Title

Letter, W. N. (William Neill) Bogan, Jr. To His Parents, December 6, 1942

Authors

William Neill Bogan Jr.

Files

Description

This handwritten letter, dated December 2, 1942, is written from W. N. Bogan Jr. at State College in Starkville, Mississippi to his parents in West Point, Mississippi. The letter expresses his disappointment at not having been able to go home the previous weekend and discusses the rumors going around about the upcoming campus holiday plans. The letter goes on to describe his activities and discusses his thoughts on the draft situation and how it might affect his education. The letter is written on Homer B Hicks, Jr. Mississippi State College, State College stationary. The envelope is postmarked State College, Mississippi, December 7, 1942 and bears a purple three cent postage stamp in the upper right corner.

Publication Date

12-6-1942

Time Period

1940-1942

Subjects

World War II, 1939-1954; Correspondence; College Life

Keywords

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

Geographic Location

Starkville, (Miss.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

Correspondence: 7 leaves

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-693_1942-12-06_Letter_0001u

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Manuscripts Division, Bogan (William Neill, Jr.) Papers, Box 1, Folder 13

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

MFM_MSS-693_1942-12-06_Letter_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, Papers, Box 1, Folder 13, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University