[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 10-11, 1945?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 10-11, 1945?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing driving around Guam, two recent plane crashes, construction, correspondence, bringing coffee to a construction gang, visiting the Navy officers' club and headquarters, coworkers, and gifts.
Date: 1945-09-10?/1945-09-11?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from "Shelton" to Frances Yerkes and Mrs. E. G. Baxter, February 10, 1947] (open access)

[Telegram from "Shelton" to Frances Yerkes and Mrs. E. G. Baxter, February 10, 1947]

Telegram from a Shelton to Mrs. E. G. Baxter by care of Frances Yerkes, stating that they were not able to make a reservation somewhere and will write from Topeka, KS the following day.
Date: February 10, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes and Phil Kafka, November 10, 1950~] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes and Phil Kafka, November 10, 1950~]

Letter from Phil and Cornelia Yerkes Kafka discussing trying to sell a boat.
Date: 1950-11-10?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes & Kafka, Phillip Eric
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, March 10, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, March 10, 1943?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her family discussing increasing confidence in her flying abilities, the weather, and her weight.
Date: 1943-03-10?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 10, 1944?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 10, 1944?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing visiting her friend Billy and her recent travels ferrying aircraft. Written on American Airlines Sky Harbor Airport stationary.
Date: 1944-09-10?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 10, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 10, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes responding to goings-on at home and discussing instrument flying with other students in flight training.
Date: June 10, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 10, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 10, 1944]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, probably to one of her parents, discussing the recipient's birthday, trying to find a gift for them, and hoping for a chance to visit them in Jacksonville.
Date: July 10, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, September 10, 1944]

Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing traveling to Buffalo to pick up a P-40 bound for Florida. The postcard features an image of a USAAF P-40 in flight.
Date: September 10, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, April 10, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, April 10, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing new flight students, finishing certain phases of flight training, graduation, schedule and sleep, needing a bathing suit, and a lack of things to do in Sweetwater.
Date: April 10, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Female WWII Aviators Honored With Gold Medal (open access)

Female WWII Aviators Honored With Gold Medal

Newspaper article from the New York Times online discussing the awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal to veterans of the WASP.
Date: March 10, 2010
Creator: The Associated Press
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History