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[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes and Phil Kafka, 1950~] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes and Phil Kafka, 1950~]

Letter from Phil and Cornelia Yerkes Kafka discussing a sailing trip around Florida.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes & Kafka, Phillip Eric
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Veterans Administration to Justin L. Bible] (open access)

[Letter from the Veterans Administration to Justin L. Bible]

Letter from R. N. Fish representing the Veterans Administration to Justin L. Bible, informing him that of the evidence he must provide to gain additional subsistence allowance because of dependency.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Fish, R. N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transfer of Life Insurance Records] (open access)

[Transfer of Life Insurance Records]

Letter from the Veterans Administration to Justin L. Bible, informing him that his National Service life insurance records have been transferred due to a recent change in his address.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Powers, J. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, March 30, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, March 30, 1950]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing recent travels by boat. Envelope is included.
Date: March 30, 1950
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes and Phil Kafka to Frances Yerkes, April 11, 1950?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes and Phil Kafka to Frances Yerkes, April 11, 1950?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes and Phil Kafka to Cornelia's mother discussing various outings they had had with different friends in New York. Envelope is included.
Date: 1950-04-11?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes & Kafka, Phillip Eric
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, April 12, 1950] (open access)

[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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Adjutant General's Office to Robert L. Downey - May 4, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from the Adjutant General's Office to Robert L. Downey - May 4, 1950]

Letter from the Office of the Adjutant General awarding First Lieutenant Robert L. Downey a bronze star medal.
Date: May 4, 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes and Phil Kafka, November 10, 1950~] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes and Phil Kafka, November 10, 1950~]

Letter from Phil and Cornelia Yerkes Kafka discussing trying to sell a boat.
Date: 1950-11-10?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes & Kafka, Phillip Eric
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Parker, November 16, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Parker, November 16, 1950]

Letter from Catherine Parker to the United States Air Force discussing the details of her application for appointment in the United States Air Force Reserve along with supporting evidence that she served as a Women Airforce Service Pilot.
Date: November 16, 1950
Creator: Parker, Catherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Parker, November 16, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Parker, November 16, 1950]

Letter from Catherine Parker to the United States Air Force discussing the details of her application for appointment in the United States Air Force Reserve along with supporting evidence that she served as a Women Airforce Service Pilot.
Date: November 16, 1950
Creator: Parker, Catherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Parker, November 17, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Parker, November 17, 1950]

Letter from Catherine Parker to the United States Air Force discussing the details of her application for appointment in the United States Air Force Reserve along with supporting evidence that she served as a Women Airforce Service Pilot.
Date: November 17, 1950
Creator: Parker, Catherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Colonel H. P. Bonnewitz to Catherine Parker, December 11, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Colonel H. P. Bonnewitz to Catherine Parker, December 11, 1950]

Copy of a letter from Colonel H. P. Bonnewitz to Catherine Parker discussing the details of her application to the United States Air Force Reserve.
Date: December 11, 1950
Creator: Bonnewitz, H. P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Colonel H. P. Bonnewitz to Catherine Parker, December 11, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Colonel H. P. Bonnewitz to Catherine Parker, December 11, 1950]

Copy of a letter from Colonel H. P. Bonnewitz to Catherine Parker discussing the details of her application to the United States Air Force Reserve.
Date: December 11, 1950
Creator: Bonnewitz, H. P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, December 11, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, December 11, 1950]

Letter to Cecile from her father about a trip with her mother to Austin, the President's decisions, Russia, World War II, the Spanish-American War, and speculation about potential war with Russia.
Date: December 11, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Henry L. Fones to Charlyne Creger, April 2, 1951] (open access)

[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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order from L. W. Yandell to Charlyne Creger, June 4, 1951] (open access)

[Order from L. W. Yandell to Charlyne Creger, June 4, 1951]

Order from L. W. Yandell to Charlyne Creger discussing the details of her assigned training headquarters.
Date: June 4, 1951
Creator: Yandell, L. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. E. Boyd, October 18, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from C. E. Boyd, October 18, 1951]

Copy of a letter from C. E. Boyd requesting that Rosa C. Creger be transferred closer to home in order to provide care for her ill mother. He mentions that Ms. Creger's brother, Charles L. Creger was also wounded and cannot fully attend to her ill mothers needs.
Date: October 18, 1951
Creator: Boyd, C. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter with Cutouts, October 19, 1951] (open access)

[Letter with Cutouts, October 19, 1951]

Letter describing the scotch the writer had to celebrate a Captain Smith's birthday and sending well wishes and a "shaker of scotch" to the recipient. Various cutout images and jokes are adhered to the page, including an image of a cocktail shaker.
Date: October 19, 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. E. Boyd, M. D., November 26, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from C. E. Boyd, M. D., November 26, 1951]

Letter from Dr. C. E. Boyd requesting that Lieutenant Charlyne Creger's request for transfer to Barksdale Field be accepted so that she may work closer to her mother and injured brother.
Date: November 26, 1951
Creator: Boyd, C. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bertha Elsner to Charlyne Creger, December 12, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Bertha Elsner to Charlyne Creger, December 12, 1951]

Letter from Bertha Elsner to Rosa C. Creger suggesting alternative opportunities for veteran discharge due to her denied request for compassionate transfer.
Date: December 12, 1951
Creator: Elsner, Bertha
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Veterans Administration Letter] (open access)

[Veterans Administration Letter]

Letter from R. N. Fish of the Veterans Administration to Justin L. Bible, informing him that he is not eligible for additional educational benefits because he did not initiate his training on or before July 25, 1951.
Date: December 20, 1951
Creator: Fish, R. N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. Frank Tucker to Jack Vaughan, December 7, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from R. Frank Tucker to Jack Vaughan, December 7, 1953]

Letter from R. Frank Tucker to Jack Vaughan, on December 7, 1953, thanking him for his letter, and providing information on the barracks Vaughan stayed in. A handwritten note at the bottom of the page adds: "The barracks were later torn down and on our visit there in 1994 they were starting a housing addition."
Date: December 7, 1953
Creator: Tucker, R. Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bill Jenkins to Jack Vaughan, December 10, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Bill Jenkins to Jack Vaughan, December 10, 1953]

Letter from Bill Jenkins to Jack Vaughan, on December 10, 1953, offering a tear sheet of the front page of the Herald and News.
Date: December 10, 1953
Creator: Jenkins, Bill
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. W. Sisson to Marrin W. Sisson, August 11, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from M. W. Sisson to Marrin W. Sisson, August 11, 1954]

Letter from Mrs. M. W. Sisson to her son PFC Marrin W. Sisson, discussing her previous mail correspondence and that Jane wants some ear rings from Japan.
Date: August 11, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History