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[Calendar: WASP WWII - 2008]
Calendar for 2008 containing photographs of the Women Airforce Service Pilots. Fifinella, the organization's cartoon mascot, appears in each of the calendar's twelve photographs.
Date:
2007
Creator:
Wings Across America
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Card from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, June 17, 1943]
A father's day card from Cornelia Yerkes to her father discussing clothing, a visit from aviator Nancy Love, the Women Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron, and her future. The card features a cartoon of a girl saying "I may not be no mental whizz, but dad, I know what day this is!"
Date:
June 17, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Fifinella Finds Home in Heart of City]
Newspaper clipping of an article about the moving of the Fifinella statue from the Texas State Technical Institute to the Nolan County Courthouse, books published by WASP, and past experiences from WASP.
Date:
August 13, 1985
Creator:
Redden, Gail
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: New Deal In Ground School Calls For Six Day Week]
Newspaper clipping of an article about the three phases of the new training program recently adopted for the female pilots.
Date:
May 5, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In]
Newspaper clipping giving information about the Patriot's Parade. A list of former WASP with portraits and short biographies is also included.
Date:
May 28, 2005
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In]
Newspaper clipping giving information about the Patriot's Parade. A list of former WASP with portraits and short biographies is also included.
Date:
May 28, 2005
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Say...Thank You Sweetwater]
Newspaper clipping with an announcement from the WASP thanking the city of Sweetwater for their hospitality and making their 46th reunion enjoyable. Articles about sports are also included.
Date:
October 1, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASPs are her heroes, Reno says]
Newspaper clipping of an article about Janet Reno's admiration of the WASPs, their 50th anniversary, achievements accomplished by WASPs, and a brief history about them.
Date:
May 23, 1993
Creator:
Todd, Ed
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women at war]
Newspaper clipping with an article giving a brief history of the WASP, their accomplishments, and current efforts to acquire veteran status.
Date:
July 31, 1977
Creator:
Kelsy, Roy & North, Don
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WW2 Flying Women"]
Newspaper clipping of the "People" section of the June 1995 issue of Florida Today. Articles about the story of the WASPs, Michael Jackson's accusations of child molestation, neutering dogs, and more are included. "WW2 Flying Women" discusses two local women, Marjorie Sizemore and Carolyn Miller, and their service in the WASP.
Date:
June 22, 1995
Creator:
Morris, Betty
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bernice Haydu, July 10, 1993]
Letter from Bernice Haydu containing information that can be used for the WASP display and suggesting what kind of materials can be used to set it up.
Date:
July 10, 1993
Creator:
Haydu, Bernice Falk (Bee)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 1943?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing money, transferring bank accounts from Atlanta to Sweetwater, passing a check flight, staying in sickbay, news from home, a student pilot's poetry, practicing stalls, sending mail, and nurses.
Date:
1943-02~
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, March 14, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing being stuck in sick bay with a cold, medical issues among other student pilots, a visit from a Navy dive bomber pilot, and money. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary.
Date:
March 14, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon Edwards, August 6, 1995]
Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon Edwards including video tapes and discussing a couple of reunions she will be attending.
Date:
August 6, 1995
Creator:
Harmon, Elaine Danforth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rigdon Edwards to Dorothy McCracken, November 9, 1986]
Letter from Dorothy McCraken to Rigdon Edwards apologizing for not attending the past reunion, explaining why she didn't, and her communication with Polly White.
Date:
November 9, 1986
Creator:
McCracken, Dorothy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Virginia Wise to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards, October 26, 1986]
Letter from Virginia Wise to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards thanking him for his participation in the last reunion.
Date:
October 26, 1986
Creator:
Wise, Virginia F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas and Southwestern Lore
Collection of popular folklore from Texas and the Southwest, including ballads, cowboy songs, Native American myths, superstitions and other miscellaneous folk tales. It also contains the proceedings of the Texas Folklore Society. The index begins on page 243.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas and Southwestern Lore
Collection of popular folklore from Texas and the Southwest, including ballads, cowboy songs, Native American myths, superstitions and other miscellaneous folk tales. It also contains the proceedings of the Texas Folklore Society. The index begins on page 243.
Date:
1927
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Timeline of Cornelia Yerkes Kafka's World War II service]
A handwritten timeline with details of Cornelia Yerkes' service as a WASP and Red Cross worker in World War II, with details on her training, duty stations, aircraft and routes flown, and some personal details.
Date:
2000~/2009~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
WASP Ruth Fleisher
A document with information about WASP Ruth Fleisher. Topics include her growing up, her stations while enlisted, and her life after the WASP were disbanded. There is also a picture of Fleisher about halfway down the page on the left.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History