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[Letter from T. N. Carswell to The Prudential Press, Newark, N. J. - July 17, 1956]

Description: A letter addressed to The Prudential Press, Newark, New Jersy, from T. N. Carswell, dated July 17, 1956. Carswell explains that he read an article printed in the AMERICAN LEGION Magazine about the signers of the Declaration of Independence that was written by Merle Sinclair. He then requests a copy of a booklet published by them that was recommended to him by Sinclair.
Date: July 17, 1956
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Transcript of Letter to S. F. and J. B. Austin, June 24, 1827]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter to S. F. and J. B. Austin in which the sender provides news regarding the probate and, possible misadministration of the brothers' Grandfather Brown's estate; the well-being of acquaintances in Missouri; available land in Essex County, New Jersey; and a bill from Bartlett Sims that is due for collection.
Date: June 24, 1827
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[News Script: Bonds]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a lawsuit filed by the International Fidelity Insurance Company.
Date: May 7, 1971, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Aircraft Delivery Memorandum]

Description: Orders for WASP Gayle D. Ewing to ferry an aircraft from Grand Prairie, Texas to Newark, New Jersey with specifications on the plane model, flight order, and instructions upon arrival at her destination. The order is signed by Captain Joe K. Bailey and Ben Handler for Captain William S. Kirkpatrick.
Date: September 11, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, September 4, 1944]

Description: Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her father discussing burning her hand, flying across the country at night, the P-51, news from home, her divorce, rumors about the future of the WASPs, the book Bombers Across, flying to the Pacific Northwest, and a rough flight on an airliner.
Date: September 4, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, May 17, 1944]

Description: Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents Fred and Frances discussing issues with supplies of P-51s for graduating fighter pilots, skipping ground school classes, gifts, her mother's health, her friend Bobby, marriages, applying to join the British ferry command, and rumors about cancellation of the WASP program. Typed on Hotel John Marshall (Richmond) stationary.
Date: May 17, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 31, 1944]

Description: Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing receiving a pack of cigarettes, flying a fighter from Jackson, MS, to Raleigh and Newark, seeing a show and getting dinner, flying on an airliner at night, picking up a plane from Long Beach, news about her friend Marion, flying in a B-24, and happening to meet an Air Corps private who knew of her through a mutual acquaintance.
Date: October 31, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 4, 1944]

Description: Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing mechanical difficulties with an airplane, dinner with an Air Corps lieutenant, typing reports, flying to and from Newark, more mechanical problems, and waiting to travel to New York and Dallas.
Date: December 4, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, May 12-14, 1944]

Description: Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing picking up a new plane, being grounded by weather, the possibility of visiting, her father's health, a problem with her wrist, flying to Dallas, a colonel, and buying her friend a wedding gift. Typed (on May 12) and written (on May 14) on Hotel John Marshall (Richmond) stationary.
Date: 1944-05-12/1944-05-14
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 23, 1944]

Description: Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent letters, ferrying a P-51 to Newark, being grounded by poor weather, politics affecting the WASP, and the possibility of Army Air Force commissions. Written on Mayo Hotel (Tulsa) stationary.
Date: May 23, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 12, 1944]

Description: Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying with poor weather from Louisville to Newark, seeing a play, riding an airliner, getting a hotel room, her dental health, and people she met. Written on Hotel Frances (Monroe, LA) stationary.
Date: October 12, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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