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[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 24, 1945?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing packages, working at the American Red Cross canteen at Logan Field, being called to work in Washington, living arrangements, and expressing her appreciation for her time as a WASP and how it prepared her for work after leaving the service. Written on Hotel Annapolis (Washington) stationary.
Date:
1945-04-24?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 20, 1945?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents typed on Hotel Annapolis (Washington D.C.) stationary, discussing gifts from them, correspondence and visits with friends, travel, and her work with the Red Cross.
Date:
1945-04-20?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, April 16, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing a recent visit to New York with her brother Francis in the days following Franklin D. Roosevelt's death (April 12, 1945). Typed on Hotel Annapolis (Washington) stationary.
Date:
April 16, 1945
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, April 13, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing getting letters and packages, her assignment to the Red Cross canteen in Washington DC for a week, a uniform inspection and a cancelled graduation ceremony, getting a fountain pen fixed, getting cigarettes, recent correspondence, and her reaction to the president's death. Typed on Hotel Frances (Monroe, LA) stationary.
Date:
April 13, 1945
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes & Yerkes, Frances
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, April 9, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing recent correspondence, canceling plans to visit New York, seeing the play "Winged Victory," exploring Washington DC, needing cold climate boots, a book for her father, news from her friend Marion, more correspondence, and Army lectures.
Date:
April 9, 1945
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, April 9, 1945]
Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon apologizing for not responding, discussing his job, health problems that a sergeant had been experiencing, interactions with the Turkish, and plays he had recently attended.
Date:
April 9, 1945
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 3, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing a visit to Washington, D.C., people she met there, food, needing a duffle bag, and Red Cross training. Written and typed on Hotel Annapolis stationary.
Date:
April 3, 1945
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 1, 1945?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, most likely addressed to her parents, written on Hotel St. Francis (New Orleans) stationary as she rode a train to Washington D.C. discussing her ride, her time visiting home and that she left some things there, and her hope for a job with the Red Cross.
Date:
1945-04-01?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History