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[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, March 18, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, March 18, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent letters, the weather and flying, ground school, being able to fly solo, taking a trip to San Angelo, missing socks, maintaining her car, a new class of trainees, pictures from her dad, problems with dry skin, and her next phase of training.
Date: March 18, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 18, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 18, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing picking up a P-47, being grounded by fleet-wide defective landing gear, going to a street market, and trying to get transportation from Evansville to Dallas. Written on Hotel Vendome (Evansville) stationary.
Date: June 18, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 18, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 18, 1943?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing a check flight in a "BT," classes, marching, the next group of trainees, local food, correspondence, and Army training.
Date: 1943-09-18?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, September 18, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, September 18, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing recent correspondence with friends, buying bonds, almost quitting the Red Cross, spending time with freed prisoners of war, work, giving her father power of attorney, her brother (?) John leaving the Navy, going to the movies, visiting Saipan, and supplies.
Date: September 18, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 18, 1944?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 18, 1944?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing a phone call with a friend, flying a P-40, meeting with a Rev. Johnson, papers, and traveling. Written on San Juan Hotel (Orlando) stationary.
Date: 1944-07-18?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 18, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 18, 1943?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes, probably to her parents, discussing her trip from Jacksonville to Dallas. Written on Hotel Texas (Fort Worth) stationary.
Date: 1943-08-18?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, July 18, 1943~]

Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing her arrival in Orlando for a training course. The postcard features an image of clouds through a window surrounded by curtains.
Date: 1943-07-18?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 18, 1944?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 18, 1944?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing a new pen, flying, dinner, and catching an airliner. Written on American Airlines stationary.
Date: 1944-08-18?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 18, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 18, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being grounded in Newark, meeting a major returning from the Pacific, a day on the town, the weather, and preparing to ferry a P-40 and P-51. Written on Hotel Lenox (Buffalo) stationary.
Date: November 18, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 8, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 8, 1944]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes written on hotel stationary, discussing a trip from Tulsa to Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Date: March 18, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, May 18, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, May 18, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing pay and financials, her flight training classes, cross country and night flying, and instrument flying. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary.
Date: May 18, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, December 18, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, December 18, 1942]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her father Fred discussing money, potential leave for Christmas, her flight classes, and her fellow students. Attached is a "LITIS Syllabus" for instructing student pilots on radio and flying procedures.
Date: December 18, 1942
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 18, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, May 18, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing bad news about a family friend, a check ride with a notoriously difficult instructor pilot, and instrument training. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary.
Date: May 18, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, February 18, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, February 18, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes, probably to her father, discussing her mother, not being able to see her friend Margaret Metz, finances, having to use Link Trainers, her instructors, check flights in large aircraft, flying in bad weather, the kinds of people becoming pilots, and uniforms. Typed on 5th Ferrying Group stationary.
Date: February 18, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 18, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 18, 1943?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying across Texas, including issues with weather, lodging, and related events. Written on Alberts Hotels stationary.
Date: 1943-11-18?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 18, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 18, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes, probably to her parents, discussing news from home, being grounded by weather, recreating, a brief flight in a P-51, Officer Training School, and living arrangements. Typed on 5th Ferrying Group stationary.
Date: April 18, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 18, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 18, 1943?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying between various points in Texas.
Date: 1943-10-18?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History