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[Card from the Cast of Fiddler on the Roof to Lewis Fulks]

Description: Signed card from the cast of the 1972 Abilene Christian College Homecoming production of the "Fiddler on the Roof" to director Lewis Fulks.
Date: 1972-10~
Creator: Fiddler on the Roof Cast
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Correspondence between Herman E. Talmadge and Eleanor Brown]

Description: Letter from Senator Talmadge to Eleanor Brown acknowledging receipt of her letter. He mentions that he has forwarded her letter to one of her Congressional representatives. A typewritten response from Brown at the bottom of the letter requests that her letter be given to Talmadge since he serves on the Senate's Veterans' Affairs Committee.
Date: November 23, 1976
Creator: Talmadge, Herman E.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Correspondence Concerning Militarization of the WASPs]

Description: Correspondence between Eleanor Brown, Olin Teague, and Ray Roberts concerning the Women Airforce Service Pilots' (WASP) efforts to obtain veterans' status and benefits through federal legislation.
Date: June 8, 1977
Creator: Roberts, Ray
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Correspondence from Strom Thurmond to Eleanor Brown, December 3, 1976]

Description: Correspondence from Strom Thurmond to Eleanor Brown discussing military benefits for the women who served in the WASP program. The first enclosure is a letter from the Department of the Air Force on this issue and the second enclosure is a copy of Thurmond's initial response to Brown.
Date: December 3, 1976
Creator: Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Correspondence on Tax Status of Order of Fifinella, 1979]

Description: 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.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter and Additional Dissenting Views: From Representative Omar Burleson to T. N. Carswell - July 5, 1972]

Description: A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Omar Burleson, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C., dated July 5, 1972. Burleson expresses his appreciation for Carswell's letter and kind comments noting their agreement on the need to maintain the Nation's security. He advises of the so-called Revenue Sharing proposal passing the House, of his vote against it and of the enclosed copy of dissenting views he filed with the Committee. An enclosure includesd a document titled … more
Date: July 5, 1972
Creator: Burleson, Omar
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from A. G. Arrant, M. D. addressed To Whom It May Concern - April 2, 1974]

Description: A letter addressed To Whom It May Concern, from A. G. Arrant, M. D., Abilene, Texas, dated April 2, 1974. Advisement by Arrant of the condition of Mrs. T. N. Carswell [Byrdie Carswell] as totally incompetent both physically and mentally requiring total bed care and professional assistance.
Date: April 2, 1974
Creator: Arrant, A. G.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Alan Cranston to Charlyne Creger, August 12, 1977]

Description: Letter from Alan Cranston to Charlyne Creger explaining that he recognizes the services provided by the Women Airforce Service Pilots(U.S.) during World War II. He also states that the U.S. Senate is working with the U.S. House of Representatives Committees on Veterans Affairs to extend the benefits held by veterans to WASPs as well.
Date: August 12, 1977
Creator: Cranston, Alan, 1914-2000
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown, May 5, 1978]

Description: Letter from Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown discussing the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 and the criteria the Secretary of Defense will use to determine if the WASPs and other groups are eligible to receive veterans' benefits for their service to the Armed Forces.
Date: May 5, 1978
Creator: Cranston, Alan
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown, May 5, 1978]

Description: Letter from Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown discussing the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 and the criteria the Secretary of Defense will use to determine if the WASPs and other groups are eligible to receive veterans' benefits for their service to the Armed Forces.
Date: May 5, 1978
Creator: Cranston, Alan
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Ann Genett Messmore to Jacqueline Cochran, May 10, 1974]

Description: Letter from Ann Genett Messmore to Jacqueline Cochran discussing the possibility of using photographs of Cochran and information from Cochran's book, The Stars At Noon, in Messmore's project on women in aviation.
Date: May 10, 1974
Creator: Messmore, Ann Genett
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Ardis Gaither to Mr. Rigdon Edwards, November 3, 1973]

Description: Letter from Ardis Gaither to Mr. Rigdon Edwards discussing the possibility of making a documentary about the Women Airforce Service Pilots. The letter also includes Gaither's business card for Blue Sky Productions Inc.
Date: November 3, 1973
Creator: Gaither, Ardis
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Aubrey L. Bullard to Catherine Parker, April 13, 1979]

Description: 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.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Aubrey L. Bullard to Eleanor Brown, April 13, 1979]

Description: 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.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Becky Palmer to Lewis Fulks]

Description: Letter from Becky Palmer (signed as Yente, the matchmaker), an Abilene Christian College student who performed in "Fiddler on the Roof," the 1972 ACC Homecoming musical production, to director Lewis Fulks. In the letter, Palmer thanks Fulks for allowing her to work under him, and also thanks him for being such a big influence on her.
Date: October 22, 1972
Creator: Palmer, Becky
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Letter from Bee Haydu to Rigdon Edwards, June 23, 1976]

Description: Letter from Bee Haydu to Rigdon Edwards thanking him for his hospitality in Sweetwater, Texas, and a plaque presentation ceremony in which they both participated. The letter is printed on stationery for the WASP 1976 Reunion.
Date: June 23, 1976
Creator: Haydu, Bernice Falk
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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