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Abilene Chamber of Commerce Members With Billboard

Description: Copy negative of a group of Abilene Chamber of Commerce Members at the 15th Texas' Largest Barbecue in honor of Dyess AFB. The Banner reads "Dyess….. / Abilene Thinks You're Great / Texas' Largest Barbecue / by Abilene Chamber of Commerce". The men in the picture from left to right: Colonel King(?), W. P. "Dub" Wright, Jim Naler, Troy Sampley, J.C. Hunter (behind man leaning out), E.N. Wishcamper (leaning out), Oliver Howard, and Fred Lee Hughes.
Date: May 8, 1971
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Dyess Billboard

Description: Copy negative of a group of men standing in front of a billboard that reads "Dyess families, Abilene Thinks You're Great!" Some of the men are wearing aprons and most of them are in casual clothing. The men in the picture from left to right: unknown, W.P. “Dub” Wright, Fred Lee Hughes, unknown, unknown, unknown, Jim Naler, Oliver Howard, and unknown.
Date: [1971..1973]
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

A Literary Map of Texas

Description: Map of a selection of Texas authors and book titles, scattered across a map of the state. Illustrations of traditional Texana motifs, such as a roadrunner, a yucca, and a longhorn, have also been adapted from This Bitterly Beautiful Land (Lowman) and included.
Date: 1976
Creator: Hudgins, Lois A.; Brown, Kenneth; Whitehead, Barbara & Holman, William R.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

General Highway Map Lee County, Texas

Description: Highway map of Lee County, Texas, showing rivers, lakes, creeks, streams, cities, towns, outlying buildings (including schools, churches, and post offices), roads, highways (giving mileage betweem points), bridges, railroads, cemeteries, oil fields, utility lines, petroleum pipelines, mines or quarries, state parks, and airfields. Map includes three inset maps - Tanglewood, Lincoln, Dime Box - a key to counties diagram, and an extensive legend indicating geographical and human-made features. Sc… more
Date: 1972
Creator: Texas State Highway Department Planning Survey Division
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Booklist to Accompany A Literary Map of Texas

Description: List of Texas authors and book titles to accompany a map of Texas, also published by the Dallas Public Library, with the author and titles from this list imposed on the state. The authors are listed alphabetically by last name and form three columns.
Date: March 2, 1976
Creator: Hudgins, Lois A.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

General Highway Map Leon County, Texas

Description: Highway map of Leon County, Texas, showing rivers, lakes, creeks, streams, cities, towns, outlying buildings (including schools, churches, and post offices), roads, highways (giving mileage between points), bridges, railroads, cemeteries, oil and gas fields, oil or gas wells, utility lines, petroleum pipelines, mines or quarries, and airfields. Map includes a key to counties diagram and an extensive legend indicating geographical and human-made features. Scale [ca. 1:126,720] (2 miles to the in… more
Date: 1972
Creator: Texas. Highway Department. Planning Survey Division.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Historic Forts of the Old West

Description: Map of the historic forts and trail of the West, from Mississippi and Tennessee to California, in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Army in 1975. Along with indications of forts and trails, the map includes state lines, major cities, and bodies of water. The front and back of the map include notes on individual forts, organized by state, and significant trails of the West, including the Butterfield Overland Mail and El Camino Real. No scale indicated.
Date: 1979
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Official Highway Travel Map: State of Texas

Description: Topographic map of Texas, produced by the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, showing roads and highways, cities and towns, county lines, bodies of water, and areas of elevation as well as rest areas, tourist centers, and other state areas of interest. Inset map of the Texas Panhandle in the upper-left corner. The map also includes an index of cities and towns, mileage chart, and conversion table from liters to gallons and kilometers to miles in Spanish. Relief shown by shad… more
Date: 1975
Location: None
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977]

Description: Photocopied text of an excerpt from the Congressional Record containing Senator Barry Goldwater's introduction of bill S. 247 to provide veterans' benefits to the WASPs. Goldwater's remarks are followed by five articles on the WASPs, their service during WWII, and their efforts to obtain veterans' status.
Date: January 14, 1977
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[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

[Group at WASP Memorial]

Description: Photograph of several people in formal attire and military uniform gathered around a stone WASP memorial with inscriptions carved in it. The wording on the memorial indicates it may be located at Avenger Field. A note in pencil on the back of the page reads, "1972 Reunion Photos - 250".
Date: 1972?
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[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 Jennings Randolph to Eleanor Brown, November 22, 1976]

Description: Letter from Jennings Randolph to Eleanor Brown discussing support for legislation that would award veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions that the House of Representatives failed to pass the section of H.R. 71 that would provide hospital and medical benefits to those who served in the WASP program. He assures her that the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee will continue to work with the House to resolve the issues preventing the legislation from passing.
Date: November 22, 1976
Creator: Randolph, Jennings
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Class Secretaries, September 20, 1979]

Description: Letter from Lillian Roberts to the WASP class secretaries discussing the petitions circulated by the Texas Ten. She asks the class secretaries to review the enclosed material and send it on to their classmates. She promises that by the reunion in 1980 they will have "the organization of your choice in name and structure."
Date: September 20, 1979
Creator: Roberts, Lillian
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Senator Herman E. Talmadge to Eleanor Brown, June 6, 1977]

Description: Letter from Senator Herman E. Talmadge to Eleanor Brown discussing legislative bill S. 247, which would award military status and veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions that the Veterans' Affairs Committee has held hearings on the bill and that he will keep her comments in mind when the Committee takes further action on the legislation.
Date: June 6, 1977
Creator: Talmadge, Herman E.
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

[Speech: Veteran Benefits for Individuals who Served in Civilian Capacity in the Armed Forces]

Description: Copy of two pages from the Congressional Record containing a speech by Texas Representative Olin Teague regarding pending bills that would grant civilian veterans benefits as well as the history of Avenger Field. The pages include other text, including partial text before the speech discussing a memorial dance for Jess Nevarez, his service in the military, his involvement with his community and church and supplemental statements to Teague's speech after his statements.
Date: April 6, 1977
Creator: United States. Congress.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[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
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