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Big County Obituaries: 1998 (open access)

Big County Obituaries: 1998

Compiled transcription of obituaries printed in the Abilene Reporter-News during 1998, collected by volunteers and personnel of the Abilene Public Library.
Date: 1998
Creator: Mount, Ann
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Eleanor McLernon Brown Autobiography] (open access)

[Eleanor McLernon Brown Autobiography]

Autobiography of Eleanor McLernon Brown written for the 44-9 class history book published in 1998.
Date: 1998
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP National Conference Registration Form] (open access)

[WASP National Conference Registration Form]

Blank registration form for the 1998 Women Airforce Service Pilots National Conference in Omaha, Nebraska.
Date: 1998
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Women's Memorial1999 Special Edition Calendar] (open access)

[The Women's Memorial1999 Special Edition Calendar]

Calendar for 1998 containing photographs and facts about the women who served in the military during the 1980s. It includes American holidays as well as important dates from American military history.
Date: 1998
Creator: The Women's Memorial
System: The Portal to Texas History
[TWU WASP Homepage] (open access)

[TWU WASP Homepage]

Printed home web page of the Texas Woman's University Woman's Collection, a collection that celebrates Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: January 27, 1998
Creator: Texas Woman's University.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Information Web Page] (open access)

[WASP Information Web Page]

Printed web page with an article on the history of WASP and the memorials built to honor them, with a Fifinella logo seen at the top of the page. The article gives contact information for the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce.
Date: January 27, 1998
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation to Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie Gallery Opening Reception] (open access)

[Invitation to Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie Gallery Opening Reception]

Invitation car for the opening reception of the Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie Gallery at McMurry University.
Date: March 12, 1998
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Floyd Rose, August 13, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Floyd Rose, August 13, 1998

Interview with Floyd Rose, a preacher from Valdosta, Georgia. The interview includes Rose's personal experiences with the church, his life up from childhood, and his family's background with a focus on his parents.
Date: August 13, 1998
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Rose, Floyd
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Reunion Committee Assignments and Roster] (open access)

[Reunion Committee Assignments and Roster]

Committee member job assignments for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 2000 reunion, along with a committee roster.
Date: August 19, 1998
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Identification Card] (open access)

[WASP Identification Card]

Identification card issued to WASP Eleanor Brown. The card is light blue and includes the WASP's winged-diamond logo in dark blue ink. The reverse of the card has been signed by C.A. Murphy.
Date: September 5, 1998
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sponsor Application Form by Frances Sargent for Helen Wyatt Snapp] (open access)

[Sponsor Application Form by Frances Sargent for Helen Wyatt Snapp]

Completed Sponsor Application Form for Helen Wyatt Snapp. The form was completed by Frances Sargent, who sent the $300 check to the International Forest of Friendship on October 8, 1998.
Date: October 1998
Creator: Sargent, Frances
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Floyd Rose, October 26, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Floyd Rose, October 26, 1998

Interview with Floyd Rose, a preacher and civil rights leader from Valdosta, Georgia. The interview includes Rose's personal experiences as a preacher outside of the church, former president of the NAACP, and civil rights leader. The interview also includes Rose discussing his views on discrimination, police brutality, and the internal politics of the church. He also discusses his relationship to his immediate family and the deaths of his wife and father.
Date: October 26, 1998
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Rose, Floyd
System: The Portal to Texas History