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[Letter from S. C. Page, September 24, 1864]

Description: Letter from S. C. Page to friend discussing her travels to hospitals to tend to wounded soldiers from Louisiana. She took with her sacks of clothes and letters and gave money when she could. She was appalled at the injuries she saw and the lack of clothing some men received while they were hospitalized. Page went to multiple hospitals and introduced herself to the Louisianan soldiers to give them company. She earned the nickname "Lady Bountiful" during her travels.
Date: September 24, 1864
Creator: Page, S. C.
Partner: Austin College

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 30, 1944]

Description: Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying to Atlanta, trying to call her ex-husband, a party, flying to Dallas, problems with her radio, grounded airliners, and Dutch student pilots at Jackson Army Air Field. Written on Delta Air Lines stationary.
Date: January 30, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[News Script: Ex-Miss America on religious tour]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about former Miss America winner Neva Jane Langley of Macon, Georgia, arriving in Fort Worth on a nationwide tour promoting a religious film, "The Great Discovery."
Date: February 11, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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