[Group Petition #1] (open access)

[Group Petition #1]

Petition addressed to the Board of Directors, Order of Fifinella, Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, from ten members living in Texas. The petition includes a list of nine concerns, including the reinstatement of the nonprofit organization in California and the removal of the Fifinella logo from the newsletter. The signatures found at the bottom of the page include the member's WASP class and street address.
Date: 1979-09~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro, September 18, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro, September 18, 1979]

Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro expressing displeasure with the Texas Ten's decision to send their petition to the class secretaries in addition to the board of directors.
Date: September 18, 1979
Creator: Roberts, Lillian
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Class Secretaries, September 20, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Class Secretaries, September 20, 1979]

Letter from Lillian Roberts to the WASP class secretaries discussing the petitions circulated by the Texas Ten. She asks the class secretaries to review the enclosed material and send it on to their classmates. She promises that by the reunion in 1980 they will have "the organization of your choice in name and structure."
Date: September 20, 1979
Creator: Roberts, Lillian
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
[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
[Note about Petition Number 2] (open access)

[Note about Petition Number 2]

Note from Lillian Roberts introducing the second version of the Texas Ten's petition and explaining why she wrote a second response to Marie Genaro.
Date: 1979-09~
Creator: Roberts, Lillian
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro, September 17, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro, September 17, 1979]

Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro responding to the nine concerns raised in the Texas Ten's petition. She defends recent decisions made by the board including the reactivation of non-profit organization in California.
Date: September 17, 1979
Creator: Roberts, Lillian
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
[Certificate of Appreciation] (open access)

[Certificate of Appreciation]

Certificate presented to Rigdon "Rig" Edwards at the 1978 WASP Reunion in Colorado Springs, Colorado acknowledging his "wholehearted and dedicated service to the WASP organization."
Date: September 1978
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Group Petition #2] (open access)

[Group Petition #2]

Petition addressed to the Board of Directors, Order of Fifinella, Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII and circulated to the WASP class secretaries. The petition includes a list of nine concerns, including the reinstatement of the nonprofit organization in California and the removal of the Fifinella logo from the newsletter. This version of the petition does not include the Texas Ten's signatures.
Date: 1979-09~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note About Petition Number 1] (open access)

[Note About Petition Number 1]

Note from Lillian Roberts to the WASP class secretaries introducing the first version of the Texas Ten's petition.
Date: 1979-09~
Creator: Roberts, Lillian
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor Brown to President Jimmy Carter, September 29, 1977] (open access)

[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
The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 100, Number 38, September 22, 1977 (open access)

The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 100, Number 38, September 22, 1977

Weekly newspaper from Washington, D.C. dedicated to covering news of interest to US veterans. Patricia Collins Hughes' column discussing the opposition to legislation providing veterans benefits to the WASP can be found on page 3.
Date: September 22, 1977
Creator: Smith, John Lewis, III
Object Type: Newspaper
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
Federal Register, Volume 43, Number 178, September 13, 1978 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 43, Number 178, September 13, 1978

Federal Register proposed rules of the Drug Administration regarding the scheduling of controlled substances, and of the Department of Defense establishing rules and procedures for a Department of Defense review board to implement the provisions of the G.I. Bill Improvement Act of 1977. An arrow can be seen drawn on the right edge of the first page pointing to the beginning of the latter.
Date: September 13, 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
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: 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
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1974 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1974

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 12, 1974
Creator: Lenamon, James L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 13, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 21, 1977 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 13, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 21, 1977

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 21, 1977
Creator: Lucas, Donnie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 9, 1971 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 9, 1971

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 9, 1971
Creator: McGaughey, John H. & Lenamon, James L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 28, 1977 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 28, 1977

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 28, 1977
Creator: Lucas, Donnie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 18, 1975 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 18, 1975

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 18, 1975
Creator: Lenamon, James L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 19, 1974 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 19, 1974

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 19, 1974
Creator: Lenamon, James L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 16, 1971 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 16, 1971

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 16, 1971
Creator: McGaughey, John H. & Lenamon, James L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History