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[Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977]
Photocopied text of an excerpt from the Congressional Record containing Senator Barry Goldwater's introduction of bill S. 247 to provide veterans' benefits to the WASPs. Goldwater's remarks are followed by five articles on the WASPs, their service during WWII, and their efforts to obtain veterans' status.
Date:
January 14, 1977
Creator:
United States. Congress. Senate.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor Brown to Catherine Murphy, August 14, 2005]
Letter from Eleanor Brown to Catherine Murphy requesting reimbursement for expenses she incurred while traveling to WASP events. "Copy" is handwritten across the top and bottom of the page. Included with the letter are two confirmation emails from Expedia.com and a boarding pass for her flight to Washington, D.C.
Date:
August 14, 2005
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dawn Letson to Eleanor Brown, January 14, 2004]
Letter from Dawn Letson to Eleanor Brown thanking Brown for her donation to the WASP Endowment.
Date:
January 14, 2004
Creator:
Letson, Dawn
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Email correspondence from Nell Bright to the WASP board, June 14, 2006]
Email correspondence from Nell Bright to the WASP board in support of hiring Sherry Ringler as the WASP's executive director.
Date:
June 14, 2006
Creator:
Bright, Nell
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Caro Bosca to Eleanor Brown, February 14, 2005]
Email from Caro Bosca to Eleanor Brown discussing room reservations for the board meeting in Washington, D.C. She also provides Brown with a list of the email addresses for the current board of directors and committee chairs.
Date:
February 14, 2005
Creator:
Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor Brown to Major Thomas Arbaugh, June 14, 1979]
Letter from Eleanor Brown to Major Thomas Arbaugh requesting that the name on her honorable discharge papers be corrected to include her middle name.
Date:
June 14, 1979
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
95th Congress, First Session, Senate Bill 247
Bill introduced in the U.S. Senate suggesting formal recognition to the Women's Air Forces Service Pilots (WASP) for contributions and service during World War II. The bill was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Date:
January 14, 1977
Creator:
United States. Congress. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A WASP Checking in for Homecoming]
Photograph of a WASP checking in for a WASP homecoming at the WASP museum. She is wearing a WASP santiago blue jacket, and holding a blue bag. There are two women sitting behind a table, and another woman standing behind the WASP. There are flags in the background, and a display case of WASP memorabilia in the background.
Date:
August 14, 2011
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
International Forest of Friendship, 25th Celebration, 2001
Supplementary publication outlining events and information for the 25th International Forest of Friendship celebration, which memorializes contributors to aviation and aerospace with engraved plaques in the forest. It includes portraits and biographical sketches for the 40 people to be honored in 2001.
Date:
June 14, 2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Three WASP with Memorabilia]
Photograph of three WASP wearing blue WASP uniforms, sitting behind a long table with WASP memorabilia on it. The women are inspecting a newspaper clipping. In the background, a silver fighter plane with blue accents on it is parked inside the large hangar.
Date:
2011-08-14~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Four WASP with Plane]
Photograph of four WASP standing in front of a silverr plane. The women are wearing blue, some of them in WASP uniforms. The two WASP in the center are holding small awards.
Date:
2011-08-14~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Fifinella Logo on Metal Plane Part]
Close-up photograph of the WASP Fifinella mascot painted on a metal plane part, with signatures from several WASP to the right of the logo.
Date:
2011-08-14~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Two WASP at Podium]
Photograph of two WASP standing behind a podium, with a Texas State Technical College backdrop behind them. The woman on the left is wearing a white shirt with a WASP scarf around her neck, while the woman on the right is wearing a blue WASP uniform and holding the podium microphone steady.
Date:
2011-08-14~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Shirley Chase Kruse in WASP uniform]
Photograph of Shirley Chase Kruse sitting, smiling into the camera wearing her Women Airforce Service Pilot dress uniform.
Date:
August 14, 2011
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two WASP Talking at Homecoming Event]
Photograph of two WASP conversing during WASP homecoming at the WASP museum. They are both wearing WASP uniforms, and holding a jacket with medals pinned to the left chest.
Date:
August 14, 2011
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of a WASP Speaking Into a Microphone]
Photograph of a WASP dressed in a Santiago Blue uniform without a jacket. There are Hap Arnold wings on her shirt sleeve, a WASP pin on her collar, a set silver diamond wings on her shirt pockets, and a WASP medal around her neck.
Date:
August 14, 2011
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dawn R. B. Seymour to WASP Members, July 14, 1984]
Letter from Dawn R. B. Seymour to WASP Members discussing a recent invitation to a POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony and listing the WASP association's most immediate goals. The letter includes a photocopy of the invitation and envelope front.
Date:
July 14, 1984
Creator:
Seymour, Dawn Rochow Balden
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Victorian Outraged by AF Woman Pilot 'First']
Newspaper clipping of a letter to the editor by Eleanor "Mickey" McLernon Brown, expressing outrage over the Air Force's announcement of the training completion of their "first" woman pilot. Mrs. Brown details how the members of WASP flew during WWII, were largely ignored by historical accounts of the U.S. Air Force, and were denied Veteran status. On the back of the clipping is an advertisement for a television.
Date:
August 14, 1977
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Dedication of Fifinella Statue]
Photograph of two WASP and a man standing to the right of a woman at a podium in an outdoor yard. On the back of the photograph are handwritten notes, identifying the woman at the podium as Nora Reeves, Sweetwater Women's Forum President, serving as the presiding officer at the dedication ceremony for a statue of the WASP mascot, Fifinella.
Date:
June 14, 1976
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Avenger Field Historic Marker Inscription]
Typed text of an inscription for a WASP training base historic marker, at Avenger Field. Also included are details for the planned location for the marker, the marker's material, and dimensions for the inscription's lettering.
Date:
1972-06-14~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Fifinella Statue Dedication]
Photograph of three women standing to the left of a woman at a podium. A large metal building is visible through an opening in a fence behind the women
Date:
June 14, 1976
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William G. Morris to Harry Snapp, July 14, 1994]
Letter from Symposium Co-Chairman of Midland College, Dr. William G. Morris to Dr. Harry Snapp discussing the approval of Snapp's proposal "Pilots, female as well as male: Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II."
Date:
July 14, 1994
Creator:
Morris, William G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 113th Congress, Second Session
Congressional Record in which Representative Ros-Lehtinen honors the life of Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Frances Sargen, describing her service with the WASP and her life after retirement.
Date:
January 14, 2010
Creator:
United States. Congress.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Helen Snapp Standing on a Plane, Sun 'N' Fun, April 14, 2010]
Photograph of WASP Helen Snapp in blue standing on a blue plane, taken at the 2010 Sun 'N' Fun event in Florida.
Date:
April 14, 2010
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History