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[Clipping: The Neighbors]

Description: Newspaper clipping of a one-panel comic depicting a young woman angrily putting on a coat, talking to an older woman sitting in a living room. The caption reads, "Some day all the women will be telling their grand-children how they ferried bombers and stuff! I'll be pointed out as the one who sat evenings with the neighbors' children." Advertisements with illustrations for clothing are visible on the back of the clipping.
Date: November 13, 1942
Creator: Clark, George
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Texas Commissary Company Audit Report: June 7 - September 30, 1942

Description: Report compiled regarding financial statements for a component of the Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas, documented under the name "Texas Commissary Company." It includes explanations from the auditors and two exhibits showing the financial condition of the organization (as of September 30) and a statement of profit and loss (for June 7-September 30).
Date: November 19, 1942
Creator: Hutchinson and Bloodgood
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Ferry Pilot"]

Description: Magazine clipping with a photograph of Nancy Batson on one side and an advertisement for Kollsman Aircraft Instruments. Text on the front side reads: " FERRY PILOT: All smiles over her appointment as Florida's first WAFS (Woman's Auxiliary Ferry Squadron) member, Nancy Batson, former flight instructor at Embry-Riddle, Miami, prepares to take off. A native of Alabama where she learned to fly at the U. of A., Tuscaloosa, Nancy at 22 intends to make flying her career. She is convinced that the lon… more
Date: November 1942
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Plosser-Prince Memorandum of Meeting]

Description: 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.
Date: November 6, 1942
Creator: Hughes, J.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Correspondence Between Victor J. Nelson, Defense Plant Corporation and James H. Beall, Jr., November 1942]

Description: Copies of correspondence between Victor J. Nelson, Defense Plant Corporation and James H. Beall, Jr. discussing the termination of Victor Nelson's contract with Plosser and Prince Academy, as well as several fees owed to nelson.
Date: 1942-11-13/1942-11-17
Creator: Nelson, Victor J. & Beall, James H.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 2, 1942]

Description: Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing a recent letter, lecturer selection in her flight class, living arrangements, information about the Women's Flying Training Detachment from Jackie Cochran, hanging out with a man from her hometown, mail, and how much she has enjoyed flight classes.
Date: November 2, 1942
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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