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Partner
Collection
Serial/Series Title
Kafka Collection
20
Gayle Snell Collection
18
Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
11
Charlyne Creger Collection
3
Eleanor Brown Collection
3
National WASP Museum (NWM) Collection
1
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
1
World War II Pearl Harbor Survivors Oral History Project
1
World War II Prisoners of War Oral History Project
1
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[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
[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
[Telegram from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, September 25, 1943]
Telegram sent by WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her father discussing picking up aircraft from the Stearman factory, missing a dance, hoping to ferry more advanced aircraft, and news from Jackie Cochran.
Date:
September 25, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 14, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being unable to deliver a plane due to bad winter weather, her friend Marion, new uniforms, and gifts from and letters to Dick Colby's mother. Typed on Friendly Hotels stationary.
Date:
January 14, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from War Department to Gayle Snell, November 27, 1944]
Envelope from the War Department sent to Gayle Snell.
Date:
November 27, 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #2]
Individual Flight Record for Gayle Snell, documenting her hours on different airframes as a WASP.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
Whitaker, Richard H.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell officers' mess statement]
A credit statement given to Gayle Snell by the Independence Army Air Field officers' mess, showing that she owed $20.00 for dining, laundry, and other services.
Date:
November 28, 1944
Creator:
Independence Army Air Field Officer's Mess
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 22, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing problems with bad weather and flying, seeing a friend, recent correspondence, and where she had recently flown. Written on United Air Lines stationary.
Date:
March 22, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 29, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing a check ride, learning to fly the UC-78, dinner at the Wichita stockyards, and ferrying aircraft to Pampa, TX. Written on Friendly Hotels stationary.
Date:
October 29, 1943, 3:00 p.m.
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Examination Certificate on Flying Regulations for Gayle Snell, 1944]
Certificate for Gayle Snell verifying that she passed her exam in IAAF flying regulations.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 28, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing a busy night, and picking up an AT-17 in Wichita and delivering it to Pampa, TX. Written on Air Corps Ferrying Command stationary.
Date:
October 28, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gayle Snell to the Army Air Force Pilot School (Basic) Operations Office, November 11, 1944]
Letter from WASP Gayle Snell to the AAF Basic Pilot School operations office acknowledging revisions to her personal information file.
Date:
November 11, 1944
Creator:
Snell, Gayle M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 4, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent correspondence, wearing Army Air Corps insignia, the North American A-36, ferrying an aircraft, and other recent work. Written on Washington Yankee (Shreveport, LA) stationary.
Date:
March 4, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transfer and promotion for Gayle Snell]
USAAF order indicating Gayle Snell's promotion from trainee to pilot, raising her pay, and rebasing her from Avenger Field to Independence Field.
Date:
November 7, 1944
Creator:
Taylor, C. O.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 5, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing her repaired typewriter, sleeping on a flight, delaying a ferrying flight because a ground crew member stepped through the wing, friends, the B-24, and a AT-6 check flight. Typed on Wells Roberts Hotel (Oklahoma City) stationary.
Date:
November 5, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 3, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent orders for ferrying aircraft, different types of aircraft, and not being able to get a check ride. Typed on Kemp Hotel (Wichita) stationary.
Date:
March 3, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bruce Gordon Elliot, May 17, 2002
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Bruce Elliot, a Navy veteran and POW from Montezuma, Kansas. Elliot discusses his family, joining the Navy and volunteering for Asiatic service, the start of war and the bombing of Cavite Navy Yard in the Philippines, retreat to Corregidor, capture by the Japanese, escaping internment on Palawan and joining Moro guerillas, sabotage, linking up with Australian forces, evacuation to Australia and returning to the United States, becoming a deepsea diver, and Korean War service. In appendix are a photo of Elliot, a map of the Philippines, two photos of a POW camp on Palawan, and a photo of three of his comrades.
Date:
May 17, 2002
Creator:
Alexander, Bill & Elliot, Bruce Gordon
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Colonel John. E. Olson, March 15, 1998
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Colonel John E. Olson, a Army WWII veteran and POW from Leavenworth, Kansas. Olson discusses his family background, commissioning in the Army from West Point, assignment to the Philippines in 1939 as an infantry officer, the start of the war, withdrawal to Bataan and the ensuing battle and surrender, the Bataan Death March, internment at Cabanatuan, transfer to Osaka, experiences there in internment at a factory labor camp, liberation, organizing the evacuation of POWs, returning to the US, and his postwar career.
Date:
March 15, 1998
Creator:
Alexander, Bill & Olson, John E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Howard Charles, March 25, 1998
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Howard Charles, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Partridge, Kansas. Charles discusses growing up in the Great Depression; joining the Marine Corps and training; assignment to the USS Houston (CA-30) at Manila as a heavy machine gunner and events before the war; the Battle of Sunda Strait and sinking of the Houston; capture by the Japanese and being held at Serang, Java; experiences in internment and forced labor at Bicycle Camp in Batavia, Changi Camp in Singapore, various camps along the Burma Railway, and Saigon; liberation; psychological treatment, trauma, and adjusting to civilian life. In appendix is a letter written by Charles to Marcello including additional information for the interview.
Date:
March 25, 1998
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Charles, Howard R.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Four Biplanes Flying]
Photograph of four Boeing biplanes, including the B-1y Flying Fortress and the PT-17 Primary Trainer, flying in the sky above the Boeing plants in Whichita, Kansas with clouds in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Boeing Airplane Company
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Salina (T-5) Sectional Aeronautical Chart
Aeronautical map of Salina, Kansas and its surrounding region, showing cities, topographical features, radio frequency ranges and various aeronautical symbols for flight training and navigation. Scale 1:500,000.
Date:
August 26, 1943
Creator:
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wichita Sectional Aeronautical Chart
Aeronautical map of a four state region consisting of Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, and Oklahoma that shows cities, topographical features, flight training areas, and various aeronautical symbols for flight navigation. A large portion of Kansas and its cities make up most of the map. Scale 1:500,000.
Date:
December 7, 1972
Creator:
United States. Department of Commerce.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles Roberts, October 13, 1977
Interview with Charles Roberts regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date:
October 13, 1977
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Roberts, Charles H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Randolph Lockwood, August 24, 1974
Interview with Randolph S. Lockwood regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941. It also contains a list of corrections made to the interview for content regarding phrases that were initially mis-typed.
Date:
August 24, 1974
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Lockwood, Randolph S.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library