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Prince Collection
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Gayle Snell Collection
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Suzette Van Daell Douglas Collection
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[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, October 2, 1944]
Letter from Jacqueline Cochran, Director of Women Pilots, U. S. Army Air Forces, to all WASPs informing them that the program will be disbanded on December 20, 1944, and outlining the process of leaving the program.
Date:
October 2, 1944
Creator:
Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 2, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying from Shreveport to Love Field, applying for pursuit training, flying basic trainers, mechanical issues, and recent correspondence. Written on Delta Air Lines stationary.
Date:
February 2, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 2, 1942]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing a recent letter, lecturer selection in her flight class, living arrangements, information about the Women's Flying Training Detachment from Jackie Cochran, hanging out with a man from her hometown, mail, and how much she has enjoyed flight classes.
Date:
November 2, 1942
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 2, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing delivering aircraft to Newark, airliners, phone calls, and visiting Columbus, OH. Written on Neil House (Columbus) stationary.
Date:
September 2, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Marion to Frances Yerkes, February 2, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes' friend Marion to Frances Yerkes.
Date:
February 2, 1945
Creator:
Marion
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, June 2, 1945?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing letters, ferrying a P-51, catching up with a fellow WASP from Brownsville, being the first WASP to deliver a P-51 to Kansas City, a check she mailed, and other work and family related items. Written on Braniff Airways stationary.
Date:
1945-06-02?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 2, 1945?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing sailing, exploring a town, getting her uniform pressed, transportation, her grandfather's health, and waiting to hear from the Defense Production Corporation.
Date:
1945-02-02?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 Central Flying Training Command, Office of the Commanding General, December 2, 1944]
Letter from the commanding general's office of the USAAF Central Flying Training Command discussing the issuance of civil pilot certificates to WASPs as the program prepares to end.
Date:
December 2, 1944
Creator:
Hornsby, A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herman Fuchs standing in dress uniform]
Photograph of Herman F. Fuchs standing with hands behind his back in his USAAF service uniform. Behind him is a fence and several houses in a neighborhood of Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
January 2, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Above and Beyond]
Newspaper clipping from the LA Times with the article "Above and Beyond," which discusses the Women Airforce Service Pilots and their struggle to gain recognition for their service, as well as interviews with veterans. Excerpts from other articles and a Doonesbury comic are also included.
Date:
October 2, 1996
Creator:
Howlett, Susan
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 2, 1945?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing her flight to a new station, conditions there, and different people she met. Typed on Hotel Lenox (Buffalo) stationary.
Date:
1945-08-02~
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 2, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing insurance, packages, weather, censorship, news from Jackie Cochran, and the Women's Flying Training Detachment program. Typed on Hotel Edison (Beaumont) stationary.
Date:
March 2, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herman Fuchs and Harry Curly]
Photograph of Herman F. Fuchs, left, and Harry Curly, right, smiling in their US Army service dress uniforms and standing with their hands behind their backs by the corner of a white house. A gated front door is visible to their left.
Date:
January 2, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Supervisor's Rating Scale for LITIS
A blank form for evaluating instructor pilots' performance, with a typed note at the top by Cornelia Yerkes. The evaluation covers several personal aspects about the instructor, including enthusiasm, cooperation, professionalism, and similar factors.
Date:
1944-02-02?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 2, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being grounded by bad weather, books, catching a ride to an airfield, getting a hotel room, exploring Oklahoma City (?), travel plans, and getting a birthday gift for her father. Written on Wells Roberts Hotel stationary.
Date:
1944-10-02?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 2, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing her friends Phyl and Buzz leaving Guam for Saipan, two Red Cross girls getting into a road accident in a Jeep, delivering food, washing clothes, and being invited to an indigenous person's wedding.
Date:
October 2, 1945
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 2, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing weather and flight training, problems with landing gear tires, basing after graduation, fishing, her Sunday, her car, a local Mexican restaurant, and uniforms.
Date:
July 2, 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, January 2, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing the weather, food, trying to travel with friends, bonds and finance, recent correspondence about her brother Francis, requirements for becoming a WASP and reflections on what it is like to be one, flying the UC-78, and her friend Marion.
Date:
January 2, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 2, 1943?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent work ferrying aircraft. There is significant bleedthrough from the ink, making it difficult to read.
Date:
1943-12-02?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Weather Communications Exam]
Flight school exam on military communication symbols for various weather conditions, with answers filled in in pencil by Solange D'Hooghe. A core of 86 and 1/2 is written in the top right corner of the first page.
Date:
July 2, 1943
Creator:
D'Hooghe, Solange
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
CG-20 World Aeronautical Chart
Aeronautical map of the central United States, or region "CG-20", showing cities, roads, and topographical features, as well as aeronautical and radio frequency symbols for flight navigation. Various pencil notes are written on the map's margins. Scale 1:1,000,000
Date:
March 2, 1972
Creator:
United States. Department of Commerce.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Suzanne Dee to Charlyne Creger, September 2, 1993]
Copy of a letter from Suzanne Dee to Charlyne Creger thanking her for the letter she sent and explaining how she became such a great admirer of the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date:
September 2, 1993
Creator:
Dee, Suzanne
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Henry L. Fones to Charlyne Creger, April 2, 1951]
Letter from Captain Henry L. Fones on behalf of Lt. Colonel M. F. Barlow to Charlyne Creger discussing her appointment to the United States Air Force Reserve.
Date:
April 2, 1951
Creator:
Fones, Henry L. & Barlow, M. F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History