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[Letter from Bob Watson to Rigdon Edwards, March 1, 1972] (open access)

[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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dale Martin to WASP and Order of Fifinella Members, June 20, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Dale Martin to WASP and Order of Fifinella Members, June 20, 1972]

Letter from Dale Martin to WASP and Order of Fifinella Members, welcoming them to Sweetwater, Texas for the WASP 30th Memorial Reunion.
Date: June 20, 1972
Creator: Martin, Dale
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Mrs. E. H. Harkins, February 29, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Mrs. E. H. Harkins, February 29, 1972]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Mrs. E. H. Harkins discussing an inscription for a historical marker at Avenger Field.
Date: February 29, 1972
Creator: Latimer, Truett
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dora Dougherty Strother to Rigdon Edwards] (open access)

[Letter from Dora Dougherty Strother to Rigdon Edwards]

Letter from Dora Dougherty Strother to Rigdon Edwards discussing the slides used at the 1972 WASP Reunion, and includes a list of the slides used.
Date: July 27, 1972
Creator: Strother, Dora Dougherty
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Card from the Cast of Fiddler on the Roof to Lewis Fulks] (open access)

[Card from the Cast of Fiddler on the Roof to Lewis Fulks]

Signed card from the cast of the 1972 Abilene Christian College Homecoming production of the "Fiddler on the Roof" to director Lewis Fulks.
Date: 1972-10~
Creator: Fiddler on the Roof Cast
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Yetta G. Mitchell to Lewis Fulks] (open access)

[Letter from Yetta G. Mitchell to Lewis Fulks]

Letter from Dr. Yetta G. Mitchell, Grand Director of Alpha Psi Omega Dramatic Fraternity, to Homecoming musical director Lewis Fulks at Abilene Christian College. In the letter, Mitchell congratulates Fulks on his 1972 production of "Fiddler on the Roof," and encourages him to send photographs to the theatre magazine "Playbill."
Date: October 23, 1972
Creator: Mitchell, Yetta G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Becky Palmer to Lewis Fulks] (open access)

[Letter from Becky Palmer to Lewis Fulks]

Letter from Becky Palmer (signed as Yente, the matchmaker), an Abilene Christian College student who performed in "Fiddler on the Roof," the 1972 ACC Homecoming musical production, to director Lewis Fulks. In the letter, Palmer thanks Fulks for allowing her to work under him, and also thanks him for being such a big influence on her.
Date: October 22, 1972
Creator: Palmer, Becky
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Natalie Greenberg to Jacqueline Cochran, March 21, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from the Natalie Greenberg to Jacqueline Cochran, March 21, 1972]

Letter from Natalie Greenberg to Jacqueline Cochran discussing the $25.83 in royalties earned by Cochran's book, The Stars At Noon, over the course of its six month period ending December 31, 1971.
Date: March 21, 1972
Creator: Greenberg, Natalie
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Charles B. Everitt, February 14, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Charles B. Everitt, February 14, 1972]

Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Charles B. Everitt discussing previous correspondence from the previous month. Jacqueline requests that the plates and photographs and everything pertaining to her be sent to her and states that she is writing another book.
Date: February 14, 1972
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles B. Everitt to Jacqueline Cochran, January 24, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Charles B. Everitt to Jacqueline Cochran, January 24, 1972]

Letter from Charles B. Everitt to Jacqueline Cochran discussing the current contract between Cochran and Little, Brown and Company.
Date: January 24, 1972
Creator: Everitt, Charles B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. D. Sandefer, Jr. to T. N. Carswell - July 7, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from J. D. Sandefer, Jr. to T. N. Carswell - July 7, 1972]

A letter written to Tommy Carswell from Jake [J. D. Sandefer, Jr.], Breckenridge, Texas, dated July 7, 1972. Sandefer expresses his appreciation to Carswell for his presence during his sad hours. He speaks of his Carrie Lynn as a gallant lady and tells Carswell that he has always felt like he was one of the family.
Date: July 7, 1972
Creator: Sandefer, J. D., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to U. S. News & World Report, Inc. - April 17, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to U. S. News & World Report, Inc. - April 17, 1972]

A letter addressed to U. S. News & World Report, Inc., Washington, D. C. from T. N. Carswell, dated April 17, 1972. Carswell advises that he has received no notice on an order placed on March 1, 1972 other than their endorsement on his check and that he has had no reply to his letters. An attachment includes a business check from The Carswell Agency, drawn on the First National Bank of Abilene, signed by T. N. Carswell, dated Mar 1, 1972, and made out to U S News & World Report. The reverse side includes endorsements stamped by multiple banks.
Date: April 17, 1972
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mary E. Timbol to T. N. Carswell - April 19, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Mary E. Timbol to T. N. Carswell - April 19, 1972]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from (Mrs.) Mary E. Timbol, Books By U.S. News & World Report, Washington, D.C., dated May 18, 1972. Timbol advises that the following people, by this time, will have received copies of OUR COUNTRY! Mr. William Howell, Jr., Mr. Chip Carswell, Mr. Bill Peacock, Jr. and Mr. Tom C. Peacock.
Date: May 18, 1972
Creator: Timbol, Mary E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Zeke - October 5, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Zeke - October 5, 1972]

A letter written to Zeke Smith from Norwood [T. N. Carswell], dated October 5, 1972. Carswell expresses his appreciation to Zeke on a sketch depicting burial plots where he also marks and makes note that he will reserve the spaces for himself and his wife next to his mother's grave. The reverse side includes notepad paper advertising Abilene Printing & Stationery Co., Abilene, Texas.
Date: October 5, 1972
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Representative George Mahon to T. N. Carswell - July 26, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Representative George Mahon to T. N. Carswell - July 26, 1972]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from George Mahon, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C., dated July 26, 1972. Mahon acknowledges his receipt of the letter from Carswell regarding food stamps for striking workers. Mahon defends his stance on the issue, advises that he attached the speech he made regarding the food stamp amendment, and states, "I hardly had any alternative but to support the bill as drafted" for strategy and parliamentary reasons. He advises that he caved on the food stamps for strikers to save West Texas agriculture and to maintain his strength as Chairman of the Committee. He states that he hesitated writing such a long letter but felt that Carswell would want to understand some of the complexities involved in his work.
Date: July 26, 1972
Creator: Mahon, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gene Hausenfluke to the WASP Organization] (open access)

[Letter from Gene Hausenfluke to the WASP Organization]

Letter from Gene Hausenfluke to the Women Airforce Service Pilots discussing the completion of their 1972 reunion "pictorial dictionaries" and the fixed issues with printing and publication of the materials.
Date: 1972~
Creator: Hausenfluke, Gene
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Teresa D. James, March 15, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Teresa D. James, March 15, 1972]

Letter from Teresa D. James discussing the efforts by members of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots to gain recognition for their services rendered during World War II. She explains some methods of gaining their recognition such as signing a petition, forwarding petitions and letters of endorsement to her or a local congressman and providing addresses of WASP members if known.
Date: March 15, 1972
Creator: James, Teresa D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dale Martin to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, June 20, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Dale Martin to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, June 20, 1972]

Letter from Dale Martin to the Women Airforce Pilots thanking them for hosting their 30th Memorial Reunion at the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce.
Date: June 20, 1972
Creator: Martin, Dale
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gip Oldham, Jr. to Rigdon Edwards, June 29, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Gip Oldham, Jr. to Rigdon Edwards, June 29, 1972]

Letter from Gip Oldham to Rigdon Edwards informing him that he sent a letter to an editor and asking him to make a couple of copies of his paper if it gets published.
Date: July 29, 1972
Creator: Oldham, Gip D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kenneth Dickson to Rigdon Edwards, June 27, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Kenneth Dickson to Rigdon Edwards, June 27, 1972]

Letter from Kenneth Dickson to Rigdon Edwards saying that he did a terrific job with the dedication ceremony.
Date: June 27, 1972
Creator: Dickson, Kenneth P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. Harting to Rigdon Edwards et al, July 3, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from H. Harting to Rigdon Edwards et al, July 3, 1972]

Letter from H. Harting to Rigdon Edwards, Ted, Ken, Dale, and others congratulating them for what they did for the WASP.
Date: July 3, 1972
Creator: Harting, H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Glenn Bennett to Rigdon Edwards, June 30, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Glenn Bennett to Rigdon Edwards, June 30, 1972]

Letter from Glenn D. Bennett to Rigdon Edwards thanking him for the effort he put into making WASP weekend a "success".
Date: June 30, 1972
Creator: Bennett, Glenn D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Celia Hunter, January 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Celia Hunter, January 1972]

Letter from Celia Hunter discussing the year 1971.
Date: January 1972
Creator: Hunter, Celia
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alberta Head to Celia Hunter, February 15, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Alberta Head to Celia Hunter, February 15, 1972]

Letter from Celia to Alberta Head discussing Sally Carrigher's travels and whereabouts as well as those of other friends.
Date: February 15, 1972
Creator: Head, Alberta F.
System: The Portal to Texas History