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Stars and Stripes Salutes Women Airforce Service Pilots (open access)

Stars and Stripes Salutes Women Airforce Service Pilots

Advertising supplement to the March 10, 2010 issue of The Stars and Stripes dedicated to the WASP. The supplement contains articles about the founding and history of the WASP, their uniforms, the aircraft they flew, profiles of several members, and advertisements.
Date: March 10, 2010
Creator: Stars and Stripes
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WASPS Wasn't 'Wash Out' For Pilot Florey"] (open access)

[Clipping: "WASPS Wasn't 'Wash Out' For Pilot Florey"]

Newspaper clipping with an article about what training was like for a trainee and an instructor at Avenger Field.
Date: September 19, 1986
Creator: Redden, Gail
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newsletter from Lyda Keefe to WASP, April 5, 1986] (open access)

[Newsletter from Lyda Keefe to WASP, April 5, 1986]

Newsletter from Lyda Keefe to WASP about Helen Schaefer, people she met, Barbara Heinrich, the upcoming meeting in Sweetwater, and other WASP. On the front is a photograph of a group of WASP and a note about Dora Dougherty and Didi Moorman.
Date: April 5, 1986
Creator: Keefe, Lyda Dunham
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Cornelia Fort, WASP, [1919-1949] Remembers] (open access)

[Clipping: Cornelia Fort, WASP, [1919-1949] Remembers]

Clipping from the Stars and Stripes with a column by Patricia Collins Hughes about Cornelia Fort, who died while serving as a ferry pilot during World War Two. Hughes also includes Fort's account of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Date: December 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Celia Hunter to Alberta Head, January 15, 1971] (open access)

[Letter from Celia Hunter to Alberta Head, January 15, 1971]

Letter from Celia Hunter to Alberta Head giving her holiday greetings, informing them of the weather in Fairbanks, and sharing about her experiences from her 1970 travels.
Date: January 15, 1971
Creator: Hunter, Celia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial View of City

Copy photograph of an aerial view of Honolulu, Hawaii. Several buildings are visible. Text at the bottom of the photograph reads, "5th Group (Obs) Honolulu."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial View Of Honolulu

Copy negative of an aerial view of Honolulu Hawaii. There are buildings and part of the ocean.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Brochure for Cruise to Pearl Harbor] (open access)

[Brochure for Cruise to Pearl Harbor]

Brochure for a cruise via yacht to visit Pear Harbor that includes information on the battle and a map of the area surrounding the base.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hawaiian Cruises, LTD.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Essay by Charlyne Creger] (open access)

[Essay by Charlyne Creger]

Photocopy of an essay by Charlyne Creger describing how her life was impacted by World War II and recalling what led her to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots. A few grammar corrections have been written in red ink on the page. The original copy appears to have been bound in a book.
Date: unknown
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Man with Fourteen Students in Front of Plane on Hawaii

Copy negative of Dr. Rupert Richardson and 14 students in front of a plane in Hawaii wearing leis.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photo Book from Pearl Harbor Cruise]

Photo book containing ten photos of the battle of Peal Harbor. The cover of the book has the text, "Souvenir of your Pearl Harbor Cruise aboard the "Adventure" printed on the image of a cruise ship. Each photo, excepting the first, has a description printed on it; "On Guard at Pearl Harbor," "Battleship Row During Attack," "Attack on Wheeler Field Air Base," "U.S.S. Arizona Explosion," "U.S.S. Oklahoma Capsized and U.S.S. Maryland," "Explosion of U.S.S. Shaw," "Damaged U.S. Plane," "U.S.S. Cassin and U.S.S. Downs with U.S.S. Pennsylvania in the Background," and "Japanese Aerial Photo Taken During Attack."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photocopied WASP Portraits] (open access)

[Photocopied WASP Portraits]

Photocopy of a page containing six Women Airforce Service Pilot portraits, all dressed in leather flight jackets with Fifinella patches. The women are Grace Putnam, Mary Ruth Rance, Virginia Raymond, Velma Saunders, Betty Scantland, and Martha Smith.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Project Destiny Memorabilia Order Form] (open access)

[Project Destiny Memorabilia Order Form]

Order form for commemorative air mail envelopes that will be proof of Grace McGuire's completion of Amelia Earhart's attempted circumnavigation flight.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Souvenir Photo Book From Pearl Harbor Cruise]

Photo book containing ten photographs from the Battle of Pearl Harbor. The cover is a photo of a ship with the text "Souvenir of your Pearl Harbor Cruise aboard "Adventure." Each photo in the book has a description printed at the bottom of the image; "Memorial Plaque Aboard U.S.S. Arizona," "U.S.S. Oklahoma During Attack," "Japanese Aerial Photo of Battleship Row During Attack," "Wreckage on Ford Island," "U.S.S. Arizona Exploding," "U.S.S. West Virginia and U.S.S. Tennessee," "Explosion of U.S.S. Shaw," "Pearl Harbor During Attack with U.S.S. Nevada Underway," "U.S.S. Oglaga Capsized, U.S.S. Maryland in Background," and "Pearl Harbor Today."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Emma Mae Hutto to Truett Latimer, January 16, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Emma Mae Hutto to Truett Latimer, January 16, 1953]

Letter from Emma Mae Hutto to Truett Latimer discussing Latimer's recent case of the flu and the issue of allowing women to serve on juries.
Date: January 16, 1953
Creator: Hutto, Emma Mae
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 26, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 26, 1946]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing preparations for her return trip to the United States from Guam.
Date: January 26, 1946
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 30, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 30, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing preparations for her shipment from Hawaii to a location in the Pacific (Guam), visiting an officers club, visiting Ford Island, recent letters, money, and news from home. Typed on Hotel Annapolis (Washington) stationary.
Date: July 30, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 23, 1945?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 23, 1945?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing going to a square dance, living accommodations, a B-25 pilot who survived ditching in the ocean, seeing performances of the "Marine show," the postal service, a pineapple festival, magazines, and dances. Typed on Burlington Hotel (Washington) stationary.
Date: 1945-07-23?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 14, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 14, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing money, a bracelet from her friend Phyllis made from aircraft steel, meeting her friend Marion's brother, working with a Red Cross Clubmobile, preparing to leave Hawaii for a location in the South Pacific (Guam), and some photos.
Date: July 14, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, July 6, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, July 6, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing a recent letter, pictures of her Red Cross living quarters, getting a subscription to the New Yorker, using a Clubmobile, meeting someone from Jacksonville, clothes, the rain, attending a dance and her friend Phyllis climbing on a roof to take pictures, and advice on whether a friend (family member?) should join the Red Cross. Typed on Hotel Belleville stationary.
Date: July 6, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 2, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 2, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing moving to new accommodations on Hawaii, gifts from Marines, Keehi Beach, Bill Cox and a book he wrote, getting sick, censorship, and her friend Whit. Typed on Sheraton Hotel (High Point, NC) stationary.
Date: July 2, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 25, 1945?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 25, 1945?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing friends, people she met, flowers, books, weather, mail, recreation, dinner with friends, and mending clothes. Typed on USO stationary.
Date: 1945-06-25?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 23, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 23, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing a busy schedule, correspondence, riding to a party and being pulled over, sleep, and food and cooking. Written on Burlington Hotel (Washington) stationary.
Date: June 23, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 17, 1945?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 17, 1945?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, possibly to her mother, discussing receiving her driver's license with help from the recipient, driving across Oahu, work and related events, lack of free time, finding a particular book in the library, amenities at an officer's club, and taking a boat around Pearl Harbor. Written and typed on Red Cross stationary.
Date: 1945-06-17?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History