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[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, November 22, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing recent work. The postcard is from the Medici Society's Herb Garden Series and features an image of borage and camomile, and accompanying short text.
Date:
November 22, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Postcard
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 Cornelia Yerkes, November 22, 1943?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing riding in a B-17, grounding from weather, horse riding, flying to San Bernardino and the Red Cross canteen there, ferrying planes, and making several stops on the return trip in a B-17. Written on Royal Palms Hotel (Palm Springs) stationary.
Date:
1943-11-22?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 11, 1943?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing delivering aircraft to Avenger Field in Sweetwater, TX, travelling back to Jackson, MS, correspondence, changes in Army regulation and command, getting her car serviced, and asking for a ration book and copies of the New Yorker from the recipient. Typed on Hotel Heidelberg (Jackson) stationary.
Date:
1943-11-11?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 3, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being stuck with a faulty plane in Jackson, MS. Written on American Red Cross stationary.
Date:
1944-11-03?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 8, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes, probably to her father, discussing recent letters, money, a watch, poor weather, flying planes to Sweetwater, being buzzed by a P-40, Southerners, and her coat. Written on Hotel Heidelberg (Jackson) stationary.
Date:
November 8, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 3, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing a Navy pilot who crashed in a river, the Mississippi River and flying over Vicksburg, waiting with 29 ferrying pilots at a municipal airport, and getting dinner and a bath at a hotel while waiting for a flight. Written on Hotel Heidelberg (Jackson) stationary.
Date:
November 4, 1943, 12:00 a.m.
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[American Airlines Thanksgiving Menu, 1943]
An in-flight menu from American Airlines for Thanksgiving, 1943. The cover features a drawing of various military aircraft flying over a pastoral scene with the words "For This We are Thankful."
Date:
1943-11-25~
Creator:
American Airlines
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History