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National WASP WWII Museum Collection
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Eleanor Brown Collection
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Gayle Snell Collection
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Charlyne Creger Collection
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Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
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Catherine Parker Collection
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Helen Snapp Collection
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Kafka Collection
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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
[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro, September 18, 1979]
Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro expressing displeasure with the Texas Ten's decision to send their petition to the class secretaries in addition to the board of directors.
Date:
September 18, 1979
Creator:
Roberts, Lillian
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Class Secretaries, September 20, 1979]
Letter from Lillian Roberts to the WASP class secretaries discussing the petitions circulated by the Texas Ten. She asks the class secretaries to review the enclosed material and send it on to their classmates. She promises that by the reunion in 1980 they will have "the organization of your choice in name and structure."
Date:
September 20, 1979
Creator:
Roberts, Lillian
Object Type:
Letter
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 Betty Turner to her WASP classmates, October 1, 1979]
Letter from Betty Turner to her WASP classmates introducing correspondence from the organization's president, Lillian Roberts. She requests reimbursement for the cost of copying and mailing the material to them. She ends by encouraging her classmates to support their president.
Date:
October 1, 1979
Creator:
Turner, Betty
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
[Note About Petition Number 1]
Note from Lillian Roberts to the WASP class secretaries introducing the first version of the Texas Ten's petition.
Date:
1979-09~
Creator:
Roberts, Lillian
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
"Those Wonderful Women in Their Flying Machines" Re-Creates Absorbing Page of Women's History
Article from Rawson, Wade Publishers, Inc. titled "'Those Wonderful Women in Their Flying Machines' Re-Creates Absorbing Page of Women's History" discussing Sally Van Wagenen Keil's book "Those Wonderful in Their Flying Machines: The Unknown Heroines of World War II."
Date:
February 20, 1979
Creator:
Anthony, Carolyn & Mayers, Gwenn
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Military feels WASPs' sting, gives in to benefit demands]
Newspaper clipping titled "Military feels WASPs' sting, gives in to benefit demands," discussing the recent decision that Women Airforce Service Pilots will now be recognized as veterans and eligible for benefits. It includes a hand-written note at the top of the clipping that reads "This puzzled me, as I thought it had been over long ago."
Date:
March 10, 1979
Creator:
Associated Press
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Conner Roberts to Women Airforce Service Pilots]
Copy of a letter from Lillian Conner Robert to the Women Airforce Service Pilots(U.S.) discussing the success of militarization for their organization. She also explains the process of applying for honorable discharge as a (WASP) Women Airforce Service Pilot, WWII.
Date:
1979~
Creator:
Roberts, Lillian
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Tom W. Arbaugh to Mary F. Tilton, April 13, 1979]
Letter from Tom W. Arbaugh to Mary F. Tilton responding to her inquiry about the application process for active military service determination and discharge for Civilian or Contractual Personnel (PL 95-202).
Date:
April 13, 1979
Creator:
Arbaugh, Tom W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Bundy to Catherine Parker, April 4, 1979]
Letter from John H. Bundy to Catherine Parker discussing the details of the Eagle Pass 35-year reunion and the process of applying for veterans benefits as a former Women Airforce Service Pilot.
Date:
April 4, 1979
Creator:
Bundy, John H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Aubrey L. Bullard to Catherine Parker, April 13, 1979]
Letter from Aubrey L. Bullard to Catherine Parker discussing the details of the law which granted the Women Airforce Service Pilots eligibility to apply for honorable discharge as veterans.
Date:
April 13, 1979
Creator:
Bullard, Aubrey L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Roberts to WASP Members, March, 1979]
Letter from Lillian Roberts to the rest of the Women Airforce Service Pilots announcing victory in gaining WASP active military status and explaining how to apply for honorable discharge.
Date:
March 1979
Creator:
Roberts, Lillian
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 'Putt-Putt' Flew With WASPs]
Newspaper clipping of an article about Mary Vanderventer's service with the WASP, Congress' failure to recognize WASP as veterans, Jimmy Carter granting them veteran status, and Vanderventer's current whereabouts.
Date:
May 26, 1979
Creator:
Robinson, Nancy
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Aubrey L. Bullard to Eleanor Brown, April 13, 1979]
Letter from Aubrey L. Bullard to Eleanor Brown discussing the steps Brown needs to take to receive an honorable discharge from the Department of Defense. Once she has obtained an honorable discharge, she will be eligible to receive federal and state veterans' benefits.
Date:
April 13, 1979
Creator:
Bullard, Aubrey L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Roberts to the WASP, March 1979]
Letter from Lillian Roberts to the WASP outlining the steps members will need to take to obtain an honorable discharge from the Department of Defense and become eligible to receive veterans' benefits.
Date:
March 1979
Creator:
Roberts, Lillian
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Those high-flying women]
Newspaper clipping about the WASP, their training, and how they contributed to the war effort.
Date:
March 18, 1979
Creator:
Keil, Sally
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History