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Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
589
Eleanor Brown Collection
375
Kafka Collection
231
Prince Collection
207
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
175
Gayle Snell Collection
167
Charlyne Creger Collection
84
Catherine Parker Collection
78
Helen Snapp Collection
69
Herman F. Fuchs Collection
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I Am Your Flag
A card from the Texas Bank and Trust Company with a soliloquy by an American flag, illustrated with an image of the flag and a drawing of the company's bank in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
1970~/1979~
Creator:
The Texas Bank and Trust Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herman Fuchs and Six WASP Trainees]
Photograph of instructor pilot Herman F. Fuchs (center, standing) with six WASP trainees. From left to right, standing: Lila Moore, "McGinis," Margaret Neyman; kneeling: Virginia Mullen, Lynn McIntyre, and Margarete McGrath. All are in flying gear; behind them are two Stearman primary triainers.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, 1943?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing her flight training, the hectic schedule and lack of leave/free time, Army regulations, and money.
Date:
1943-21~
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, April 13, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing letters from them, a visit from Phil Kafka, transitioning from primary to basic flight training, flying, discipline and routine, finishing the course faster than male cadets, washouts, weather, and her health. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary.
Date:
April 13, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Trainee posing near Barracks]
Photograph of a WASP trainee posing in front of a barracks. Behind her to the right is a sign reading "WOMEN TRAINEES ONLY IN THIS AREA."
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, May 11, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her father Fred discussing flying a Douglass A-24 dive bomber (pictured on the postcard), receiving a wristwatch from him, and her coming work.
Date:
May 11, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, 1944~]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing needing a wristwatch, hoping to fly a P-47, her family, and ferrying a P-51 to a Naval Air Station. Written on Hotel Frances (Monroe, LA) stationary.
Date:
1944-23~
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 13, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying from Camden AK to Dallas, waiting for clearance to continue on from Dallas but being delayed, and flying open-cockpit aircraft.
Date:
November 13, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro and the "Texas Ten Petitioners," September 17, 1979]
Letter from Lillian Roberts to Marie Genaro and nine other WASP veterans addressing and refuting accusations of misconduct in the the Order of Fifinella, including matters of taxation, spending, newsletter design, and other supposed issues.
Date:
September 17, 1979
Creator:
Roberts, Lillian
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 22, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing meeting a private from Jacksonville, flying, and seeing Pike's Peak. Written on Texas Zephyr stationary.
Date:
February 22, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, July 14, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing a pair of pajamas she received from her, flight training, a lack of planes, flying alone, ground school, and food.
Date:
July 14, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 9, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying on an airline from Amarillo to Wichita, and ferrying aircraft.
Date:
1944-01-09?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell and two women standing next to WASP monument]
Photograph of Gayle Snell (left) and two older women in sunglasses standing next to a Texas monument to Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date:
1986-09?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell and airshow observers behind tail of SNJ Texan]
Photograph of Gayle Snell and other airshow observers standing behind a Confederate Air Force SNJ Texan.
Date:
September 27, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Commendation Letter from William H. Turner to Commanding General, Ferrying Division, ATC, 16 October, 1944]
Letter from Brig. Gen. William H. Turner (USAAC) to the commander of Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, commending the service of women pilots in the WAFS and WASP, forwarded to the 555th Army Air Force Base Unit at Love Field.
Date:
October 16, 1944
Creator:
Turner, William H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 1, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being snowed-in in Lincoln, NE, flying from there to Dallas in a P-51, a crate of oranges from the recipient, recent correspondence, ferrying more P-51s, her uniform, planning to visit with Jackie Cochran, and plans for after the WASP are disbanded. Typed on Sheraton Hotel stationary.
Date:
December 1, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Plaque of Class 44-W-9 Graduates and Trainees]
Photograph of a plaque with the names of WASP training class 44-W-9 graduates and trainees.
Date:
2000?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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
[Crowd and Cars outside Nolan County Courthouse]
Photograph of a crowd of people along East Broadway Avenue and on the steps of the Nolan County Courthouse, viewed from the intersection of Locust and Broadway in Sweetwater, Texas. The crowd is watching a parade. Various 1980s-style cars are parked in the parking lot and along Broadway.
Date:
September 27, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: 50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication #4]
Pamphlet for the 50th WASP Anniversary celebrating a historic WASP memorial at Avenger Field. The pamphlet contains sketches of the statue to be built, along with the history of WASP, an inscription from a previous memorial, and information on where to send construction donations.
Date:
1993
Creator:
{{{name}}}
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, March 10, 1943?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her family discussing increasing confidence in her flying abilities, the weather, and her weight.
Date:
1943-03-10?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASPs with Flag at Nolan County Courthouse]
Photograph of a group of WASP veterans and a young man standing on the steps of the Nolan County Courthouse, at an event for the 1986 reunion. One of the WASPs holds a commemorative flag while a crowd of people stands beneath the steps viewing them.
Date:
September 27, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP boarding Stearman biplane]
Photograph of a WASP trainee climbing into the cockpit of a Stearman primary trainer biplane, numbered U5. She is wearing flying gear and a parachute.
Date:
1944-07-15?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 13, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing issues with a medical examination and medical records.
Date:
February 13, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History