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[Essay by Charlyne Creger]
Photocopy of an essay by Charlyne Creger describing how her life was impacted by World War II and recalling what led her to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots. A few grammar corrections have been written in red ink on the page. The original copy appears to have been bound in a book.
Famous Aviator Pictures No. 8: Capt. Edwin C. Musick
Heinz "Famous Aviator Pictures" card number 8, featuring a color lithograph of Captain Edwin Musick, with a Pan-American Clipper pictured in flight behind him over a coastline. On the back is a blurb about Musick's role as the first pilot to fly the Clipper and information on how to obtain more cards from the series.
[Brochure for Cruise to Pearl Harbor]
Brochure for a cruise via yacht to visit Pear Harbor that includes information on the battle and a map of the area surrounding the base.
[Clipping: Cornelia Fort, WASP, [1919-1949] Remembers]
Clipping from the Stars and Stripes with a column by Patricia Collins Hughes about Cornelia Fort, who died while serving as a ferry pilot during World War Two. Hughes also includes Fort's account of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
[Letter from Celia Hunter to Alberta Head, January 15, 1971]
Letter from Celia Hunter to Alberta Head giving her holiday greetings, informing them of the weather in Fairbanks, and sharing about her experiences from her 1970 travels.
[Letter from Emma Mae Hutto to Truett Latimer, January 16, 1953]
Letter from Emma Mae Hutto to Truett Latimer discussing Latimer's recent case of the flu and the issue of allowing women to serve on juries.
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 26, 1946]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing preparations for her return trip to the United States from Guam.
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 2, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing moving to new accommodations on Hawaii, gifts from Marines, Keehi Beach, Bill Cox and a book he wrote, getting sick, censorship, and her friend Whit. Typed on Sheraton Hotel (High Point, NC) stationary.
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 14, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing money, a bracelet from her friend Phyllis made from aircraft steel, meeting her friend Marion's brother, working with a Red Cross Clubmobile, preparing to leave Hawaii for a location in the South Pacific (Guam), and some photos.
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 23, 1945?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing going to a square dance, living accommodations, a B-25 pilot who survived ditching in the ocean, seeing performances of the "Marine show," the postal service, a pineapple festival, magazines, and dances. Typed on Burlington Hotel (Washington) stationary.
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 30, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing preparations for her shipment from Hawaii to a location in the Pacific (Guam), visiting an officers club, visiting Ford Island, recent letters, money, and news from home. Typed on Hotel Annapolis (Washington) stationary.
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 11, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, most likely to her mother, discussing her time on Oahu with friends at different clubs, her friend's photography, meeting a woman from her hometown who was returning from the South Pacific, and shipping some things home. It is written on Burlington Hotel (Washington D.C.) stationary.
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 11, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing finances, her ex-husband's house, the Red Cross Canteen at Hickam Field, going to a dance with Air Corps officers, finding a kitten, Red Cross worker living arrangements and schedules, and getting a driver's license. Written on Red Cross stationary.
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 17, 1945?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, possibly to her mother, discussing receiving her driver's license with help from the recipient, driving across Oahu, work and related events, lack of free time, finding a particular book in the library, amenities at an officer's club, and taking a boat around Pearl Harbor. Written and typed on Red Cross stationary.
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 23, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing a busy schedule, correspondence, riding to a party and being pulled over, sleep, and food and cooking. Written on Burlington Hotel (Washington) stationary.
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 25, 1945?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing friends, people she met, flowers, books, weather, mail, recreation, dinner with friends, and mending clothes. Typed on USO stationary.
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 4, 1945?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing some pictures she had taken, eating at an officers club, working in a hospital, and mail and supplies. Written on Burlington Hotel (Washington) stationary.
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 15, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing taking a train with other Red Cross workers from Chicago to Seattle, the Seattle area, traveling by ship to Oahu, and impressions of the island. Written on Burlington Hotel (Washington DC) stationary.
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 22, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing waiting for Red Cross assignments on Hawaii, work, pineapples, recent correspondence, V-E Day, and waiting for some of her luggage. Written on USO stationary.
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 25, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing Red Cross assignments and preparing to leave Hawaii, a party, uniforms and laundry, and luggage. Written on USO stationary.
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 31, 1945?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, somewhere overseas (possibly Hawaii) discussing her crowded sleeping accommodations at a hotel, recreating, a particularly good restaurant, music, going to a dance, and wondering where she will be sent next. Typed on American Red Cross stationary.
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, July 6, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing a recent letter, pictures of her Red Cross living quarters, getting a subscription to the New Yorker, using a Clubmobile, meeting someone from Jacksonville, clothes, the rain, attending a dance and her friend Phyllis climbing on a roof to take pictures, and advice on whether a friend (family member?) should join the Red Cross. Typed on Hotel Belleville stationary.
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, May 29, 1945?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother Frances discussing her recent work for the Red Cross, roommates and her living situation, money, her response to news from the family, and other activities.
[Newsletter from Lyda Keefe to WASP, April 5, 1986]
Newsletter from Lyda Keefe to WASP about Helen Schaefer, people she met, Barbara Heinrich, the upcoming meeting in Sweetwater, and other WASP. On the front is a photograph of a group of WASP and a note about Dora Dougherty and Didi Moorman.
[Clipping: "WASPS Wasn't 'Wash Out' For Pilot Florey"]
Newspaper clipping with an article about what training was like for a trainee and an instructor at Avenger Field.
Stars and Stripes Salutes Women Airforce Service Pilots
Advertising supplement to the March 10, 2010 issue of The Stars and Stripes dedicated to the WASP. The supplement contains articles about the founding and history of the WASP, their uniforms, the aircraft they flew, profiles of several members, and advertisements.
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 213]
Document outlining the trial of Major George C. Kelcher on charges of breaking arrest, possessing liquor, absence, and neglect of his duties, including the final verdict and sentence.
Aerial View of City
Copy photograph of an aerial view of Honolulu, Hawaii. Several buildings are visible. Text at the bottom of the photograph reads, "5th Group (Obs) Honolulu."
Aerial View Of Honolulu
Copy negative of an aerial view of Honolulu Hawaii. There are buildings and part of the ocean.
Man with Fourteen Students in Front of Plane on Hawaii
Copy negative of Dr. Rupert Richardson and 14 students in front of a plane in Hawaii wearing leis.
[Photo Book from Pearl Harbor Cruise]
Photo book containing ten photos of the battle of Peal Harbor. The cover of the book has the text, "Souvenir of your Pearl Harbor Cruise aboard the "Adventure" printed on the image of a cruise ship. Each photo, excepting the first, has a description printed on it; "On Guard at Pearl Harbor," "Battleship Row During Attack," "Attack on Wheeler Field Air Base," "U.S.S. Arizona Explosion," "U.S.S. Oklahoma Capsized and U.S.S. Maryland," "Explosion of U.S.S. Shaw," "Damaged U.S. Plane," "U.S.S. Cassin and U.S.S. Downs with U.S.S. Pennsylvania in the Background," and "Japanese Aerial Photo Taken During Attack."
[Photocopied WASP Portraits]
Photocopy of a page containing six Women Airforce Service Pilot portraits, all dressed in leather flight jackets with Fifinella patches. The women are Grace Putnam, Mary Ruth Rance, Virginia Raymond, Velma Saunders, Betty Scantland, and Martha Smith.
[Project Destiny Memorabilia Order Form]
Order form for commemorative air mail envelopes that will be proof of Grace McGuire's completion of Amelia Earhart's attempted circumnavigation flight.
[Red Cross Workers in Barracks]
Photograph of seven Red Cross workers in their accommodations, with the woman in the bottom right ironing. Cornelia Yerkes lies on a lower bunk at center. There are various parts of luggage and articles of clothes scattered around the room.
[Red Cross Workers in Barracks]
Photograph of eight Red Cross women in their quarters, most dressed for bed. One woman is lying in a sheet on a bunk, another stands to her right, and the rest are sitting around a bed in the back; Cornelia Yerkes is lying nearest the corner. Their uniforms hang on the window and wall behind them, and there are various items scattered around the room.
[Souvenir Photo Book From Pearl Harbor Cruise]
Photo book containing ten photographs from the Battle of Pearl Harbor. The cover is a photo of a ship with the text "Souvenir of your Pearl Harbor Cruise aboard "Adventure." Each photo in the book has a description printed at the bottom of the image; "Memorial Plaque Aboard U.S.S. Arizona," "U.S.S. Oklahoma During Attack," "Japanese Aerial Photo of Battleship Row During Attack," "Wreckage on Ford Island," "U.S.S. Arizona Exploding," "U.S.S. West Virginia and U.S.S. Tennessee," "Explosion of U.S.S. Shaw," "Pearl Harbor During Attack with U.S.S. Nevada Underway," "U.S.S. Oglaga Capsized, U.S.S. Maryland in Background," and "Pearl Harbor Today."
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