Paul discussing newspaper articles about WASP members, one written by More about Ziggy Hunter, a female flight instructor at Avenger Field.
Date:
February 9, 1982
Creator:
More, Nettie D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Rigdon Edwards]
Envelope addressed to Rigdon Edwards in Sweetwater, Texas, from Jeanette Jenkins.
Date:
March 18, 1982
Creator:
Jenkins, Jeanette J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Rigdon Edwards]
Envelope addressed to Rigdon Edwards in Sweetwater, Texas, from Rexroat in Skyview Acres in New Mexico.
Date:
December 11, 1982
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Council Fire, Handbook of McMurry College, 1982-83
The Council Fire is the student handbook of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas and includes information about the rules and regulations of the school as well as general information about student governance and campus life.
Date:
1982
Creator:
McMurry College
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 1982
Yearbook for Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the university, student body, professors, and organizations.
Date:
1982
Creator:
Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Picnic in the Shade]
Photographic slide of a group having lunch in the shade at the 1982 Western Heritage Day. A long, food covered table can be seen in the background. Dorothy Barnes, wearing a light blue blouse and pleated navy skirt, is visible standing to the right.
Date:
1982
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Children with Beans and Biscuits]
Photographic slide of children dressed in western-style clothes in line to receive beans and biscuits at the 1982 Western Heritage Day at Hardin-Simmons University. Two men stand behind the table to prepare and hand out the food. Man on left is Ron Smith.
Date:
1982
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Brush Arbor Preaching]
Photographic slide of Donnie Auvenshine preaching in the shade of a brush arbor at the 1982 Western Heritage Day. Children sit in foldout lawn chairs beneath the arbor, and a young boy can be seen raising his hand to answer or ask a question. Hardin-Simmons University buildings are visible in the background, including the Richardson Library and Ferguson Hall.
Date:
1982
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Children with Six White Horses]
Photographic slide of children lined up to pet one of the Six White Horses at the 1982 Western Heritage Day. Debra Jones and Bill “Doc” Beazley hold the halter strings of the horse while the children crowd around the horse’s head.
Date:
1982
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Rodeo Clown]
Photograph of a rodeo clown, Danny Green, dodging a stampeding bull in the Seattle King Dome rodeo ring. Typed note in the bottom margin reads, “Rodeo clown at HSU … Danny Green of Prosser, Wash., will be in Abilene as clown for the HSU Intercollegiate Rodeo, April 19-21.”
Date:
[1982-04-19..1982-04-21]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Kirkland, Wash.), Vol. 36, No. 10, Ed. 1, June 1982
Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date:
June 1982
Creator:
Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 7, 1982
Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 7, 1982
Creator:
Lucas, Donnie A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 1982
Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
August 19, 1982
Creator:
Lucas, Donnie A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 2, 1982
Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
September 2, 1982
Creator:
Lucas, Donnie A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 11, 1982
Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 11, 1982
Creator:
Lucas, Donnie A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 12, 1982
Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
August 12, 1982
Creator:
Lucas, Donnie A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 2, 1982
Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
December 2, 1982
Creator:
Lucas, Donnie A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 1982
Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 18, 1982
Creator:
Lucas, Donnie A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 30, 1982
Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
December 30, 1982
Creator:
Lucas, Donnie A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History