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Historic Forts of the Old West

Description: Map of the historic forts and trail of the West, from Mississippi and Tennessee to California, in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Army in 1975. Along with indications of forts and trails, the map includes state lines, major cities, and bodies of water. The front and back of the map include notes on individual forts, organized by state, and significant trails of the West, including the Butterfield Overland Mail and El Camino Real. No scale indicated.
Date: 1979
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
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 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

[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

[Clipping: Women Pilots Acknowledged]

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

[Abilene City Council Minutes: 1979-1980]

Description: Ledger containing minutes of the City Council in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from June 1979 through July 1980. A handwritten alphabetical index is at the start of the ledger.
Date: 1979-06-28/1980-07-24
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Abilene Public Library

[Photograph of Hardin-Simmons University Campus]

Description: Aerial photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University campus and the surrounding area, showing buildings, houses, parking lots, cars, roads, and fields. A handwritten note on a purple sticky note attached to the back of the photograph reads, “Don Hutchenson, 1979. New pond. No Frost Bldg.”
Date: 1979
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Photograph of University Drug Store]

Description: Photograph of “The Corner” drugstore at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. Shows the brick building’s windows bordered up. A couple of trucks are parked along the street. Typed note on the back of the photograph reads, “The old University Drugstore which was renovated for H-SU Bookstore, called ‘The Corner.’” In purple ink: “1979 photo.”
Date: 1979
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

"Those Wonderful Women in Their Flying Machines" Re-Creates Absorbing Page of Women's History

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

[Clipping: Military feels WASPs' sting, gives in to benefit demands]

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

[T&P Railway in Marshall, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a T&P railway on a highway #59 overpass with a car in the distance. Written below the image are "Texas & Pacific Ry - Highway #59 underpass looking north - 1979 Marshall, Texas" and "- Marshall Adams Photo."
Date: 1979
Creator: Adams, Marshall
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Grace Museum
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