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[Letter from Jennings Randolph to Eleanor Brown, November 22, 1976] (open access)

[Letter from Jennings Randolph to Eleanor Brown, November 22, 1976]

Letter from Jennings Randolph to Eleanor Brown discussing support for legislation that would award veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions that the House of Representatives failed to pass the section of H.R. 71 that would provide hospital and medical benefits to those who served in the WASP program. He assures her that the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee will continue to work with the House to resolve the issues preventing the legislation from passing.
Date: November 22, 1976
Creator: Randolph, Jennings
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Herman E. Talmadge and Eleanor Brown] (open access)

[Correspondence between Herman E. Talmadge and Eleanor Brown]

Letter from Senator Talmadge to Eleanor Brown acknowledging receipt of her letter. He mentions that he has forwarded her letter to one of her Congressional representatives. A typewritten response from Brown at the bottom of the letter requests that her letter be given to Talmadge since he serves on the Senate's Veterans' Affairs Committee.
Date: November 23, 1976
Creator: Talmadge, Herman E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from Strom Thurmond to Eleanor Brown, December 3, 1976] (open access)

[Correspondence from Strom Thurmond to Eleanor Brown, December 3, 1976]

Correspondence from Strom Thurmond to Eleanor Brown discussing military benefits for the women who served in the WASP program. The first enclosure is a letter from the Department of the Air Force on this issue and the second enclosure is a copy of Thurmond's initial response to Brown.
Date: December 3, 1976
Creator: Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John A. Durkin to Eleanor M. Brown, November 19, 1976] (open access)

[Letter from John A. Durkin to Eleanor M. Brown, November 19, 1976]

Letter from John A. Durkin to Eleanor Brown acknowledging receipt of her letter. He notes that he will review the matter and get back to her soon. The letter is printed on the senator's letterhead.
Date: November 19, 1976
Creator: Durkin, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History