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Federal Register, Volume 43, Number 178, September 13, 1978 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 43, Number 178, September 13, 1978

Federal Register proposed rules of the Drug Administration regarding the scheduling of controlled substances, and of the Department of Defense establishing rules and procedures for a Department of Defense review board to implement the provisions of the G.I. Bill Improvement Act of 1977. An arrow can be seen drawn on the right edge of the first page pointing to the beginning of the latter.
Date: September 13, 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for WASP Conference, September 27, 1978] (open access)

[Program for WASP Conference, September 27, 1978]

Program for the WASP Conference at the Antlers Plaza Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado, from September 27, 1978 through October 1, 1978.
Date: 1978~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for Year of the W.A.S.P. Banquet, September 30, 1978] (open access)

[Program for Year of the W.A.S.P. Banquet, September 30, 1978]

Program for the Year of the WASP Banquet at the Antlers Plaza Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Saturday, September 30, 1978. The program includes a schedule of events at the banquet, a short biography on Senator Barry M. Goldwater, and information about the banquet's entertainment, the Air Force Academy's Moods in Blues Singers.
Date: 1978~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Conference Room Reservation, 1978] (open access)

[WASP Conference Room Reservation, 1978]

Form with information about reserving a room for the 1978 WASP Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado from September 27, 1978 through October 1, 1978.
Date: 1978~
Creator: Reed, Betty Jo & Chappell, Mary Helen
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice from WASP Betty Jo Reed] (open access)

[Notice from WASP Betty Jo Reed]

Notice from WASP Betty Jo Reed, concerning an upcoming WASP conference, including rules, special dates, and information on extra activities at the conference.
Date: 1978~
Creator: Reed, Betty Jo
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Rare Letter Explains Reason Why The Inventor Orville Wright Seldom Flew] (open access)

[Clipping: Rare Letter Explains Reason Why The Inventor Orville Wright Seldom Flew]

Newspaper clipping explaining the reason Orville Wright did not travel in airplanes and why he kept this a secret from the public.
Date: December 14, 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 15, June, 1978 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 15, June, 1978

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: June 1978
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1978 WASP Name Tag for Charlyne Creger] (open access)

[1978 WASP Name Tag for Charlyne Creger]

Name tag from 1978 W.A.S.P. Confernece in Colorado Springs that features an image of the WASP diamond wings logo at the top center. The name "Creger" is written in pen on the card.
Date: 1978
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 16, November, 1978, Special Edition (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 16, November, 1978, Special Edition

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: November 1978
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Charlyne Creger, November 5, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Charlyne Creger, November 5, 1978]

Letter from Lillian Roberts thanking Charlyne Creger for a previous letter she received and informing her of a new strategy she hopes to implement for the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: November 5, 1978
Creator: Roberts, Lillian
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Senator Alan Cranston to Charlyne Creger, May 5, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Senator Alan Cranston to Charlyne Creger, May 5, 1978]

Letter from Senator Alan Cranston to Charlyne Creger discussing the actions taken in response to her previous letters regarding militarization of the Women Airforce Service Pilots(U.S.) by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Veterans' Affairs.
Date: May 5, 1978
Creator: Cranston, Alan, 1914-2000
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Certificate of Appreciation] (open access)

[WASP Certificate of Appreciation]

Certificate of Appreciation presented to Charlyne Creger for her service in the Women Airforce Service Pilots organization.
Date: September 1978
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1978 WASP Conference Name Tag] (open access)

[1978 WASP Conference Name Tag]

Name tag with the diamond WASP wings logo and the name of Alberta F. Head, Tower Operator, written on it from the 1978 Women Airforce Service Pilots conference in Colorado Springs.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Year of the W.A.S.P. 1978 Banquet] (open access)

[Program: Year of the W.A.S.P. 1978 Banquet]

Program for the 1978 Women Airforce Service Pilots banquet that has a short biography section on Senator Barry Goldwater and an information section about the Moods in Blue, and Air Force Academy singing group.
Date: 1978
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Marvin E. Tilghman, September 6, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Marvin E. Tilghman, September 6, 1978

Interview with Marvin Tilghman, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Tilghman discusses the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Saigon and Da Lat, French Indo-China (1944-1945), American air raids, and his liberation.
Date: September 6, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Tilghman, Marvin E., 1917-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Seldon D. Reese, June 21, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Seldon D. Reese, June 21, 1978

Interview with Seldon D. Reese, a Navy veteran and survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Reese talks about the sinking of the USS Houston (1942), capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java, Bicycle Camp, Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp, Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-44), Kanchanaburi, Thailand, and American air raids (1944), Saigon and Da Lat, French Indo-China (1944-45), and his liberation.
Date: June 21, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Reese, Seldon D., 1922-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Rosa C. Creger to Vernon Strickland, Dec. 9, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Rosa C. Creger to Vernon Strickland, Dec. 9, 1978]

Letter from Rosa C. Creger to Vernon Strickland discussing WASP military status recognition.
Date: December 9, 1978
Creator: Creger, Rosa C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Reunion Speech] (open access)

[WASP Reunion Speech]

Speech from a Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion banquet discussing an the two receivers of the year's Fifi Award, Bee and Joe Haydu.
Date: September 30, 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Script
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Rosa Charlyne Creger] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to Rosa Charlyne Creger]

WASP envelope with a Fifinella logo and "Reunion 78" printed in the top left corner, addressed to Rosa Charlyne Creger in Shreveport, Louisiana."Hot Springs has all the fun" can be seen printed in the bottom left corner.
Date: 1978?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bee Haydu to Executive Board Elected at Colorado Springs Reunion, Sept. 30, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Bee Haydu to Executive Board Elected at Colorado Springs Reunion, Sept. 30, 1978]

Letter from Bee Haydu to Executive Board Elected at Colorado Springs Reunion with a previous letter to Lillian Roberts discussing decisions Roberts made as president.
Date: September 30, 1978
Creator: Haydu, Bernice Falk (Bee)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Roy Offerle, August 14, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Roy Offerle, August 14, 1978

Interview with Roy Offerle regarding his experiences in the military and as a prisoner of war of the Japanese during World War II. He was part of the Texas National Guard, 36th Division, 131st Field Artillery, 2nd Battalion, also known as the "Lost Battalion." He was captured on the island of Java in March of 1942 and spent the duration of the war thereafter as a prison of war in camps in South East Asia and in Japan.
Date: August 14, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Offerle, Roy M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Robert W. Hanna, June 13, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert W. Hanna, June 13, 1978

Interview with Robert W. Hanna regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date: June 13, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hanna, Robert W.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Martin Matthews, August 2, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Martin Matthews, August 2, 1978

Interview with Martin Matthews regarding his experiences while stationed at Ford Island, but on board the USS Arizona during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on the morning of December 7th, 1941.
Date: August 2, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Matthews, Martin
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Henry Retzloff, Jr., August 4, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Henry Retzloff, Jr., August 4, 1978

Interview with Henry Retzloff, Jr. regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date: August 4, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Retzloff, Henry Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library