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[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 9, 1944?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 9, 1944?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying on an airline from Amarillo to Wichita, and ferrying aircraft.
Date: 1944-01-09?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 9, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 9, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing Easter, attending a dance with her friend Bobby Willis, pursuit school washouts and qualifying to fly pursuit planes, horse riding, other WASPs, bills, the next pursuit school class, and trying to arrange a meeting with a friend. Typed on Wells Roberts Hotel (Oklahoma City) stationary.
Date: April 9, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 9, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 9, 1944]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes written on American Airlines stationary discussing her visit to Newark and a trip to Dallas via Buffalo and Chicago.
Date: May 9, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, March 9, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, March 9, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her family discussing recent correspondence, visiting friends, Phil Kafka, Sweetwater, her living accommodations, flying, Jacqueline Cochran, and check flights.
Date: March 9, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 9, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 9, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying a plane to San Antonio with a diversion to Hondo, recent correspondence, and new britches. Typed on the back of a 5th Ferrying Group "memorandum receipt."
Date: September 9, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History