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20 October 1943
Western Union
to Mrs. Cordelia Williams
Sympathy telegram sent to Cordelia Williams by Cynthia and William Brown, after the death of LeRoi Williams.
GLC09587.105
29 October 1945
Department of Commerce
Airman Certificate
A certificate ensuring Eugene Williams is qualified to be a pilot. It is signed by the Acting Chief of Certificates and Records, as well as Eugene himself. The Civil Aeronautics Administration seal is printed on the paper behind the text. The upper...
GLC09587.151
Airman Rating Record
A rating record accompanying the certificate [see GLC09587.151], ensuring that Eugene Williams is rated as "commercial pilot - airplane single-engine land." The Civil Aeronautics Administration seal is printed on the paper behind the text. The upper...
GLC09587.152
14 October 1949
Vandenburg, Hoyt S. (fl. 1949)
My dear Mrs. Williams
A condolence letter to Cordelia Williams from Hoyt S. Vandenburg, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, regarding the death of Eugene Williams.
GLC09587.177
11 February 1943
Veterans Administration
Veterans' Administration Washington, D.C. National Service Life Insurance
Document certifying that LeRoi Shelton Williams applied for National Service Life Insurance, addressed to Mrs. Cordelia B. Williams 221 E. Harrison Ave. Roanoke, Va. Signed by Frank T. Idieux Administrator of Veterans Affairs and A. Belckman...
GLC09587.016
1 November 1943
Patterson, Ernest L. (fl. 1943)
to Cordelia Williams
A condolence letter from Ernest L. Patterson, written to Cordelia Williams after the death of her son LeRoi. Patterson expresses his grief and tells her to maintain strong faith in God.
GLC09587.035
19 November 1943
McCoy, H.L (fl.1943)
to Mrs Cordelia Williams
Letter from H.L. McCoy, Director of Insurance at the Veterans Administration, informing Cordelia Williams how much she is entitled to as the beneficiary on the National Service Life Insurance Policy of her son "Le Roi" Shelton Williams.
GLC09587.036
23 February 1940
U.S. Government Printing Office
Civil Aeronautics Authority Washington Student Pilot Log Book
A log book kept by LeRoi Williams' instructors while he did his flight training. Each sheet contains the name of a course and a checklist of the maneuvers completed for each course, along with the times and dates of the flights, the make and model of...
GLC09587.131.01
25 October 1943
Kent, Booker
Dear Mother
Virginia Williams' husband, Booker Kent, writes to Cordelia Williams saying that it is his privilege to be able to write to her for the first time. He is impressed how she shaped the life of someone who is important to him, Virginia. He is also...
GLC09587.309
1932
Markham, Edwin (1852-1940)
Lincoln, the Man of the People
Signed and dated poem by Markham. Document states that this poem was chosen to be read at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC in 1922. President Warren G. Harding delivered the address and the author read his poem. "Up from...
GLC01367
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