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[Clipping photocopy: Sweetwater Student Activities and Avenger Field Naming]
Photocopy of newspaper clippings about student and teacher activities in Sweetwater, Texas, including the naming of the Avenger Field Air School by means of a contest.
Date:
{1942-05-13,1942-05-14}
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, December 22, 1942]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her family discussing an inspection of her class by Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, seeing the "Army War Show," her student pilots, seeing a dentist, mail and packages, her brother Francis, and uniforms. The letter is typed on the back of two sheets from a set of training instructions for flight controls.
Date:
December 22, 1942
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, late 1942?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing uniforms, bonds, a raise, an arm injury and leave, tire rationing, and food.
Date:
1942-24~
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, late 1942]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing a recent phone call with them, waiting to hear from Jacqueline Cochran about being accepted into the Women's Flying Training Detachment, preparations for transferring to the detachment, and related news.
Date:
1942-24~
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, 1942?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her father discussing his favorite wrist watch, ground school, her schedule, and her car.
Date:
1942-24~
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, December 18, 1942]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her father Fred discussing money, potential leave for Christmas, her flight classes, and her fellow students. Attached is a "LITIS Syllabus" for instructing student pilots on radio and flying procedures.
Date:
December 18, 1942
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. M. Renaud to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince, December 18, 1942]
Letter from Claims Accountant H. M. Renaud to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince discussing the lack of payment for Debit Note Number APR 811 to the British Air Commission.
Date:
December 18, 1942
Creator:
Renaud, H. M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 16, 1942]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing a gift of oranges, recent correspondence, dinner, befriending an Air Corps lieutenant, changing flight instructors, her car, riding stables, not having enough time to fly more, and pay.
Date:
December 16, 1942
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Report on Operations by Fred Harmon]
Report on operations given by Fred Harmon of the Harmon Flying School at Ballinger, Texas. The report states that there are 210 students per class, 110 mechanics for 94 airplanes with 45 women who start at $65 per month. Women took night school course, 2 hours per night, 4 nights a week, while paid $1 per night, for 30 days. The women mechanics proved very steady, very capable, and efficient.
Date:
December 16, 1942
Creator:
Harmon, Fred
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mr. and Mrs. Kuenning to Mickey McLernon, December 14, 1942]
Letter from Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kuenning to Mickey McLernon discussing aviation,Thomas Kuenning's work, and wishing her happy holidays.
Date:
December 14, 1942
Creator:
Kuenning, Earl & Kuenning, Mrs. Earl
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, December 11, 1942]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her father discussing giving a flight school lecture.
Date:
December 11, 1942
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James H. Beall Jr. to Gordon Stater, December 10, 1942]
Letter from James H. Beall Jr. to Gordon Stater discussing the impossibility of Beall travelling to California to meet with Stater.
Date:
December 10, 1942
Creator:
Beall, James H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater, December 10, 1942]
Copy of a letter from Jas. H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater discussing the improbability of a business meeting in California and the ongoing legals matters between Victor J. Nelson and Plosser-Prince Air Academy.
Date:
December 10, 1942
Creator:
Beall, James H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from James H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater, December 10, 1942]
Telegram from James H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater reporting that it would be impossible for Beall to travel to California.
Date:
December 10, 1942
Creator:
Beall, James H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from James H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater, December 10, 1942]
Copy of a telegram from Jas. H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater stating that it is impossible for him to come to California and that a letter will be sent later.
Date:
December 10, 1942
Creator:
Beall, James H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James H. Beall, Jr. to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, December 9, 1942]
Letter from James H. Beall Jr. to Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing the lack of response from the Defense Plant Corporation and the possibility of meeting with Plosser and Prince.
Date:
December 9, 1942
Creator:
Beall, James H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James H. Beall, Jr. to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, December 9, 1942]
Copy of a letter from Jas. H. Beall, Jr. to Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing holding a meeting due to two previous unanswered letters.
Date:
December 9, 1942
Creator:
Beall, James H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Landon E. McConnell to Plosser-Prince Air Academy, December 8, 1942]
Letter from Major Landon E. McConnell to Plosser-Prince Air Academy requesting for detailed information regarding costs for the Air Academy for the benefit of Headquarters Army Air Forces Gulf Coast Training Center.
Date:
December 8, 1942
Creator:
McConnell, Landon E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Woman Seeks Air Ferry Job]
Newspaper clipping of an article about Dorothy Christenson training to serve with the WAFS.
Date:
December 1942
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Form One, Volume 3, Number 7, December 1942
Magazine for pilot class 43-B at Randolph Army Air Field, San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
December 1942
Creator:
Aviation Cadet Club Fund
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 1942?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing taking intelligence and personality tests, pay, a letter from Jackie Cochran inviting her to join the "women's ferry training group" (probably the Women's Flying Training Detachment), not getting Christmas off, graduation celebration for her flight class, living accommodations, and coffee. The letter is typed on the back of a sheet for instruction on "nose and tail nulls."
Date:
1942-12~
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, December 1942]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing teaching a class of student pilots, a Chinese student, pay, and recent correspondence.
Date:
December 1942
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, December 1, 1942]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her father discussing her flying schedule and pay, rationing, weather, and food. Written on the back of instructions for landing procedure.
Date:
December 1, 1942
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Ethel A. Sheehy to Mrs. Millard Christenson]
Telegram from Ethel A. Sheehy to Mrs. Millard Christenson discussing the request to recruit Christenson into the WASP program.
Date:
November 30, 1942
Creator:
Sheehy, Ethyl A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History