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National WASP WWII Museum
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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
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Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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UNT Oral History Program
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Rosenberg Library
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Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum
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Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth
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University of North Texas
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Correspondence, Joseph E. and Catherine Dawe Davis
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Kafka Collection
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William Giannopoulos Collection
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Eleanor Brown Collection
5
Gayle Snell Collection
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Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
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Personal Papers (MS 80-0002)
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Catherine Parker Collection
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Charlyne Creger Collection
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Cold War Oral History Project
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[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 25, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying P-51s, a hurricane and bad weather, and a friend's divorce. Written on Neil House (Columbus, Ohio) stationary.
Date:
1944-08-25?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 25-27, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent correspondence, uniform items, the future of the WASP program, being grounded by bad weather, and delivering a P-51. Typed on Kemp Hotel (Wichita Falls) stationary.
Date:
1944-02-25/1944-02-27
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 25, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, possibly to her father, discussing a cross-country flight to finish basic flight training, schedules, advanced courses, the recipient's health, packages from home, a plane catching fire, and news about friends/family.
Date:
June 25, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 25, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing having two Thanksgiving dinners, reading mail, orders, traveling, family and friends, magazines, needing a Parker 51 fountain pen, her father's health, and pictures. Written on Alberts Hotel stationary.
Date:
1944-11-25?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, March 25, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her father discussing color photos of herself, a case of measles among her flight class and quarantining, the weather, chandelle maneuvers, advancing from primary to basic flight training, and check flights. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary.
Date:
March 25, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, September 25, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her father discussing a trip he took with her mother, giving check rides, orders, visiting the officer's club, running into old classmates and flight instructors, dismantling a Lockheed aircraft, living arrangements, schedule, a bond drive, and insignia. Typed on 5th Ferrying Group stationary.
Date:
September 25, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, February 25, 1945]
Letter Cecile from her father about "O'mama's" and Blanche's health, Mr. Griffin's death, Cecile's tax return, and US involvement in the Middle East.
Date:
February 25, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, March 25, 1945]
Letter to Cecile from her father about anticipation of the end of the war, and Germany's lack of economic and military resources.
Date:
March 25, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 25, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing seeing a dentist to get his teeth checked, a friend visiting after being in a hospital, listening to Fleming's radio frequently, and plans to go flying that night.
Date:
August 25, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - February 25, 1945]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing throwing a party in his tent the night before, the mail service, Cope finishing his missions, reassuring Catherine about her weight gain worries, and making enough money to pay income tax.
Date:
February 25, 1945
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - January 25, 1945]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his squadron fixing up their tent, the mail service, his approval of Catherine having her friends over, and his appreciation of the money Catherine is saving.
Date:
January 25, 1945
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 25, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing playing ball in the evening after a day spent flying, the clothes he has been wearing, and plans to go fishing with other members of his crew.
Date:
July 25, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 25, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing swimming the day before, drinking a few beers with Holquin at the Snake Ranch, appreciating the letter he received from Mrs. Dawe, hoping that Catherine gets a raise, and reaffirming his love for her.
Date:
June 25, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - November 25, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing watching the movie "Casanova Brown" the night before, an improvement in the food, and the doctor telling him to take vitamins to prevent his hair graying.
Date:
November 25, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - October 25, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, his surprise at Floy and Worth's visiting Luling, and his thoughts on all the babies that have been born.
Date:
October 25, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 25, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 25, 1943. He tells them about his trip to Africa, focusing on a stop in Bermuda.
Date:
April 25, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, December 25, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on December 25, 1943. He discusses the weather and what the soldiers had for Christmas dinner, and tells them not to worry about him.
Date:
December 25, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 25, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on November 25, 1943. The soldiers had turkey for Thanksgiving dinner, and Willis is excited that movies are being shown closer to his camp so they don't have to go into town to see them. The mail from the U.S. is being delivered very slowly.
Date:
November 25, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kay Bailey Hutchinson to WASP, Sep. 25, 2008]
Letter from Kay Bailey Hutchinson to WASP welcoming them to the WASP Reunion and thanking them for their service.
Date:
September 25, 2008
Creator:
Hutchinson, Kay Bailey
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, February 25, 1944]
Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon making conversation.
Date:
February 25, 1944
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, June 25, 1943]
Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing delays in the delivering of their letters and Mickey not being able to fly anymore.
Date:
June 25, 1943
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mark White to Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 25, 1986]
Letter from Texas Governor, Mark White, thanking Women Airforce Service Pilots for their duty and sacrifice during World War II. The letter has been trimmed and is adhered to red mat background.
Date:
September 25, 1986
Creator:
White, Mark
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the American Red Cross to Clara Willis, October 25, 1945]
Letter from the American Red Cross to Clara Willis, thanking her for her contribution to the success of the Red Cross Program at the Waco Army Air Field.
Date:
October 25, 1945
Creator:
American Red Cross
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Obscured View of B-1 Bomber]
Photograph of a B-1 Lancer's nose, cockpit and front landing gear at an airshow, surrounded by pilots and visitors as part of a tour of Dyess Air Force Base for WASP veterans at the 1986 reunion. The left third of the photo is obscured.
Date:
September 25, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History