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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

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for reserach.

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.

Extent

0.10 Cubic Feet

1 folder other_unmapped

1.00 folders

Language of Materials

English

Source of Acquisition

Sally Watlington

Method of Acquisition

Donation
Title
Sarah J. Watlington speech
Status
In Progress
Author
Stephanie Schmitz
Date
03/11/2011
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository

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