[Card to Marjorie Wakeham] (open access)

[Card to Marjorie Wakeham]

Kitten card in an envelope addressed to Marjorie Wakeham with a handwritten poem on the inside about the recipient leaving, signed from "Lambie".
Date: October 20, 1947
Creator: {{{name}}}
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Mr. Charles Prince from Lucien C. Wheeler] (open access)

[Receipt for Mr. Charles Prince from Lucien C. Wheeler]

Receipt for $30 paid by Mr. Charles Prince to Lucien C. Wheeler.
Date: October 15, 1947
Creator: Wheeler, Lucien C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Yerkes, October 14, 1947]

Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing her stay at Kenmore Hall and visits with friends in Rye, NY, and Greenwich, CT. The postcard features the Hotel Annapolis in Washington, D. C.
Date: October 14, 1947
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, October 12, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, October 12, 1947]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing a recent road trip. Written on Hotel Annapolis (Washington DC) stationary. Envelope is included.
Date: October 12, 1947
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Myers, Burns, and Rollins Seated in Park]

Photograph of three women, Dorothy Myers, Katy "B-Dog" Burns, and Shirley Rollins, all seated together in the grass of a park with trees seen in the background.
Date: October 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nursing Class from Herman Hospital]

Photograph of a group women all wearing dresses and standing in five rows on the steps of a stone building. At the bottom edge of the photo is printed the caption, "In Coming Class - Herman Hospital Houston Texas - September 4, 1947". Charlyne Creger can be seen standing in the center of the bottom, foremost row.
Date: September 4, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Suzette Van Daell Pilot's License] (open access)

[Certificate of Suzette Van Daell Pilot's License]

Certificate of a pilot's license for Suzette Van Daell Douglas rated as a pilot for commercial single engine airplanes.
Date: July 1, 1947
Creator: United States. Department of Commerce.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[McLernon Pilot Certificate] (open access)

[McLernon Pilot Certificate]

Pilot's certificate classifying Eleanor McLernon as a "Class A" pilot and licensing her to fly and land commercial, single engine planes.
Date: July 1, 1947
Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 4, Number 3, July 1947 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 4, Number 3, July 1947

Bi-monthly newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: July 1947
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Josephine Post to Charlyne Creger, June 13, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from Josephine Post to Charlyne Creger, June 13, 1947]

Letter from Josephine Post to Charlyne Creger explaining the admission requirements for the Herman Hospital School of Nursing, their programs offered and employment opportunities.
Date: June 13, 1947
Creator: Post, Josephine
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Clipped Wings] (open access)

[Clipping: Clipped Wings]

Clipping of an article from Collier's magazine discussing the lack of opportunities available to female pilots. The back of the first clipping includes ads for Burgess Batteries, Wigwam Socks, and X-Pandotite and the conclusion of an article. The back of the second clipping includes an illustration of a large 8-ball with a sign stating "Harry Doesn't Live Here Any More" and text of an article.
Date: May 17, 1947
Creator: Neely, Frederick
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Hangar Scoop from New Mexico] (open access)

[Clipping: Hangar Scoop from New Mexico]

Newspaper clipping from the Cross Country News, a newspaper for civilian aviation, discussing flying activity in New Mexico, including Herman Fuchs and his aerial hunting. On the back is a piece discussing flying license suspensions and revocations.
Date: April 28, 1947
Creator: Shockley, Wanda
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order Adjusting Maximum Rent] (open access)

[Order Adjusting Maximum Rent]

Order from the Offices of Temporary Controls and Price Administration to increase the maximum rent at a location in Sweetwater, Texas from $25 per month to $35 per month.
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: Wright, V. H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Women in Flight Suits]

Photograph of three women that appear to be wearing flight suits, smiling and posing together on an air field. Written notes on the back read, "April 1947, Trixie Gehrung, Ruth Lembke, me, taken by Dr. Heise". The woman on far left has been identified as Dorothy Christenson.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Women on Air Field]

Photograph of two women facing each other and looking at the camera with a man in a hat and several planes in the background. The handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "April 1947, Ruth Lembke, taken by Dr. Heise, Dorothy Frances Mitchell on left".
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 4, Number 2, April 1947 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 4, Number 2, April 1947

Bi-monthly newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: April 1947
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from "Shelton" to Frances Yerkes and Mrs. E. G. Baxter, February 10, 1947] (open access)

[Telegram from "Shelton" to Frances Yerkes and Mrs. E. G. Baxter, February 10, 1947]

Telegram from a Shelton to Mrs. E. G. Baxter by care of Frances Yerkes, stating that they were not able to make a reservation somewhere and will write from Topeka, KS the following day.
Date: February 10, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Christenson in Plane #2]

Photograph of Dorothy Christenson in the cockpit of an airplane and looking off camera to the right. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo read, "Dorothy Christenson", "WASP School 43-W-3, Feb 1943", Houston Airport (Howard Hughes?)", "AT-6 from Ellington Field". A note on the right edge of the back possibly reads, "Alan D. Christenson 5".
Date: February 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Herman Hospital School of Nursing Itemized Expenses (open access)

Herman Hospital School of Nursing Itemized Expenses

Itemized list of expenses and fees for the Herman Hospital School of Nursing Program.
Date: February 1947
Creator: Herman Hospital
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cornelia Yerkes commercial airman medical certificate, 1947] (open access)

[Cornelia Yerkes commercial airman medical certificate, 1947]

A medical certificate issued to Cornelia Yerkes as a commercial airman.
Date: January 29, 1947
Creator: United States. Department of Commerce. Civil Aviation Administration
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger Nursing School Scrapbook]

Scrapbook full of photographs of Charlyne Creger and her nursing school classmates and teachers. Many of the photos are taken in and around Houston, Texas.
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Earhart Memorial] (open access)

[Clipping: Earhart Memorial]

Newspaper clipping discussing the details of a $1000 Graduate Scholarship grant for professional women to study engineering with a specialization in aeronautics.
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 4, Number 1, January, 1947 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 4, Number 1, January, 1947

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: January 1947
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 4, Number 1, January 1947 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 4, Number 1, January 1947

Bi-monthly newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: January 1947
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History