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Correspondence, Joseph E. and Catherine Dawe Davis
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Kafka Collection
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[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - September 6, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a celebration being held for James Logan in honor of his receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor, supper with Nell and Baker, and Baby and John buying a new car.
Date:
September 6, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - December 6, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including the weather, drinking coffee with Tommy and the gang, updates on Lorraine's baby, and the cigarette shortage.
Date:
December 6, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 6, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a weekend visit with Mother, her worry over a bombing of Saipan, Baker being sick, and her decision not to sell the car.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - October 6, 1944
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a recent trip to Gonzales with Mr. Davis, listening to the World Series on the radio, updating Pat on what Joe has been doing, and getting coffee with Missie in Watkins.
Date:
October 6, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - June 6, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including the excitement in town over the invasion of Normandy, the weather, and the town shunning Mr. Allen over a disagreement with one of the Benners over some gas.
Date:
June 6, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - January 6, 1945]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his crew building tents, his surprise at Joyce and Gregg Wiley's marriage, his sorrow at missing the party Catherine threw, and being glad that Elaine can stay with Catherine and help clean the house.
Date:
January 6, 1945
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - February 6, 1945]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing being tired from working a lot the night before, the mail service, discouraging Catherine from doing yardwork, and the heavy rain in Luling.
Date:
February 6, 1945
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 6, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the events of his day trip into Honolulu, including buying a house coat to gift to Catherine, not drinking because the beer joints close early, and a packed bus ride back to the barracks,
Date:
June 6, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 6, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, celebrating Holquin's birthday, and playing a game of baseball.
Date:
July 6, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 6, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing going to a beer garden with his crew, getting an overnight pass to go to town with Holquin, seeing the movie "Show Business," and plans to go to the beach the next day.
Date:
August 6, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - November 6, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his squadron's joy at receiving their Christmas presents and his promotion to Staff Sergeant.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - December 6, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the missing letters he received from Catherine and Mr. Davis, Christmas presents, and a trip to the beach with his crew.
Date:
December 6, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 6, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying in hot weather, sunburns, her hectic schedule, a measles outbreak, news about friends, check flights and washouts, and needing clothes shipped. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary and the back of a graded physics quiz.
Date:
April 6, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 99, Extract 3 - November 6, 1944]
Special orders reassigning a list of Women Airforce Service Pilots to different stations.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces. Base Unit, 2563rd.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 6, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent flying, being grounded in Long Beach by bad weather, borrowing a typewriter, mud, a large batch of fighters to be ferried to South America, dreams, and beds.
Date:
September 6, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #1]
Individual Flight Record for Gayle Snell, documenting her hours on different airframes as a WASP.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
Nance, Walter L.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell promotion]
Promotion form ordering higher pay for WASP Gayle Snell and changing her designation from trainee to pilot.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Graduation Award]
Certificate issued by Aviation Enterprises, Ltd., to Gayle Snell upon her graduation from WASP training at Avenger Field.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
Aviation Enterprises, Limited
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 6, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying out of Kansas City, news about the invasion of Normandy, her friend Nancy Nesbitt, recent correspondence, flying P-51s at high altitude, books, physical examinations, and her friend Bobby's marriage. Typed on the back of official memo cards.
Date:
June 6, 1944, 1:00 p.m.
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, July 6, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing an injured family member, a problem with her wrist, the heat at Avenger Field, her mother's birthday, Don Clifford, letters, instructor pilots and flying training, and going to a barbeque.
Date:
July 6, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell's Flight Training Diploma]
Diploma given to Gayle Snell at Avenger Field upon graduating from flight training as a Women Airforce Service Pilot.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
Ward, Roy D.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 6, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying an AT-7 to San Marcos, waiting to transition out of Love Field, a pompous taxi driver, her uniform, and the AT-7. Written on Hotel Stephen F. Austin (Austin) stationary.
Date:
March 6, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, March 6, 1943?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her family discussing food, weather, flight training, ground school, and fellow students.
Date:
1943-03-06?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Graduation Award]
Certificate issued by Aviation Enterprises, Ltd., to Gayle Snell upon her graduation from WASP training at Avenger Field.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
Aviation Enterprises, Limited
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History