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[Clipping: WASPs Appeal to Convention Delegates]

Description: Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by WASP Patricia Collins Hughes. Hughes discusses the WASPs efforts to obtain veterans status and includes examples of press releases from around the country supporting militarization of the WASP. Below Hughes' column is a cartoon of a female pilot in an airplane headed to Washington. The rest of the page contains a column from the chairman of the NAVPA and the continuation of a letter from the front page. The reverse of the page contains … more
Date: July 28, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Women Pilots Finally Recognized]

Description: Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by Patricia Collins Hughes discussing the upcoming graduation of ten female pilots from the USAF and the history of female pilots in the United States' military. The page also includes an ad for the VA featuring cartoon character Beetle Bailey and a column written by the chairman of the NAVPA. The reverse of the page contains the newspaper's masthead, letters to the editor, and an editorial about S&S-Grams.
Date: August 18, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASP Queried Why Do You Care?]

Description: Newspaper clipping with an article about Patricia Hughes' service in the military, the WASP wanting veteran status, and including part of Senator Barry Goldwater's letter to Senator Alan Cranston thanking him for the steps he took towards this goal.
Date: June 23, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
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

[Clipping: DOD Certifies WASP Service as "Active Duty"]

Description: Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by Patricia Collins Hughes discussing the Department of Defense's recent determination that the WASPs' "service should be treated as active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for purposes of laws administered by the Veterans Administration" (lines 18-20). The page also contains a column written by the chairman of the NAVPA and the continuation of an article from page 2. The reverse of the page includes the newspaper's masthead, … more
Date: November 3, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Roberts Vows to Keep WASP Bill Tied Up in Committee]

Description: Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by Patricia Collins Hughes discussing the outcome of the House hearings on legislation to militarize the WASP and opposition to the WASPs efforts to obtains veterans' status and benefits. The page also contains a column by the chairman of the NAVPA and the continuation of an article from page 2. The reverse of the page includes the newspaper's masthead, letters to the editor, an editorial about surgical residents providing medical care in … more
Date: September 22, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASP Bill Should Be Signed by 11-26]

Description: Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by Patricia Collins Hughes discussing the status of the WASP bill. The page also contains a column written by the chairman of the NAVPA and three articles. The reverse of the page includes the newspaper's masthead, letters to the editor, and an editorial about GI education.
Date: November 24, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Carter Fails on Campaign Promise]

Description: Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by Patricia Collins Hughes discussing President Carter's lack of support for militarizing the WASP. The page also contains a column from the chairman of the NAVPA and two articles. The reverse of the page includes the newspaper's masthead, letters to the editor, and an editorial about the VA Hospital system.
Date: October 6, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: House Hearings Set for 9/20-21]

Description: Newspaper clipping with a column by Patricia Collins Hughes discussing the upcoming House hearings on legislation to grant veterans' benefits to the WASP. Hughes provides a list of the members of the House Veterans Affairs Committee and states whether each member is opposed, committed, or uncommitted to supporting militarization of the WASP. The clipping also includes the continuation of an article from the front page and a column written by the chairman of the NAVPA. The reverse of the clippin… more
Date: August 11, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
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

[Clipping: Were WASPs Paid Benefits?]

Description: Newspaper clipping of a column by Patricia Collins Hughes discussing the Veterans' Administration claims that the WASP had been paid benefits through the Civil Service Administration. The reverse of the clipping contains the newspaper's masthead and the continuation of an article from page 3.
Date: October 13, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASPs Stalemate Nears End]

Description: Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by Patricia Collins Hughes about pending legislation to grant veterans' status to the WASP. Two photos of the WASP accompany Hughes' column. The page also contains a column written by the chairman of the NAVPA. The reverse of the page includes the newspaper's masthead, letters to the editor, an editorial about surgical residents providing medical care at the VA, and an article about opposition to canal treaties.
Date: September 15, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Steam Success Story of '77]

Description: Clipping of an article from Trains Magazine about the success of steam engines in 1977. The article details how steam engines made a resurgence during 1977, and includes a chart at the bottom of statistics for the trains and railways. A photo of four engines at the top of the page is captioned "At Birmingham, Ala., in April 1977: AFT 4449, ex-T&P 610, SR 722 and 4501. John E. Gruber photo." Written next to the clipping is "-Trains Feb. 1978 pg. 9."
Date: February 1978
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Clipping: Response From Nation Swamps S&S Office]

Description: Newspaper clipping of a column discussing readers' responses to the Stars and Stripes' support of legislation to provide veterans' benefits to the WASP. The page also includes an article about the WOSL convention, the continuation of an article about the VA hospital system, and questions and answers to the VA. The reverse side of the page includes letters to the editor, an editorial about the VA using surgical residents to provide medical care, and a drawing of a nurse at a patient's bedside.
Date: July 14, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Keep Those Letters Comin']

Description: Newspaper clipping of a column encouraging readers to contact their Congressional representatives about supporting legislation that provides veterans' benefits to the WASP. The reverse side of the clipping contains the continuation of an article from page 12.
Date: July 1, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Four Actors from My Fair Lady, 1977]

Description: Photograph from "My Fair Lady," the 1977 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set outside Higgins' house on Wimpole Street. The four actors on stage are, from left to right: John Verlin (Constable), Don Piper (Freddy Eynsford-Hill), Ev Fowler (Mrs. Pearce), and Colleen Smith (Eliza Doolittle).
Date: [1977-10-13..1977-10-16]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Photograph from My Fair Lady, 1977 #3]

Description: Photograph from "My Fair Lady," the 1977 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set in Henry Higgins' study. Four maids and two butlers are in the spotlight on the left side of the stage. Two unidentified characters are in the shadows at the center of the stage. The maids and butlers are (in alphabetical order, not as pictured): Dave Durham, Shelley Fare, Dezarae Gaines, Debbie Jay, Larry McDaniel, and Susan Root.
Date: [1977-10-13..1977-10-16]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Four Actors from My Fair Lady, 1977 #2]

Description: Photograph from "My Fair Lady," the 1977 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set in Henry Higgins' study. The actors are from left to right: Mike Dennis (Henry Higgins), an unidentified woman, Colleen Smith (Eliza Doolittle), and Nelson Wilson (Colonel Pickering).
Date: [1977-10-13..1977-10-16]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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