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Kafka Collection
53
Gayle Snell Collection
38
Charlyne Creger Collection
19
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
12
Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
11
Catherine Parker Collection
10
Eleanor Brown Collection
9
Henderson (Paul Hill) Collection
7
Helen Snapp Collection
5
Marjorie Wakeham Collection
5
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[WASP Veterans sitting in Audience]
Photograph of several WASP veterans seated in an outdoor audience at the 1984 reunion. There are trees in the background, behind which is a building with "Van Lines" on it.
Date:
October 1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell with Friend on Bed]
Photograph of Gayle Snell, right, sitting with another woman on a bed in a hotel room. Snell is wearing a WASP reunion nametag.
Date:
October 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes October 20, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing her frustration with the Red Cross, preparing to open a new club for enlisted men, getting transferred to Aganus, her work schedule, and friends. Typed on The Neil House (Columbus, OH) stationary.
Date:
October 20, 1945
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herman Fuchs and Two Men near Hangar]
Photograph of Herman F. Fuchs (right) standing with two men next to a hangar window. Fuchs and the man in the middle are wearing flight caps and parachutes; the man on the left is in plain clothes and sunglasses with a working man's cap.
Date:
October 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 16, 1942]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing becoming a link trainer instructor, students and instructors, link trainer aircraft, getting her car taken care of, dining on base, and working/flying hours.
Date:
1942-10-16?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 3, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying a UC78, a letter from her husband Dick, and other correspondence. Written on San Juan Hotel (Orlando) stationary.
Date:
October 3, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 24, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being transported to Palm Springs, exploring the town, flight delays, orders, free time, and Air Corps personnel in California.
Date:
October 24, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Veterans near Mountains]
Photograph of two WASP veterans, one in uniform and both wearing nametags, standing by a parking lot somewhere in the Colorado Front Range. Behind them is a bus and several 1970s-style cars.
Date:
1978-10?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, October 12, 1942]
A water-damaged postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing driving around the Atlanta area looking for a place to live.
Date:
October 12, 1942
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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, October 22, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing delays while ferrying a plane, a bomber pilot who participated in Operation Tidal Wave, a night in Juarez, and waiting in El Paso for clearance to continue on her trip. Written on Hilton Hotels stationary.
Date:
October 22, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 12, 1949]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing coming to Jacksonville, a dentist appointment, and recent correspondence. Written on Casa Bonita Hotel stationary.
Date:
October 12, 1949
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women of World War II reunited]
Newspaper clipping discussing the 1986 WASP reunion in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
October 5, 1986
Creator:
Redden, Gail
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group Photo of Nine WASP Veterans]
Photograph of nine WASP veterans posing for a group photo at the 1984 reunion. All are wearing winged nametags.
Date:
October 1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes and Phil Kafka to Frances Yerkes, October 27, 1949]
Letter from Phil and Cornelia Yerkes Kafka to Cornelia's mother discussing a recent flight, visiting with various people, leaving Tampa for Okeechobee and Fort Lauderdale, fishing, and a cat. Typed on Hotel Annapolis (Washington DC) stationary.
Date:
October 27, 1949
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes & Kafka, Phillip Eric
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 14, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing her recent experiences ferrying aircraft. Typed on Hotel Frances (Monroe, LA) stationary.
Date:
1944-10-14?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two People Fishing in Mountain Lake]
Photograph of two people fishing (center) at a lake in lightly wooded, mountainous terrain.
Date:
October 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP at Dome in Mountains]
Photograph of a WASP veteran in her uniform standing by a railing, across the road from a partially obscured white dome, perhaps an observatory. In the background is a tall ridgeline. Behind the railing is a Greyhound Bus and a 1980s-style sedan.
Date:
1978-10?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 4, 1943?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing an upcoming flight, clothes, an acquaintance having a car accident, bonds, the weather, flying to an airfield on the border, and spending the night in Mexico. Typed and written on Hutson Hotels stationary.
Date:
1943-10-04?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 25-26, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent correspondence, a road trip across the southwest, visiting Los Angeles, reuniting with her friend Bobby, and waiting for orders. Written on American Airlines stationary.
Date:
1944-10-25/1944-10-26
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASPs Got Niche in History With Goldwater's Help]
Newspaper clipping from the Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph discussing the recent recognition of the WASP as military veterans due to legislation sponsored by Barry Goldwater, with a picture of Millicent Young. On the back are excerpts about the Palestinian and Lebanese conflicts.
Date:
October 1, 1978
Creator:
Colorado Springs Gazette
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
AAF to Inactivate WASP on December 20
A press briefing from the War Department discussing the announcement that the WASP would be inactivated on December 20, 1944. Included are statements from General Hap Arnold and Jacqueline Cocran.
Date:
October 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department. Bureau of Public Relations. Press Branch
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Woman on Bridge near Cabins]
Photograph of a woman standing on a wooden bridge over a creek. Behind her are some cabins along a road at the base of a wooded ridge. A truck and some 1970s-era cars are visible.
Date:
October 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell and Woman Talking]
Photograph of Gayle Snell (right) and another woman seated and talking in a room with wood paneled walls at the 1978 WASP reunion.
Date:
October 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History