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[Clipping: American Red Cross Receives Letters From Overseas Workers]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "American Red Cross Receives Letters from Overseas Workers," and three photos of Cornelia Yerkes, Hope Mills-Price, and Florence Goldrick. The article briefly profiles each pictured woman and provides information on how to work with the Red Cross.

Date: July 11, 1945

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Jax 'Wasp' Says Women Who Fly Need Stamina]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "Jax 'Wasp' Says Women Who Fly Need Stamina" which profiles Cornelia Yerkes and includes a photo of Yerkes in uniform. the article discusses her training, certifications, and her experience ferrying planes.

Date: February 22, 1945

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Return of a WASP]

Newspaper clippings of the article, "The Return of a WASP" which discusses the homecoming of Twila Edwards after her time as a Women Airforce Service Pilot. She shares the difficulties she has looking for civilian pilot positions and the challenges she's faced due to WASPs not being a military service. The article includes several photos of Twila Edwards.

Date: April 15, 1945

Creator: Boulkind, Mae & Ruohomaa, Kosti

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Cornelia Yerkes]

Photograph of Cornelia Yerkes, wearing her WASP wings.

Date: 1945~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Cornelia Yerkes aircraft rating certificate]

Pilot rating for Cornelia Yerkes indicating that she was qualified on both single and multi-engined aircraft and seaplanes.

Date: February 6, 1945

Creator: United States. Department of Commerce. Civil Aviation Administration

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Cornelia Yerkes commercial pilot license]

Commercial pilot's license for Cornelia Yerkes issued in 1945.

Date: January 16, 1945

Creator: United States. Department of Commerce. Civil Aviation Administration

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Cornelia Yerkes in Sunglasses]

Photograph of Cornelia Yerkes sitting, wearing sunglasses.

Date: 1945-22~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Cornelia Yerkes medical certificate]

CAA medical certificate for Cornelia Yerkes signed by A. J. Herbolsheimer.

Date: January 16, 1945

Creator: United States. Department of Commerce. Civil Aviation Administration

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Cornelia Yerkes sitting on Table]

Photograph of Cornelia Yerkes in Guam or Hawaii, sitting in her Red Cross uniform on the edge of a table. Behind her on the patio are some lawn chairs. Two buildings are visible in the background.

Date: 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Cornelia Yerkes War Department ID]

War Department-issued identification card for Cornelia Yerkes as a civilian noncombatant.

Date: May 3, 1945

Creator: United States. War Department. Adjutant General's Office

Item Type: Physical Object

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Cornelia Yerkes with Sea Plane]

Photograph of Cornelia Yerkes wearing her WASP uniform and standing in front of a Piper Cub seaplane. On the back is written "New Orleans, '45 Water Rateing[sic]."

Date: 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 1, 1945?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, most likely addressed to her parents, written on Hotel St. Francis (New Orleans) stationary as she rode a train to Washington D.C. discussing her ride, her time visiting home and that she left some things there, and her hope for a job with the Red Cross.

Date: 1945-04-01?

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 3, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing a visit to Washington, D.C., people she met there, food, needing a duffle bag, and Red Cross training. Written and typed on Hotel Annapolis stationary.

Date: April 3, 1945

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 20, 1945?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents typed on Hotel Annapolis (Washington D.C.) stationary, discussing gifts from them, correspondence and visits with friends, travel, and her work with the Red Cross.

Date: 1945-04-20?

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 24, 1945?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing packages, working at the American Red Cross canteen at Logan Field, being called to work in Washington, living arrangements, and expressing her appreciation for her time as a WASP and how it prepared her for work after leaving the service. Written on Hotel Annapolis (Washington) stationary.

Date: 1945-04-24?

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 2, 1945?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing her flight to a new station, conditions there, and different people she met. Typed on Hotel Lenox (Buffalo) stationary.

Date: 1945-08-02~

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 7, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing remaining with the Red Cross on Guam, stories from an indigenous woman about the Japanese occupation, going to a dance, talking with aviators, life on Guam, photos, and Red Cross staffing.

Date: August 7, 1945

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 16, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing celebrations of the end of hostilities between the US and Japan, talking with Marine veterans, throwing a party, recent correspondence, an uncertain future, and the view on Guam.

Date: August 16, 1945

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 21, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing a Life Magazine article on Guam, bonds and finances, the end of hostilities with Japan, a visit from an admiral, a friend trying to get in touch, withdrawal of Marines, recent work, indoor flooding, sewing panties from cloth maps, running a "bulletin board of the air," swimming, and her friend Phyllis. Typed on Red Cross stationary.

Date: August 21, 1945

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 27, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing the recipient's letters, the weather, her assignment by the Red Cross to work with the 314th Bomb Wing on Guam, transfers, boots, and her friend Billy Ball. Typed on Sheraton Hotel stationary.

Date: August 27, 1945

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[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

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[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

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 2, 1945?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing sailing, exploring a town, getting her uniform pressed, transportation, her grandfather's health, and waiting to hear from the Defense Production Corporation.

Date: 1945-02-02?

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 23, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, probably to her parents, discussing catching a ride in a C-47 from Sacramento to Fort Worth, travelling to Houston by bus, how her friends are doing, and plans for future travel. Typed on Edwards Hotel (Jackson) stationary.

Date: February 23, 1945

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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[Clipping: American Red Cross Receives Letters From Overseas Workers]

[Clipping: Jax 'Wasp' Says Women Who Fly Need Stamina]

[Clipping: Return of a WASP]

[Cornelia Yerkes]

[Cornelia Yerkes aircraft rating certificate]

[Cornelia Yerkes commercial pilot license]

[Cornelia Yerkes in Sunglasses]

[Cornelia Yerkes medical certificate]

[Cornelia Yerkes sitting on Table]

[Cornelia Yerkes War Department ID]

[Cornelia Yerkes with Sea Plane]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 1, 1945?]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 3, 1945]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 20, 1945?]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 24, 1945?]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 2, 1945?]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 7, 1945]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 16, 1945]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 21, 1945]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 27, 1945]

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

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 26, 1945]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 2, 1945?]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 23, 1945]