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Eleanor Brown Collection
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Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
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Kafka Collection
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Prince Collection
8
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
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Avenger Field Nomination
2
Catherine Parker Collection
2
Helen Snapp Collection
2
National WASP Museum (NWM) Collection
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54th Legislature of Texas
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[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 6, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying in hot weather, sunburns, her hectic schedule, a measles outbreak, news about friends, check flights and washouts, and needing clothes shipped. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary and the back of a graded physics quiz.
Date:
April 6, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, April 13, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing letters from them, a visit from Phil Kafka, transitioning from primary to basic flight training, flying, discipline and routine, finishing the course faster than male cadets, washouts, weather, and her health. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary.
Date:
April 13, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, April 27, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing graduation from primary flight training, visiting Dallas with a Phil (Kafka?), and the transition to basic flight training.
Date:
April 27, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, April 10, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing new flight students, finishing certain phases of flight training, graduation, schedule and sleep, needing a bathing suit, and a lack of things to do in Sweetwater.
Date:
April 10, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gayle Snell to Eleanor "Mickey" Brown, April 20, 1979]
Letter from Gayle Snell to Mickey McLernon Brown discussing trouble developing some photos, tapes, visiting, and a long summary of her work and living situation since leaving the WASP.
Date:
April 20, 1979
Creator:
Snell, Gayle M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Major McConnel Asks Sweetwater People to Share 'Great Adventure']
Newspaper clippings of the article, "Major McConnel Asks Sweetwater People to Share 'Great Adventure'" which discusses the women's pilot training at Avenger's Field and urges the town residents to welcome the women trainees into the social and civic activities of Sweetwater.
Date:
April 30, 1943
Creator:
Chamberlain, L. F.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, April 17, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents Fred and Frances discussing military and civilian check flights, drilling to prepare for a visit from newsreel cameras, needing a new car, friends and correspondence, and starting basic flight training. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary.
Date:
April 17, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 22, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing flight training, barracks life, students failing for minor medical problems, and a picnic.
Date:
April 22, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 1, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing being alone in the barracks, her training schedule, a visit from Jackie Cochran and related drill parade, a planned visit from General Hap Arnold, learning to fly basic trainers, not getting along with an instructor, recent correspondence, advantages of being the first class at Avenger Field, hope of getting Army commissions, the weather, bonds, and clothes. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary.
Date:
April 1, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Ella Glover, April 16, 1959]
Telegram from Ella Glover to Truett Latimer asking that he oppose the selective sales tax.
Date:
April 16, 1959
Creator:
Glover, Ella
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Claude Wilson, April 10, 1961]
Letter from Truett Latimer to Claude Wilson discussing House Bill 575. Mr. Latimer says that he will oppose the bill.
Date:
April 10, 1961
Creator:
Latimer, Truett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Kenneth L. Smith, April 17, 1959]
Telegram from Kenneth L. Smith for Truett Latimer stating his opposition to the selective sales tax. He suggests a general sales tax.
Date:
April 17, 1959
Creator:
Smith, Kenneth L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to James Parker, April 29, 1959]
Letter from Truett Latimer to James Parker showing appreciation for Mr. Parker's previous letter and inviting him to the State Capitol for a visit.
Date:
April 29, 1959
Creator:
Latimer, Truett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Clif Perkins to Truett Latimer, April 20, 1955]
Postcard from Clif Perkins to Truett Latimer commending him for his work on the Life Insurance Counselor bill. He also asks that Mr. Latimer support Senate bills 12 and 16.
Date:
April 20, 1955
Creator:
Perkins, Clif
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Parker WASP Appointment Slip]
Appointment slip stating Catherine Parker's new position, pay grade, and station in the Women Airforce Service Pilots training program.
Date:
April 18, 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[War Savings Bond Form, April 25, 1944]
War savings bond form filled out by Catherine Parker, in which she lists Mrs. Madeline E. Parker as her beneficiary.
Date:
April 25, 1944
Creator:
Parker, Catherine
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Welcome to Molly's World - 1944]
Copy of a magazine about women's participation in World War II aviation.
Date:
April 18, 2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letters From Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to WASP Members, June Leckie, April 2000]
Letters from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to June S. Leckie and all WASP members discussing information and registration forms for the 2000 reunion.
Date:
April 2000
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce WASP Sub-Committee Meeting
Official minutes for a Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce and WASP sub-committee meeting discussing the WASP reunion.
Date:
April 8, 1993
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Monument Minutes, April 26, 1990]
Group meeting minutes discussing construction of the WASP historic monument. Included are an agreement between WASP sculptor, Dorothy Swain Louis and the WASP Historic Monument Committee, schedules and a registration form filled out by Lynne Carlson for the 1990 WASP Conference.
Date:
April 26, 1990
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes: WASP Monument Sub-Committee Meeting, April 1, 1993]
Minutes for the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce WASP Monument Sub-Committee meeting including a list of members in attendance and a summary of business discussed.
Date:
April 1, 1993
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Standing Next to a Plane #1]
Photograph of a woman with a parachute standing next to an airplane marked "U245." Another airplane is visible in the background.
Date:
[1944-04..1944-12]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Four WASP Trainees #2]
Photograph of four WASP trainees seated in the back of a truck and looking at something in the distance. Written on the back of the photograph: "McCarty, McLernon, McGrath, Lytch 44-9."
Date:
[1944-04..1944-12]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Trainee in a PT-17 #1]
Photograph of a woman seated in a PT-17 biplane marked "U54." The back of the photograph includes a handwritten note that says, "Me & ship - solo."
Date:
[1944-04..1944-12]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History