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[Aircraft Delivery Memorandum]
Orders for WASP Gayle D. Ewing to ferry an aircraft from Grand Prairie, Texas to Newark, New Jersey with specifications on the plane model, flight order, and instructions upon arrival at her destination. The order is signed by Captain Joe K. Bailey and Ben Handler for Captain William S. Kirkpatrick.
Date:
September 11, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. F. Anderson to Daniel W. Kempner, December 21, 1950]
Letter from J. F. Anderson to Daniel W. Kempner discussing the price of different sized ferns for Mr. Kempner to order.
Date:
December 21, 1950
Creator:
Anderson, J. F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. F. Anderson to Daniel W. Kempner, December 29, 1950]
Letter from J. F. Anderson to Daniel W. Kempner discussing the order of ferns Mr. Kempner made and informing him that they have been shipped out via Railway Express.
Date:
December 29, 1950
Creator:
Anderson, J. F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Donald E. Bedard to Mr. H. L. Kempner, April 8, 1955]
Letter from Donald E. Bedard to Harris L. Kempner discussing a talk with Professor Levy and enclosing an itemized expense account and requesting it be given to an office manager.
Date:
April 8, 1955
Creator:
Bedard, Donald E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to The Prudential Press, Newark, N. J. - July 17, 1956]
A letter addressed to The Prudential Press, Newark, New Jersy, from T. N. Carswell, dated July 17, 1956. Carswell explains that he read an article printed in the AMERICAN LEGION Magazine about the signers of the Declaration of Independence that was written by Merle Sinclair. He then requests a copy of a booklet published by them that was recommended to him by Sinclair.
Date:
July 17, 1956
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Cissy Houston: Sweet Inspirations" taped film]
Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a Dave Davidson film on the vocal career of Cissy Houston. The footage features interviews with other famous black women performers singers such as Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin and Dionne Warwick speaking on Cissy Houston. The tape also features footage of Cissy working in rehearsal with other singers.
Date:
[1981..1991]
Creator:
Davidson, Dave & Houston, Cissy
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Hoffman-La Roche, Inc. to D. W. Kempner, January 9, 1953]
Letter from Hoffman-La Roche, Inc. to D. W. Kempner informing him that Lacteol du Dr. Boucard is not manufactured by them and that they are not aware of anyone in the United States who distributes it. They provide the name of a manufacturer in England and suggests that Mrs. Kempner consults with their family physician to find a domestic alternative, or that they take the matter up with Mrs. Mary Hughes of Holland's Prescription Center.
Date:
January 9, 1953
Creator:
Hoffman-La Roche, Incorporated
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hospital of Saint Barnabas and For Women and Children to Cheng, Tsung-o, August 20, 1951]
Letter from Cheng, Tsung-o to Harris L. Kempner discussing his plans to visit after completing his internship in September, requesting to know Kempner's address and phone number.
Date:
August 20, 1951
Creator:
Hospital of Saint Barnabas and For Women and Children
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cheng, Tsung-O to Mr. H. Kempner, January 4, 1951]
Letter from Cheng Tsung-O to H. Kempner requesting a New York Bank check covering tuition for a postgraduate course.
Date:
January 4, 1951
Creator:
Hospital of Saint Barnabas and for Women and Children
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hospital of Saint Barnabas and for Women and Children to Mr. H. Kempner, March 26, 1951]
Letter from Cheng Tsung-O to H. Kempner requesting a payment be made to the University of Pennsylvania for registration fees.
Date:
March 26, 1951
Creator:
Hospital of Saint Barnabas and for Women and Children
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph Heacock Company to D. W. Kempner, December 22, 1952]
Letter from Joseph Heacock Company to D. W. Kempner advising him about a recent order.
Date:
December 22, 1952
Creator:
Joseph Heacock Company
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 4, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing mechanical difficulties with an airplane, dinner with an Air Corps lieutenant, typing reports, flying to and from Newark, more mechanical problems, and waiting to travel to New York and Dallas.
Date:
December 4, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 7, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing going to Long Beach to pick up a P-51, her friends Bobby and Marion, shipping and packages, and plans for after the WASP are disbanded. Written on American Red Cross stationary.
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 21, 1944]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, mailed courtesy of Mrs. C. C. Willis, discussing her last flight as a WASP and the end of the program, packages, Christmas, and changing her name back to Yerkes from Colby with the Civil Service.
Date:
December 21, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 9, 1944]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes written on American Airlines stationary discussing her visit to Newark and a trip to Dallas via Buffalo and Chicago.
Date:
May 9, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 23, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent letters, ferrying a P-51 to Newark, being grounded by poor weather, politics affecting the WASP, and the possibility of Army Air Force commissions. Written on Mayo Hotel (Tulsa) stationary.
Date:
May 23, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 12, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying with poor weather from Louisville to Newark, seeing a play, riding an airliner, getting a hotel room, her dental health, and people she met. Written on Hotel Frances (Monroe, LA) stationary.
Date:
October 12, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 29, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes, probably to her parents, discussing a her recent work and travels. Written on Jackson Army Air Base Officers' Club stationary.
Date:
October 29, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 31, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing receiving a pack of cigarettes, flying a fighter from Jackson, MS, to Raleigh and Newark, seeing a show and getting dinner, flying on an airliner at night, picking up a plane from Long Beach, news about her friend Marion, flying in a B-24, and happening to meet an Air Corps private who knew of her through a mutual acquaintance.
Date:
October 31, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 1, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent work ferrying aircraft. Written on Hotel Belleville stationary.
Date:
1944-09-01?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, May 12-14, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing picking up a new plane, being grounded by weather, the possibility of visiting, her father's health, a problem with her wrist, flying to Dallas, a colonel, and buying her friend a wedding gift. Typed (on May 12) and written (on May 14) on Hotel John Marshall (Richmond) stationary.
Date:
1944-05-12/1944-05-14
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, May 17, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents Fred and Frances discussing issues with supplies of P-51s for graduating fighter pilots, skipping ground school classes, gifts, her mother's health, her friend Bobby, marriages, applying to join the British ferry command, and rumors about cancellation of the WASP program. Typed on Hotel John Marshall (Richmond) stationary.
Date:
May 17, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, September 4, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her father discussing burning her hand, flying across the country at night, the P-51, news from home, her divorce, rumors about the future of the WASPs, the book Bombers Across, flying to the Pacific Northwest, and a rough flight on an airliner.
Date:
September 4, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to J. F. Anderson, October 11, 1948]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to J. F. Anderson discussing how Kempner has enclosed a check and asking to be sent an assortment of Ferns.
Date:
October 11, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History