Title

Greeting Card, W. N. (William Neill) Bogan, Jr., to His Mother, Catherine F. Bogan, May 5, 1943

Authors

William Neill Bogan Jr.

Files

Description

This Mother's Day card includes a handwritten note at the bottom of the interior written from W. N. (William Neill) Bogan, Jr. at Camp Shelby where he is stationed to his mother, Catherine F. Bogan in West Point, Mississippi. The front cover of the card is a group of flowers and trees surrounding a brick path leading to a small cottage. The image is outlined with blue and a small blue ribbon is tied at the bottom of the image. The image on the back of the card's cover is a bouquet of flowers. The envelope is postmarked Camp Shelby, Mississippi, May 5, 1943 and "free" is handwritten in the space typically reserved for the postage stamp.

Publication Date

5-5-1943

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

World War II, 1939-1954; Correspondence; Military training camps; Mother's Day

Keywords

Through the Lines: Letters From the Homefront, 1917-1945

Geographic Location

Hattiesburg, (Miss.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

Correspondence: 5 leaves

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-693_1943-05_Mother-Day-Card_0001u

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Manuscripts Division, Bogan (William Neill, Jr.) Papers, Box 1, Folder 14-17

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

MFM_MSS-693_1943-05_Mother-Day-Card_0001u

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Recommended Citation

Bogan (William Neill, Jr.) Papers, Folders 14-17, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University