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[Letter from Jean McCreery to the WASP Membership, February 8, 2008]

Description: Letter from Jean McCreery to the WASP membership concerning the future of the WASP organization. She states that the board has voted unanimously to dissolve the nonprofit organization and turn the matter over to the broader membership for a vote. She asks the members to return their ballots promptly so that the votes can be tallied before the next board meeting.
Date: February 8, 2008
Creator: McCreery, Jean T.
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

[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 Friends of Fifi, August, 1980]

Description: Letter from the Friends of Fifi to the members of the Order of Fifinella expressing their concerns with recent decisions made by the organization's leadership.
Date: August 13, 1980
Creator: Friends of Fifi
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Email from Betty Jane Williams, August 23, 2005]

Description: Email from Betty Jane Williams to WASP members discussing the Women Military Aviators (WMA) conference. She mentions the connection between the WMA and the WASP and encourages the recipients to show their support of the WMA by attending the event in San Diego.
Date: August 23, 2005
Creator: Williams, Betty Jane
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro, September 17, 1979]

Description: Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro responding to the nine concerns raised in the Texas Ten's petition. She defends recent decisions made by the board including the reactivation of non-profit organization in California.
Date: September 17, 1979
Creator: Roberts, Lillian
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Joan McKesson to Rigdon Edwards, May 7, 1983]

Description: Letter from Joan McKesson to Rigdon Edwards discussing his plans to attend the 1984 WASP Reunion, and encouraging him to urge other instructors to attend as well.
Date: May 7, 1983
Creator: McKesson, Joan
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Robert Baty to Rigdon Edwards, August 15, 1973]

Description: Letter from Robert Baty to Rigdon Edwards discussing a movie script about the WASP members who served in WWII, asking for Mr. Edwards's first-hand experience to help them write the script. He mentions that Mrs. Maureen Stracener referred him to Mr. Edwards for information.
Date: August 15, 1973
Creator: Baty, Robert
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Betty Riddle to Mr. Rigdon Edwards, August 21, 1973]

Description: Letter from Betty Riddle to Mr. Rigdon Edwards discussing a letter she received a letter from Gip D. Oldham, Jr., to which she's not sure how to respond. She asks Mr. Edwards for help with how to respond, and mentions that she has fond memories of Sweetwater, Texas. The letter she discusses, which is included, asks for information from ex-instructors in the WASP air school for the WASP newsletter. Also included is the envelope addressed to Mr. Edwards from Betty Riddle.
Date: August 21, 1973
Creator: Riddle, Betty
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Freda M. Breise to Avenger Field Instructor, May 24, 1984]

Description: Letter from Freda M. Breise to an Avenger Field Instructor discussing an upcoming WASP reunion in San Diego, from September 12, 1984 through September 16, 1984. The letter also includes a registration update with a tear-off form registration form.
Date: May 24, 1984
Creator: Breise, Freda M.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Edgar F. Sadd to Lois Sadd, August 12, 1945, No. 2]

Description: Letter from Edgar F. Sadd to Lois Sadd discussing the payments for several insurance premiums and mailing checks to cover automobile insurance and dues to the Veterans Administration.
Date: August 12, 1945
Creator: Sadd, Edgar Fraser
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Walter F. Woodul, April 25, 1952]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to Walter F. Woodul discussing Kempner's upcoming trip to New York and his inability to visit Washington D. C. at the same time. Kempner also mentions Herbert Kempner's visit to San Francisco and the interviews Woodul is likely to have in Texas.
Date: April 25, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Donald Maclean, June 19, 1953]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to Donald Maclean discussing his reservations at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel and I. H. Kempner, Jr.'s recovery from his operation and illness.
Date: June 19, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Trammell R. Roland to Mr. I. H. Kempner, May 17, 1945]

Description: Letter from Trammell R. Roland to I. H. Kempner discussing a Presidential appointment as a naval officer for John and enclosing a letter to Sam Rayburn and Isaac's letter from Judge Mansfield on the subject.
Date: May 17, 1945
Creator: Roland, Trammell R.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Charles E. St. Goar, October 15, 1949]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Charles E. St. Goar discussing his safe condition after reports of a hurricane amounted to only heavy wind and rain with little to no damage to property or loss of life.
Date: October 15, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Edgar F. Sadd to Lois Sadd, November 5, 1945]

Description: Letter from Edgar F. Sadd to Lois Sadd discussing how he may be able to return home before Christmas and how he needs to do Christmas shopping, issues with the mail service, the time it takes to travel back home and other details from his daily life.
Date: November 5, 1945
Creator: Sadd, Edgar Fraser
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Lamar Fleming, Jr., to Mr. I. H. Kempner, June 7, 1954]

Description: Letter from Lamar Fleming, Jr., to Mr. I. H. Kempner enclosing a memorandum regarding a current bill from the House Committee on Agriculture and and discussing his opinion of the inaccuracies and potential impact of the bill on landowners in their congressional district.
Date: June 7, 1954
Creator: Fleming, Lamar, Jr.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Greeting Card from Donald Maclean to Harris Leon Kempner, December 1963]

Description: Greeting card from Donald Maclean to Harris Leon Kempner printed for the California and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Corporation. The card features artwork of a Hawaiian soldier standing in front of a mountain. There are palm leaves above the soldier and hibiscus flowers to the side. Text is printed saying "Aloha". Inside the card Mr. Maclean wishes Mr. Kempner a Merry Christmas.
Date: December 1963
Creator: Maclean, Donald
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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