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[Clipping: Jax 'Wasp' Says Women Who Fly Need Stamina] (open access)

[Clipping: Jax 'Wasp' Says Women Who Fly Need Stamina]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "Jax 'Wasp' Says Women Who Fly Need Stamina" which profiles Cornelia Yerkes and includes a photo of Yerkes in uniform. the article discusses her training, certifications, and her experience ferrying planes.
Date: February 22, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 22, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 22, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing flight training, barracks life, students failing for minor medical problems, and a picnic.
Date: April 22, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 22, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 22, 1944]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing a trip from Houston to Dallas, new bedspreads, recent correspondence, and ferrying planes.
Date: August 22, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 22, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 22, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing meeting a private from Jacksonville, flying, and seeing Pike's Peak. Written on Texas Zephyr stationary.
Date: February 22, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 22, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 22, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing problems with bad weather and flying, seeing a friend, recent correspondence, and where she had recently flown. Written on United Air Lines stationary.
Date: March 22, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 22, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 22, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing waiting for Red Cross assignments on Hawaii, work, pineapples, recent correspondence, V-E Day, and waiting for some of her luggage. Written on USO stationary.
Date: May 22, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 22, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 22, 1943?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing riding in a B-17, grounding from weather, horse riding, flying to San Bernardino and the Red Cross canteen there, ferrying planes, and making several stops on the return trip in a B-17. Written on Royal Palms Hotel (Palm Springs) stationary.
Date: 1943-11-22?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 22, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 22, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing delays while ferrying a plane, a bomber pilot who participated in Operation Tidal Wave, a night in Juarez, and waiting in El Paso for clearance to continue on her trip. Written on Hilton Hotels stationary.
Date: October 22, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 22, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 22, 1944]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing getting planes to fly, news about friends, and plans for work after the WASP are disbanded. Typed on Hotel Frances (Marion, LA) stationary.
Date: October 22, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 22, 1945?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 22, 1945?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing her decision to resign from the Red Cross, coming home, and when she will write or call next. Typed and written on Edwards Hotel (Jackson) stationary.
Date: 1945-09-22?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, December 22, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, December 22, 1942]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her family discussing an inspection of her class by Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, seeing the "Army War Show," her student pilots, seeing a dentist, mail and packages, her brother Francis, and uniforms. The letter is typed on the back of two sheets from a set of training instructions for flight controls.
Date: December 22, 1942
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, June 22, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, June 22, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing her car, a cross-country flight, accidents by student pilots, the heat, naps, and pay.
Date: June 22, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 22, 1945?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 22, 1945?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother on Thanksgiving discussing food, money, friends, lecturing for the Navy, and preparations for Christmas. Written on Piedmont Hotel (Atlanta) stationary. Last page is hard to read.
Date: 1945-11-22?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 22, 1944]

Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing traveling between Selma, AL, and Houston. The postcard features an image of an AT-6 in flight.
Date: August 22, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 22, 1944]

Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing flying from Dallas to Scott Field in Illinois. The postcard includes a picture of civilians and servicemen on the tarmac with an American Airlines aircraft.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, June 22, 1944]

Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing flying from Los Angeles to New York and preparing to return to Dallas. The postcard features a photo of a Royal Air Force P-51.
Date: June 22, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, November 22, 1944]

Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing recent work. The postcard is from the Medici Society's Herb Garden Series and features an image of borage and camomile, and accompanying short text.
Date: November 22, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History