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- Albany (V-9) Sectional Aeronautical Chart
- Aeronautical map of Albany, New York and its surrounding region, showing cities, topographical features, radio frequency ranges and other various aeronautical symbols for flight training and navigation. Scale 1:500,000.
- [Catherine Parker WASP Diploma]
- Diploma certifying that Catherine Parker completed the Women Airforce Service Pilots training program.
- [Catherine Parker WASP Promotion]
- Photocopy of a notice of personnel action from the War Department promoting Catherine Parker from WASP Trainee to Women's Army Service Pilot with new pay-grade.
- [Certificate for R. J. Austin]
- Certificate of course completion for R. J. Hall, with a note in blue pen seen in the top left corner that reads, "190 packed, 5 Nov 63".
- [Certificate of Elimination, April 1943]
- Text certifying that five women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) in March and April 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person; one name has been stricken from the list with a handwritten note.
- [Certificate of Pilot Trainees Eliminated in March 1943]
- Text certifying that three women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) on March 31, 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person.
- [Clipping: Letter to the Editor]
- Newspaper clipping displaying letters written by Charlyne Creger and Helen Holland to show appreciation for the honors and recognition they received as members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
- [Clipping photocopy: Would Halt Rise of Women Pilots]
- Photocopy of a newspaper clipping that includes an article about a report from the Civil Service Investigating Committee, advising the cutting of the WASP program. The grounds for this advice is to make way for excess male pilots in the Air Force. Other articles surround the article about cutting the WASP program, including some about politics and war. At the top of the photocopy, the page number of the article is handwritten.
- [Clipping: They just wanted to fly]
- Newspaper clippings of an article about WASP members, including Grace Birge Mayfield, Mary Macabe, Kristine Lent, Alice Riff, Ann Oliver, Ann Criswell Adden, Verda Mae Jennings Lowe, Betty Haas Pfister, Florene Miller, Millicent Young, and Barbara Flemming Foss. The article discusses the personal experiences of the women serving in WWII. On the back of the clippings, there is an advertisement for a drapery shop and an article on catalog ordering.
- [Clipping: "Woman Recalls World War II Pilot Days"]
- Newspaper clipping with an article about Ruth Florey's and Clinnie Lovvorn's service with the WASP.
- Cornelia Clark Fort Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony
- Pamphlet for the Cornelia Clark Fort Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony, held on October 6, 2000 at 2 pm, at Mulberry Canyon by the Taylor County Historical Commission. Inside are images of WASP and airplanes and a bio of Cornelia Clark Fort.
- [Cornelia Yerkes aircraft rating certificate]
- Pilot rating for Cornelia Yerkes indicating that she was qualified on both single and multi-engined aircraft and seaplanes.
- [Gayle Snell Graduation Award]
- Certificate issued by Aviation Enterprises, Ltd., to Gayle Snell upon her graduation from WASP training at Avenger Field.
- [Gayle Snell Graduation Award]
- Certificate issued by Aviation Enterprises, Ltd., to Gayle Snell upon her graduation from WASP training at Avenger Field.
- [Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #1]
- Individual Flight Record for Gayle Snell, documenting her hours on different airframes as a WASP.
- [Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #2]
- Individual Flight Record for Gayle Snell, documenting her hours on different airframes as a WASP.
- [Gayle Snell promotion]
- Promotion form ordering higher pay for WASP Gayle Snell and changing her designation from trainee to pilot.
- [Gayle Snell's Flight Training Diploma]
- Diploma given to Gayle Snell at Avenger Field upon graduating from flight training as a Women Airforce Service Pilot.
- [Individual Flight Record for Catherine Parker #2]
- Chart listing the flight times of Catherine Parker during day and night, as well hours worked on instrument flying and in the LINK trainer, ain Sweetwater, Texas. A statement on the chart also notes the date she received her instrument flying certification.
- [Individual Flight Record for Catherine Parker #3]
- Chart listing the flight times flown by Catherine Parker as first pilot in various aircraft models at 3024th Air Force base in Marana, Arizona
- [Letter from Charles A. Prince to Victor J. Nelson, June 6, 1942]
- Copy of a letter from Charles A. Prince to Victor J. Nelson requesting the completed plans for the construction of Avenger Field.
- [Letter from Chester R. Klown to Mary Ruth Rance, April 6, 1943]
- Letter from Chester R. Klown to Mary Ruth Rance discussing the details of her application to the Women's Flying Training Program, explaining her reporting requirements and salary information.
- [Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 6, 1943]
- Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying in hot weather, sunburns, her hectic schedule, a measles outbreak, news about friends, check flights and washouts, and needing clothes shipped. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary and the back of a graded physics quiz.
- [Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 6, 1944?]
- Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes explaining a photograph (not included) from a previous month at Love Field in Dallas, Texas. She also mentions continuing ground school (possibly for pursuit school) and her lack of sleep.
- [Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 6, 1944]
- Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing waiting on modifications to her plane during a ferrying trip, a future visit to Orlando, clothes and mailing personal items, and orders. Written on the back of Hotel Continental (Kansas City) stationary.
- [Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 6, 1944]
- Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying out of Kansas City, news about the invasion of Normandy, her friend Nancy Nesbitt, recent correspondence, flying P-51s at high altitude, books, physical examinations, and her friend Bobby's marriage. Typed on the back of official memo cards.
- [Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 6, 1944]
- Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing waiting to pick up a P-40, visiting New York City, the Bell factory pilot lounge, and plans for future travel.
- [Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 6, 1944]
- Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying an AT-7 to San Marcos, waiting to transition out of Love Field, a pompous taxi driver, her uniform, and the AT-7. Written on Hotel Stephen F. Austin (Austin) stationary.
- [Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 6, 1945]
- Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, probably to her parents, discussing friends and family, her schedule, being issued uniforms, being prepared to get sent overseas, exploring Washington DC, talking with another Red Cross worker, and a friend's clay art. Typed on Edwards Hotel (Jackson) stationary.
- [Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 6, 1944]
- Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being in an airliner's emergency landing, and divorce settlements. Typed on Hotel Sheraton stationary.
- [Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 6, 1944]
- Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying a P-51 from Long Beach to El Centro, living accommodations in Long Beach, and her busy schedule. Typed on Mayo Hotel (Tulsa) stationary.
- [Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 6, 1944]
- Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent flying, being grounded in Long Beach by bad weather, borrowing a typewriter, mud, a large batch of fighters to be ferried to South America, dreams, and beds.
- [Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, March 6, 1943?]
- Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her family discussing food, weather, flight training, ground school, and fellow students.
- [Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, July 6, 1943]
- Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing an injured family member, a problem with her wrist, the heat at Avenger Field, her mother's birthday, Don Clifford, letters, instructor pilots and flying training, and going to a barbeque.
- [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 Fred G. Yerkes, February 6, 1943?]
- Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her father discussing Instruments Flight Instructor School classes, visiting with friends, dinner with a Lt. Hawthorne, Phil Kafka's Army commission, medical examinations, pay and leave permits, and a friendly lunchlady. On the back is an image of the IFIS insignia.
- [Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Cornelia Yerkes, February 6, 1945]
- Letter from WASP leader Jacqueline Cochran to Cornelia Yerkes (courtesy of her father Fred) introducing a certificate recognizing her service as a WASP.
- [Letter from Lillian Roberts, March 6, 1979]
- Letter from Lillian Roberts that appears to be discussing the WASP news clippings album prepared for Senator Goldwater, and her rejection to discussing preliminary research related to proposals in the fields of television, films and grants with the full WASP board.
- [Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, March 6, 1944]
- Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon making conversation and briefly mentioning his graduation from cadet school.
- [Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, September 6, 1943]
- Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing past correspondence and the Officers' Club.
- [Minutes: WASP Meeting, May 6, 1992]
- Minutes for the WASP committee meeting including corrections from the previous meeting, details on the WASP monument, and fundraising.
- [Photograph of Eleven WASP and Three Men]
- Photograph of eleven members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) and three men standing and sitting in front of a building. The typewritten label attached to the photograph's bottom edge repeats the information written on the back of the photograph.
- [Plosser-Prince Memorandum of Meeting]
- Minutes from a meeting at the office of Plosser-Prince Air Academy between several parties discussing faults in construction of Avenger Field and the Wilson Glider School and the possibility of the contractor, Victor J. Nelson, correcting the issues.
- [Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, April 6, 1950]
- Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing a cruise and the start of spring. The postcard features an image of the Anchor Room at the Annapolis Hotel in Washington, DC.
- [Proposed Amendments to the WASP's By-Laws]
- Text containing proposed changes to the by-laws of the WASP organization.
- [Qualification Score Card for Paul A. Hill]
- Qualification score card for a pistol firing examination administered to Paul A. Hill, classification sharpshooter.
- [Receipt of Cash Purchases, December 6, 1944]
- Receipt of cash purchases for Suzette Van Daell totalling $32.68. It is labeled M 2037107.
- [Special Orders Number 88]
- Special orders stating assignment roles and approved leave requests for the personnel at the Ellington Air Force Base.
- [Special Orders Number 99, Extract 1]
- Special Order from Sid C. Pinskton listing the names of women who completed the Women's Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) training program and are authorized to fly military aircraft.
- [Special Orders Number 99, Extract 1]
- Special orders extract authorizing a list of Women Airforce Service Pilots to fly military aircraft. Eleanor McLernon's name can be seen underlined in red on the list.