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[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 22, 1943?]

Description: Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing riding in a B-17, grounding from weather, horse riding, flying to San Bernardino and the Red Cross canteen there, ferrying planes, and making several stops on the return trip in a B-17. Written on Royal Palms Hotel (Palm Springs) stationary.
Date: 1943-11-22?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cecelia McKie to B. P. Henker - June 27, 1943]

Description: Copy of letter sent from Cecelia McKie to 'Mr. B. P. Henker, relative of Charles and Barbara (?)' stating she is hoping to get the correct address for Mrs. P. L. Bleckinger so she can forward the shortwave radio message from Lindsay Bleckinger to her. Scrapbook page 6.
Date: June 27, 1943
Creator: McKie, Cecelia, 1903-1982
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Dryer to Cecelia McKie - June 16, 1943]

Description: Letter sent from Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Dryer to Cecelia McKie thanking her for the message and stating their daughter, Marian Dryer Newsom, is interned with Elsie Luckman. Marian had been on her way to Manila on December 1st, 1941, and both girls were caught there by the war. Envelope addressed to Mrs. W. L. McKie, Sacramento, California from Mrs. Mabel Dryer, Wichita, Kansas.
Date: June 16, 1943
Creator: Dryer, R. L. & Dryer, Mrs. R. L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Laurel E. Weiskind to Cecelia McKie - June 7, 1943]

Description: Letter sent from Mrs. Laurel E. Weiskind to Cecelia McKie thanking her for the message from her brother, D. B. Ledermann, and stating the last time she heard from her brother was at Christmas. Envelope addressed to Mrs. W. L. McKie, Sacramento, California from (Mrs. A. A.) Laurel E. Weiskind, Wichita, Kansas.
Date: June 7, 1943
Creator: Weiskind, Laurel E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Mrs. Frank W. Scott to Cecelia McKie - June 7, 1943]

Description: Letter sent from Mrs. Frank D. Scott to Cecelia McKie thanking her for the message and stating she had given Frances (her daughter) and Luis Backleder (her son-in-law) up for dead. She mentions other family members, daughter Evelyn Cherry and son-in-law Ralph Cherry, in the Philippines. Her other son-in-law Ralph (Bob) Bouth is also a prisoner. She mentions she has not heard directly from Ralph (Bouth) or Evelyn. Envelope addressed to Mrs. William L. McKie, Sacramento, California from Venice, C… more
Date: June 7, 1943
Creator: Scott, Mrs. Frank W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Postal Card from Mrs. H. Graber to Dr. William McKie - June 6, 1943]

Description: Postcard sent from Mrs. H. Graber, San Francisco, to Dr. William McKie thanking him for the message from her sister and her sister's husband. She states she heard from the Red Cross at Christmastime that they were well, but that this was the first time her sister had sent a message herself.
Date: June 6, 1943
Creator: Graber, Mrs. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Mary Christenson to Cecelia McKie - May 30, 1943]

Description: Letter from Mary Christenson to Cecelia McKie thanking her for the message from her husband and stating it had been over a year since she had heard from him. Envelope addressed to Mrs. W. L. McKie, Sacramento, California. Envelope postmarked Bremerton, Washington. Handwritten in upper center: 'Christenson'. Reverse side of envelope has been removed by creator.
Date: May 30, 1943
Creator: Christenson, Mary
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Hazel Blanton to Dr. William L. McKie - May 27, 1943]

Description: Letter sent from Mrs. Hazel Blanton to Dr. William L. McKie thanking him for the message from her husband and stating this is the first direct information she had about him since the fall of Manila. Envelope addressed to Dr. William L. McKie, D.C., Sacramento, California from Mrs. D. L. Blanton, San Francisco, California. Reverse side of envelope has been removed by creator.
Date: May 27, 1943
Creator: Blanton, Hazel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Helen Barnes to Cecelia McKie - May 26, 1943]

Description: Letter sent from Helen Barnes to Cecelia McKie thanking her for the message from her husband, William Frank Barnes, and stating she and her daughter had been evacuated from Shanghai in 1941 and had not seen Mr. Barnes since. Envelope addressed to Mrs. W. L. McKie, Sacramento, California from Mrs. W. F. Barnes, San Diego, California.
Date: May 26, 1943
Creator: Barnes, Helen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Barnett Cohen and E. Bender to Cecelia McKie - May 11, 1943]

Description: Letter sent from Barnett Cohen and E. Bender to Cecelia McKie thanking her for the message from Abraham Barnett Cohen, Barnett Cohen's son and E. Bender's brother, and stating they have been able to piece her message together with others to get his complete message. Envelope addressed to Mrs. W. L. McKie, Sacramento, California from Mrs. Benjamin Bender, New Haven, Connecticut.
Date: May 25, 1943
Creator: Cohen, Barnett & Bender, E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from J. A. Mackay to Cecelia McKie - May 20, 1943]

Description: Letter sent from J. A. Mackay, Assistant Vice President of The National City Bank of New York, to Cecelia McKie thanking her for the message and letting her know it will be forwarded to the Emersons. Envelope addressed to Mrs. William L. McKie, Sacramento, California from The National City Bank of New York, New York, New York. Handwritten in pencil upper right: 'Emerson'.
Date: May 20, 1943
Creator: Mackay, J. A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Mrs. F. M. Cochrane to Cecelia McKie - May 20, 1943]

Description: Letter sent from Mrs. F. M. Cochrane to Cecelia McKie thanking her for the message from her daughter, Mrs. Cadwallader, and stating they have had no word from her since Manila fell to the Japanese. She explains the names were twisted around in the letter, as she is Mrs. F.M. Cochrane, and her daughter is Mrs. Cadwallader. She states she is enclosing a newspaper clipping from the Charlotte, North Carolina Observer. Newspaper clipping from Charlotte, North Carolina Observer sent with letter from … more
Date: May 20, 1943
Creator: Cochrane, Mrs. F. M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from E. H. Stoner to Mrs. William L. McKie - May 19, 1943]

Description: Letter sent from E. H. Stoner, President and Treasurer of West Penn Lumber Company, on behalf of Mr. G. M. Lusk, to Cecelia McKie thanking her for the message and stating he has received the same information from the Relief for Americans in Philippines, New York City, and has forwarded this advice to Mr. G. M. Lusk. Letter is typed on West Penn Lumber Company stationery. Envelope addressed to Mrs. William L. McKie, Sacramento, California from West Penn Lumber Co., Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania… more
Date: May 19, 1943
Creator: Stoner, E. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Mrs. T. P. Condy to Cecelia McKie - May 19, 1943]

Description: Letter sent from Mrs. T. P. Condy to Cecelia McKie thanking her for the message from her husband and stating she had not heard from or about him since last year. Envelope addressed to Mrs. W. L. McKie, Sacramento, California. Envelope is postmarked from Sedro Woolley, Washington. Handwritten in pencil in lower left: 'Condy'. Reverse side of envelope has been removed by creator.
Date: May 19, 1943
Creator: Condy, Mrs. T. P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from T. H. White to Cecelia McKie - May 19, 1943]

Description: Letter sent from T. H. White, on behalf of Thelma White (Dorothy Ludlow's sister), to Cecelia McKie thanking her for the message from her daughter, Dorothy Ludlow, and stating she had been informed by the War Department that Dorothy was a prisoner at Santo Tomas but did not believe she would live long in an internment camp. She mentions her son, Jack Ludlow, is interned in China. Envelope addressed to Mrs. W. L. McKie, Sacramento, California from T. H. White, Lexa, Arkansas. Handwritten in penc… more
Date: May 19, 1943
Creator: White, T. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Charles M. Kirkpatrick to Cecelia McKie - May 18, 1943]

Description: Letter sent from Charles M. Kirkpatrick to Cecelia McKie thanking her for the message from his son, Harlan G. Kirkpatrick, and stating they had received other messages from him. They had been informed by the Navy Department that he was a prisoner of the Japanese on May 12. He also mentions that his son had been on the U.S.S. Houston. Letter is printed on Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company stationery. Envelope addressed to Mrs. W. L. McKie, Sacramento, California from C. M. Kirkpatr… more
Date: May 18, 1943
Creator: Kirkpatrick, Charles M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Iris R. Weymouth to Cecelia McKie - May 18, 1943]

Description: Letter sent from Iris R. Weymouth to Cecelia McKie thanking her for the letter concerning the message of B. Luyendik. Envelope addressed to Mrs. William L. McKie, Sacramento, California. Envelope postmarked from Saco, Maine. Reverse side of envelope has been removed by creator.
Date: May 18, 1943
Creator: Weymouth, Iris R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Postmaster to Dr. William McKie - May 18, 1943]

Description: Letter from postmaster, Wichita, Kansas, to Dr. William McKie, stating that he or she is unable to locate any party by the name on his letter, though there are several 'Dwyers' and 'Dyers' but none know the addressee. Envelope addressed to Dr. William McKie, Sacramento, California from Post Office, Wichita, Kansas. Handwritten in pencil left center: "R. L. Dryer". Reverse side of envelope has been removed by creator.
Date: May 18, 1943
Creator: Postmaster
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Postal Card from Basil B. Brooks to Cecelia McKie - May 17, 1943]

Description: Letter sent from Basil B. Brooks, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, to Cecelia McKie thanking her for the message from his brother. Envelope addressed to Mrs. W. L. McKie, Sacramento, California. Envelope postmarked from Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. Reverse side of envelope has been removed by creator.
Date: May 17, 1943
Creator: Brooks, Basil B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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