[Special Orders Number 104, Extracts 18-24] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 104, Extracts 18-24]

Extracts of several special orders and regulations for both Women Airforce Service Pilots and male pilots ordered by Lieutenant Colonel Munson.
Date: July 25, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Force Base
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, July 23, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, July 23, 1945]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing his recent stay in a hospital, US Army presence in Germany, discussions with Air Force officers, and aviation.
Date: July 23, 1945
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bernice Haydu, July 10, 1993] (open access)

[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, July 6, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 6, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing waiting on modifications to her plane during a ferrying trip, a future visit to Orlando, clothes and mailing personal items, and orders. Written on the back of Hotel Continental (Kansas City) stationary.
Date: July 6, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 10, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 10, 1944]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, probably to one of her parents, discussing the recipient's birthday, trying to find a gift for them, and hoping for a chance to visit them in Jacksonville.
Date: July 10, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 18, 1944?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 18, 1944?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing a phone call with a friend, flying a P-40, meeting with a Rev. Johnson, papers, and traveling. Written on San Juan Hotel (Orlando) stationary.
Date: 1944-07-18?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 23, 1944?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 23, 1944?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing available time for her family to visit her in Orlando, flight classes, time spent with her friends, transportation for her parents, and clothes. Typed on Hotel Cleveland (Spartanburg, SC) stationary.
Date: 1944-07-23?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, July 18, 1943~]

Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing her arrival in Orlando for a training course. The postcard features an image of clouds through a window surrounded by curtains.
Date: 1943-07-18?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, July 4, 1944]

Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents Fred and Frances discussing flying to Kansas City to ferry a P-51. The postcard features a color drawing of the Hotel Continental in Kansas City, MO.
Date: July 4, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women at war] (open access)

[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
[Letter from Milton R. McFarland to Cornelia Yerkes Kafka, July 30, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Milton R. McFarland to Cornelia Yerkes Kafka, July 30, 1979]

Letter from Maj. Milton R. McFarland of the USAF Directorate of Personnel Data Systems to former WASP Cornelia Yerkes Kafka introducing forms for her discharge from the US Air Force and discussing entitlement to veteran benefits.
Date: July 30, 1979
Creator: McFarland, Milton R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mary Ruth Rance WASP Diploma] (open access)

[Mary Ruth Rance WASP Diploma]

Diploma certifying that Mary Ruth Rance completed the Women Airforce Service Pilots special training program.
Date: July 28, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Earhart route flier set to go] (open access)

[Clipping: Earhart route flier set to go]

Photocopy of an article about Grace McGuire and the dangerous journey she will fly from New Guinea to Howland Island in an attempt to "duplicate" Amelia Earhart's last flight.
Date: July 24, 1983
Creator: Welde, Deena
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: American Red Cross Receives Letters From Overseas Workers] (open access)

[Clipping: American Red Cross Receives Letters From Overseas Workers]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "American Red Cross Receives Letters from Overseas Workers," and three photos of Cornelia Yerkes, Hope Mills-Price, and Florence Goldrick. The article briefly profiles each pictured woman and provides information on how to work with the Red Cross.
Date: July 11, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Snapp with Gold Medal]

Photograph that is slightly blurry of Helen Snapp in uniform sitting at a table, with her gold medal seen to the right. Two young women can be seen standing behind her. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo read, "From Left standing Samantha Thomason and Callie Thomason, Helen Snapp, July 10, 2010" and " AFA FL Convention dinner Ft Lauderdale, Fl."
Date: July 10, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History