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[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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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

[Press Release: Address by General H.H. Arnold, and Statement from Jacqueline Cochran]

Description: War Department press release quoting the speech General Arnold gave to the final graduating class of Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II and a statement made by Jacqueline Cochran on the WASP's accomplishments. The pages are torn away at the edges in several places, most noticeably in the bottom left corner of the first page.
Date: December 7, 1944
Creator: Arnold, Henry Harley
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Certificate of Honorable Service]

Description: Certificate of Honorable Service awarded to Eleanor McLernon after she completed her training with the WASP. It is signed by H. H. Arnold, Commanding General of the Army Air Forces, and Jacqueline Cochran, Director of Women Pilots.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Region 2 Report

Description: Report detailing Eleanor Brown's activities as the Director of Region 2 from October 2004 through April 2005.
Date: April 2, 2005
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Senator Herman E. Talmadge to Eleanor Brown, June 6, 1977]

Description: Letter from Senator Herman E. Talmadge to Eleanor Brown discussing legislative bill S. 247, which would award military status and veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions that the Veterans' Affairs Committee has held hearings on the bill and that he will keep her comments in mind when the Committee takes further action on the legislation.
Date: June 6, 1977
Creator: Talmadge, Herman E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP with Small Plane]

Description: Photograph of a WASP in full flight suit with aviator cap and goggles standing with a parachute in front of a small, two-seated, top wing plane. U12 can be seen painted in bold letters on the side of the plane.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Group in Uniform #3]

Description: Photograph of eleven WASP in uniform posed in in two rows on a set of stone steps outside a building. The photo is adhered to mat poster board, and a typed paper note attached to the bottom reads, "WASP stationed at Napier Field, Dothan, Alabama. Eastern Flying Training Command".
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Marching on Airfield]

Description: Photocopy of a group of WASP marching in formation on an airfield with planes seen in rows int he background. Text can be seen printed below the photo that reads, "WASPs of class 43-W-2 march in formation at Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas. Left of squadron, rear - Marie Muccie and left of squadron front - Carol Fillmore."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Why Women Can Fly]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP Eleanor "Mickey" Brown, including a brief history of the WASP, Brown's personal history, and an overview of her current activities. The article includes a photograph of Brown with The Graduate statue. Part of a large advertisement for Lowe's hardware store is visible on the back of the clipping.
Date: August 2006
Creator: Clough, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Ray Roberts to Eleanor Brown, September 1, 1977]

Description: Letter from Ray Roberts to Eleanor Brown discussing pending legislation to award veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions that hearings on the matter have been scheduled to take place later that month and that they will include testimony from other individuals seeking veterans' status for their service during WWII.
Date: September 1, 1977
Creator: Roberts, Ray
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Tranees]

Description: Photograph of two WASP in casual uniform, kneeling behind a short, wooden sign that reads, "Women Trainees -Only- In This Area". A courtyard can be seen in the background with a camper trailer at the end and two buildings on either side. A person in a bomber jacket can be seen walking on pathway to the left in the background. The woman on the left appears to be Eleanor Brown.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP at Women's Outhouse]

Description: Photograph of two WASP standing halfway out of an outhouse doorway. One is fully seen in a flight jacket and aviator cap with goggles. The other is seen only poking her head out, also with aviator cap and goggles. The word, "Women", can be seen on the outhouse exterior wall.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Climbing into Plane]

Description: Paper copied photo of a WASP in flight suit and cap seen climbing into the cockpit of an airplane with a parachute harness on her back. The words "Avenger Field" can be seen stamped on the side of the plane.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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