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Kafka Collection
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National WASP WWII Museum Collection
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[Letter from Lt. Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, January 22, 1942]
Letter from Lieutenant Thomas E. Kuenning to Mickey McLernon discussing her night shift, aviation, asking if she knows where Henry Collins is.
Date:
January 22, 1942
Creator:
Kuenning, Thomas E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, July 17, 1942]
Letter from Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon discussing past correspondence, aviation, and a recent trip to visit relatives.
Date:
July 17, 1942
Creator:
Kuenning, Thomas E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, July 28, 1942]
Letter from Lieutenant Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon discussing aviation and telling her he wants to see her again.
Date:
July 28, 1942
Creator:
Kuenning, Thomas E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 15, 1943?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing delivering an aircraft to Washington D.C., traveling to Wilmington and Philadelphia, and mentions that she will be returning to Dallas.
Date:
1943-12-15?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 20, 1943?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes written on Aitchison Topeka & Santa Fe stationary, discussing her trip to Wichita, visits with people in Dallas and Atlanta, traveling to Richmond, and her anxiety about having to fly over New York City.
Date:
1943-12-20?
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, May 8, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes, probably to her family, discussing getting to talk with the recipient(s), flying, mechanical problems, a cough, and other news. Written on Hotel John Marshall (Richmond) stationary.
Date:
May 8, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 7, 1944]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing staying the night in Meridian, MS, and flying to Richmond.
Date:
June 7, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 15, 1944]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying a P-40 from Buffalo to Columbia, SC, delays, returning to Dallas, and recent correspondence. Written on Eastern Air Lines stationary.
Date:
June 15, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 6, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being in an airliner's emergency landing, and divorce settlements. Typed on Hotel Sheraton stationary.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 24, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flowers, riding a train to Dallas, orders, recent correspondence, the end of the WASP program, and preparing to fly to Kansas City. Written on the Sheraton Hotel stationary.
Date:
November 24, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 15, 1944]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying from Wichita to Atlanta, visiting with people there, flying to Richmond, and future plans. Written on Hotel John Marshall (Richmond) stationary.
Date:
December 15, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, April 12, 1950]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing recent travels. Envelope is included.
Date:
April 12, 1950
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Squadron Officer Correspondence, Course 2A, Volume 22. Organization for National Security
Filled out correspondence exam on national security for an Air Force squadron officer course.
Date:
June 1960
Creator:
United States. Air Force.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
America's Best Kept Military Secret: Its Servicewomen.
Pamphlet advertising the construction of The Women's Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery and its many features. The pamphlet also includes a donation form, a brief history of women in military service, and features two notable women in military history, Eugenie Wilkinson and Deborah (Rober Sutcliffe) Sampson.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Women in Military Service for America Foundation (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blank Postcard of Women's Memorial Model]
Blank postcard with a picture of a miniature model of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial built in Arlington National Cemetery. Text on the back can be seen with information on how to register a name with the memorial or to make donations.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Women in Military Service for America Foundation (U.S.)
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: A Memorial to Honor Women Who Served]
Newspaper clipping of an article about the dedication of the Women in Military Service for America memorial and women who served in the Revolutionary, Civil, and World Wars.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Goldcoast 99s Biography. Helen Wyatt Snapp]
A Goldcoast 99s newsletter with Helen Snapp's biography and an announcement that a membership chairman is needed.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: History of wartime female pilots kept aloft by Chandelle project]
Photocopy of a newspaper clipping, spread across two pages, of an article about female pilot veterans starting the Chandelle project in which they will tell the stories of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFs).
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Andrews, Terry
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Memorial Honors Women for Service to Country]
Newspaper clipping of a letter that was sent to the newspaper from Norma Lamascus about the Women in Military Service for America Memorial dedication and women who have participated in military service.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Lamascus, Norma
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Service Worthy of Medal]
Newspaper clipping of a photograph of Lorraine Rodgers at a Capitol Hill ceremony.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The Women's Memorial: Honoring Military Women, Past, Present and Future]
Magazine clipping of an article about women who have served in the military and the Women In Military Service For America memorial that will be dedicated to them.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women finally share nation's military glory]
Newspaper clippings of an article about a memorial to military servicewomen, including brief personal stories about the women being honored. the article includes three photographs of the women being honored and the women who attended the memorial dedication ceremony. Those pictured include, Dahrie Christiansen daughter of Jean Samoska Army Air corp., Air Force Brig. Gen.Wilma Vaught, Tipper Gore, and Dorthy Budacki WAVES with he two daughters. On the back of the clippings are advertisements and part of an article about historical events on the article's day of publication.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Pisano, Marina
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History