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[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 14, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing her uniform and clothing, a check ride, a Red Cross canteen, vaccinations, news from home, and seeing "The More the Merrier." Typed on Hotel Andrew Johnson (Knoxville) stationary.
Date:
September 14, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 20, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flyers being grounded by a hurricane, new pilot suits and uniforms, commercial licenses, her typewriter, and her car. Typed on Hotel Andrew Jackson (Knoxville) stationary.
Date:
September 20, 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, 1943?]
Undated letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing moving into living quarters at a new base and her new Army Air Force uniform. Typed on Hotel Andrew Jackson (Knoxville) stationary.
Date:
1943-23~
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, September 24, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing recent letters, clothes, news from home, flying, and her friend Marion. Typed on Hotel Andrew Johnson (Knoxville) stationary.
Date:
September 24, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 26, 1943?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing Christmas gifts, traveling by train, meeting a Russian fur trapper, recent correspondence, the WASP program and pay. Typed on Hotel John Marshal (Richmond) stationary.
Date:
1943-12-26?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 5, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing her morning and taking a train to Memphis. Written on 4th Ferrying Group Officers Club stationary.
Date:
January 5, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 20, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying aircraft and trouble with weather, flying between Dallas, Wichita, Pampa, and Walnut Ridge, her friends, and food. Written on Hotel Chisca (Memphis) starionary.
Date:
January 20, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 104, Extracts 18-24]
Extracts of several special orders and regulations for both Women Airforce Service Pilots and male pilots ordered by Lieutenant Colonel Munson.
Date:
July 25, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Force Base
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 15, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing flying from Nashville to Newark. The postcard features a photograph of a Douglas A-20 at low level practicing "skip bombing."
Date:
August 15, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Yerkes, November 16, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents. The postcard is from the American Red Cross and features two photos of the Red Cross Canteen in Memphis, with several men and at least one woman in uniform enjoying drinks and billiards.
Date:
November 16, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, November 17, 1944]
Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents, discussing a flight from Memphis to Newark via Atlanta and her choice to ferry a P-40 or P-63. The postcard is from the Memphis Municipal Airport Red Cross Canteen and features two photos of servicemen recreating.
Date:
November 17, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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, December 23, 1944]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing Christmas, correspondence, the end of the WASP, and trying to get transportation. Written on Red Cross stationary.
Date:
December 23, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 23, 1944]
Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing trying to get a flight from Memphis to New York. The postcard is from the Memphis Municipal Airport's Red Cross Canteen and features two images of servicemen recreating.
Date:
December 23, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 27, 1945]
Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon about personnel being discharged and other things that are happening within the military.
Date:
August 27, 1945
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Soaring Among the Clouds]
Magazine clipping from American Profile "Soaring Among the Clouds" by Jackie Sheckler Finch discussing the life of Evelyn Johnson accomplished pilot.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Finch, Jackie Sheckler
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "War Remembered by Women Pilots"]
Newspaper clipping with an article about World War 2 and the WASP.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Note on Byrd Granger's Documentation for WASP Hearings]
A note written on a letterhead from the Texas State Board of Education that reads, "Byrd Granger's documentation for WASP hearings 1977-1978".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: First Women Set To Fly Jets"]
Newspaper clipping with an article about female Air Force pilots being trained to fly jets.
Date:
September 11, 1976
Creator:
Rowland, Diane
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Hunt Centers on Some Recognition]
Newspaper clipping with an article about the WASP, their contribution to the war effort, their lack of veterans' benefits, and their reunions.
Date:
October 20, 1976
Creator:
Kueck, Bruce
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: About Town]
Newspaper clipping with an article about a phone call Ouida Jewell got from someone about a news story about the WASP seeking veteran benefits from the government, her experience in the WASP program, and a story about Casey Jones.
Date:
October 29, 1976
Creator:
Jewell, Ouida
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Card sent from Old & Third National Bank to Doris Tanner]
Card from the Old & Third National Bank of Union City, Tennessee congratulating Doris Tanner on her recent appearance in the newspaper. The card contains a clipping about Tanner's recent visit to Washington, D.C. advocating on behalf of the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date:
1977~
Creator:
Old & Third National Bank of Union City
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "A WASP Goes to Washington"]
Newspaper clipping with an article about Doris Tanner and her meetings with congressional representatives to discuss WASP receiving veteran status.
Date:
March 29, 1977
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Ex-WASPs Ask Veterans' Benefits"]
Newspaper clipping with an article about the WASP demanding veteran benefits and reasons why their demands were opposed.
Date:
May 26, 1977
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History