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[Correspondence between Herman E. Talmadge and Eleanor Brown]

Description: Letter from Senator Talmadge to Eleanor Brown acknowledging receipt of her letter. He mentions that he has forwarded her letter to one of her Congressional representatives. A typewritten response from Brown at the bottom of the letter requests that her letter be given to Talmadge since he serves on the Senate's Veterans' Affairs Committee.
Date: November 23, 1976
Creator: Talmadge, Herman E.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASP Bill S. 247 and HR 3321]

Description: Newspaper clipping of three form letters for readers to fill out and send to their Congressional representatives. The letters express support for bills S. 247 and HR 3321,which would provide veterans' benefits to the WASP. The clipping also includes two "help wanted" ads. The back side of the clipping includes three articles and five small ads.
Date: June 23, 1977
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASP Queried Why Do You Care?]

Description: Newspaper clipping of a column discussing why the WASP want to be granted veterans' status. The columnist also includes a list of senators who support Senate Bill 247 and the text of Senator Goldwater's letter to Senator Cranston about recent hearings on the bill. The back of the clipping includes an order coupon for the Job Hunter's Forum and articles about the Disabled American Veterans.
Date: June 23, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Statement of G. S. Cook]

Description: Legal statement from G. S. Cook, in charge of the Ground School at Avenger Field, stating that he knows the roof of the ground school building has leaked every time it has rained and assisted Charles A. Prince in photographs during the fall of 1942 and spring of 1943 with dripping on classroom tables.
Date: June 23, 1943
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: 'Like a homesick angel']

Description: Newspaper clipping about WASPs attending their 50th anniversary and the unveiling of a statue dedicated to them. An account of June Drew flying again for the first time in fifty years is also shared.
Date: May 23, 1993
Creator: Fulton, Loretta
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Front Page of the Sweetwater Reporter]

Description: Newspaper clipping of the front page of the Sweetwater Reporter featuring three articles about the WASP and their reunion in Sweetwater: "Memorial Reunion for WASPs Is Now Underway;" "Miss Cochran Was Known For Her Flying Ability;" and "What did WASPs Find Here Today." The back of the clipping includes sports articles, a rendering of the parade route for the WASP reunion, and an ad for a car dealership.
Date: June 23, 1972
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Correspondence from the WASP Board of Directors to the WASP membership, May 23, 2006]

Description: Correspondence from the WASP Board of Directors to the WASP membership discussing the plan to hire an executive director to manage the organization's administrative affairs. It includes a narrow orange card encouraging members to vote "yes," a letter from the board explaining why they want to hire an executive director and how the position would be funded, a sheet listing possible alternatives to hiring an executive director, a copy of the Ad-Hoc Committee's recommendations, and a copy of the A… more
Date: May 23, 2006
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
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
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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