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[Clipping: Cleland's Letter Lacks Facts of Record] (open access)

[Clipping: Cleland's Letter Lacks Facts of Record]

Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column written by WASP Patricia Collins Hughes. Hughes refutes several statements contained in the VA Administrator's letter to the Senate's Veterans Affairs committee. The page also contains the continuation of an article from the front page as well as ads offering employment for nurses and internists. The reverse of the page includes several small ads, a column from the chairman of the NAVPA, and the continuation of three articles from earlier pages.
Date: June 30, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASPs Meet] (open access)

[Clipping: WASPs Meet]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the WASP's 30th reunion in Sweetwater, Texas. The back of the clipping includes an article and an advertisement.
Date: 1972-06~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Bill S. 247 and HR 3321] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP Bill S. 247 and HR 3321]

Newspaper clipping of three form letters for readers to fill out and send to their Congressional representatives. The letters express support for bills S. 247 and HR 3321,which would provide veterans' benefits to the WASP. The clipping also includes two "help wanted" ads. The back side of the clipping includes three articles and five small ads.
Date: June 23, 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Ceremonies Highlight of Reunion] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP Ceremonies Highlight of Reunion]

Newspaper clipping of an article discussing the the 30th Anniversary Memorial Reunion of the WASP in Sweetwater, Texas. The back of the clippings include local advertisements and articles.
Date: 1972-06-25?
Creator: Gordon, Patsy
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Six WASP Trainees and Two Men]

Photograph of six women and two men taken in a classroom at Avenger Field. Two of the women are seated at a rectangular table. The other four women and the men stand behind the table and in front of a blackboard listing the date and schedule for WASP Class 44-W-9.
Date: June 21, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Who Are the WASPs?] (open access)

[Clipping: Who Are the WASPs?]

Newspaper clipping of a column discussing the history of the WASP and the Order of Fifinella's efforts to obtain veterans' status for women who served in the WASP organization. The page includes ads and other articles. The reverse side includes the platform for the National Association of VA Physicians and the continuation of an article from page 1.
Date: June 16, 1977
Creator: McLaughlin, Patricia Collins
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward Dobson to Mickey McLernon, June 15, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Edward Dobson to Mickey McLernon, June 15, 1942]

Letter from Edward Dobson to Mickey McLernon about flying alone, friends and family, and how much he misses her.
Date: June 15, 1942
Creator: Dobson, Edward M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Queried Why Do You Care?] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP Queried Why Do You Care?]

Newspaper clipping of a column discussing why the WASP want to be granted veterans' status. The columnist also includes a list of senators who support Senate Bill 247 and the text of Senator Goldwater's letter to Senator Cranston about recent hearings on the bill. The back of the clipping includes an order coupon for the Job Hunter's Forum and articles about the Disabled American Veterans.
Date: June 23, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: NACV Supports WASPs Bill] (open access)

[Clipping: NACV Supports WASPs Bill]

Newspaper clipping of a column supporting Senate Bill 247, which would provide veterans' status and benefits to women in the WASP organization. The column is accompanied by two photographs of WASP at Avenger Field. The reverse of the clipping includes articles about VA hospitals.
Date: June 16, 1977
Creator: Moore, Kathleen
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Front Page of the Sweetwater Reporter] (open access)

[Clipping: Front Page of the Sweetwater Reporter]

Newspaper clipping of the front page of the Sweetwater Reporter featuring three articles about the WASP and their reunion in Sweetwater: "Memorial Reunion for WASPs Is Now Underway;" "Miss Cochran Was Known For Her Flying Ability;" and "What did WASPs Find Here Today." The back of the clipping includes sports articles, a rendering of the parade route for the WASP reunion, and an ad for a car dealership.
Date: June 23, 1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward Dobson to Mickey McLernon, June 6, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Edward Dobson to Mickey McLernon, June 6, 1942]

Letter from Edward Dobson to Mickey McLernon discussing his progress in learning how to fly and anticipation of becoming an upperclassman.
Date: June 5, 1942
Creator: Dobson, Edward M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History