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Prince Collection
65
Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
51
Kafka Collection
38
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
35
Eleanor Brown Collection
34
Charlyne Creger Collection
25
Helen Snapp Collection
25
Henderson (Paul Hill) Collection
18
Gayle Snell Collection
16
Air Force Reserve Element Training
9
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[Letter from Eleanor Brown to Caro Bosca, May 6, 2006]
Letter from Eleanor Brown to Caro Bosca discussing the Action Without Meeting Ballot and recent actions taken by the WASP board.
Date:
May 6, 2006
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor Brown to John Roberts, May 5, 1977]
Letter from Eleanor Brown to John Roberts of the Victoria Advocate discussing pending legislation to award veterans' status to the WASPs. She mentions that she has enclosed copies of the bills and thanks him for his support in publicizing the WASPs' efforts to obtain veterans' status.
Date:
May 5, 1977
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors, May 1, 2006]
Letter from WASP President Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors concerning the board meeting that took place March 25, 2006 in Nashville, TN.
Date:
May 1, 2006
Creator:
Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Action Without Meeting Motions
Document listing the three motions made during the WASP Board of Directors meeting held in Nashville, TN on March 25, 2006.
Date:
May 10, 2006
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board, May 12, 2005]
Letter from WASP President Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors discussing an "Action Without Meeting" question to recognize Shutsy Reynolds for her service as the organization's Stores Chairman. The last two paragraphs correct an error from the balance sheet printed in the newsletter.
Date:
May 12, 2005
Creator:
Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Email Correspondence from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board]
Email correspondence from WASP president Caro Bosca to the WASP board regarding materials mailed to the organization's members. The first page includes a handwritten note that says "Ballot returned. 'Yes' response to hire Exec. Dir."
Date:
May 24, 2006
Creator:
Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Representative Ray Roberts to Eleanor M. Brown, May 19, 1977]
Letter from Representative Ray Roberts to Eleanor Brown discussing support for legislation to provide veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions the process he is following to determine when to schedule hearings on the legislation. He notes that the hearings will include other individuals and groups requesting veterans' benefits for their service during World War II.
Date:
May 19, 1977
Creator:
Roberts, Ray
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Representative Gillespie Montgomery to Eleanor Brown, May 10, 1977]
Letter from Representative Gillespie Montgomery to Eleanor Brown discussing her support of recent bills to award veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions the process that the Chairman of the Veterans Affairs' Committee will follow to determine when the legislation will be added to the hearing schedule.
Date:
May 10, 1977
Creator:
Montgomery, Gillespie V.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Murphy to the WASP Board of Directors, May 29, 2006]
Letter from Catherine Murphy to the WASP Board of Directors discussing her concerns with the proposal to hire an Executive Director.
Date:
May 29, 2006
Creator:
Murphy, Catherine A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board Members, May 2, 2006]
Email from WASP President Caro Bosca to the members of the WASP board concerning the Action Without Meeting Ballot and related materials she mailed to them. She asks them to return their ballots as soon as possible to ensure compliance with the organization's by-laws.
Date:
May 2, 2006
Creator:
Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: WASP Militarization Favored by Stimson]
Photocopy of a newspaper clipping of articles from the New York Times about the U.S.'s involvement in World War II, including an article about an initiative to give WASP members full military benefits. Among the articles are several small advertisements, some with illustrations. At the top of the photocopy is handwritten text identifying the newspaper and its publishing date.
Date:
May 5, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown, May 5, 1978]
Letter from Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown discussing the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 and the criteria the Secretary of Defense will use to determine if the WASPs and other groups are eligible to receive veterans' benefits for their service to the Armed Forces.
Date:
May 5, 1978
Creator:
Cranston, Alan
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor McLernon to Editor of Victoria Advocate, May 12, 1977]
Letter from Eleanor McLernon Brown to the editor of Victoria Advocate telling her who the WASP are, the issues that have risen with Congress regarding giving them veteran status, and asking them if she can inform her readers about this, and get them to send letters to Congress.
Date:
May 12, 1977
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Representative John Young to Eleanor Brown, May 13, 1977]
Letter from Representative John Young to Eleanor Brown discussing support for legislation to give veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions that the Veterans' Affairs Committee has advised him that hearings on the legislation will be scheduled soon.
Date:
May 13, 1977
Creator:
Young, John
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Eleanor Brown, May 8, 2007]
Letter from Brenda Johnson and Joseph Wilson to Eleanor Brown inviting her to the preview of "Wings Over the Alamo", a PBS documentary.
Date:
May 8, 2007
Creator:
Johnson, Brenda Vickrey & Wilson, Joseph A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correction to Balance Sheet Printed in the WASP Newsletter]
Documentation concerning a correction to the balance sheet printed in the WASP Newsletter. The first page is a photocopy of page 3 from the newsletter noting the omission of the Stores account information. The second page includes the balance sheet in its entirety, with the Stores account information circled in red ink.
Date:
May 2005
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown, May 5, 1978]
Letter from Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown discussing the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 and the criteria the Secretary of Defense will use to determine if the WASPs and other groups are eligible to receive veterans' benefits for their service to the Armed Forces.
Date:
May 5, 1978
Creator:
Cranston, Alan
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Dawn Seymour to Caro Bosca, May 20, 2006]
Email from Dawn Seymour to Caro Bayley discussing recent recommendations made to the WASP board and a proposed cover letter.
Date:
May 20, 2006
Creator:
Seymour, Dawn
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soldiers, Volume 38, Number 5, May 1983
Monthly publication dedicated to "provide timely, factual information on policies, plans, operations and technical developments of the Department of the Army and other information on topics of interest to the Active Army, Army National Guard, Army Reserve, and Army civilian employees" (p. 1). This issue features an article about the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) titled "Zoot Suits and Parachutes."
Date:
May 1983
Creator:
Cavanaugh, Charles G.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Paul A. Hill]
Envelope from the United States Air Force addressed to Captain Paul A. Hill.
Date:
May 25, 1961
Creator:
United States. Air Force.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Eleven WASP and Three Men]
Photograph of eleven members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) and three men standing and sitting in front of a building. The typewritten label attached to the photograph's bottom edge repeats the information written on the back of the photograph.
Date:
May 6, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of Letter to WASP Membership]
Draft of a letter from the WASP Board of Directors to the WASP membership discussing the organization's future. The board explains why it wants to hire an executive director to manage the group's administrative affairs, how such an arrangement would work, and how the position would be funded.
Date:
May 24, 2006
Creator:
Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Senator Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown, May 27, 1977]
Letter from Senator Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown discussing legislation to grant veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions that bill S. 247 has been introduced in the Senate and that the Veterans' Affairs Committee will hold hearings on the bill in the late spring.
Date:
May 27, 1977
Creator:
Cranston, Alan
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Avenger, Volume 2, Issue 2, May 2006
Newsletter of the National WASP WWII Museum including news, events, and other information of interest to the museum's membership.
Date:
May 2006
Creator:
National WASP WWII Museum
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History