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Maude Bishop with Rear Admiral Howard A. Yeager and Harold E. Sponberg, May 1963
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DescriptionA black and white photograph showing Maude M. Bishop standing between Rear Admiral Howard A. Yeager (left) and Washburn University president, Harold E. Sponberg (right); photograph most likely taken at the 1963 Washburn University commencement exercises, where Ms. Bishop was given the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters; Rear Admiral Yeager (a former student) escorted her to the event; handwritten on verso along bottom edge: "May 1963 W.U. President Maude Bishop (center) Rear Ad. Howard A. Yeager"
CreatorUnknownSubjectBishop, Maude M. (1873-1963)Yeager, Howard A. (1905-1967)Sponberg, Dr. Harold E. (1918-1975)Topeka High SchoolTeachersWashburn University of TopekaTopeka (Kan.)DateMay 1963FormatjpgDimensions7"w x 5"lLanguageEnglishIdentifierB Bishop, Maude M. *2
CreatorUnknownSubjectBishop, Maude M. (1873-1963)Yeager, Howard A. (1905-1967)Sponberg, Dr. Harold E. (1918-1975)Topeka High SchoolTeachersWashburn University of TopekaTopeka (Kan.)DateMay 1963FormatjpgDimensions7"w x 5"lLanguageEnglishIdentifierB Bishop, Maude M. *2Related
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Unknown, Maude Bishop with Rear Admiral Howard A. Yeager and Harold E. Sponberg, May 1963 (May 1963), [B Bishop, Maude M. *2]. Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 11/07/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/7050