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[The Browns in Formal Attire]

Description: Paper printed photo of Eleanor and Bob Brown dressed in black white formal attire and standing together in a living room area. Eleanor is seen in and all black, long sleeved dress while Bob is seen in a tuxedo and bowler hat. A pamphlet meant to be cut and folded for The Boy Scouts of America can be seen printed on the back of the paper.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Biographical Sketch of Eleanor Brown]

Description: Biographical sketch of Eleanor Brown including details about her service with the WASP, personal life, career, family, interests, and community involvement. In the last paragraph, Brown states that "the time has come to hire an Executive Director to assist us."
Date: 2006
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Ford Plane #2]

Description: Photograph of a silver and blue plane at an air show, numbered G1077 under the wing and with the Ford logo painted on its side. Several people can be seen walking around in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Eleanor McLernon Brown]

Description: Photograph of WASP Eleanor Brown seen from the chest up in uniform with WASP pins and wings attached. Two handwritten notes can be seen on the back of the photo. The first, in pencil, reads, "Eleanor McLernon (Brown) 1944". The second, in pen ink, reads, "Return to: Eleanor McLernon Brown 2201 N. DeLeon, Vicotria, Tx 77901 Wimsa Reg. 137050".
Date: 1944
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Exiting Post Operations]

Description: Photocopy of several WASP carrying parachute harnesses as they walk out of a building with a sign that says, "Post Operations". The photo is adhered to mat posterboard which has an address label for Robert Storey Brown. There is a string of text typed at the bottom of the photo that reads, "2539 A.A.F. Base Unit Foster Field, Tex. (G574 Y?) 515A".
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Gold Medal]

Description: Photograph of a gold medallion stood up inside its case on a table. The medal has an embossing of two planes in flight along with the air force wings below at the bottom. Text engraved around the edge of the medal reads, "The First Women in History to Fly American Military Aircraft" followed by another engraving at the top, "Act of Congress 2009".
Date: unknown
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
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Eleanor Brown to Catherine Murphy, August 14, 2005]

Description: Letter from Eleanor Brown to Catherine Murphy requesting reimbursement for expenses she incurred while traveling to WASP events. "Copy" is handwritten across the top and bottom of the page. Included with the letter are two confirmation emails from Expedia.com and a boarding pass for her flight to Washington, D.C.
Date: August 14, 2005
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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