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National WASP WWII Museum Collection
18
Eleanor Brown Collection
15
National WASP Museum (NWM) Collection
8
Gayle Snell Collection
5
Charlyne Creger Collection
3
Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
3
Catherine Parker Collection
2
Helen Snapp Collection
2
Kafka Collection
1
National WASP WWII Museum (NWM) Collection
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Benefits for Veterans and Service Personnel with Service since January 31, 1955 and Their Dependents
A pamphlet from the VA discussing available benefits, including various options for different kinds of service personnel, entitlement eligibility, requirements, and contact information.
Date:
January 1979
Creator:
Veterans Administration
Object Type:
Pamphlet
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
[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
[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
[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
[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
[Correspondence on Tax Status of Order of Fifinella, 1979]
Letter from Bee Haydu, Marty Wyall, Betty Nicholas, Edna Davis, and lawyer, James Hutter discussing securing legal tax exemption status for the Women Airforce Service Pilots and the Order of Fifinella.
Date:
1979
Creator:
Wyall, Marty; Haydu, Bernice Falk (Bee); Davis, Edna; Nicholas, Elizabeth P. & Hutter, James R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence on the State of the Order of Fifinella Organization, May 22 - June 29, 1979]
Correspondence discussing actions to take about the legal tax status of the Order of Fifinella corporation.
Date:
1979-05-22/1979-06-29
Creator:
Wyall, Marty & Haydu, Bernice Falk (Bee)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[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
[Group Petition #3]
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
[Group Petition #4]
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.
Date:
1979-09~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter Excerpts From Lillian Roberts, Betty Jane Williams, and Bee Haydu to Each Other, Jan. 29, 1979 - Mar. 15, 1979]
Letter Excerpts From Lillian Roberts, Betty Jane Williams, and Bee Haydu to each other discussing the whereabouts and state of the WASP "press book", an album full of newspaper clippings pertaining to WASP that was composed by WASP historian, Marty Wyall.
Date:
1979-01-29/1979-03-15
Creator:
Roberts, Lillian
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 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 Bee Haydu to Betty Jane Williams, Feb 10, 1979]
Letter from Bee Haydu to Betty Jane Williams discussing what to do with the WASP history album.
Date:
February 10, 1979
Creator:
Haydu, Bernice Falk (Bee)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bee Haydu to Leoti Deaton, Betty Nicholas, Marty Wyall, and Smitty, June 5, 1979]
Letter from Bee Haydu to Leoti Deaton, Betty Nicholas, Marty Wyall, and Smitty discussing issues with the Order of Fifinella president, Lillian Roberts, and plans to deal with some group problems at hand.
Date:
June 5, 1979
Creator:
Haydu, Bernice Falk
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bee Haydu to Leoti Deaton, Betty Nicholas, Marty Wyall, and Smitty, June 5, 1979 #2]
Letter from Bee Haydu to Leoti Deaton, Betty Nicholas, Marty Wyall, and Smitty discussing issues with the Order of Fifinella president, Lillian Roberts, and plans to deal with some group problems at hand.
Date:
June 5, 1979
Creator:
Haydu, Bernice Falk
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bee Haydu to Smitty, June 4, 1979]
Letter from Bee Haydu to Smitty discussing plans for a meeting, troubles within the Order of Fifinella organization, and the possibility of sending out some sort of notice or letter.
Date:
June 4, 1979
Creator:
Haydu, Bernice Falk
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Betty Nicholas to Bee Haydu, Dedie Deaton, and Marty Wyall, Nov. 30, 1979]
Letter from Betty Nicholas to Bee Haydu, Dedie Deaton, and Marty Wyall discussing an attached revised edition of their open letter to the members of a WASP organization that addresses issues within the group.
Date:
November 30, 1979
Creator:
Nicholas, Betty
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 Charlyne Creger to Lillian Roberts, Oct. 20, 1979 #2]
Letter from Charlyne Creger to Lillian Roberts discussing complaints that Creger and other board members have with decisions Roberts has made as President of the Order of Fifinella. A handwritten note from Creger can be seen at the bottom of the letter.
Date:
October 20, 1979
Creator:
Creger, Charlyne
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charlyne Creger to Lillian Roberts, Oct. 20, 1979 #3]
Letter from Charlyne Creger to Lillian Roberts discussing complaints that Creger and other board members have with decisions Roberts has made as President of the Order of Fifinella. A handwritten note from Creger can be seen at the bottom of the letter.
Date:
October 20, 1979
Creator:
Creger, Charlyne
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History