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[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 7, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 7, 1943?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing Blythe Field and Morton's Air Academy, flying over the desert, getting transportation to Dallas, finding a forgotten parachute, Mexican and Native American crafts, and meeting some flight cadets. Written on Hotel Paso del Norte (El Paso) stationary.
Date: 1943-10-07?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, October 7, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, October 7, 1943?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing flying into Palm Springs, dinner there, visits with friends, buying a gift for her father in Juarez, future work ferrying Steerman aircraft, and an Army captain who took photographs of her and others on a flight from Phoenix.
Date: 1943-10-07?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 14, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 14, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being grounded in Camden, AK, repairing her boots, letters, a man from Palm Springs, and her friend Marion. Typed on Hotel Lassen (Wichita) stationary.
Date: October 14, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 24, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 24, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being transported to Palm Springs, exploring the town, flight delays, orders, free time, and Air Corps personnel in California.
Date: October 24, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 20, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 20, 1943?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing waiting for clearer weather to fly in southern California, the Hotel del Tahquitz in Palm Springs, shopping and dinner in Palm Springs, and orders. Written on Hotel del Tahquitz stationary.
Date: 1943-11-20?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History