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[Letter from Representative John Young to Eleanor Brown, May 13, 1977]

Description: Letter from Representative John Young to Eleanor Brown discussing support for legislation to give veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions that the Veterans' Affairs Committee has advised him that hearings on the legislation will be scheduled soon.
Date: May 13, 1977
Creator: Young, John
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Correspondence from Lucile Wise to Eleanor Brown]

Description: Correspondence from Lucile Wise to Eleanor Brown, consisting of a brief letter from Wise to Brown and two enclosures. The first enclosure is a letter from Michael D. Achey with information on how groups and individuals can support the National Advisory Committee (NAC) meeting in May 2005. The second enclosure is a letter from Mary McCleary Posner about the 17th Annual Memorial Day Weekend Salute to Veterans Celebration to be held from May 27-30, 2005.
Date: 2004-12-09/2005-01-12
Creator: Wise, Lucile
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Eleanor Brown to Ralph P. Davidson, September 15, 1977]

Description: Letter from Eleanor Brown to Ralph P. Davidson, publisher of Time magazine, asking him to consider including an article on the WASPs and their efforts to obtain veterans' status. She mentions that she has attempted to contact over fifty members of Congress with little success and that she hopes that an article in Time will help increase awareness of the WASPs' cause.
Date: September 15, 1977
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown, May 5, 1978]

Description: Letter from Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown discussing the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 and the criteria the Secretary of Defense will use to determine if the WASPs and other groups are eligible to receive veterans' benefits for their service to the Armed Forces.
Date: May 5, 1978
Creator: Cranston, Alan
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Pauline Tominack to Eleanor Brown, March 25, 2006]

Description: Letter from Pauline Tominack to Eleanor Brown discussing Tominack's background and interest in the military. She mentions that she is putting together a collection of autographs from people who served during World War II and asks Brown for her autograph. A handwritten note at the bottom of the page says, "Responded to this request May 7, 2006."
Date: March 25, 2006
Creator: Tominack, Pauline
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Leticia Van de Putte to Eleanor Brown, October 4, 2007]

Description: Letter from Texas State Senator Leticia Van de Putte to Eleanor Brown thanking Brown for her service during WWII as well as her attendance at a recent ceremony in Austin honoring women and their accomplishments.
Date: October 4, 2007
Creator: Van de Putte, Leticia
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Senator Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown, May 27, 1977]

Description: Letter from Senator Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown discussing legislation to grant veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions that bill S. 247 has been introduced in the Senate and that the Veterans' Affairs Committee will hold hearings on the bill in the late spring.
Date: May 27, 1977
Creator: Cranston, Alan
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from J. C. Peckarsky to Eleanor Brown, October 21, 1977]

Description: Letter from J. C. Peckarsky to Eleanor Brown in reply to Brown's letter to the President concerning veterans' benefits for members of the WASPs. He states that the Department of Defense alone has the authority to determine active duty status. He notes that if the WASPs' are ever awarded veterans' status, the Veterans Administration "will immediately carry out the provisions of the law."
Date: October 21, 1977
Creator: Peckarsky, J. C.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Gillespie V. Montgomery to Eleanor Brown, August 30, 1977]

Description: Letter from Gillespie V. Montgomery to Eleanor Brown discussing pending legislation to award veterans' status to the WASPs. He mentions that hearings on the legislation will be held in September and that he will keep her views on the matter in mind.
Date: August 30, 1977
Creator: Montgomery, Gillespie V.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Eleanor Brown to President Jimmy Carter, September 29, 1977]

Description: Letter from Eleanor Brown to President Jimmy Carter concerning pending legislation to award veterans' status to the WASPs. She asks why the legislation has been held up in committee and expresses dismay that the WASPs have not been given veterans' status.
Date: September 29, 1977
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Eleanor McLernon to Alan Cranston, May 15, 1978]

Description: Letter from Eleanor Brown to Senator Alan Cranston asking why the WASP still have not received veteran status despite Congress saying that they would be given such status.
Date: May 15, 1978
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Raymond Reyna to John J. Herrera - 1953-02-11]

Description: Letter from Raymond Reyna of Victoria, Texas to John J. Herrera, dated February 11, 1953. Reyna asks for an appointment to discuss the case of Manuel Perez, who was charged with a murder in Port Lavaca.
Date: February 11, 1953
Creator: Reyna, Raymond
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from George Andre to E. L. Maberry, October 26, 1954]

Description: Letter from George Andre to E. L. Maberry discussing repair expenses and correspondence from the Chrysler dealership for the air conditioner for Isaac Herbert Kempner's car.
Date: October 26, 1954
Creator: Andre, George L.
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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