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[Letter from the National WASP WWII Museum to WASP, March 12, 2013] (open access)

[Letter from the National WASP WWII Museum to WASP, March 12, 2013]

Letter from Carol Cain, Administrator for the National WASP WWII Museum, to a Women Airforce Service Pilot discussing the plans for the WASP Homecoming celebration at Avengers Field for May 25, 2013.
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: Cain, Carol
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kay Chaffey to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards, March 23, 1987] (open access)

[Letter from Kay Chaffey to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards, March 23, 1987]

Letter from Kay Gott Chaffey saying that she is sending copies of something she was supposed to months before and to tell Jim Vernon that she will send the photographs she said would soon.
Date: March 23, 1987
Creator: Chaffey, Kay Gott
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond A. Christ to the WASP Reunion Committee, March 3, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Raymond A. Christ to the WASP Reunion Committee, March 3, 1986]

Letter from Raymond A. Christ to members of the WASP Reunion Committee requesting their feedback on the draft registration information he has prepared for the WASP Reunion.
Date: March 3, 1986
Creator: Christ, Raymond A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond A. Christ to WASP Reunion Committee, March 3, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Raymond A. Christ to WASP Reunion Committee, March 3, 1986]

Letter from Raymond A. Christ to members of the WASP Reunion Committee discussing information for an upcoming WASP meeting.
Date: March 3, 1986
Creator: Christ, Raymond A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond A. Christ to WASP Reunion Committee, March 3, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Raymond A. Christ to WASP Reunion Committee, March 3, 1986]

Letter from Raymond A. Christ to WASP Reunion Committee discussing enclosed draft registration information for the upcoming reunion in Sweetwater.
Date: March 3, 1986
Creator: Christ, Raymond A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kent and Deanie Comolli to the National WASP WWII Museum, March, 1, 2010] (open access)

[Letter from Kent and Deanie Comolli to the National WASP WWII Museum, March, 1, 2010]

Letter from Kent and Deanie Comolli to the National WASP WWII Museum discussing memories of WASP and Sweetwater during WWII and seeing the museum at a class of '57 high school reunion.
Date: March 1, 2010
Creator: Comolli, Kent & Comolli, Deanie
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jewel Estes to Rigdon Edwards, March 27, 1991] (open access)

[Letter from Jewel Estes to Rigdon Edwards, March 27, 1991]

Letter from Jewel Estes to Rigdon Edwards about Rigdon's daughter Mary and Paula E. Langguth's book.
Date: March 27, 1991
Creator: Estes, Jewel Pfeifer
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. K. Griggs to Charles R. Griggs, March 27, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from C. K. Griggs to Charles R. Griggs, March 27, 1945]

Letter from C. K. Griggs to his son Charles R. Griggs concerning daily life back home; the letter actually is written by Charles' mother as she says "Daddy and I were hot and hostess at the USO for Sunday night." Later she discusses the new lace cloth being made and saying that cloth at home runs "from 10 cents to 25 cents per yard."
Date: March 27, 1945
Creator: Griggs, C. K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Captain Charles R. Griggs from his Parents, March 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter to Captain Charles R. Griggs from his Parents, March 15, 1945]

Letter to Charles R. Griggs from his parents wishing him a happy Easter while he is overseas. The bulk of the letter discusses daily life back home in Texas, including their work on the house and yard; at the end they ask Charles to send them the address of a boy in his company that is without parents as they would "like to be mother and dad to him." The back of the letter has a quote that reads: "My Easter prayer for you is this: That you may have a goodly part Of all the beauty of the day - Its joy, its hope, its peace of heart!"
Date: March 15, 1945
Creator: Griggs, C. K. & Griggs, Mrs. C. K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. C. K. Griggs to Captain Charles R. Griggs, March 28, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. C. K. Griggs to Captain Charles R. Griggs, March 28, 1945]

Letter from the parents of Captain Charles R. Griggs concerning their recent efforts in spring cleaning their home: "I started spring house cleaning, the xxxx living room and [dining] room have been finished." Mrs. Griggs also would like her china from France but "it was bought when sets of six were made, now I need eight."
Date: March 28, 1945
Creator: Griggs, Mrs. C. K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from R. C. Hoppe to Charles A. Prince, March 27, 1942] (open access)

[Telegram from R. C. Hoppe to Charles A. Prince, March 27, 1942]

Telegram from City Manager R. C. Hoppe to Charles A. Prince discussing the proposed lease on the Sweetwater Municipal Airport.
Date: March 27, 1942
Creator: Hoppe, R. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Tracie Johnston to Rigdon Edwards, March 31, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Tracie Johnston to Rigdon Edwards, March 31, 1996]

Letter from Tracie Johnston to Rigdon Edwards thanking Rigdon Edwards for helping her on her State History Day competition project and how successful she has been with it. She also requests more information for more research she can include in her project.
Date: March 31, 1996
Creator: Johnston, Tracie M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 2, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 2, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing insurance, packages, weather, censorship, news from Jackie Cochran, and the Women's Flying Training Detachment program. Typed on Hotel Edison (Beaumont) stationary.
Date: March 2, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 14, 1943] (open access)

[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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 17, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 17, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing leaving sick bay, flight training, recent correspondence, pay, her weight, and classmates.
Date: March 17, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, March 6, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, March 6, 1943?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her family discussing food, weather, flight training, ground school, and fellow students.
Date: 1943-03-06?
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 to family, March 10, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, March 10, 1943?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her family discussing increasing confidence in her flying abilities, the weather, and her weight.
Date: 1943-03-10?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, March 21, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, March 21, 1943?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her family discussing getting out of sick bay, being in charge of other student pilots, liberty, a visit from Phil Kafka(?), and wash-outs.
Date: 1943-03-21?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, March 28, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, March 28, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her family discussing events at home, cancellation of overnight passes for student pilots, boredom in Sweetwater, uniforms, her training schedule, attending a dance, needing a lightweight helmet, a friend's birthday, flying cross-country hours, classes, and future basing. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary.
Date: March 28, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, March 18, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, March 18, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent letters, the weather and flying, ground school, being able to fly solo, taking a trip to San Angelo, missing socks, maintaining her car, a new class of trainees, pictures from her dad, problems with dry skin, and her next phase of training.
Date: March 18, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, March 20, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, March 20, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her father thanking him for recent packages and discussing a solo flight, a check ride, taxiing at Avenger Field, calisthenics, weather, menial work, and money.
Date: March 20, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, March 25, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, March 25, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her father discussing color photos of herself, a case of measles among her flight class and quarantining, the weather, chandelle maneuvers, advancing from primary to basic flight training, and check flights. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary.
Date: March 25, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. E. Kennedy to Claude Wilson, March 30, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from R. E. Kennedy to Claude Wilson, March 30, 1961]

Letter from R. E. Kennedy to Claude Wilson stating that he found copies of AFL-CIO voting records from Texas State Representative Truett Latimer to send him.
Date: March 30, 1961
Creator: Kennedy, R. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History