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[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

[Letter from Representative Gillespie Montgomery to Eleanor Brown, May 10, 1977]

Description: Letter from Representative Gillespie Montgomery to Eleanor Brown discussing her support of recent bills to award veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions the process that the Chairman of the Veterans Affairs' Committee will follow to determine when the legislation will be added to the hearing schedule.
Date: May 10, 1977
Creator: Montgomery, Gillespie V.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Nancy Pelosi to Eleanor Brown]

Description: Letter from Nancy Pelosi of the US House of Representatives to Eleanor Brown inviting her, all WASP, relatives, and guests to a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony that would be held for the WASP on March 10, 2010. Also included is an admission ticket and a card with information about seating on it.
Date: 2010
Creator: Pelosi, Nancy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 100, Number 36, September 8, 1977

Description: National weekly newspaper dedicated to covering news of interest to US veterans. Patricia Collins Hughes' column about legislation to militarize the WASP during World War Two and the end of the WASP program in 1944 can be found on page three. This issue also includes a letter from Mary Retick Wells, WASP Class 44-W-6, refuting statements Representative Olin E. Teague made against legislative efforts to grant veterans' benefits to the WASP.
Date: September 8, 1977
Creator: Smith, John Lewis, III
Item Type: Refine your search to only Newspaper
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASP Legislation]

Description: Newspaper clipping of a letter from Representative Marjorie Holt discussing her support of legislation to provide veterans' status and benefits to the WASP. The back of the clipping contains classified ads.
Date: 197X
Creator: Holt, Marjorie S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Card sent from Old & Third National Bank to Doris Tanner]

Description: Card from the Old & Third National Bank of Union City, Tennessee congratulating Doris Tanner on her recent appearance in the newspaper. The card contains a clipping about Tanner's recent visit to Washington, D.C. advocating on behalf of the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: 1977~
Creator: Old & Third National Bank of Union City
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Roberts Vows to Keep WASP Bill Tied Up in Committee]

Description: Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by Patricia Collins Hughes discussing the outcome of the House hearings on legislation to militarize the WASP and opposition to the WASPs efforts to obtains veterans' status and benefits. The page also contains a column by the chairman of the NAVPA and the continuation of an article from page 2. The reverse of the page includes the newspaper's masthead, letters to the editor, an editorial about surgical residents providing medical care in … more
Date: September 22, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASPs Await President's Signature]

Description: Newspaper clipping of Patricia Collins Hughes' column discussing the recent passage of legislation that granted veterans' status to the WASP. Hughes thanks several individuals and organizations who supported the WASP along the way. This clipping also includes a poem by Ann Darr and the continuation of an article on the WASP from the front page.
Date: November 10, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: House Hearings Set for 9/20-21]

Description: Newspaper clipping with a column by Patricia Collins Hughes discussing the upcoming House hearings on legislation to grant veterans' benefits to the WASP. Hughes provides a list of the members of the House Veterans Affairs Committee and states whether each member is opposed, committed, or uncommitted to supporting militarization of the WASP. The clipping also includes the continuation of an article from the front page and a column written by the chairman of the NAVPA. The reverse of the clippin… more
Date: August 11, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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