Celebrating An Uncommon Commitment: ACU's Seventy-Fifth Anniversary (open access)

Celebrating An Uncommon Commitment: ACU's Seventy-Fifth Anniversary

Two pages of a pamphlet set in a scrapbook for the Abilene Christian University seventy-fifth anniversary academic convocation "Confronting the Critical Issues of Our Time" on August 30, 1980. The schedule of events lists times and locations of presentations, speakers, and luncheon information.
Date: August 30, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 28, 1980 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 28, 1980

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 28, 1980
Creator: Lucas, Donnie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 28, 1980 (open access)

Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 28, 1980

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 28, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Roberts to all WASP, August 27, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Lillian Roberts to all WASP, August 27, 1980]

Letter from Lillian Roberts to all WASP, president of "WASP, WWII" (the Order of Fifinella) discussing Jacqueline Cochran's passing and memorial service, convention agendas, ballot results, proposed changes to the group's organization, election of national officers, the roster, and the newsletter. Documents pertaining to each are enclosed.
Date: August 27, 1980
Creator: Roberts, Lillian
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 15, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 26, 1980 (open access)

The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 15, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 26, 1980

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 26, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order of Fifinella Voting Ballot] (open access)

[Order of Fifinella Voting Ballot]

A mail voter ballot for members to vote on changes made to the stated purposes of the WASP organization listed in the official by-laws. Also include is a brief itinerary for an upcoming banquet and time and date for an advisory board meeting.
Date: August 23, 1980
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 21, 1980 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 21, 1980

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 21, 1980
Creator: Lucas, Donnie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 21, 1980 (open access)

Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 21, 1980

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 21, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 14, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 19, 1980 (open access)

The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 14, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 19, 1980

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 19, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene City Council Minutes: 1980-1982] (open access)

[Abilene City Council Minutes: 1980-1982]

Ledger containing minutes of the City Council in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from August 1980 through February 1982.
Date: 1980-08-14/1982-02-11
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 14, 1980 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 14, 1980

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 14, 1980
Creator: Lucas, Donnie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 14, 1980 (open access)

Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 14, 1980

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 14, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Friends of Fifi, August, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Friends of Fifi, August, 1980]

Letter from the Friends of Fifi to the members of the Order of Fifinella expressing their concerns with recent decisions made by the organization's leadership.
Date: August 13, 1980
Creator: Friends of Fifi
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 13, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 12, 1980 (open access)

The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 13, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 12, 1980

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 12, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Jacqueline Cochran's lifetime set records of speed, courage] (open access)

[Clipping: Jacqueline Cochran's lifetime set records of speed, courage]

Newspaper clipping from the Daily News, "Jacqueline Cochran's lifetime set records of speed, courage" by Christine Mahr discussing her accomplishments and death.
Date: August 11, 1980
Creator: Mahr, Christine & Power, John
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Mrs. and Mrs. Edwards, August 11, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Mrs. and Mrs. Edwards, August 11, 1980]

Letter from WASP Elaine Harmon to Mrs. and Mrs. Edwards discussing the weather, and receiving a genealogy of her husband's grandmother that mentioned someone from Sweetwater, Texas named Bess Laverne. She asks them if they know anything about this woman. She also discusses communicating with a Robin Cannon and his wife, and the health concerns of several mutual friends. The letter is written on WASP stationary.
Date: August 11, 1980
Creator: Harmon, Elaine D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Jacqueline Cochran Dies at 74] (open access)

[Clipping: Jacqueline Cochran Dies at 74]

Newspaper clipping of Jacqueline Cochran's obituary. It includes details about her early life, flying career, leadership of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, and later years.
Date: August 10, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 7, 1980 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 7, 1980

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 7, 1980
Creator: Lucas, Donnie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 7, 1980 (open access)

Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 7, 1980

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 7, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 12, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 5, 1980 (open access)

The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 12, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 5, 1980

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 5, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Springfield, Ill.), Vol. 34, No. 12, Ed. 1, August 1980 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Springfield, Ill.), Vol. 34, No. 12, Ed. 1, August 1980

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: August 1980
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume [17], August, 1980 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume [17], August, 1980

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: August 1980
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History