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[Clipping: Women pilots received training for secret operation in WWII] (open access)

[Clipping: Women pilots received training for secret operation in WWII]

Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP and their experiences serving in WWII. The article includes a photograph of WASP wearing jumpsuits and walking away from a plane. There are illustrated advertisements for jackets on the back of the clipping.
Date: November 11, 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Helen Snapp with a film crew]

Photograph of Helen Snapp surrounded by three men from a film crew. She's wearing her Women Airforce Service Uniform, while the three men are dressed more casually in sunglasses and tee shirts.
Date: November 11, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cleveland (U-8) Sectional Aeronautical Chart

Aeronautical map of Cleveland, Ohio and its surrounding region, showing cities, topographical features, radio frequency ranges and various aeronautical symbols for flight training and navigation. Scale 1:500,000.
Date: November 11, 1943
Creator: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt for Parachute, November 11, 1944] (open access)

[Memorandum Receipt for Parachute, November 11, 1944]

Memorandum receipt for a parachute seat issued to Catherine Parker.
Date: November 11, 1944
Creator: 3024 Army Air Force Base Unit
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pictures from the Veterans Day Event to Honor the Texas Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of World War II, November 11, 2009 (open access)

Pictures from the Veterans Day Event to Honor the Texas Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of World War II, November 11, 2009

Photos of WASP at Texas Congressional Gold Medal event honoring their service in World War II printed out alongside text explaining the ceremony and activities of the day.
Date: November 11, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Millie Dalrymple, Nov. 11, 1998] (open access)

[Letter from Millie Dalrymple, Nov. 11, 1998]

Letter from Millie Dalrymple discussing possible activities for the ride from Denton to Sweetwater for the WASP reunion in 2000.
Date: November 11, 1998
Creator: Dalrymple, Millie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 11, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 11, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing coffee, food, talking with a Marine pilot, needing a new pair of pumps and a bag, and lipstick. Written on Red Cross stationary.
Date: November 11, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 11, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 11, 1943?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing having her flight stranded in Lincoln, NE, and things she encountered there. Written on Lincoln Army Air Field Officers' Club stationary.
Date: 1943-11-11?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 11, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 11, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing having to spend the night in Decatur, GA, with an Army officer's family due to a mechanical issue with her plane, flying out, getting a P-63, and encountering a friend. Typed on Hotel Sheraton stationary.
Date: November 11, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gayle Snell to the Army Air Force Pilot School (Basic) Operations Office, November 11, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Gayle Snell to the Army Air Force Pilot School (Basic) Operations Office, November 11, 1944]

Letter from WASP Gayle Snell to the AAF Basic Pilot School operations office acknowledging revisions to her personal information file.
Date: November 11, 1944
Creator: Snell, Gayle M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 11, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 11, 1943?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing delivering aircraft to Avenger Field in Sweetwater, TX, travelling back to Jackson, MS, correspondence, changes in Army regulation and command, getting her car serviced, and asking for a ration book and copies of the New Yorker from the recipient. Typed on Hotel Heidelberg (Jackson) stationary.
Date: 1943-11-11?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History