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[Correspondence from Lucile Wise to Eleanor Brown]

Description: Correspondence from Lucile Wise to Eleanor Brown, consisting of a brief letter from Wise to Brown and two enclosures. The first enclosure is a letter from Michael D. Achey with information on how groups and individuals can support the National Advisory Committee (NAC) meeting in May 2005. The second enclosure is a letter from Mary McCleary Posner about the 17th Annual Memorial Day Weekend Salute to Veterans Celebration to be held from May 27-30, 2005.
Date: 2004-12-09/2005-01-12
Creator: Wise, Lucile
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from A. W. Unthank to San Simon Cattle and Canal Company, October 5, 1885]

Description: Letter from A. W. Unthank to San Simon Cattle and Canal Company discussing the cost of building six miles of ditch in the San Simon Valley. At the bottom of the letter is a hand-drawn illustration of a cross-section of the proposed water ditch.
Date: October 5, 1885
Creator: Unthank, A. W.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Army Air Forces to Catherine Parker, December 16, 1944]

Description: 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.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Ashley Carswell to T. N. Carswell - September 13, 1944]

Description: A letter written to Uncle Norwood [T. N. Carswell] from Ashley [Ashley Carswell], Tucson, Arizona, dated September 13, 1944. Ashley Carswell advises that he has completed training and is ready to go overseas. He has a nine-day delay with his crew to pick up a new ship and equipment in Topeka, Kansas, drive to Dallas then fly to Jacksonville to be home four or five days. He assures his Uncle that he is "not worried about going across because I've got the best crew on the field―but I am the on… more
Date: September 13, 1944
Creator: Carswell, Ashley
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 29, 1944?]

Description: 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
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 7, 1943?]

Description: 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
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 7, 1944]

Description: 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
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 24, 1944?]

Description: 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
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 4, 1943?]

Description: 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
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, October 7, 1943?]

Description: 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
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Dawn Seymour to Hugh King, November 30, 1997]

Description: 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.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Doris Tanner to B. J. Poe, March 3, 1987]

Description: 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
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, February 26, 1987]

Description: 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
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from E. K. Capeton to J. H. Parramore, February 23, 1914]

Description: Letter from E. K. Capeton to J. H. Parramore discussing the death of Capeton's mare, which was killed by a bull belonging to Parramore in Mr. Barker's pasture. Capeton writes seeking out monetary compensation for the loss of his mare and to dispute an accusation made by Mr. Wheeler that he had placed the mare in Mr. Barker's pasture without consent.
Date: February 23, 1914
Creator: Capeton, E. K.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from E. K. Capeton to Mr. Wheeler, January 17, 1914]

Description: Letter from E. K. Capeton to Mr. Wheeler discussing the death of Capeton's mare, which was killed by one of J. H. Parramore's bulls, and seeking financial compensation from the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company for his loss.
Date: January 17, 1914
Creator: Capeton, E. K.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Francie Meisner Park to Charlyne Creger, February 22, 2002]

Description: 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
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from J. L. Wells to D. D. Parramore, February 10, 1931]

Description: Letter from J. L. Wells to Dock Dilworth Parramore discussing the filing of maps and a statement of the Cienega Ditch and making suggestions on raising the value of the property by adding a water ditch on the Arizona side.
Date: February 10, 1931
Creator: Wells, J. L.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from J. L. Wells to Mr. Parramore, November 12, 1930]

Description: Letter from J. L. Wells to Mr. Parramore discussing land survey notes from the Arizona side of the Cienega Ditch property and intentions to obtain more legal data about water rights pertaining to the ditch.
Date: November 12, 1930
Creator: Wells, J. L.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from John H. Page to D. D. Parramore, May 4, 1918]

Description: Letter from John H. Page to D. D. Parramore discussing the water rights to a piece of Parramore's property on which a homesteader named Florence A. Belinger resides.
Date: May 4, 1918
Creator: Page, John H.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from John H. Page to Dock Dilworth Parramore, October 22, 1917]

Description: Letter from John H. Page & Company to Dock Dilworth Parramore discussing advice on legal technicalities regarding the corporate existence of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company and the water rights to the Cienega Ditch property. A handwritten note on the back of the last page reads, "Letter in regard to water rights and keeping ditch open. D. D. P."
Date: October 22, 1917
Creator: Page, John H.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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