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[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
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Representative Ray Roberts to Eleanor M. Brown, May 19, 1977]

Description: Letter from Representative Ray Roberts to Eleanor Brown discussing support for legislation to provide veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions the process he is following to determine when to schedule hearings on the legislation. He notes that the hearings will include other individuals and groups requesting veterans' benefits for their service during World War II.
Date: May 19, 1977
Creator: Roberts, Ray
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.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Eleanor McLernon to Editor of Victoria Advocate, May 12, 1977]

Description: Letter from Eleanor McLernon Brown to the editor of Victoria Advocate telling her who the WASP are, the issues that have risen with Congress regarding giving them veteran status, and asking them if she can inform her readers about this, and get them to send letters to Congress.
Date: May 12, 1977
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Women Pilots Acknowledged]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about the U.S. Department of Defense awarding members of WASP who served during WWII with full veteran status. The article includes quotes from and a photograph of WASP Eleanor "Mickey" McLernon Brown. On the back of the clipping is a brief article about the local Bronte club, and an advertisement for Montag's Supermarket.
Date: May 28, 1979
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-46

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John Ben Shepperd, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the Commissioners' Court to spend county funds to hard-surface a piece of land owned by the city of Victoria adjacent to the county courthouse to provide parking space for city and county officials.
Date: May 28, 1953
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Clip: Victoria Bodies 02]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: May 14, 2003
Duration: 1 minute 34 seconds
Creator: NBC 5 (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Victoria Bodies 01]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: May 14, 2003
Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds
Creator: NBC 5 (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Frances Hubble Kaiser, May 17, 2010

Description: Interview with Frances Hubble Kaiser, a former Kerr County sheriff and justice of the peace from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Kaiser discusses about how she was elected as sheriff, including her views on law enforcement and justice. She also describes some of the honors she received over the years, including being chosen for the "Women in Power" program in 1999. The interview transcript includes photos of Mrs. Kaiser and her family, on pages 20-21
Date: May 17, 2010
Creator: Leonard, Julie Mosty; Collins, Francelle Robison & Kaiser, Frances Hubble
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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