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[Group Petition #1]
Petition addressed to the Board of Directors, Order of Fifinella, Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, from ten members living in Texas. The petition includes a list of nine concerns, including the reinstatement of the nonprofit organization in California and the removal of the Fifinella logo from the newsletter. The signatures found at the bottom of the page include the member's WASP class and street address.
Date:
1979-09~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Note about Petition Number 2]
Note from Lillian Roberts introducing the second version of the Texas Ten's petition and explaining why she wrote a second response to Marie Genaro.
Date:
1979-09~
Creator:
Roberts, Lillian
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro, September 17, 1979]
Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro responding to the nine concerns raised in the Texas Ten's petition. She defends recent decisions made by the board including the reactivation of non-profit organization in California.
Date:
September 17, 1979
Creator:
Roberts, Lillian
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor Brown to Major Thomas Arbaugh, June 14, 1979]
Letter from Eleanor Brown to Major Thomas Arbaugh requesting that the name on her honorable discharge papers be corrected to include her middle name.
Date:
June 14, 1979
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Department of the Air Force to Eleanor Brown, June 11, 1979]
Letter from Milton R. McFarland from the Department of the Air Force to Eleanor Brown notifying her that her application for discharge has been approved.
Date:
June 11, 1979
Creator:
McFarland, Milton R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group Petition #2]
Petition addressed to the Board of Directors, Order of Fifinella, Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII and circulated to the WASP class secretaries. The petition includes a list of nine concerns, including the reinstatement of the nonprofit organization in California and the removal of the Fifinella logo from the newsletter. This version of the petition does not include the Texas Ten's signatures.
Date:
1979-09~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women Pilots Acknowledged]
Newspaper clipping of an article about Eleanor "Mickey" Brown and other WASP being honored for their service in WWII
Date:
May 28, 1979
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women Pilots Acknowledged]
Newspaper clipping of an article about the U.S. Department of Defense awarding members of WASP who served during WWII with full veteran status. The article includes quotes from and a photograph of WASP Eleanor "Mickey" McLernon Brown. On the back of the clipping is a brief article about the local Bronte club, and an advertisement for Montag's Supermarket.
Date:
May 28, 1979
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas card from Rexy to Mr. Edwards]
Christmas card from Rexy to Mr. Edwards with a colored illustration of a young Native American woman with a group of deer on the front. Inside, Rexy discusses previous WASP meet-ups, as well as future ones.
Date:
1979~/1983~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene City Council Minutes: 1979-1980]
Ledger containing minutes of the City Council in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from June 1979 through July 1980. A handwritten alphabetical index is at the start of the ledger.
Date:
1979-06-28/1980-07-24
Creator:
Abilene (Tex.)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Council Fire, Handbook of McMurry College, 1979-1980
The Council Fire is the student handbook of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas and includes information about the rules and regulations of the school as well as general information about student governance and campus life.
Date:
1979
Creator:
McMurry College
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 1979
Yearbook for Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the university, student body, professors, and organizations. Name index starts on page 285.
Date:
1979
Creator:
Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Concept Drawing of Mabee Complex]
Photograph of the architectural rendering of the proposed Mabee Athletic Complex at Hardin-Simmons University.
Date:
1979?
Creator:
Prelim Inc.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Concept Drawing of Mabee Complex]
Photograph of the architectural rendering of the proposed Mabee Athletic Complex at Hardin-Simmons University. A label in the bottom margin reads, "Physical education -- Heath -- Athletic complex -- Hardin-Simmons University."
Date:
1979?
Creator:
Prelim Inc.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Dr. Fletcher at Nashville Mtg]
Photograph of Dr. Jesse C. Fletcher, president of Hardin-Simmons University, speaking to an audience at Nashville Mtg. The back of someone’s head is blurring in the foreground.
Date:
1979
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Hardin-Simmons University Campus]
Aerial photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University campus and the surrounding area, showing buildings, houses, parking lots, cars, roads, and fields. A handwritten note on a purple sticky note attached to the back of the photograph reads, “Don Hutchenson, 1979. New pond. No Frost Bldg.”
Date:
1979
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Mabee Complex Grand Opening]
Photograph of Mr. Guy Mabee and Dr. Jesse Fletcher cutting the tape at the grand opening of the Mabee Athletic Complex at Hardin-Simmons University. A crowd is gathered behind and beside the men for the celebration.
Date:
September 6, 1979
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of University Drug Store]
Photograph of “The Corner” drugstore at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. Shows the brick building’s windows bordered up. A couple of trucks are parked along the street. Typed note on the back of the photograph reads, “The old University Drugstore which was renovated for H-SU Bookstore, called ‘The Corner.’” In purple ink: “1979 photo.”
Date:
1979
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Railway Overpass in Marshall, Texas]
Photograph of a T&P railway overpass in Marshall, Texas. There are train cars on the overpass, and written underneath the image are "Texas & Pacific Ry - South Grove St. underpass looking North - 1979 Marshall, Texas" and "-Marshall Adams Photo."
Date:
1979
Creator:
Adams, Marshall
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Railway in Marshall, Texas]
Photograph of a T&P railway on a highway #59 overpass with a car in the distance. Written below the image are "Texas & Pacific Ry - Highway #59 underpass looking north - 1979 Marshall, Texas" and "- Marshall Adams Photo."
Date:
1979
Creator:
Adams, Marshall
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Railway Overpass in Marshall, Texas]
Photograph of a T&P railway overpass in Marshall, Texas. There are two train cars on the overpass. Written underneath the image are "[sic] Texas & Pacific Ry - North Franklin St underpass looking north - 1979 Marshall, Texas - This is the bridge as seen on the inside cover of the T&P book that has the man leaning against the rail (Bill Sandifer) Mrs Trebes House (not showen) is on the right. My initials are carved in the fence that faces the track. And the man leaning against the rail is just up the bank on the opposite side. He is facing east and her house is right on the corner east of the bridge" and "-Marshall Adams Photo." There is also an illustration underneath the photo mapping out the roads near the image.
Date:
1979
Creator:
Adams, Marshall
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Overpass in Marshall, Texas]
Photograph of a T&P railway on an overpass of North Franklin St. in Marshall, Texas with train cars on it. Written underneath are "Texas & Pacific Ry - North Franklin St underpass looking north - 1979 Marshall, Texas" and "-Marshall Adams Photo."
Date:
1979
Creator:
Adams, Marshall
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Railway on an Overpass]
Photograph of a T&P railway on an overpass of North Franklin St. in Marshall, Texas with a train car on it. Written below the image are "Texas & Pacific Ry - North Franklin St underpass looking north - 1979 Marshall, Texas" and "-Marshall Adams Photo."
Date:
1979
Creator:
Adams, Marshall
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Big County Obituaries: 1979
Compiled transcription of obituaries printed in the Abilene Reporter-News during 1979, collected by volunteers and personnel of the Abilene Public Library.
Date:
1979
Creator:
Mount, Ann
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History