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Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
17
Catherine Parker Collection
14
Eleanor Brown Collection
10
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
9
Kafka Collection
8
Charlyne Creger Collection
5
National WASP Museum (NWM) Collection
5
National WASP WWII Museum (NWM) Collection
3
Gayle Snell Collection
1
Peggy Ward Collection
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[Employment Separation Clearance]
Signed statements from various officers and staff confirming that Catherine Parker will no longer be employed at Marana Army Air Field and is cleared of any duties or obligations.
Date:
December 20, 1944
Creator:
Anderson, D. V.; Beauregard; Hixson, Hilwer B.; Hars, C. C.; Parrish, D. C. & Parker, Catherine
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Endowment Fund Committee Memo]
A notice about endowment funds and donors to the Women Airforce Service Pilots organization.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Steele, Kaddy Landry
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Female Pilots Recognized
Printed article about the Congressional Gold Medal being awarded to Women Airforce Service Pilots, featuring interview quotes from Catherine Parker on her feelings about the medal and her time in the WASP program.
Date:
March 19, 2009
Creator:
Phelps, Janet
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Note with Contact Information]
Handwritten note with the address of Margaret Chamberlain Tamplin in Phoenix, Arizona, and the address of Dora Dougherty Strother in Fort Worth, Texas. A note on the left edge that says, "Connally Funeral Home Jim Vandolah".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Immediate Past President's Report WASP Biennial Convention, Tucson, AZ October 4-5, 2002
Report by Lucile Wise on her thoughts about improving the way the position of Immediate Past President of the Women Airforce Service Pilots serves on the group's board, as well as how the organization functions overall.
Date:
2002
Creator:
Wise, Lucille
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Individual Flight Record for Catherine Parker #1]
Chart listing the flight times flown by Catherine Parker as a solo pilot in various aircraft models at 3024th Air Force base in Marana, Arizona
Date:
1944
Creator:
Arnold, Hugh G.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Individual Flight Record for Catherine Parker #3]
Chart listing the flight times flown by Catherine Parker as first pilot in various aircraft models at 3024th Air Force base in Marana, Arizona
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
Arnold, Hugh G. & Welch, Lawrence H.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Army Air Forces to Catherine Parker, December 16, 1944]
Letter from Army Air Forces to Catherine Parker informing her that an honorable discharge will be issued to all Women Airforce Service Pilots. "Information Copy" is stamped onto the bottom right of the page.
Date:
December 16, 1944
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 29, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing issues flying out of Midland, navigating poor weather over Arizona, being grounded by said weather, and staying in a hotel. Written on Santa Rita Hotel (Tucson) stationary.
Date:
1944-11-29?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 7, 1943?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing Blythe Field and Morton's Air Academy, flying over the desert, getting transportation to Dallas, finding a forgotten parachute, Mexican and Native American crafts, and meeting some flight cadets. Written on Hotel Paso del Norte (El Paso) stationary.
Date:
1943-10-07?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 7, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing her past night in El Paso and Juarez, tacos, flying over mountains, landing at Deming and Phoenix, and staying in Phoenix. Written on Hotel Westward Ho stationary.
Date:
October 7, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 24, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing getting dinner in El Paso, flying from there to Phoenix, staying in Palm Springs, and waiting for orders.
Date:
1944-10-24?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 4, 1943?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent correspondence, her friend Bobby, hoping to fly east, and food from her father. Typed on Santa Rita Hotel (Tucson) stationary.
Date:
1943-11-04?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, October 7, 1943?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing flying into Palm Springs, dinner there, visits with friends, buying a gift for her father in Juarez, future work ferrying Steerman aircraft, and an Army captain who took photographs of her and others on a flight from Phoenix.
Date:
1943-10-07?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dawn Seymour to Harl Pinkard, August 1, 1994]
Letter from Dawn Seymour to Harl Pinkard discussing the progress being made on the historical markers.
Date:
August 1, 1994
Creator:
Seymour, Dawn R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dawn Seymour to Hugh King, November 30, 1997]
Letter from Dawn Seymour to Hugh King discussing the making of a historical marker in Mulberry Canyon, Texas. A sticky note with a message to Rigdon Edwards is also included.
Date:
November 30, 1997
Creator:
Seymour, Dawn R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dawn Seymour to Rigdon Edwards, October 23, 1995]
Letter from Dawn Seymour to Rigdon Edwards discussing a travel to Tucson and making conversation.
Date:
October 23, 1995
Creator:
Seymour, Dawn R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Doris Tanner to B. J. Poe, March 3, 1987]
Letter from Doris Tanner to B. J. Poe discussing copyright issues concerning the Fifinella insignia that was found on one of her company's products.
Date:
March 3, 1987
Creator:
Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, February 26, 1987]
Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards discussing financial troubles that the WASP is experiencing, copyright issues with the Fifinella emblem, and changes that may be made to the local museum's name.
Date:
February 26, 1987
Creator:
Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edna Davis, Nov. 2, 1979 #2]
Letter from Edna Davis discussing the events and topics at a WASP board meeting in Tuscon, Arizona, where-in issues and disagreements with how the organization is run and the call for a special board meeting, among other things, are discussed.
Date:
November 2, 1979
Creator:
Davis, Edna
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Francie Meisner Park to Charlyne Creger, February 22, 2002]
Letter from Francie Meisner Park to Charlyne Creger and other WASPs, friends, and family, announcing her decision to not undergo further medical treatment and to place herself in hospice care. Francie Park's obituary is photocopied onto the back of the letter, which was written before her death and mailed out a few days afterward by Jonnie G. Bernard.
Date:
February 22, 2002
Creator:
Park, Francie Meisner
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harry C. Claiborne to Joe B. Plosser, April 30, 1943]
Letter from Harry C. Claiborne to Joe B. Plosser offering Claiborne's assistance in helping Plosser through his trial.
Date:
April 30, 1943
Creator:
Claiborne, Harry C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henri Pepper to Joann Staulcup, September 25, 1987]
Letter from Henri Pepper to Joann Staulcup providing a short list of ex-WASP mailing addresses.
Date:
September 25, 1987
Creator:
Pepper, Henri Elizabeth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret C. Tamplin to WASP Members]
Letter from Margaret C. Tamplin to WASP Members discussing the WASP association business, including a list of the 1982-1984 board of directors members, and a proposal for a bronze bust commemorating Jacqueline Cochran.
Date:
1982~/1983~
Creator:
Tamplin, Margaret C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History