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[Avenger Airport Data]
Data notes on the current state of of Avenger Field airport by an engineering company, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc.
Date:
March 4, 1990
Creator:
Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Brown On Board USS Lexington]
Photograph of Eleanor Brown on board the USS Lexington with a red and white plane seen on the lower deck in the background. Text can be seen pasted below the photo on cloud print paper that describes the naval cruise and lists several attendees, including Brown.
Date:
June 4, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cleaners Receipts]
Receipt from Roy Rasco: Cleaners-Hatters-Dryer the handling of a pair pants and two blouses owned by WASP, Catherine Parker.
Date:
May 4, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Five Girls Here Seek Wasp Membership]
Newspaper clipping of an article about five Kelly Field employees who applied to join the WASP. The article features brief profiles of each woman that include her age, address, occupation, and flight experience. On the back of the clippings are articles and photographs related to WWII and Kelly Field.
Date:
March 4, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Potential WASPs]
Newspaper clipping containing a photograph of six female employees of Kelly Field standing in front of an airplane. The photograph's caption notes that five of the women have applied to join the WASP. The masthead for "The Flying Times" and an article about blood plasma transfusions are included on the back of the clipping.
Date:
March 4, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: To "One of Sweetwater's Own"]
Newspaper clipping of a photo and caption titled "One of Sweetwater's Own" depicting a class of women pilots standing on an air strip in formation during the graduation ceremony.
Date:
June 4, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board and Committee Chairs, February 4, 2005]
Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors and Committee Chairs discussing the newsletter, the WAI Conference in Dallas, and the WASP reunion in Washington, D.C.
Date:
February 4, 2005
Creator:
Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charlyne Creger to Rigdon Edwards, November 4, 1994]
Card from Charlyne Creger to Rigdon Edwards discussing the number of remaining WASP, his attendance to the Silver Wings reunion, and his travels in the near future. On the cover is a painting by Winslow Homer titled "The Reaper".
Date:
November 4, 1994
Creator:
Creger, Charlyne
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 4, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing mechanical difficulties with an airplane, dinner with an Air Corps lieutenant, typing reports, flying to and from Newark, more mechanical problems, and waiting to travel to New York and Dallas.
Date:
December 4, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 4, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing buying ink for her pen, being "weathered-in" at Jackson Army Air Field (en route from Dallas to Memphis), trouble getting a hotel room in Jackson, changes to the base, possible routes to her destination, a possible officer's commission, and other WASPs marrying. Written on Robert E. Lee Hotel (Jackson) stationary.
Date:
1944-01-04?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
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
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 4, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes, most likely addressed to her parents, discussing encounters with wildlife, recreation, an upcoming visit from Generals George C. Marshall and Hap Arnold, changing flight instructors, and somebody blowing reveille in the middle of the night as a prank.
Date:
May 4, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
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 4, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing staying with Air Force nurses at Pampa Army Air Field, the coming disbanding of her unit, stopping at Love Field in Dallas, and helping some "green" WASPs passing through Pampa Field. Written on San Juan Hotel (Orlando) stationary.
Date:
October 4, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, September 4, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her father discussing burning her hand, flying across the country at night, the P-51, news from home, her divorce, rumors about the future of the WASPs, the book Bombers Across, flying to the Pacific Northwest, and a rough flight on an airliner.
Date:
September 4, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, July 4, 1945]
Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing his job, military personnel, issues he had in the Army, his search for jobs, and her job.
Date:
July 4, 1945
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, October 4, 1943]
Letter from Captain Thomas Kuenning to Mickey McLernon discussing how he feels about being in Africa.
Date:
October 4, 1943
Creator:
Kuenning, Thomas E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dale G. Johnson to Cornelia Yerkes, April 4, 1984]
Letter from Lt. Col. Dale Johnson to former WASP Cornelia Yerkes Kafka awarding her the World War II Victory Medal, with the text of a 1977 Congressional law expanding eligibility for campaign awards.
Date:
April 4, 1984
Creator:
Johnson, Dale G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Donna F. Templeton to Homer K. Taylor, Aug. 4, 1994]
Letter from Donna F. Templeton to Homer K. Taylor discussing The Attorney General's thanks to receiving an autographed picture taken at the WASP Reunion in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
August 4, 1994
Creator:
Templeton, Donna F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dora Dougherty Strother to Mrs. Head, March 4, 1975]
Letter from Dora Dougherty Strother to Mrs. Head discussing their article on the WASP, informing them that they will not be publishing a second one, and congratulating her on her article and the publicity it gained.
Date:
March 4, 1975
Creator:
Strother, Dora Dougherty
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank X. Mara to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince, May 4, 1943]
Letter from Frank X. Mara to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince discussing a recent wire transfer from Plosser and Prince to Mara and Mara's willingness to help Plosser and Prince in their endeavor to reinstate their government contract.
Date:
May 4, 1943
Creator:
Mara, Frank X.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Catherine Parker, December 4, 1943]
Copy of a letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Catherine Parker discussing the changes to her scheduled Women's Airforce Service Pilot training class.
Date:
December 4, 1943
Creator:
Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Leticia Van de Putte to Eleanor Brown, October 4, 2007]
Letter from Texas State Senator Leticia Van de Putte to Eleanor Brown thanking Brown for her service during WWII as well as her attendance at a recent ceremony in Austin honoring women and their accomplishments.
Date:
October 4, 2007
Creator:
Van de Putte, Leticia
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, July 4, 1943]
Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing his friends' deployment to Africa, Mickey's job as a mechanic, and making conversation.
Date:
July 4, 1943
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History