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[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 2, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being grounded by bad weather, books, catching a ride to an airfield, getting a hotel room, exploring Oklahoma City (?), travel plans, and getting a birthday gift for her father. Written on Wells Roberts Hotel stationary.
Date:
1944-10-02?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 2, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing her friends Phyl and Buzz leaving Guam for Saipan, two Red Cross girls getting into a road accident in a Jeep, delivering food, washing clothes, and being invited to an indigenous person's wedding.
Date:
October 2, 1945
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 3-4, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing typewriter ribbon, her friend Phyllis, dinner, chores, and a dance.
Date:
1945-10-03/1945-10-04
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 3, 1943?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent letters, money, flying, and a "ground loop." Typed on Hotel Lassen (Wichita) stationary.
Date:
1943-10-03?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 3, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying a UC78, a letter from her husband Dick, and other correspondence. Written on San Juan Hotel (Orlando) stationary.
Date:
October 3, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 4, 1943?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing an upcoming flight, clothes, an acquaintance having a car accident, bonds, the weather, flying to an airfield on the border, and spending the night in Mexico. Typed and written on Hutson Hotels stationary.
Date:
1943-10-04?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 4, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing staying with Air Force nurses at Pampa Army Air Field, the coming disbanding of her unit, stopping at Love Field in Dallas, and helping some "green" WASPs passing through Pampa Field. Written on San Juan Hotel (Orlando) stationary.
Date:
October 4, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 5, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing a night flight to Dallas, flying P-51s, her ex-husband, getting a steak, spending the night in Long Beach, seeing new parts of the American southwest, and commercial pilot licenses.
Date:
October 5, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 6, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying a P-51 from Long Beach to El Centro, living accommodations in Long Beach, and her busy schedule. Typed on Mayo Hotel (Tulsa) stationary.
Date:
October 6, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 7, 1943?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing Blythe Field and Morton's Air Academy, flying over the desert, getting transportation to Dallas, finding a forgotten parachute, Mexican and Native American crafts, and meeting some flight cadets. Written on Hotel Paso del Norte (El Paso) stationary.
Date:
1943-10-07?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 7, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing her past night in El Paso and Juarez, tacos, flying over mountains, landing at Deming and Phoenix, and staying in Phoenix. Written on Hotel Westward Ho stationary.
Date:
October 7, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 8, 1945?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes, probably to her parents, discussing recent flights, landing a P-51, differences between bases, and meeting Peruvian Air Force officers. Written on Mayo Hotel (Tulsa) stationary.
Date:
1945-10-08?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 11, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing delivering a plane and flying back to Dallas, chores, seeing For Whom the Bell Tolls, seeing Tito GuÃzar in concert, and flying to Camden, AK. Typed and written on Hutson Hotels stationary.
Date:
October 11, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 11, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying aircraft, food, seeing a dentist, an officer from Latin America and speaking Spanish, and visiting different cities. Written on Mayo Hotel (Tulsa) stationary.
Date:
October 11, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 12, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying with poor weather from Louisville to Newark, seeing a play, riding an airliner, getting a hotel room, her dental health, and people she met. Written on Hotel Frances (Monroe, LA) stationary.
Date:
October 12, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 12, 1949]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing coming to Jacksonville, a dentist appointment, and recent correspondence. Written on Casa Bonita Hotel stationary.
Date:
October 12, 1949
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 14, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being grounded in Camden, AK, repairing her boots, letters, a man from Palm Springs, and her friend Marion. Typed on Hotel Lassen (Wichita) stationary.
Date:
October 14, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 14, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing her recent experiences ferrying aircraft. Typed on Hotel Frances (Monroe, LA) stationary.
Date:
1944-10-14?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 16, 1942]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing becoming a link trainer instructor, students and instructors, link trainer aircraft, getting her car taken care of, dining on base, and working/flying hours.
Date:
1942-10-16?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 16, 1943?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying from Dallas to Abilene, getting a hotel, and dealing with cold. Written on Hilton Hotel stationary.
Date:
1943-10-16?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 18, 1943?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying between various points in Texas.
Date:
1943-10-18?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 20, 1942]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing shopping, pay, link training, wartime censorship, and her schedule. Written on the back of blank Navy application.
Date:
October 20, 1942
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes October 20, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing her frustration with the Red Cross, preparing to open a new club for enlisted men, getting transferred to Aganus, her work schedule, and friends. Typed on The Neil House (Columbus, OH) stationary.
Date:
October 20, 1945
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 22, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing delays while ferrying a plane, a bomber pilot who participated in Operation Tidal Wave, a night in Juarez, and waiting in El Paso for clearance to continue on her trip. Written on Hilton Hotels stationary.
Date:
October 22, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History