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[Letter from Upton Brady to Jacqueline Cochran, September 19, 1970] (open access)

[Letter from Upton Brady to Jacqueline Cochran, September 19, 1970]

Letter from Upton Brady to Jacqueline Cochran discussing the royalties earned from Cochran's book The Stars At Noon during the first six months of 1970.
Date: September 16, 1970
Creator: Brady, Upton Birnie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from McClelland and Steward Ltd. to Mrs. Hoof, September 11, 1971]

Postcard from T. Reighard for McClelland and Steward Ltd. to Mrs. Hoof revealing that The Stars At Noon is out of print.
Date: September 11, 1971
Creator: Reighard, T.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Addison Hoof to Jacqueline Cochran, September 20, 1971] (open access)

[Envelope from Addison Hoof to Jacqueline Cochran, September 20, 1971]

Envelope addressed to Jacqueline Cochran from Addison Hoof.
Date: September 20, 1971
Creator: Hoof, Addison
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "A Flyby of Memories"] (open access)

[Clipping: "A Flyby of Memories"]

Newspaper clipping with an article about WASP monuments being set, crashes that some WASP experienced in training, and Ann Atkeison's injury.
Date: September 10, 1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Rooney Atkeison at the WASP Reunion] (open access)

[Clipping: Rooney Atkeison at the WASP Reunion]

Full page from the "Southwest Scene" containing the end of an article about Rooney Atkeison, her experience as a WASP, and her attendance at the recent WASP reunion in Sweetwater, Texas. A 1944 photograph of Atkeison standing in front of the plane accompanies the article. An ad for Kretschmer's Wheat Germ occupies the rest of the page. The reverse of the page includes an ad for Travis Pools, two single-panel cartoons, and a brief article about using fabric panels to decorate the home.
Date: September 10, 1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP reunion at Avenger Field... A Flyby of Memories] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP reunion at Avenger Field... A Flyby of Memories]

Newspaper clippings of an article about WASP members reuniting at Avenger Field, in Sweetwater, Texas, for a special parade. The clippings include a large photograph of WASP members sitting in uniform on the front of a parade float, and smaller photographs of the members at the reunion. The clippings also include large advertisements for anti-aging cream, vacation homes, Leo's Quality Foods, Inc., and Titche's shoe store.
Date: September 10, 1972
Creator: Lynch, Dudley
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASPS Parade For Old Time's Sake] (open access)

[Clipping: WASPS Parade For Old Time's Sake]

Newspaper clipping from the Dallas Morning News Sunday Magazine, Southwest Scene, discussing the Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion at Avenger Field and the memories of the flight training they received there, as recalled by WASP member, Ann Rooney. Advertisements and comics are also printed throughout the clipping.
Date: September 10, 1972
Creator: Lynch, Dudley
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Betty and Ross to Elaine, September 3, 1974] (open access)

[Letter from Betty and Ross to Elaine, September 3, 1974]

Letter from WASP Betty and Ross to WASP Elaine discussing recent family affairs, mentioning that Betty last flew a plane in 1966. There is a handwritten note in blue ink on the back of the last page, saying, "See you soon!"
Date: September 3, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women At War] (open access)

[Clipping: Women At War]

Newspaper clipping describing the experiences of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) including their activities after the group was deactivated and their fight for militarization.
Date: September 14, 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The forgotten women of World War II] (open access)

[Clipping: The forgotten women of World War II]

Newspaper clipping titled "The forgotten women of World War II" from the Daily News discusses the recent reunion of surviving Women Airforce Service Pilots. Pictured is WASP Lenora Horton on the wing of her plane at Avenger Field in 1943
Date: September 7, 1976
Creator: Bernstein, Paula
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: First Women Set To Fly Jets"] (open access)

[Clipping: First Women Set To Fly Jets"]

Newspaper clipping with an article about female Air Force pilots being trained to fly jets.
Date: September 11, 1976
Creator: Rowland, Diane
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert Haldane to Charlyne Creger, September 17, 1976] (open access)

[Letter from Robert Haldane to Charlyne Creger, September 17, 1976]

Letter from Robert Haldane to Charlyne Creger in response to an inquiry she made about a khaki coverall from their museum.
Date: September 17, 1976
Creator: Haldane, Robert
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bee to Charlyne Creger, Sept. 29, 1976] (open access)

[Letter from Bee to Charlyne Creger, Sept. 29, 1976]

Letter from Bee (Haydu?) to Charlyne Creger discussing important recently uncovered photos, WASP Recognition in the news, and upcoming reunions.
Date: September 29, 1976
Creator: Haydu, Bernice Falk (Bee)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASPs Deserve Benefits] (open access)

[Clipping: WASPs Deserve Benefits]

Newspaper clipping of a column by Marianne Means discussing the WASP and their efforts to obtain veterans' benefits. The back of the clipping includes an article about Hurricane Anita and coupons for goods and services at Firestone.
Date: 1977-09~
Creator: Means, Marianne
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Olin E. Teague to Eleanor Brown, September 1, 1977] (open access)

[Letter from Olin E. Teague to Eleanor Brown, September 1, 1977]

Letter from Olin E. Teague to Eleanor Brown discussing pending legislation to award veterans' status to the WASPs. He states that hearings on the matter will take place later that month.
Date: September 1, 1977
Creator: Teague, Olin E., 1910-1981
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ray Roberts to Eleanor Brown, September 1, 1977] (open access)

[Letter from Ray Roberts to Eleanor Brown, September 1, 1977]

Letter from Ray Roberts to Eleanor Brown discussing pending legislation to award veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions that hearings on the matter have been scheduled to take place later that month and that they will include testimony from other individuals seeking veterans' status for their service during WWII.
Date: September 1, 1977
Creator: Roberts, Ray
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 100, Number 35, September 1, 1977 (open access)

The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 100, Number 35, September 1, 1977

National weekly newspaper dedicated to covering news of interest to US veterans. Patricia Collins Hughes' column about past and present efforts to grant veterans' status to the WASP can be found on page three.
Date: September 1, 1977
Creator: Smith, John Lewis, III
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Senator Russel Long, September 7, 1977] (open access)

[Letter to Senator Russel Long, September 7, 1977]

Letter from the Women Airforce Service Pilots(U.S.) to Senator Russel Long discussing the reasons why Bill S247, militarization for the Women Airforce Service Pilots should be passed.
Date: September 7, 1977
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 100, Number 36, September 8, 1977 (open access)

The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 100, Number 36, September 8, 1977

National weekly newspaper dedicated to covering news of interest to US veterans. Patricia Collins Hughes' column about legislation to militarize the WASP during World War Two and the end of the WASP program in 1944 can be found on page three. This issue also includes a letter from Mary Retick Wells, WASP Class 44-W-6, refuting statements Representative Olin E. Teague made against legislative efforts to grant veterans' benefits to the WASP.
Date: September 8, 1977
Creator: Smith, John Lewis, III
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASPs Stalemate Nears End] (open access)

[Clipping: WASPs Stalemate Nears End]

Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by Patricia Collins Hughes about pending legislation to grant veterans' status to the WASP. Two photos of the WASP accompany Hughes' column. The page also contains a column written by the chairman of the NAVPA. The reverse of the page includes the newspaper's masthead, letters to the editor, an editorial about surgical residents providing medical care at the VA, and an article about opposition to canal treaties.
Date: September 15, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charlyne Creger to Kenneth P. Craig, September 15, 1977] (open access)

[Letter from Charlyne Creger to Kenneth P. Craig, September 15, 1977]

Letter from Charlyne Creger to Kenneth P. Craig thanking him for supporting the efforts of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots(U.S.) to gain militarization. She provides further evidence as to why the WASPs should be considered veterans based on their duties during World War II.
Date: September 15, 1977
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor Brown to Ralph P. Davidson, September 15, 1977] (open access)

[Letter from Eleanor Brown to Ralph P. Davidson, September 15, 1977]

Letter from Eleanor Brown to Ralph P. Davidson, publisher of Time magazine, asking him to consider including an article on the WASPs and their efforts to obtain veterans' status. She mentions that she has attempted to contact over fifty members of Congress with little success and that she hopes that an article in Time will help increase awareness of the WASPs' cause.
Date: September 15, 1977
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Congressman Kenneth P. Craig, September 15, 1977] (open access)

[Letter to Congressman Kenneth P. Craig, September 15, 1977]

Letter from the Women Airforce Service Pilots(U.S.) to Congressman Kenneth P. Craig thanking him for supporting their efforts to gain militarization. The letter provides further evidence of why the Women's Airforce Service Pilots should be granted veteran status.
Date: September 15, 1977
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Roberts Vows to Keep WASP Bill Tied Up in Committee] (open access)

[Clipping: Roberts Vows to Keep WASP Bill Tied Up in Committee]

Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by Patricia Collins Hughes discussing the outcome of the House hearings on legislation to militarize the WASP and opposition to the WASPs efforts to obtains veterans' status and benefits. The page also contains a column by the chairman of the NAVPA and the continuation of an article from page 2. The reverse of the page includes the newspaper's masthead, letters to the editor, an editorial about surgical residents providing medical care in the VA Hospital system, and a column about Legionnaire's Disease.
Date: September 22, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History