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[Clipping: WASPs Got Niche in History With Goldwater's Help]
Newspaper clipping from the Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph discussing the recent recognition of the WASP as military veterans due to legislation sponsored by Barry Goldwater, with a picture of Millicent Young. On the back are excerpts about the Palestinian and Lebanese conflicts.
Date:
October 1, 1978
Creator:
Colorado Springs Gazette
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Veteran benefits pamphlet]
A folded pamphlet with serrated edges from the VA listing available benefits and eligibility for them.
Date:
[1977-01-01..]
Creator:
United States. Veterans Administration
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Last Will and Testament of Michael Dixon
Final will and testament of Michael Dixon, in which he grant his estate to his friend, Charlyne Creger.
Date:
November 1, 1975
Creator:
Dixon, Michael
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nancy B. Crews to All WASPs, June 1, 1973]
Letter from Order of Fifinella President, Nancy B. Crews, to all WASPs discussing a committee put together to help obtain military recognition and veteran status for the members of WASP.
Date:
June 1, 1973
Creator:
Crews, Nancy B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 101, Number 48, December 1, 1977
National weekly newspaper dedicated to covering news of interest to US veterans. Patricia Collins Hughes' column about H.R. 8701, which granted veterans' status to the WASP, can be found on page three.
Date:
December 1, 1977
Creator:
Smith, John Lewis, III
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Bicentennial Planned"]
Newspaper clipping about plans in the City of Sweetwater, including building renovations and events with the high school band. An article about the Cold War is included on the other side.
Date:
May 1, 1975
Creator:
Boyd, Alice
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Hallelujah! WASPs Are Veterans at Last!]
Newspaper clipping with an article about President Carter signing HR 8701 and the WASPs' newly attained veteran status.
Date:
December 1, 1977
Creator:
Hughes, Patricia Collins
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Keep Those Letters Comin']
Newspaper clipping of a column encouraging readers to contact their Congressional representatives about supporting legislation that provides veterans' benefits to the WASP. The reverse side of the clipping contains the continuation of an article from page 12.
Date:
July 1, 1977
Creator:
Hughes, Patricia Collins
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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 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]
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 Betty Turner to her WASP classmates, October 1, 1979]
Letter from Betty Turner to her WASP classmates introducing correspondence from the organization's president, Lillian Roberts. She requests reimbursement for the cost of copying and mailing the material to them. She ends by encouraging her classmates to support their president.
Date:
October 1, 1979
Creator:
Turner, Betty
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bob Watson to Rigdon Edwards, March 1, 1972]
Letter from Bob Watson to Rigdon Edwards discussing plans for a Texas Historical Marker.
Date:
March 1, 1972
Creator:
Watson, Bob
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dedie to Mary Emma and Rigdon Edwards, July 1, 1976]
Letter from Dedie to Mary Emma and Rigdon Edwards discussing a recent party, asking for addresses for several people, and informing them of her recent run-in with an Assassin Bug.
Date:
July 1, 1976
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 101, Number 48, December 1, 1977
National weekly newspaper dedicated to covering news of interest to US veterans. Patricia Collins Hughes' column about H.R. 8701, which granted veterans' status to the WASP, can be found on page three.
Date:
December 1, 1977
Creator:
Smith, John Lewis, III
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History