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Two Men in Front of Building

Description: Copy negative of a picture of Pete Smith and Wally Akin wearing suits standing in front of a building together. There is a note written in the upper right of the photograph that says, "To Wally Akin: - a gentleman, a scholar and a cowboy showman from Texas. Sincerely Pete Smith."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Man with Hippie

Description: Copy negative of a two pictures and some newspaper clippngs. The first picture is of Wally Akin standing next to a hippie man. The second is of a girl standing on a sidewalk next to a building. Below the pictures is part of an article about Wally Akin's opinion on changing times in Hollywood.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Portrait of Actress

Description: Copy negative of Vera-Ellen, an actress. The image is promoting the film "White Christmas". She is in costume, a long open skirt, pump heels, a high collared shirt and gloves. She holds animal fur near her chest and allows it to fall down to the floor as she balances on her left foot.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Two Men Walking in Garden

Description: Copy negative of of Pete Smith and Wally Akin walking. One of the men is grabbing the other's arm as he points to something. Both men are wearing pin-stripe suits, ties, and dress shoes. Bushes line the one of the walls of the building behind them.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Two Men in Garden

Description: Copy negative of Pete Smith and Wally Akin standing together outside the MGM studios, with bushes and a building behind them. There is a handwritten note under the photograph.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

A new map of the state of California, the territories of Oregon and Utah, and the chief part of New Mexico.

Description: Atlas map of the newly formed state of California and the territories of Utah, New Mexico, and Oregon. The map includes boundary lines, major towns, early settlement roads, bodies of water, and other geologic features, with relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,969,600] (110 miles to the inch).
Date: 1850
Creator: Thomas Cowperthwait & Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Santa Fé to San Diego: July 24, to December 3, 1849

Description: Topographic map of John Wesley Powell's route from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to San Diego, California, traced in red. Bodies of water, historic or notable sites, and geographic features are also marked, with relief shown in hachures. There is an inset map in the upper-left corner, marking Powell's route on a map of the United States.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Location: 35.686975 -105.937799
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Group Petition #1]

Description: 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~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Jean McCreery to the WASP Membership, February 8, 2008]

Description: Letter from Jean McCreery to the WASP membership concerning the future of the WASP organization. She states that the board has voted unanimously to dissolve the nonprofit organization and turn the matter over to the broader membership for a vote. She asks the members to return their ballots promptly so that the votes can be tallied before the next board meeting.
Date: February 8, 2008
Creator: McCreery, Jean T.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Betty Jane Williams to Maxine Flournoy, February 23, 2001]

Description: Letter from Betty Jane Williams to WASP President Maxine Flournoy discussing the decision to pay Mildred Carter's expenses to attend the WASP's next national conference. During WWII, Carter had applied to join the WASP but was denied because the government excluded African-American women from serving in the program. Williams disagrees with the action taken at the October business meeting and urges the WASP to rescind their offer to pay Carter's expenses.
Date: February 23, 2001
Creator: Williams, Betty Jane
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Class Secretaries, September 20, 1979]

Description: 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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Region 3 News]

Description: Report from Betty Jane Williams relaying news and events within WASP Region 3. She discusses Janet Hargrave's memorial service, the recent discovery of artifacts at Marie Robinson's crash site, a new large-format film about fighter pilots, and the Women Military Aviators conference.
Date: March 17, 2005
Creator: Williams, Betty Jane
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Email from Betty Jane Williams, August 23, 2005]

Description: Email from Betty Jane Williams to WASP members discussing the Women Military Aviators (WMA) conference. She mentions the connection between the WMA and the WASP and encourages the recipients to show their support of the WMA by attending the event in San Diego.
Date: August 23, 2005
Creator: Williams, Betty Jane
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Speech: Veteran Benefits for Individuals who Served in Civilian Capacity in the Armed Forces]

Description: Copy of two pages from the Congressional Record containing a speech by Texas Representative Olin Teague regarding pending bills that would grant civilian veterans benefits as well as the history of Avenger Field. The pages include other text, including partial text before the speech discussing a memorial dance for Jess Nevarez, his service in the military, his involvement with his community and church and supplemental statements to Teague's speech after his statements.
Date: April 6, 1977
Creator: United States. Congress.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Domestic Nonprofit Corportation Certificate of Dissolution]

Description: Photocopy of the form completed by Jeannette Goodrum to dissolve the Women Airforce Service Pilots WWII as a nonprofit corporation in the state of California. A sticky note attached to the form includes a handwritten message stating, "It is finally finished. Hope you are well - and your husband also. Jan."
Date: December 26, 2008
Creator: California. Secretary of State
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Plan of Liquidation and Directors' Action by Written Consent

Description: Document outlining the WASP Board of Directors' plan to dissolve its nonprofit corporation. It states that "continuance of the activities of the corporation is no longer possible or practical" and lists the steps the board will follow to dissolve and liquidate the organization.
Date: February 6, 2008
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Pamphlet: The Return of the WASP]

Description: Program for the 1986 reunion of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes a color illustration of the organization's mascot on the cover, letters from the governor of Texas and mayor of Sweetwater, a biography of Leni Leoti "Dede" Clark Deaton, photographs, a list of the organization's board of directors, a schedule of events, and a roster for the reunion's planning committee.
Date: 1986
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Group Petition #2]

Description: 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~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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