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[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~
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
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Bernice Haydu to Communications Captains, June 1, 1977]

Description: Letter from Bernice "Bee" Haydu to Communications Captains discussing a the events of a meeting with the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee about the veteran status of former WASP members. She also discusses further steps to achieve veteran status for the women who served in WASP.
Date: 1977-05-26/1977-06-01
Creator: Haydu, Bernice Falk
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Statement by Dora Dougherty Strother before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Description: Text of the statement given by WASP Dora Dougherty Strother before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, in support of legislation sponsored by Barry Goldwater to militarize the WASP. In support of the argument for their military status, the statement includes statistics about the WASP, their history, and historical images.
Date: 1977
Creator: Srother, Dora Dougherty
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Tundra Telegram, Volume 1, Issue 21, April 1973

Description: Newsletter of Camp Denali in Alaska, describing news and events at the camp and in the surrounding areas. A handwritten note at the top of the front page states, "Dear Alberta - Many thanks for sending stuff on the WASP reunion. It must have been fun! Am busy in a new area - wish I were twins for summer, tho - Best, Celia."
Date: April 1973
Creator: Camp Denali
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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