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[Flight Regulations and Pilot Certificate] (open access)

[Flight Regulations and Pilot Certificate]

Photocopy of a list of flight regulations and two certificates, a pilot license and an instrument flight check, belonging to Betty Jo Streff.
Date: {1945-11-22..1944-02-22}
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women with Christmas Tree]

Photograph of a group of eight women in front of a Christmas tree. A not written on the back of the photo reads, "Reg, Trixie Fiebrantz,", "Necia", and "12/29/45".
Date: December 29, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Eleanor McLernon Medical Certificate #2] (open access)

[Eleanor McLernon Medical Certificate #2]

Medical certificate from the Civil Aeronautics Administration certifying that Eleanor McLernon meets the examination requirements for second class.
Date: December 28, 1945
Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mary C. Quist to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, December 27, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Mary C. Quist to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, December 27, 1945]

Letter from Mary C. Quist to the Women Airforce Service Pilots discussing the details of their next meeting scheduled in Austin, Texas.
Date: December 27, 1945
Creator: Quist, Mary C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 26, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 26, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing a backlog of mail, Christmas decorations on Guam, weather, problems with water and electricity, meeting someone from Jacksonville, changes in personnel on the island, and her typewriter. Written on American Red Cross stationary.
Date: December 26, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 25, 1945?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 25, 1945?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing Christmas on Guam, running a Red Cross canteen, how she thinks of home, and an incident where someone pulled a gas alarm. Written on Burlington Hotel (Washington D. C.) stationary.
Date: 1945-12-25?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, December 21, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, December 21, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing recent correspondence, the difficulty of coming home for Christmas and trying to decide whether to try, and news about her friends Bobby and Marion. Written on Red Cross stationary.
Date: December 21, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. E. Collette, December 20, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from J. E. Collette, December 20, 1945]

Letter from J. E. Collette discussing Eleanor McLernon's employment at her office and recommending her for another job.
Date: December 20, 1945
Creator: Collette, J. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. E. Collette, December 20, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from J. E. Collette, December 20, 1945]

Letter of recommendation from J. E. Collette discussing Eleanor McLernon's work ethic.
Date: December 20, 1945
Creator: Collette, J. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mary C. Quist to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, December 14, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Mary C. Quist to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, December 14, 1945]

Letter from Mary C. Quist to the Women Airforce Service Pilots providing a questionnaire about their activities, meetings and memberships in regards to the Order of Fifinella.
Date: December 14, 1945
Creator: Quist, Mary C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, December 8-10, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, December 8-10, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing a package, her schedule, flying in a B-26, remnant Japanese troops on Guam and safety on the island, getting Seabees to help her move things, doing laundry, meeting someone she went to grade school with, and food.
Date: 1945-12-08/1945-12-10
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, December 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, December 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing her father's passing.
Date: December 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 6, December 1945 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 6, December 1945

Bi-monthly newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: December 1945
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 29, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 29, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent letters and packages, working at her Red Cross canteen, a Japanese pistol, visiting the 21st Marine Regiment, her sleep schedule, and transiting visitors. Written and typed on American Red Cross stationary.
Date: November 29, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 26, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 26, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing a recent letter, swimming and breakfast, flying a Beechcraft from Guam to Saipan, battlescars on the landscape, dinner, packages, and correspondence with friends. Typed on Red Cross stationary.
Date: November 26, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 23, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 23, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing a new pair of pants, time management, swimming, dinner, running a Red Cross Canteen, and leaving Guam.
Date: November 23, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 22, 1945?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 22, 1945?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother on Thanksgiving discussing food, money, friends, lecturing for the Navy, and preparations for Christmas. Written on Piedmont Hotel (Atlanta) stationary. Last page is hard to read.
Date: 1945-11-22?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 17, 1945?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 17, 1945?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing being awoken to take over a midnight shift at the Red Cross canteen, typing reports, meeting a friend on Guam, events in China, a pay raise, Red Cross resignations, and getting a raft from some Marines. Written on Red Cross stationary.
Date: 1945-11-17?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, November 15, 1945] (open access)

[Parker Earnings and Deductions Statement, November 15, 1945]

Employee earnings and deductions statement of Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Catherine Parker.
Date: November 15, 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 14, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 14, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing the opening of a new enlisted men's club, news from home and recent correspondence, flying, working a night shift at the Red Cross canteen, and Japanese army souvenirs. Written on Red Cross stationary.
Date: November 14, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 11, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 11, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing coffee, food, talking with a Marine pilot, needing a new pair of pumps and a bag, and lipstick. Written on Red Cross stationary.
Date: November 11, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Clinton Simon Quin to Catherine Parker, November 9, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Clinton Simon Quin to Catherine Parker, November 9, 1945]

Letter from Bishop Clinton Simon Quin to Catherine Parker thanking her for her contributions in ending the war as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot.
Date: November 9, 1945
Creator: Quin, Clinton Simon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 27, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 27, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing her night shift at a Red Cross Canteen, problems with coffee urns, recreating, her schedule, a lizard, news from her friends, opening a new club, and clothes. Typed on Neil House (Columbus, OH) stationary.
Date: October 27, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Rigdon Edwards Jr., October 24, 1945] (open access)

[Letter to Rigdon Edwards Jr., October 24, 1945]

Letter to Rigdon Edwards Jr., containing a Notice of Classification from the Selective Service.
Date: October 24, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History