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[Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977]

Description: Photocopied text of an excerpt from the Congressional Record containing Senator Barry Goldwater's introduction of bill S. 247 to provide veterans' benefits to the WASPs. Goldwater's remarks are followed by five articles on the WASPs, their service during WWII, and their efforts to obtain veterans' status.
Date: January 14, 1977
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate.
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Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Eleanor Brown to John Roberts, May 5, 1977]

Description: Letter from Eleanor Brown to John Roberts of the Victoria Advocate discussing pending legislation to award veterans' status to the WASPs. She mentions that she has enclosed copies of the bills and thanks him for his support in publicizing the WASPs' efforts to obtain veterans' status.
Date: May 5, 1977
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Portrait of Eleanor Brown]

Description: Photograph of Eleanor Brown posed for a portrait in a leather flight jacket and an aviator cap with goggles. She is seen looking off camera to the top left corner. Notes in pencil on the back of the photo read, "Micky Brown 578-8383" and "Eleanor McLernon Brown".
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP in Front of Small Plane]

Description: Photograph of two women dressed in flight gear in front of a small World War II era plane with the number U35 on the nose. The woman on the left is seen sitting on the wheel of the plane, wearing a flight jacket and aviator cap. The woman on the right is in a flight suit and parachute harness, possibly Eleanor Brown.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Jennings Randolph to Eleanor Brown, November 22, 1976]

Description: Letter from Jennings Randolph to Eleanor Brown discussing support for legislation that would award veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions that the House of Representatives failed to pass the section of H.R. 71 that would provide hospital and medical benefits to those who served in the WASP program. He assures her that the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee will continue to work with the House to resolve the issues preventing the legislation from passing.
Date: November 22, 1976
Creator: Randolph, Jennings
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Man in Uniform]

Description: Photograph of a man in military dress uniform standing with his hands behind his back in front of the corner of a two story building. A small sign on the building can be seen with the number 217. Similar buildings can be seen in the right background.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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
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Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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