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[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, May 17, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, May 17, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents Fred and Frances discussing issues with supplies of P-51s for graduating fighter pilots, skipping ground school classes, gifts, her mother's health, her friend Bobby, marriages, applying to join the British ferry command, and rumors about cancellation of the WASP program. Typed on Hotel John Marshall (Richmond) stationary.
Date: May 17, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 28, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 28, 1944]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying over Pennsylvania, riding in a DC-3 with no seats, Newark Airport, Pittsburgh, recent correspondence and news about people.
Date: May 28, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, May 12-14, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, May 12-14, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing picking up a new plane, being grounded by weather, the possibility of visiting, her father's health, a problem with her wrist, flying to Dallas, a colonel, and buying her friend a wedding gift. Typed (on May 12) and written (on May 14) on Hotel John Marshall (Richmond) stationary.
Date: 1944-05-12/1944-05-14
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, May 23, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 23, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent letters, ferrying a P-51 to Newark, being grounded by poor weather, politics affecting the WASP, and the possibility of Army Air Force commissions. Written on Mayo Hotel (Tulsa) stationary.
Date: May 23, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Sparklet Devices Inc., May 16, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Sparklet Devices Inc., May 16, 1944]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Sparklet Devices, Inc. discussing a syphon needing repairs.
Date: May 16, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner, May 30, 1944] (open access)

[Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner, May 30, 1944]

Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner sending a check for item No. 7512 regarding repairs.
Date: May 30, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System: The Portal to Texas History