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[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 31, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 31, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing traveling to Wichita, being grounded by a snowstorm, picking up Cessnas for delivery, trying to find a Parker 51 pen, food, and recent correspondence. Written on 5th Ferrying Group stationary.
Date: December 31, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Nixon to Mrs. Kempner, December 29, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Nixon to Mrs. Kempner, December 29, 1943]

Letter to Mrs. Kempner from Mrs. Nixon thanking her for the reply about national dues and national finances for the AWVS.
Date: December 29, 1943
Creator: Nixon, Doris
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, December 27, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, December 27, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing mail, orders to ferry a UC-78, selling her car, bonds and rations, and Christmas greetings and celebrations. Typed on Santa Rita Hotel stationary.
Date: December 27, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, late 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, late 1943?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying in bad weather, and spending time in Oklahoma City and Wichita. Written on Wells Roberts Hotel stationary.
Date: 1943-24~
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 20, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 20, 1943?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes written on Aitchison Topeka & Santa Fe stationary, discussing her trip to Wichita, visits with people in Dallas and Atlanta, traveling to Richmond, and her anxiety about having to fly over New York City.
Date: 1943-12-20?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Santa Fe (ATSF) 735

A photograph print showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 735, 2-8-0, Kansas City, KS
Date: November 29, 1943
Creator: Krambeck, J. Wesley
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF) 1070

A photograph print showing Santa Fe 1070, 2-6-2, Kansas City, KS. [Argentine Yard]
Date: November 14, 1943
Creator: Krambeck, J. Wesley
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF) 2901

A photograph print showing Santa Fe 2901, 4-8-4.
Date: November 14, 1943
Creator: Krambeck, J. Wesley
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Bob Thompson to Mickey McLernon, November 12, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Bob Thompson to Mickey McLernon, November 12, 1943]

Letter from Bob Thompson to Mickey McLernan discussing photographs he wants to send her, recent travels, and wishing her a happy birthday.
Date: November 12, 1943
Creator: Thompson, Bob
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0376.0485]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date: November 11, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 5, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 5, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing her repaired typewriter, sleeping on a flight, delaying a ferrying flight because a ground crew member stepped through the wing, friends, the B-24, and a AT-6 check flight. Typed on Wells Roberts Hotel (Oklahoma City) stationary.
Date: November 5, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Santa Fe (ATSF) 3758

A photograph print showing Santa Fe 3758, 4-8-4, Topeka, KS.
Date: November 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 29, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 29, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing a check ride, learning to fly the UC-78, dinner at the Wichita stockyards, and ferrying aircraft to Pampa, TX. Written on Friendly Hotels stationary.
Date: October 29, 1943, 3:00 p.m.
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 28, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 28, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing a busy night, and picking up an AT-17 in Wichita and delivering it to Pampa, TX. Written on Air Corps Ferrying Command stationary.
Date: October 28, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Santa Fe (ATSF) 3429

A photograph print showing Santa Fe 3429, 4-6-2, Kansas City, KS.
Date: October 24, 1943
Creator: Krambeck, J. Wesley
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Bob Thompson to Mickey McLernon, October 23, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Bob Thompson to Mickey McLernon, October 23, 1943]

Letter from Bob Thompson to Mickey McLernon discussing his training, weather conditions, and other news.
Date: October 23, 1943
Creator: Thompson, Bob
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 282

A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 282, 0-6-0, Kansas City, KS. [see also 2008.0085317]
Date: October 17, 1943
Creator: Krambeck, F. J. Wesley
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 14, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 14, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being grounded in Camden, AK, repairing her boots, letters, a man from Palm Springs, and her friend Marion. Typed on Hotel Lassen (Wichita) stationary.
Date: October 14, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 5007

A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 5007, 4-8-4, Kansas City, KS.
Date: October 10, 1943
Creator: Krambeck, F. J. Wesley
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF) 1060

A photograph print showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 1060, 2-6-2, Argentine Yard, Kansas City, KS.
Date: October 10, 1943
Creator: Krambeck, F. J. Wesley
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF) 1076

A photograph print showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 1076, 2-6-2, Argentine Yard, Kansas City, KS.
Date: October 10, 1943
Creator: Krambeck, F. J. Wesley
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF) 3435

A photograph print showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 3435, 4-6-2, Kansas City, KS. [probably a Krambeck photo]
Date: October 10, 1943
Creator: Krambeck, F. J. Wesley
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Correspondence Between North American Aviation, Inc. of Kansas and the Army Air Force Material Command] (open access)

[Correspondence Between North American Aviation, Inc. of Kansas and the Army Air Force Material Command]

Correspondence between North American Aviation, Inc. of Kansas and the Army Air Force Material Command discussing the creation of a device to aid female pilots in relieving themselves mid-flight. Both letters are written in a comical rhyming scheme with several euphemistic references to bathroom activities. The pages come with one half of a manila folder that has, "Byrd Granger's documentation of militarization", written on it in pen.
Date: 1943-10-08/1943-10-12
Creator: North American Aviation, Inc. of Kansas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 5050

A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 5050, 4-8-4, Kansas City, KS. [coaling tower in background]
Date: October 3, 1943
Creator: Krambeck, F. J. Wesley
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History