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Watlington, Sally, 1938-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: May 6, 1938 -

Biographical Information

Sarah J. Watlington, also known as Sally Watlington, is a retired Captain of the U.S. Navy and was the first female executive officer of an NROTC unit at Purdue University. She was born May 6, 1938 to William Thomas and Margaret Watlington in Denver, Colorado. She graduated from Purdue University in 1960 with a BA. She received her MS in 1970 from the Naval Post Graduate School. Since retiring from her career in the Navy, Watlington has been highly active in her community and with philanthropic endeavors. In 1995, she was awarded a Sagamore of the Wabash Award by Governor Evan Bayh.

Citation:
Sarah Jane Watlington | Prabook. Accessed June 4, 2019. https://prabook.com/web/sarah_jane.watlington/324635
Citation:
MSO 1, Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program collection, Purdue University Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries.

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Beverley Stone flag

 Unprocessed Material — Box ` item
Identifier: 20140304
Dates: April 2003
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Dorothy C. Stratton papers, addition 01

 Unprocessed Material — Communal accessions box 32
Identifier: 20170321.2
Dates: undated
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Dorothy Stratton U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Christening and Commisioning collection, addition 02

 Unprocessed Material — Communal accessions box 1
Identifier: 20120514
Dates: 2012
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Sally Watlington papers

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20170321
Dates: 1991 - 2016
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Collection on Helen B. Schleman

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 307
Content Description

This collection includes a collection of papers and artifacts that were collected during Helen Schleman's life and posthumously by individuals who were close to her, such as Dorothy Stratton and Betty Nelson. Some items were donated after they were removed from an exhibit on Schleman that was previously installed in Schleman Hall.

Dates: 1940 - 1992
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Helen B. Schleman papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 334
Scope and Contents The Helen Schleman papers document the life of Helen B. Schleman from her time as a student at Northwestern University in the 1920s up until her death in 1992. Much of the collection documents Schleman’s tenure at Purdue University as Head of the Women’s Residence Halls, Dean of Women, and Dean Emeritus, as well as her military service in the Coast Guard Women’s Reserve (SPARs) during World War II. Additionally, the collection contains Schleman’s collection of newspaper clippings pertaining...
Dates: 1920 - 2003; Majority of material found within 1934 - 1980
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Sarah J. Watlington speech

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 13, Placement: 09
Identifier: MSA 14
Scope and Contents

Program and speech by Sarah "Sally" Watlington about Helen Schleman, for Chronicling Women's History: Selections from the Susan Bulkeley Butler Women's Archives event at Purdue University, 2008.

Dates: 2008; Other: Majority of material found in 2008; Other: Date acquired: 08/08/2012
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections