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[Petition to Militarize the WASP]

Description: Petition circulated by the WASP Congressional Hearings Committee in support of legislation militarizing the WASP so that they can receive veterans benefits for their service during WWII. The petition contains forty signatures from individuals in and around Victoria, TX, the hometown of WASP Eleanor Brown.
Date: 1977?
Creator: WASP Congressional Hearings Committee
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Veterans at Last]

Description: Newspaper clipping of a brief article about House Resolution 8701, which awarded full veterans' status to the WASP. A picture of Victoria resident and WASP Eleanor Brown accompanies the article. The back of the clipping includes an article and a photograph.
Date: February 3, 1978
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Correspondence from Strom Thurmond to Eleanor Brown, December 3, 1976]

Description: Correspondence from Strom Thurmond to Eleanor Brown discussing military benefits for the women who served in the WASP program. The first enclosure is a letter from the Department of the Air Force on this issue and the second enclosure is a copy of Thurmond's initial response to Brown.
Date: December 3, 1976
Creator: Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Victorian Outraged by AF Woman Pilot 'First']

Description: Newspaper clipping of a letter to the editor by Eleanor "Mickey" McLernon Brown, expressing outrage over the Air Force's announcement of the training completion of their "first" woman pilot. Mrs. Brown details how the members of WASP flew during WWII, were largely ignored by historical accounts of the U.S. Air Force, and were denied Veteran status. On the back of the clipping is an advertisement for a television.
Date: August 14, 1977
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Eleanor Brown to Ralph P. Davidson, September 15, 1977]

Description: Letter from Eleanor Brown to Ralph P. Davidson, publisher of Time magazine, asking him to consider including an article on the WASPs and their efforts to obtain veterans' status. She mentions that she has attempted to contact over fifty members of Congress with little success and that she hopes that an article in Time will help increase awareness of the WASPs' cause.
Date: September 15, 1977
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Winged Woman of Forgotten Past]

Description: Newspaper clippings of an article about Eleanor "Mickey" McLernon Brown, WASP. Includes two photographs of Mrs. Brown in her uniform and current photo.. On the back of the clipping are wedding and engagement announcements, as well as advertisements for catering companies.
Date: October 31, 1976
Creator: Broughton, Jamie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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